LibGuides: Canadian Studies: Find Articles

Subject Specific Databases

Unlike Search Everything, a subject specific database contains articles and journals around a specific theme. This means that you're searching in a smaller body of information. Your results lists will be smaller, but finding relevant articles should be easier.

America: History & Life with Full Text, Historical Abstracts Index covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. Dates of coverage range from the sixteenth century to the present.
Canadian Business and Current Affairs Database (CBCA) Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) Complete is a comprehensive bibliographic full-text reference and current events database ideal for anyone interested in current events, business, science, the arts, and academic information as produced in Canada.
Canadian Health Research Collection This is a collection of monograph publications from Canadian research institutes, government agencies and university centres working in the area of health and medical research.
Canadian Music Periodicals Index Includes more than 25,000 entries indexed from 475 Canadian music journals, newsletters and magazines from the late nineteenth century to the present day covering all aspects of musical activity in Canada.
Canadian Public Policy Collection Primary research and opinion publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups.
Canadian Reference Centre Provides full text for leading Canadian magazines, newspapers and newswires. In addition, this database provides full text for leading Canadian reference books including Canadian Global Almanac, Canadian Oxford Dictionary - 2nd edition, Gage Canadian Thesaurus, and many more.
Canadian Research Index Indexes publications and research literature issued by all levels of government in Canada, as well as publications of institutions receiving research grants.

Popular Magazines and News

The following is a list of databases or indexes featuring Canadian popular magazines and their articles.

British Colonist (Victoria, BC) 1858 - 1969

Academic Search Complete Multidisciplinary resource with articles on a range of subjects including current events, health, humanities, sciences, and technology.
Libris Canadiana Index to Canadian periodicals of historical significance, including Maclean's Magazine, The Financial Post, The Monetary Times of Canada, Massey's Magazine, The Canadian Bookman, The Canadian Magazine, Saturday Night and The University Magazine.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Globe and Mail Includes the full pages of The Globe and Mail from 1844 to 2012.

Index to Pre-1900 English Language Canadian Cultural and Literary Magazines (Colonial -1900) McPherson Library Reference AI3 V56 [CD-Rom station in Music & Media library]. Indexes articles, poems, short stories, illustrations, and editorials in 191 magazines.

Canadian Newsstream
1970s to current. Includes major and medium market Canadian newspapers from across Canada, and regional British Columbia and Yukon titles.