As you know, if you have visited this site previously, I have been presenting historical newspaper links to Free online collections in Canada over the past few years. To see all these collections, click on the Newspaper Links tab at the top of this web page.
Since the college/university experience is a sizable part of one’s life, it makes sense when we are searching for ancestor information, that we include these student publications in our research. Below is a list of links, presented by province and institution that is free for you to search.
Colleges, universities, specialty schools, and a few high school newspapers are included in this list. Hopefully researching these collections will uncover some interesting facts and stories about your ancestors while they were a student.
Please note – some of these have only recent archives because they likely have not had the funding to digitize their older issues of the student newspapers. But the majority do have digitized archives of their older issues, and of course, like all digitized collections, there may be date gaps. I frankly was pleasantly surprised that there were as many robust digital archives as there are. This is a rapidly expanding area of newspaper digitization, so the list will change frequently. And as always, I am sure that I missed some. Please let me know links of ones that I have missed in the Comments section.
For your information, these Student Collections will also be included in the province Historical Newspaper Link Summaries that I regularly update.
If there are duplicate listings, that is because the same newspaper title is available in more than one online collection.
Alberta
- Athabasca University – Athabasca – The Voice Magazine
- Mount Royal University – Calgary – Reflector
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology – Edmonton – The Nugget
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology – Calgary – The Weal
- University of Alberta – Edmonton – The Gateway
- University of Alberta, Augustana – Camrose – Augustana Medium
- University of Calgary – Calgary – The Gauntlet
- University of Lethbridge – Lethbridge – Meliorist
British Columbia
- British Columbia Institute of Technology – Burnaby – LINK Magazine
- Camosun College – Vicoria – Nexus
- Capilano University – North Vancouver – Capilano Courier
- College of New Caledonia – Prince George – Free Press
- College of New Caledonia – Prince George – Confluence
- Douglas College – New Westminster – Douglas Pinion
- Douglas College – New Westminster – The Other Press
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Surrey – Chronicle
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Surrey – Runner
- Langara College – Vancouver – The Voice
- Simon Fraser University – Burnaby – The Peak
- Thompson Rivers University – Kamloops – The Omega
- Trinity Western University – Langley – Salmon River Digest
- Trinity Western University – Langley – The Echo
- Trinity Western University – Langley – TWU Today
- Trinity Western University – Langley – Mars’ Hill
- University of British Columbia – Vancouver – Ubyssey
- University of British Columbia, Okanagan – Kelowna – The Phoenix
- University of the Fraser Valley – Abbotsford – The Cascade
- University of Northern British Columbia – Prince George – Over the Edge
- University of Victoria – Victoria – The Martlet
- Vancouver Island University – Vancouver – The Navigator
Manitoba
- Brandon University – Brandon – The Quill
- Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface – Winnipeg – Le Réveil
- Red River College – Winnipeg – The Projector
- University of Manitoba – Winnipeg – The Manitoban
- University of Winnipeg – Winnipeg – The Uniter
New Brunswick
- Mount Allison University – Sackville – The Argosy
- Saint John High School – Saint John – SJHS Hound
- St. Thomas University – Fredericton – The Aquinian
- University of New Brunswick – Fredericton – Brunswickan
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Memorial University – St. Johns – The Muse
Nova Scotia
- Acadia University – Wolfville – The Athenaeum
- Cape Breton University – Sydney – Caper Times
- Dalhousie University – Halifax – The Gazette
- Mount Saint Vincent University – Halifax – Picaro/Sentinel
- St. Francis Xavier University – Antagonish – Xaverian Weekly
- St. Francis Xavier University – Antagonish – Xaverian Weekly
- Saint Mary’s University – Halifax – The Journal
- University of King’s College – Halifax – The Watch Magazine
Ontario
- Algonquin College – Ottawa – Algonquin Times
- Brock University – St. Catherines – Brock News
- Carleton University – Ottawa – The Carletonian
- Carleton University – Ottawa – The Charlatan
- Carleton University – Ottawa – The Leveller
- Centennial College – Toronto – The Centennial College Courier
- Conestoga College – Kitchener – The Spoke
- Fanshawe College – London – The Interrobang
- George Brown College – Toronto – The Dialog
- Humber College – Toronto – Coven
- Lakehead University – Thunder Bay – Argus
- Laurentian University – Sudbury – Lambda
- Laurentian University – Sudbury – L’Orignal déchaîné
- Laurentian University – Sudbury – Réaction
- Loyalist College – Belleville – Photojournalism Pioneer
- McMaster University – Hamilton – Silhouette
- Niagara College – Niagara-on-the-Lake – Niagara News
- Queen’s University – Kingston – The Queen’s Journal
- Ryerson University – Toronto – Eye Opener
- Ryerson University – Toronto – Ryersonian
- St. Clair College – Windsor – The Saint News
- Sheridan College – Oakville – The Sheridan Sun
- Trent University – Peterborough – Arthur
- University of Guelph – Guelph – The Ontarion
- University of Ottawa – Ottawa – Fulcrum
- University of Ottawa – Ottawa – La Rotonde
- University of St. Michael’s College – Toronto – The Mike
- University of Toronto – Toronto – The Varsity
- University of Toronto – Toronto – Toike Oike
- University of Waterloo – Waterloo – Imprint
- University of Western Ontario – London – The Gazette 2009-2012
- University of Western Ontario – London – The Gazette 2012-
- University of Windsor – Windsor – The Lance
- Victoria University – Toronto – The Strand
- Wilfrid Laurier University – Waterloo – The Cord
- Wilfrid Laurier University – Brantford – Sputnik
Prince Edward Island
- Holland College – Charlottetown – The Surveyor
- Holland College – Charlottetown – The News
- University of Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown – Prince of Wales College – Observer
- University of Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown – Prince of Wales College – College Times
- University of Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown – St. Dunstans University – Red & White
- University of Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown – UPEI Magazine
- University of Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown – The Cadre
Quebec
- Bishop’s University – Sherbrooke – The Campus
- Concordia University – Montreal – The Concordian
- Concordia University – Montreal – The Link
- Dawson College – Montreal – The Plant
- École polytechnique de Montréal – Montreal – Le Polyscope
- John Abbott College – Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue – Bandersnatch
- McGill University – Montreal – McGill Daily
- McGill University – Montreal – McGill (University) Gazette
- McGill University – Montreal – McGill Fortnightly
- McGill University – Montreal – McGill Outlook
- McGill University – Montreal – McGill Martlet
- Université de Montréal – Montreal – Quartier Libre
- Université de Sherbrooke – Sherbrooke – Le Collectif
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi – Saguenay – Le Griffonnier
- Université du Québec à Montréal – Montreal – UQAM
- Université Laval – Quebec City – L’Universitaire 1916-1917
- Université Laval – Quebec City – Impact Campus
Saskatchewan
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
