Burnaby Matters is an historical index to Burnaby newspapers dating back to 1935 and Municipal Manager's Reports to Council dating back to 1964. It provides citations only – please ask at the Metrotown second-floor information desk for access to these articles and documents. For a list of newspapers included in Burnaby Matters, see Burnaby Historical Newspapers [PDF].
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Full-text articles from the Burnaby Now and Burnaby News Leader, Vancouver Sun and Province, The Globe and Mail and more than 190 other newspapers from across Canada. Two day publishing delay. List of titles.
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Full text of more than 1,500 Chinese-language magazines.
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MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals in a broad range of disciplines, including general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more. This database also contains the full text for more than 500 reference books and 100,000 primary source documents, and includes an image collection of more than 500,000 photos, maps and flags.
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Press Display includes more than 2,200 same-day newspapers from 97 countries in 54 languages, complete in their original format. Backfile includes the last 60 days.
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Zinio provides full-text digital access to hundreds of magazines, including popular titles such as Consumer Reports, National Geographic, Martha Stewart Living, Esquire, Elle, Rolling Stone, Newsweek and more. For use on your home computer, tablet, smart phone or other mobile device. First-time user? Check out our getting started guide.
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Community newspapers
Publishes 50 community newspapers throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, and the BC Interior. Classified advertisements from these newspapers can be searched at BC Classified.com.
Community newspaper serving Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore & Belcarra, with online searchable classified advertisements available at Van.net Classifieds.
BC dailies
Contains all the historic issues of the British Colonist (also called The Daily British Colonist, the Daily Colonist, and other variants) from its first issue in 1858 to June of 1910. Published in Victoria, this was the leading paper in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, and was the paper of record for the province of British Columbia until the emergence of Vancouver and competitors in the 1890s.
Major Vancouver daily paper, with searchable, online classified advertisements. Historic copies from March 1894-present are available on microfilm at the Metrotown branch.
"Swimming upstream against the media trends of our day", BC's independent online news magazine is dedicated to publishing lively, informative news and views.
Major Vancouver daily paper, with searchable online classified advertisements. Historic copies from February 1912-present are available at the Metrotown branch.
Major Victoria/Vancouver Island daily paper, with searchable online classified advertisements. Historic editions available via The British Colonist (1858-1910) listed above, or on microfilm at the Metrotown branch (1858-1914).
Chinese language
Canada
Canada's largest full-text dedicated wire network, distributing more than 70,000 news releases every year. Also available en francais.
Directory of links to all Canadian newspapers available online, from the Canadian Newspaper Association.
Canada's major, weekly news and current affairs magazine for more than 100 years. Selective archive available online.
Major Canadian daily newspaper with emphasis on business and financial news. Historic copies of the Financial Post (1907-1998)/National Post (1998-) from 1968-present are available at the Metrotown branch.
Major Canadian daily newspaper, founded in 1844. Historic copies from 1977-present are available at the Metrotown branch.
International
Provides thought-provoking news and features published in the 131 papers from across North America that belong to the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
Up-to-the-minute news coverage from around the world in 32 languages, with audio and video content. In-depth analysis on major topics and background Country Profiles with the latest economic, political and geographic facts and figures.
Articles and other resources about the latest developments in the newspaper and online news industries around the world.
The Guardian's picks from the best new stories around the world, as they happen.
Links to specific newspapers from around the world, with details of any archives that are available online for their articles.
Publishes high quality news analysis, debates and blogs about the world and the way we govern ourselves.
Venerable UK paper along with the Sunday Times and the Times Literary Supplement. Searchable archive back to 1785 requires paid access.
Presents and distributes up-to-the-minute news, sport, business and entertainment from around the globe, in up to 49 languages. Includes radio and video news feeds, plus daily photographs from around the world.
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Burnaby historical newspapers [PDF]
Complete list of Burnaby’s historic newspapers since 1926, and their dates of publication. All are available on microfilm at the Metrotown Branch.
Burnaby Matters index
A historical index to Burnaby newspaper articles dating back to 1935 and Burnaby Municipal Manager's Reports to Council dating back to 1964. The newspapers are available on microfilm at the Metrotown Branch.
BC and Canadian newspaper indexes [PDF]
List of all historical indexes available at the Metrotown branch for major BC and Canadian newspapers.
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