This broadsheet newspaper was founded in 1874 as The Morning Herald, and quickly became one of the main newspapers in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Chronicle Herald is the largest newspaper company in Nova Scotia and the largest independently owned newspaper company in Canada. The paper was also the highest circulation newspaper in the Atlantic province until recently.

In response to the lack of opportunities to read in the French language in southwestern Nova Scotia, the newspaper was created by Désiré d'Eon in 1937. Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management have recently digitized 3,419 issues of the newspaper. This is considered an important historical resource for the Nova Scotia francophone community.

This is the only daily newspaper published on Cape Breton Island. It specializes in local news, events and sports from the communities in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and the counties of Inverness, Richmond and Victoria. Transcontinental announced on April 13, 2017 that it had sold all of its newspapers in Atlantic Canada to SaltWire Network.

This newspaper is a free alternative weekly newspaper founded in 1993. The Coast has generally left wing editorial policy. It focuses on local issues and especially “people working for change” within the community. The paper distributes about 24,000 copies per week throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. Now, the paper is owned by Coast Publishing Limited.

The Daily News owed its existence to David Bently after being founded The Great Eastern News Company. They started publishing a weekly broadsheet named The Bedford-Sackville News. In 1979, the format changed to a tabloid and began publishing six days a week as The Bedford-Sackville Daily News. Bentley’s company redubbed its tabloid as The Daily News in 1981 while gaining a reputation for hard-hitting stories and expanded sports coverage. However, the paper ceased operations in February 2008 because of declining advertising revenue and circulation subscriptions.

The Dalhousie Gazette is the student-run newspaper of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and the oldest, longest-run campus newspaper in North America. The Gazette’s primary mandate is to scrutinize and report on the financial, social and administrative powers of the Dalhousie Student Union, student societies and the university’s administration. The paper also covers the events and news related to the Dalhousie community, student body and alumni.

The paper was launched in 2013 when two weekly community papers, Amherst News and Citizen Record were merged, replacing The Amherst Daily News. The Amherst News – Citizen Record is a weekly newspaper serving Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Its sister weekly publication is the Springhill Record.

This online newspaper which focuses on business and political news throughout the province of Nova Scotia, was founded in March 2001 by David Bently and his daughter, Caroline Wood. All the articles on the website are protected by a hard paywall, which prevents non-subscribers from viewing any content. The company also launched its sister-publication allNewFoundlandLabrador in 2016.

The Halifax Examiner is an online newspaper founded in 2014 by Tim Bousquet. He describes the outlet as an “independent, adversarial news site devoted to holding the powerful accountable.” Most of the daily stories are free, while in-depth stories and investigative articles are behind a paywall. The Halifax Examiner also has a podcast called Examineradio.

This is a free art, culture and community newspaper founded in 2004 by Adam Barnett, a student of Acadia University. Barnett’s goal in producing the paper was to bring attention to all the cultural happenings in the Wolfville area. In 2007, local musicians Andy Flinn and Ariana Nasr took over the paper and in 2009, Jocelyn Hatt and Jeremy Novak took ownership. The Grapevine switched to printing on newsprint in May 2013. They released 16-28 page issues which covered the thriving arts and entertainment scene.

Founded in 1874 as a student literary magazine, this is the official student newspaper of the Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The paper continued its original format until the 1940s, where it became a more traditional newspaper. The Acadia University Athenaeum Society was established in 1860 and by 1895, the Society had added debating to their objective and thereafter was known as the Athenaeum Debating Society. The Society issued the first student publication, the Acadia Athenaeum in 1874. The paper has a circulation of 600 per issue to the Acadia campus and the community of Wolfville.