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Peel's Prairie Provinces is a resource dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of western Canadian history and the culture of the Canadian prairies. » Read More

The Gateway

The Gateway

The Gateway made its debut at the University of Alberta on November 21, 1910. The newspaper was founded when a group of students gathered at the home of Liddy Lloyd to discuss the creation of a student newspaper. Albert Edward Ottewell was The Gateway's first editor-in-chief.

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News & Updates

The Saturday News – 1907

Read all about it! Issues of the Edmonton-based newspaper, The Saturday News, have started to make their way online. To see Peel's ever growing archive of newspaper material, be sure to visit the newspaper section of the site. January 18, 2010

"From pranksters to prime ministers"

Thanks Edmonton Journal for featuring The Gateway archive on the front page this morning! To read the story, visit Edmonton Journal online. Peel's Prairie Provinces was also recently written about in the November 27th issue of Folio. December 7, 2009

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University of Alberta Centenary Publications

University of Alberta Newspapers

Several U of A publications were digitized as part of the 2008 Centenary celebrations. Showcasing the University's rich history of student, faculty and alumni publication, you can now view and search back issues of Folio, The Trail, The New Trail, Poundmaker and The Gateway. For a full listing of material digitized to mark the 100 year anniversary, please see the Centenary website.

The Alberta Non-Partisan

The Alberta Non-Partisan

The Alberta Non-Partisan (1917-1919), edited by William Irvine, was a political newspaper and the official organ of the Non-Partisan League, an agrarian protest movement seeking a stronger voice for farmers' political interests. For more background on the Non-Partisan League, read Rise to Power, Alberta Online Encyclopedia.

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Collection Stats

Bibliographic records:10,420
Digitized Items:7,498
Digitized Pages:660,303
Newspaper Issues:12,677
Newspaper Pages:165,726
Newspaper Articles:760,208
Newly Mounted Issues:257
Images:15,068