''Hour'' was an English-language

urban Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people ...

news weekly paper published in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Canada, by

Communications Voir Communications Voir is a Canadian newspaper company, which publishes several alternative weekly newspapers, predominantly in the province of Quebec. The company has published six French weeklies, all based in Quebec, and two English weeklies, one ...

. Its president-publisher was Pierre Paquet, the editor-in-chief was

Kevin Laforest Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...

. The first issue was published on February 4, 1993. It catered to Montreal's

anglophone Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language ...

community and was published every Thursday. The news features "expose readers to new ideas and alternative policies". News coverage centered on film, arts, and nightlife. In 2011, the magazine was renamed ''Hour Community''. On May 2, 2012, editor Kevin Laforest announced that Hour Community would cease operations, following its last issue on May 3.

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