Browse over 125 years of local news.
Search nearly five million digitized pages of news, ads, images, and more that showcase B.C.’s heritage. BC Historical Newspapers is a remarkable collection of content for research, teaching, and learning.
Get instant access to full scans of 125+ years of BC’s most respected newspapers: the Vancouver Sun (1912 to 2010), the Times Colonist (1884 to 2010) and The Province (1894 to 2010).
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The BC Historical Newspapers database is available to everyone in BC and the Yukon.
You can access the Times Colonist from 2011 to two weeks ago through the Digital Times Colonist. Current issues of the Times Colonist are available in PressReader.
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Access to BC Historical Newspapers is made possible thanks to library members of the British Columbia Electronic Library Network (BC ELN), the BC Libraries Cooperative (which includes the GVPL), and Focused Education Resources.
