Guides: Fake News and Disinformation: Finding Credible News Sources

Credible News Sources

Access to credible news sources can be found using library databases.

Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Newspapers including The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and The Toronto Star along with newswires and broadcast transcripts in full-text format. Updated daily.
Lexis Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides the full text of over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. Includes mainly U.S. newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.
ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
Features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, country-and industry-focused reports, and major news sources. Includes publications such as The Wall Street Journal.

CPI.Q
Provides indexing for approximately 700 Canadian periodicals with 240 available in full-text. Content includes news, biographies, company profiles and historical information.
Canada's Heritage from 1844 (Globe and Mail)
Full text archives of the Globe & Mail from 1844 to 3 years ago.

CBC News
Canada's National broadcaster. Includes national and local news for all provinces and territories. No subscription or account required.
Durham Region News
A source for local news in the Durham area. No account or subscription required.
The Guardian
International edition of the long-standing British news website. Provides significant European news coverage as well as international take on North American and World news. No subscription or account required.
The New York Times
An American newspaper based in New York City. Coverage is focused on the United States, with additional International reporting. Limited articles can be viewed without an account. To access content without an account or subscription please use Lexis Nexis Uni on the Library website. Search for "The New York Times" in Lexis Nexis Uni to access.