List of Quebec historical newspapers
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1770-1779
- La Gazette du commerce et littéraire pour la Ville & District de Montréal, 1778, Montréal, Fleury MespletFleury MespletFleury Mesplet was a French-born Canadian printer.Born in Marseille and apprenticed in Lyon, he emigrated to London in 1773 where he set up shop in Covent Garden. In 1774 he emigrated to Philadelphia; it is thought that he may have been persuaded to do so by Benjamin Franklin...
, printer, and Valentin Jautard, editor and journalist - La Gazette de Montréal/The Montreal GazetteThe Gazette (Montreal)The Gazette, often called the Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with three other daily English newspapers all having shut down at different times during the second half of the 20th century.-History:In 1778,...
, 1785, Montréal, Fleury Mesplet, printer - Le Courier de Québec ou héraut francois, 1788, Quebec City, William MooreWilliam MooreWilliam Moore, often known as Billy Moore , was an Ulster loyalist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was a member of the Shankill Butchers, an Ulster Volunteer Force gang...
, editor, and James Tanswell, collaborator - Quebec Herald and Universal Miscellany, 1788, Quebec City, William Moore, editor, and James Tanswell, collaborator
1790-1799
- Le Magasin de Quebec/The Quebec Magazine, 1792, Quebec City, Samuel NeilsonSamuel NeilsonSamuel Neilson was one of the founder members of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper the Northern Star.-Background:...
, printer and editor - Le Cours du tems/The Times, 1794, Quebec City, John JonesJohn Jones (d. 1818)John Jones was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented the Lower Town of Quebec in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1810....
and William VondenveldenWilliam VondenveldenWilliam Vondenvelden was a German-born surveyor, printer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Hesse-Kassel , Germany in 1753 and came to Quebec as a lieutenant with the Hesse-Hanau Chasseurs, which fought for Britain during the American Revolution...
1800-1809
- The British American Register, 1802, Quebec City, John NeilsonJohn NeilsonJohn Neilson was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette and a politician.- Biography :...
, owner and publisher - Quebec MercuryQuebec MercuryThe Quebec Mercury was an English language weekly newspaper published in Quebec City from 1805 to 1863.The Mercury was founded by publisher Thomas Cary in respect and veneration of Canada's link to the United Kingdom. From 1828 to 1848 the Mercury was owned jointly by Thomas Cary Jr. and...
, 1804, Quebec City, Thomas Cary, owner - L'Almanach des dames, 1806, Louis PlamondonLouis PlamondonLouis Plamondon is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec and the current interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc Québécois ....
, editor - Le CanadienLe CanadienLe Canadien was a French language newspaper published in Lower Canada from November 22, 1806 to March 14, 1810. Its motto was: "Nos institutions, notre langue et nos droits"...
1806, Quebec City, Pierre Bédard, François BlanchetFrançois Blanchet (physician)François Blanchet was a physician, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in 1776 and studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec. He went on to study medicine with James Fisher and then at Columbia College where he received a...
and Jean-Thomas TaschereauJean-Thomas TaschereauJean-Thomas Taschereau may refer to:* Jean-Thomas Taschereau , Canadian politician and judge* Jean-Thomas Taschereau , Canadian jurist, his son... - Courier de Québec, 1807, Quebec City, Pierre-Amable de BonnePierre-Amable de BonnePierre-Amable de Bonne was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1758, the son of Louis de Bonne de Missègle, and studied at a college operated by the Sulpicians, then the Collège Saint-Raphaël and the Petit Séminaire de Québec...
and Joseph-François PerraultJoseph-François PerraultJoseph-François Perrault was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1753, the son of fur trader Louis Perrault and grandson of François Perrault, and was brought to Trois-Rivières during the British attack on the town...
, founders, Pierre-Édouard Desbarats, printer, Jacques LabrieJacques LabrieJacques Labrie was a physician and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Saint-Charles in 1784, the son of farmer Jacques Nau, dit Labry, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He studied medicine with François Blanchet and completed his medical training at Edinburgh in Scotland...
, editor - Canadian courant and Montreal Advertiser, 1807, Montréal, Nahum Mower, owner and editor
- La Gazette canadienne/The Canadian Gazette, 1807, Montréal, Charles BrownCharles BrownCharlie Brown is the principal character in the comic strip Peanuts.Charlie or Charles Brown may also refer to:-Athletes:* Charlie Brown from Dumfries who played for home town club Queen of the South...
, publisher and James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
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1810-1819
- Le Vrai Canadien, 1810, Quebec City, Pierre-Amable de BonnePierre-Amable de BonnePierre-Amable de Bonne was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1758, the son of Louis de Bonne de Missègle, and studied at a college operated by the Sulpicians, then the Collège Saint-Raphaël and the Petit Séminaire de Québec...
- The Montreal Herald, 1811, Montréal, William GrayWilliam Gray-Religious figures and public officials:*William Gray , American politician and merchant who became one of the wealthiest men of his era*William H...
and Mungo Kay, founders, owners and publishers - Le Spectateur canadien 1815, Charles-Bernard Pasteur, owner, editor and publisher
- The Canadian Inspector, 1815, Montréal, Nahum Mower, publisher
- The Quebec Telegraph, 1816
- L'Aurore, 1817, Montréal, Michel BibaudMichel BibaudMichel Bibaud was a writer and educator in Montreal.Bibaud was the founder and editor of La Bibliothèque canadienne with the close assistance of Joseph-Marie Bellenger. His body of work was diverse and large. The historical content has importance to the events of the time.Bibaud is credited with...
and Joseph Victor Delorme - Gazette des Trois-Rivières, 1817, Trois-Rivières, Ludger DuvernayLudger DuvernayLudger Duvernay was born in Verchères, Quebec, Canada.He was a printer by profession and published a number of newspapers including the Gazette des Trois-Rivières, the first newspaper in Lower Canada outside of Quebec City and Montreal, and also La Minerve, which supported the Parti patriote and...
, founder, printer and editor - L'Abeille canadienne, 1818, Montréal, Henri-Antoine Mézière
- Le Courrier du Bas-Canada, Montréal, 1819, Joseph Victor Delorme, founder, printer, and Michel BibaudMichel BibaudMichel Bibaud was a writer and educator in Montreal.Bibaud was the founder and editor of La Bibliothèque canadienne with the close assistance of Joseph-Marie Bellenger. His body of work was diverse and large. The historical content has importance to the events of the time.Bibaud is credited with...
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1820-1829
- L'Ami de la religion et du roi, 1820, Trois-Rivières, Ludger Duvernay
- The Enquirer, 1821, Quebec City
- The Scribbler, 1821, Montréal, Samuel Hull Wilcocke, owner and editor, J. Lame, printer
- La Gazette canadienne, 1822, Montréal, Jonh Quilliam
- The Canadian Spectator, 1822, John JonesJohn Jones-Authors, artists, poets, and writers:*John Jones of Gellilyfdy , Welsh calligrapher, manuscript collector and antiquary*John Jones , Welsh writer*John Jones , Welsh poet...
, editor, Jocelyn Waller, journalist - Christian RegisterChristian RegisterThe Christian Register was the leading American Unitarian weekly, published by the American Unitarian Association, Boston, until 1957 when "becoming less and less focused on Christianity" the title was changed to The Unitarian Register...
, 1823, Montréal - British Colonist and St-Françis Gazette, 1823, Stanstead, S. H. Dickerson
- Le ConstitutionnelLe ConstitutionnelLe Constitutionnel was a French political and literary newspaper, founded in Paris during the Hundred Days by Joseph Fouché. Originally established in October 1815 as The Independent, it took its current name during the Second Restoration. A voice for Liberals, Bonapartists, and critics of the...
, 1823, Ludger Duvernay, owner, editor and journalist - The Canadian Magazine and Literary Repository, 1823, Montréal, Joseph Nickless, owner, David Chisholmes and Alexander James Christie, directors
- The Canadian Review and Literary and Historical Journal, 1824, Montréal, Henry H. Cunningham, owner, David Chisholmes, director
- La Bibliothèque canadienne, ou miscellanées historiques, scientifiques et littéraires 1825, Montréal, Michel BibaudMichel BibaudMichel Bibaud was a writer and educator in Montreal.Bibaud was the founder and editor of La Bibliothèque canadienne with the close assistance of Joseph-Marie Bellenger. His body of work was diverse and large. The historical content has importance to the events of the time.Bibaud is credited with...
and Joseph-Marie BellengerJoseph-Marie BellengerJoseph-Marie Bellenger was a Catholic priest and missionary in Canada. In addition, he was active in journalism for a period.... - La MinerveLa MinerveLa Minerve was a newspaper founded in Montreal, Lower Canada by Augustin-Norbert Morin to promote the political goals of Louis-Joseph Papineau's Parti patriote. It was notably directed by Ludger Duvernay in its earlier years. It existed from 1826 to 1837, and again from 1842 to May 27, 1899...
, 1826, Montréal, Augustin-Norbert MorinAugustin-Norbert MorinAugustin-Norbert Morin was a lawyer, judgeBorn in Saint-Michel, Lower Canada, into a large Roman Catholic farming family, Morin was identified by the parish priest at a young age as a boy of exceptional talent and intelligence. The parish priest therefore arranged for his education at the...
, founder, owner, printer and journalist - L'Argus, Journal electorique, 1826, Trois-Rivières, Ludger Duvernay
- La Gazette de Saint-Philippe, 1826, Saint-Philippe-de-Laprairie, F-X Pigeon, founder
- Journal de médecine de Québec, 1826, Quebec City, Xavier Tessier
- The Christian Sentinel and Anglo-Canadian Churchman's Magazine, 1827
- L'Électeur-The Elector, 1827, François Lemaître
- The Irish Vindicator and Canada General Advertiser, 1828, Montréal, Daniel TraceyDaniel TraceyDaniel Tracey born in Roscrea, Tipperary County, Ireland, was a doctor, journalist and Canadian politician.He arrived in the Province of Lower Canada with his younger siblings in 1825.-The Vindicator:...
, founder, editor, printer and journalist - Journal des sciences naturelles, 1828, Quebec City, maybe Xavier Tessier
- Le coin du feu, 1829, Montréal, Madame Raoul DandurandRaoul DandurandRaoul Dandurand, PC was a Canadian politician and longtime organizer in Quebec for the Liberal Party of Canada....
, founder & editor; Jacques Labrie and Augustin-Norbert Morin
1830-1839
- L'Observateur 1830, Michel BibaudMichel BibaudMichel Bibaud was a writer and educator in Montreal.Bibaud was the founder and editor of La Bibliothèque canadienne with the close assistance of Joseph-Marie Bellenger. His body of work was diverse and large. The historical content has importance to the events of the time.Bibaud is credited with...
, Ludger Duvernay, printer - Le Magasin du Bas-Canada, Journal littéraire et scientifique 1832, Montréal, Michel Bibaud, Ludger Duvernay, printer
- L'Ami du peuple, de l'ordre et des lois 1832, Montréal, the sulpiciens, John Jones, Pierre-Édouard Leclère
- Montreal Vindicator, 1832, Montréal, Édouard-Raymond FabreÉdouard-Raymond FabreÉdouard-Raymond Fabre was a Canadian politician and bookseller, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1849 and 1851....
, owner, Edmund Bailey O'CallaghanEdmund Bailey O'CallaghanEdmund Bailey O'Callaghan, was a doctor and journalist.Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, he studied medicine in Paris and immigrated to Lower Canada in 1823 where he became involved in the political reform movement of the Parti patriote...
, journalist - The Montreal Museum or Journal of Literature and Arts, 1832, Montréal, Mary Graddon Gosselin, editor, Ludger Duvernay, printer
- L'Écho du pays, 1833, Saint-Charles, Pierre-Dominique DebartzchPierre-Dominique DebartzchPierre-Dominique Debartzch was a lawyer, seigneur, newspaper owner and political figure in Lower Canada....
, founder, Alfred-Xavier Rambau, journalist - L'Abeille canadienne, 1833, Quebec City, François-Xavier GarneauFrançois-Xavier GarneauFrançois-Xavier Garneau was a nineteenth century French Canadian notary, poet, civil servant and liberal who wrote a three-volume history of the French Canadian nation entitled Histoire du Canada between 1845 and 1848.Born in Quebec City, Garneau argued that Conquest was a tragedy, the consequence...
, founder, editor and J-B Fréchette, printer - L'Impartial, 1834, Laprairie
- Le Glaneur, journal littéraire, d’agriculture et d’industrie, 1836, Saint-Charles (replaces L'Écho du pays)
- Le Télégraphe, 1836, Quebec City, Philippe Aubert de Gaspé (son) and Napoléon Aubin, founders and editors
- Le Populaire, 1837, Montréal, Clément-Charles Sabrevois de BleuryClément-Charles Sabrevois de BleuryLieutenant Colonel Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury was a Canadian soldier, lawyer, politician and newspaper founder.-Early life:...
, Léon Gosselin, Pierre-Dominique Debartzch, Hyacinthe Leblanc de Marconnay, chief editor - Le Fantasque, 1837, Quebec City, Napoléon Aubin, founder and editor
- Le Libéral, 1837, Quebec City
- La QuotidienneLa Quotidienne-History:It was set up in 1790 by M. de Coutouly. It ceased publication in the face of events in 1792, before returning to print in July 1774 under the title Le Tableau de Paris, returning to its original title in 1817....
, 1837, Montréal, François Lemaître - Le TempsLe TempsFounded in 1998, Le Temps is a Swiss newspaper edited in French. Le Temps consists of a daily newspaper , several supplements , thematic special editions, a performing website and digital applications.Le Temps is the...
, 1838, Montréal - The Literary Garland, 1838, Montréal
- L'Aurore des Canadas, Journal littéraire, politique et commercial, 1839, Montréal, Joseph-Guillaume BartheJoseph-Guillaume BartheJoseph-Guillaume Barthe was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Carleton, Lower Canada in 1818 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He first studied medicine with doctor René-Joseph Kimber, then law with Edward Barnard and was called to the bar in 1840...
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1860-1869
- Canadian Illustrated NewsCanadian Illustrated NewsThe Canadian Illustrated News was a weekly Canadian illustrated magazine published in Montreal from 1869 to 1883. It was published by George Desbarats....
, Montreal, 1869 - The Montreal Evening Star, later the The Montreal Star, 1869
1910-1929
- Le Cri de l'Est, Matane, 1911
- The MonitorThe Monitor (Montreal)The Monitor is an English-language online newspaper based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
, Montreal, 1926 (converted to online-only in 2009)
1930-1939
- L'IllustrationMontréal-MatinMontréal-Matin was a Quebec daily newspaper based in Montreal. It was published from 1930 to 1978. It was politically associated to the Conservative Party of Quebec and, afterwards, its successor the Union Nationale...
, 1930, Montréal (also known as L'Illustration Nouvelle and Montréal-Matin)
1970-1979
- Sunday ExpressSunday Express (Montreal)The Sunday Express was an English-language weekly newspaper published in Montreal.-Foundation:The paper was published by Midnight founder Joe Azaria, who also tried without success to turn the paper into a daily, under the name Daily Express. That experiment lasted less than a year, as the paper...
, circa 1973, Montreal - Le JourLe JourLe Jour was a Quebec independence newspaper. It was founded in Saint-Laurent, near Montreal, by Yves Michaud, Jacques Parizeau and René Lévesque. Michaud was editor-in-chief...
, 1974, Saint-Laurent