List of newspapers in Alberta

The following is a list of newspapers in Alberta. Only weekly and daily newspapers that are published in Alberta are listed.

All weekly newspapers listed and their related information are from the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association[1][2][3][4][5][6] unless referenced otherwise.

## Table[edit]

Newspaper | Owner | Frequency | Issue day(s) | Circulation

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Airdrie City View [7] | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Friday | 15,170
Airdrie Echo [8] |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 15,644
Alberta Prime Times * | Great West Newspapers |  |  |
Athabasca Advocate [9] | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,200
Barrhead Leader [10] | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,551
Bashaw Star | Black Press Media[Notes 1] | Weekly | Tuesday | 377
Bassano Times |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 485
Beaumont News [11] |  | Weekly | Friday | 6,192
Beaverlodge Advertiser |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 460
Beaverlodge and District News |  | Weekly | Friday | 1,055
Bonnyville Nouvelle [12] | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,282
Bow Island Commentator |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 5,871
Brooks & County Chronicle |  | Weekly | Sunday | 11,291
Brooks Bulletin |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,842
Brooks Weekend Regional |  | Weekly | Thursday | 10,373
Calgary Fast Forward Weekly |  | Weekly | Thursday | 25,297
Calgary Herald | Postmedia | Daily | Monday–Sunday[13] | 914,615
Calgary Sun | Postmedia | Daily | Monday–Sunday[14] | 279,724
Cardston Temple City Star |  | Weekly | Thursday | 975
Carstairs Courier |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,921
Castor Advance |  | Weekly | Thursday | 796
Central Peace Signal |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 2,777
Claresholm Local Press |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,773
Coaldale Sunny South News |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,712
Cochrane Eagle | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Thursday |
Cochrane Times |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 11,216
Cold Lake Sun [15] |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 6,417
Community Voice |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 20,000
Consort Enterprise |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,169
Crowsnest Pass Herald |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 2,182
Devon Dispatch News |  | Weekly | Friday | 5,891
Didsbury Review |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,184
Drayton Valley Western Review |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,395
Drumheller Mail |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 4,498
East Central Alberta Review |  | Weekly | Thursday | 24,620
Eckville Echo |  | Weekly | Thursday | 2,323
Edmonton Examiner |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 129,442
Edmonton Journal | Postmedia | Daily | Monday–Saturday[16] | 756,148
Edmonton Le Franco |  | Weekly | Thursday | 4,000
Edmonton Sun | Postmedia | Daily | Monday–Sunday[14] | 323,410
Edson Weekly Anchor |  | Weekly | Monday | 5,307
Elk Point Review | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 612
Fairview Post |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,122
Fort Macleod Gazette |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,358
Fort McMurray Today |  | Daily | Monday–Friday[13] | 10,305
Fort Saskatchewan Record |  | Weekly | Thursday | 9,174
Fox Creek Times |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 527
Grande Cache Mountaineer |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,096
Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune | Postmedia | Daily | Monday–Friday[13] | 28,155
Hanna Herald |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,170
Here's the Scoop Airdrie |  | Weekly | Thursday | 19,747
High River Times |  | Weekly | Tuesday, Friday | 6,951
Hinton Voice |  | Weekly | Thursday | 1,473
Innisfail Province | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 8,097
Inside Drumheller |  | Weekly | Friday | 4,370
Jasper Fitzhugh |  | Weekly | Thursday | 3,066
Lac La Biche Post | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 2,723
Lacombe Express [17] | Black Press Media |  |  |
Lakeside Leader |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,722
Lamont Farm 'n' Friends |  | Weekly | Friday | 19,427
Lamont Leader |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,987
Leduc Representative |  | Weekly | Friday | 14,131
Lethbridge Herald | Alta Newspaper Group | Daily | Monday–Sunday[13] | 112,622
Lethbridge Sun Times |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 24,077
Lloydminster Meridian Booster |  | Weekly | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 13,938
Lloydminster Source |  | Weekly | Tuesday, Thursday | 13,817
Mayerthorpe Freelancer |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 517
Medicine Hat News | Alta Newspaper Group | Daily | Monday–Saturday[13] | 70,452
Morinville Free Press |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 10,868
Mountain View Albertan | Great West Newspapers |  |  |
Mountaineer |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 4,002
Nanton News |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 699
Northern AgVisor [18] | Black Press Media[Notes 2] |  |  |
Okotoks Western Wheel | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Wednesday | 16,040
Olds Albertan | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 6,877
Oyen Echo |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 1,470
Peace River Record-Gazette | Postmedia | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,402
Pincher Creek Echo |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,788
Pincher Creek Shootin' the Breeze |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,200
Pipestone Flyer |  | Weekly | Thursday | 21,902
Ponoka News [19] | Black Press | Weekly | Wednesday | 5,973
Provost News |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,822
Red Deer Advocate | Black Press | Daily | Monday–Saturday[13] | 83,987
Redwater Review |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 4,659
Rimbey Review |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 5,527
Rocky Mountain Outlook | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Thursday | 9,458
Rocky View Weekly | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 15,240
Sedgewick Community Press |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 2,481
Sherwood Park News |  | Weekly | Tuesday, Friday | 25,869
Slave Lake Scope |  | Weekly | Saturday | 1,003
Smoky Lake Signal |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,510
Smoky River Express |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,137
South Peace News |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,637
Spruce Grove Examiner |  | Weekly | Friday | 11,490
St. Albert Gazette | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Wednesday, Saturday | 24,695
St. Paul Journal | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 3,975
StarMetro Calgary |  | Daily | Monday–Friday |
StarMetro Edmonton |  | Daily | Monday–Friday |
Stettler Independent |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,716
Stony Plain Reporter |  | Weekly | Friday | 11,307
Strathmore Times |  | Weekly | Friday | 10,896
Sundre Round-Up | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Tuesday | 1,672
Swan Hills Grizzly Gazette |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 485
Sylvan Lake News |  | Weekly | Thursday | 8,151
Taber Times |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,541
Three Hills Capital |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 3,975
Tofield Mercury |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 1,230
Two Hills & County Chronicle |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 1,456
Vauxhall Advance |  | Weekly | Thursday | 546
Vegreville News Advertiser |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 7,313
Vermilion Standard |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 4,331
Vermilion Voice |  | Weekly | Monday | 5,525
Viking Weekly Review |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 1,067
Vulcan Advocate |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 1,849
Wabasca Fever |  | Weekly | Thursday | 975
Wainwright Edge |  | Weekly | Friday | 6,634
Wainwright Star |  | Weekly | Tuesday | 5,914
Westlock News | Great West Newspapers | Weekly | Monday | 3,596
Westwind Weekly News |  | Weekly | Thursday | 772
Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 10,955
Whitecourt Press[20] |  | Weekly | Tuesday[21] |
Whitecourt Star |  | Weekly | Wednesday | 2,525

## See also[edit]

* List of radio stations in Alberta
* List of television stations in Alberta
* Media in Alberta

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Victoria, British Columbia-based David H. Black is the majority owner and administrator of Black Press Media.
2. ^ Wetaskiwin, Alberta

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Area Maps – Zone 1: Peace River". Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
2. ^ "Area Maps – Zone 2: Northern Alberta". Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
3. ^ "Area Maps – Zone 3: Edmonton 100 km Basin Markets within 100 km of city centre". Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
4. ^ "Area Maps – Zone 4: Central Alberta". Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
5. ^ "Area Maps – Zone 5: Calgary 100 km Basin Markets within 100 km of city centre". Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
6. ^ "Area Maps – Zone 6: Southern Alberta". Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
7. ^ Stricker, Jordan (August 14, 2020). "County concerned about changes to assessment". Airdrie City View. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
8. ^ "Home page". Airdrie Echo. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
9. ^ "Home page". Athabasca Advocate. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
10. ^ "Home page". Barrhead Leader. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
11. ^ "Home page". Beaumont News. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
12. ^ "Home page". Bonnyville Nouvelle. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
13. ^ a b c d e f "Newspaper Search". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
14. ^ a b "Urban Paid Dailies". QMi Sales. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
15. ^ Brisebois, Dan (August 14, 2020). "UCP stuck in middle of tax clash between oilpatch and rural municipalities". Cold Lake Sun via PostMedia. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
16. ^ "Edmonton Journal cutting Sunday paper". CBC.ca. May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
17. ^ "Albertan climber with 'heart as big as his smile' plummets to his death in Glacier National Park". Lacombe Express. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
18. ^ Farm Press Media
19. ^ "Anti-racism protesters march in Ponoka". Ponoka News. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
20. ^ "Contact". Whitecourt Press. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
21. ^ "Store Locations". Whitecourt Press. Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

## External links[edit]

* Alberta Press Council
* Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association
* Newspapers Canada