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Canadian Encyclopedia
General information about a huge range of Canadian topics. Available in French and English.

America: History and Life
The major index to the history literature of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Subject Matter Timeframe: 19th Century- Current
Dates of Coverage: 1954 - Current

Canadiana Discovery Portal
Provides broad access to Canada's documentary heritage. Comprised of two main databases: Early Canadiana Online and Canadiana Discovery Portal.
Dates of Coverage: 1600's - Current
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice
Includes manuscripts, pamphlets, books, paintings, maps and images to support slavery, abolition and social justice studies.
Subject Matter Timeframe: 1490 - 2007
Dates of Coverage: 1490 - 2007

Black Abolitionist Archive
Digital versions of 800+ speeches by antebellum blacks and about 1,000 editorials from the period, documenting black involvement in the anti-slavery movement.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail‎
Scanned full text of this Canadian national newspaper, including articles, editorials, advertisements, classified ads, photos, editorial cartoons, etc.
Dates of Coverage: 1844 -
Most recent 3 years not available
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Toronto Star‎
Digitized version of the Toronto Star newspaper from 1894 to 2016.
Our Ontario Community Newspaper Collection
Digital scans for 45 Ontario newspapers.
Dates of Coverage: 1838 - Current (coverage varies by title)
Canadian Newsstream
Contains full-text newspaper articles, columns, editorials, and features from over 275 Canadian newspapers, dating from the late 1970s to the present.
Dates of Coverage: Late 1970's - Current

Canada - Find Newspapers
Guide with long list of links to other online newspaper archives.