Saskatchewan Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Saskatchewan is one of the Canadian provinces that does not have a single central online repository for searching historical newspapers (although one is in its infancy). There are several free publications available on other sites and there are collections available on subscription sites. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them. 

So go for it - find your Saskatchewan ancestors and all the interesting articles that capture the stories of their lives. 

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also I suspect that some of these links may change over time - so if there is a dead link - please use your favorite search engine to find their new location. 

(Updated April, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

Free Sites:

​Provincewide Collections:

Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online (SHNO)
(Newspapers below are presented by city/town with number of issues in parentheses)

• Alameda, SK (512)
• Arcola, SK (103)
• Assiniboia, SK (1)
• Avonlea, SK (1)
• Battleford, SK (765)
• Biggar, SK (597)
• Birch Hills, SK (148)
• Broadview, SK (105)
• Calgary, AB (26)
• Canora, SK (357)
• Canwood, SK (102)
• Carlyle, SK (1)
• Carnduff, SK (362)
• Climax, SK (51)
• Craik, SK (411)
• Cupar, SK (323)
• Cut Knife, SK (296)
• Davidson, SK (389)
• Dodsland, SK (117)
• Earl Grey, SK (1)
• Eastend, SK (284)
• Elrose, SK (275)
• Esterhazy, SK (306)
• Esterhazy, SK|Pheasant Hills, SK (105)
• Estevan (2)
• Estevan, SK (46)
• Estevan,SK (41)
• Eston, SK (69)
• Foam Lake (46)
• Foam Lake, SK (207)
• Geographic location - City (2)
• Gilroy, SK|Riverhurst, SK (57)
• Glenavon, SK (28)
• Govan, SK (307)
• Gravelbourg, SK (156)
• Grenfell, SK (234)
• Hanley, SK (124)
• Harris, SK (71)
• Herbert, SK (101)
• Hudson Bay, SK (86)
• Humboldt, SK (191)
• Indian Head, SK (102)
• Jersey City, NJ (247)
• Kamsack, SK (282)
• Kerrobert, SK (49)
• Kindersley, SK (195)
• Landis, SK (185)
• Lang, SK (15)
• Langham, SK (68)
• Lashburn, SK (327)
• Lawson, SK (19)
• Lemberg, SK (19)
• Liberty, SK (194)
• Lloydminster, ALTA (196)
• Lloydminster, SK (208)
• Loverna, SK (1)
• Lumsden, SK (259)
• Macklin, SK (11)
• Manitou, MB (12)
• Maple Creek, SK (416)
• Maryfield, SK (400)
• Mawer, SK (7)
• Melfort, SK (529)
• Meyronne, SK (47)
• Milestone, SK (416)
• Moose Jaw, SK (89)
• Moosomin, SK (609)
• Muenster, SK (315)
• Munster, SK (105)
• Nipawin, SK (100)
• Nokomis, SK (49)
• North Battleford, SK (416)
• Outlook, SK (341)
• Oxbow, SK (408)
• Preeceville, SK (96)
• Prince Albert, SK (552)
• Qu'Appelle, SK (448)
• Radisson, SK (49)
• Radville, SK (316)
• Regina, SK (826)
• Riverhurst, SK (206)
• Rocanville, SK (101)
• Rockglen, SK (1)
• Rosetown, SK (465)
• Rosthern, SK (168)
• Rouleau, SK (63)
• Saltcoats, SK (1)
• Saskatoon, SK (51)
• Shaunavon, SK (268)
• Shellbrook, SK (412)
• Simpson, SK (2)
• Sintaluta, SK (5)
• Spiritwood, SK (103)
• Stoughton, SK (332)
• Strassburg, SK (279)
• Swift Current, SK (642)
• Tisdale, SK (228)
• Toronto, ON (2)
• Turtleford, SK (14)
• Vancouver, BC (207)
• Viscount, SK (290)
• Vonda, SK (5)
• Wadena, SK (286)
• Wakaw, SK (101)
• Watrous, SK (203)
• Watson, SK (312)
• Whitewood, SK (196)
• Whitewood, Sk. (49)
• Wilkie, SK (305)
• Willow-Bunch, SK (36)
• Winnipeg, MAN (52)
• Winnipeg, MB (624)
• Wolseley, SK (383)
• Wynyard, SK (242)
• Yorkton, SK (364)

Canadiana Online

• Occasional Paper - Qu'Appelle
• Our messenger - Fort Qu'Appelle
• Saskatchewan Labor's Realm - Regina
• Saskatchewan Medical Journal - Regina
• The church messenger for the Diocese of Qu'Appelle
• The Evening province - Regina
• The Evening Province and Standard - Regina
• The Guide - Battleford
• The Leader - Regina
• The Saturday Press - Saskatoon
• The Saturday Press and Prairie Farm - Saskatoon
• The Trail - Regina
• The West - Regina

Peel's Prairie Provinces: Newspapers 1882-1969

• Le patriote de l'Ouest    (1910–32; 1,085 issues) 
• Moose Jaw Herald Times    (1890–99; 473 issues) 
• Qu'Appelle Progress    (1885–1900; 781 issues) 
• The Prince Albert Times    (1882–95; 649 issues) 

Google News Archive

• Prince Albert Times 
• Qu'Appelle Progress
• Qu'Appelle Vidette 
• Regina Leader 
• Leader 
• Leader-Post
• Morning Leader 
• Regina Standard 
• Daily Phoenix 
• Phoenix 
• Saskatoon Phoenix 
• Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 
• Yorkton This Week & Enterprise 

Saskatchewan Newspaper Index 1884 - 2000 (Index only)

• Index to the Regina Leader 1883 - 1903 & 1904 - 1920
• Index to the Saskatoon Phoenix 1902 - 1908
• Index to the Morning Leader, Regina January, 1921 - April 1930
• Index to the Leader-Post (evening edition) April, 1930 - December, 1934
• Index to the Regina Leader-Post January 1, 1935 - December 31, 1943
• Saskatchewan Newspaper Index, 1935 - 1981
•  - Regina Leader Post
•  - Moose Jaw Times Herald
•  - Prince Albert Daily Herald
•  - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
•  - Western Producer
• Saskatoon Newspaper Index, 1980 - 1997

•  - Star Phoenix 
•  - The Saskatoon Sun
•  - The Saskatoon Mirror
•  - The Saskatoon Shopper
• The Western Producer, 1991 - 1994
• Regina Leader Post, 1992 - 1995

Saskatoon Newspaper Index (access to publication restricted to library)

• Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (1987 to 1998; July 2000 to September 2002)
• Saskatoon Sun (1990 to 1998; July 2000 to September 2002)
• Saskatoon Commentator (1969 to 1983)
• Saskatoon Business News (1992 to 1993)
• Saskatoon Business to Business (1993)
• Saskatoon Free Press (1996)
• Saskatoon Friday Edition (1992 to 1993)
• Saskatoon Mirror (1987 to 1991)
• Saskatoon News Shopper (1991)

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Student Collections:

University of Regina - Regina

• Carillon

University of Saskatchewan - Saskatoon

• The Sheaf

For Obituary Indexes, transcriptions, and other death/obituary information from historic newspapers, please check out the Obituaries page.

Other Free Sites:

Muenster

• Prairie Messenger

Saskatoon

• Saskatchewan History Magazine

Subscription or Pay Sites:

Ancestry.com:

There are currently 2 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Ancestry - Saskatchewan Newspapers

Newspaper Archive:

There are currently 2 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspaper Archive - Saskatchewan

Newspapers.com:

There are currently 6 publications available at this site. See all the titles at Newspapers.com - Saskatchewan 

Paper of Record:

There are currently 4 publications available at this site. See the titles at Paper of Record - Saskatchewan

And Finally:

Please note - even more may be available via a local or provincial library where a library card is required. And of course there is always microfilm for those that have not been made available online as yet.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For more links for different states, provinces, and countries - please see the Newspaper Links page on this website.

For other Free Saskatchewan Links, click on the category of interest:​​

Newspapers
Obituaries
BMD Records
Photos
Yearbooks
Directories

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