The Halifax Gazette, Canada's first newspaper, established on March 23, 1752, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is published weekly by John Bushell, who had been carrying out a project that had been initiated by his partner Bartholomew Green, Jr.

The newspaper had been entirely dependent on the government for funding.

Because of the developing city and the low population, there is a shortage of local news or community news, and advertisements occupy a large portion of the newspaper.

It contains news excerpts from the newspapers of Britain, Europe, and New England.

The first issue of the Halifax Gazette contains an article about the demise of John Goreham, a military officer and businessman who had expired in London due to smallpox.