Le Journal de Québec
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Le Journal de Québec is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City
, Quebec
(Canada
). The newspaper is printed in tabloid format and has a the highest circulation for a Quebec City newspaper, with its closest competitor being Le Soleil
.
Le Journal was founded March 6, 1967 by Pierre Péladeau
, founder of Quebecor
. Like its sister paper, the much more widely-read Le Journal de Montréal
, it was established by Pierre Péladeau
and is owned by the Sun Media
division of Quebecor
Média.
A lockout of unionized employees (members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees
) that began in April 2007 continued until July 2008, the longest running lockout for a French-language newspaper in the history of Canada.
As an answer to the lockout, the workers launched their own free daily newspaper, MédiaMatin Québec.
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
). The newspaper is printed in tabloid format and has a the highest circulation for a Quebec City newspaper, with its closest competitor being Le Soleil
Le Soleil
Le Soleil is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec. It was founded on December 28, 1896 and is published in compact format since April 2006...
.
Le Journal was founded March 6, 1967 by Pierre Péladeau
Pierre Péladeau
Pierre Péladeau, was a French-Canadian businessman. He was the founder of Quebecor Inc., a Canadian media company centered in the province of Quebec.-Biography:...
, founder of Quebecor
Quebecor
Quebecor Inc. is a communications company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded by Pierre Péladeau, and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. owns 55% of Quebecor Media Inc...
. Like its sister paper, the much more widely-read Le Journal de Montréal
Le Journal de Montréal
Le Journal de Montréal is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is the largest-circulation French-language newspaper in North America. Established by Pierre Péladeau in 1964, it is owned by the Sun Media division of Quebecor Media. It is also Canada's largest tabloid...
, it was established by Pierre Péladeau
Pierre Péladeau
Pierre Péladeau, was a French-Canadian businessman. He was the founder of Quebecor Inc., a Canadian media company centered in the province of Quebec.-Biography:...
and is owned by the Sun Media
Sun Media
Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read tabloid and broadsheet newspapers in Canada and the 49 percent owner of Sun News Network...
division of Quebecor
Quebecor
Quebecor Inc. is a communications company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded by Pierre Péladeau, and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. owns 55% of Quebecor Media Inc...
Média.
A lockout of unionized employees (members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Canadian Union of Public Employees
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector - although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well...
) that began in April 2007 continued until July 2008, the longest running lockout for a French-language newspaper in the history of Canada.
As an answer to the lockout, the workers launched their own free daily newspaper, MédiaMatin Québec.
External links
- The Quebec Canoe portal features many of the paper's articles
- Le Journal de Québec