Subject Guides: Political Science: Newspapers

Newspaper Databases

Below is a list of newspaper databases. For a complete list of newspaper databases, click here.

Canadian newsstream This link opens in a new window
This database provides full access to the articles, columns, editorials and features published in a variety of Canadian newspapers, many with extensive backfiles. Database content is updated daily.
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals) This link opens in a new window
Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly (CPI.Q) indexes over 1500 magazines, newspapers, journals and reference sources with a Canadian focus over half of those have full text available. Notable publications include Globe and Mail, Economist, Maclean's, and National Geographic, as well as many newspapers from British Columbia.
Globe and Mail : Canada's heritage from 1844 This link opens in a new window
Our access to the Globe and Mail starts in June 1844, and includes all the stories published up to four years ago, plus thousands of images, advertisements, classifieds, political cartoons, births, and deaths.
ICON : International Coalition on Newspapers This link opens in a new window
ICON is a directory of newspaper digitization projects from around the world.
PG newspapers This link opens in a new window
The Prince George Newspapers Project is a digitization project initiative to provide online digital access to the historical newspapers of Prince George, British Columbia by three libraries: the Prince George Public Library, the College of New Caledonia Library, and the Geoffrey R. Weller Library at UNBC.