Early Toronto Newspapers









Chronological Order (by year) of Establishment Date - Click on any of the underlined titles to read a brief description and, in some cases, to see what the newspaper looked like.
1793 - 1849 - Upper Canada Gazette, or American Oracle
1820 - 1831 - Observer
1824 - 1834 - Colonial Advocate
1825 - 1834 - Canadian Freeman
1828 - 1829 - Loyalist
1828 - 1878 - Patriot and Farmer's Monitor
1829 - 1837 - Courier of Upper Canada
1829 - 1925 - Christian Guardian
1832 - Sapper and Miner
1832 - 1837 - Canadian Correspondent
1834 - 1835 - Upper Canada Land, Mercantile and General Advertiser
1834 - 1835 - Toronto Recorder and General Mercantile Advertiser
1835 - Looking Glass
1835 - Toronto Morning Visitor, Or Two-Penny Magazine

1835 - Porcupine
1835 - 1837 - Albion of Upper Canada
1835 - Welland Canal
1836 - 1837 - Constitution
1836 - 1837 - Royal Standard
1837 - 1856 - Church
1837 - 1848 - Commercial Herald
1837 - 1866 - Mirror
1837 - 1839 - Palladium of British America and Upper Canada Mercantile Advertiser
1838 - 1861 - British Colonist
1838 - 1855 - Examiner
1840 - Globe
1840 - 1846 - Morning Star and Toronto Transcript
1841 - Toronto Daily Abstract
1841 - Metropolitan
1843 - Constitution
1843 - 1848 - Banner
1844 - Globe
1844 - 1848 - British Canadian and Canada West Commercial and General Advertiser
1847 - Standard
1848 - 1849 - Artisan
1848 - 1849 - Toronto Standard and General Advertiser
1849 - Provincial Telegraph and Commercial and Mechanical Intelligencer
1849 - Christian Statesman
1849 - 1850 - Independent
1850 - 1853 - Watchman
1850 - Canada Presbyterian
1850 - Toronto Daily Express and General Commercial Advertiser
1850 - 1855 - North American
1851 - 1854 - Canadian Son of Temperance and Literary Gem.
1851 - 1852 - Canadian Family Herald
1851 - 1867 - Echo and Protestant Episcopal Recorder
1852 - 1855 - United Empire
1852 - 1878 - Leader
1852 - 1854 - British Canadian and Canada West Commercial and General Advertiser
1852 - 1860 - Mackenzie's Weekly Message
1853 - 1857 - Provincial Freeman
1853 - 1861 - Old Countryman
1853 - British Colonial Magazine
1854 - 1858 - Catholic Citizen
1854 - Mackenzie's Voter's Guide
1854 - Canadian Baptist
1856 - 1858 - Beobachter
1857 - Canadian Mail
1857 - 1884 - Christian Journal
1858 - 1869 - Grumbler
1858 - 1860 - Poker
1858 - Daily Atlas
1858 - 1873 - Canadian Freeman
1858 - Catholic Tribune
1858 - 1862 - Market Review and Weekly Price Current
1859 - Commercial Advertiser
1859 - Municipal Economist
1860 - Canadian Church Press
1860 - Orange Herald and Protestant Intelligencer
1861 - 1862 - British Herald, and Protestant Intelligencer
1861 - Home Journal
1861 - 1866 - Toronto Evening Journal
1862 - 1865 - Canada Observer
1862 - 1872 - Toronto Watchman and Protestant Recorder
1863 - 1864 - Latch-Key
1863 - 1901 - Irish Canadian
1864 - 1873 - Weekly Visitor
1865 - Pick
1866 - 1872 - Daily Telegraph
1866 - 1867 - British Constitution
1867 - Canadian Commonwealth
1867 - Canadian Monetary Times and Insurance Chronicle

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