''La Voix de l'Est'' is a French-language daily newspaper published in
Granby, Quebec
Granby is a town in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 69,025. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the second most populated city in Estrie after ...
. It is printed on the presses of the neighbouring daily ''
La Tribune
''La Tribune'' () is a French weekly financial newspaper founded in 1985 by Bruno Bertez. Its main competitor is the French newspaper '' Les Échos'', which is currently owned by LVMH.
From 1993 to 2007, ''La Tribune'' was part of LVMH. In 2010 ...
'' in
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional count ...
. A weekly version of the newspaper is offered as a free supplement once a week on Wednesdays with the publication ''Le Plus''.
The newspaper was founded by Imprimerie Rapide and the first issue was published on 20 June 1935. It became a daily publication on 24 February 1945. On 7 September 1945, Imprimerie Rapide changed its name to La Voix de l'Est Ltée. In 1968, the paper was sold to Journaux Trans-Canada (an affiliate of
Power Corporation of Canada
Power Corporation of Canada () is a management and holding company that focuses on financial services in North America, Europe and Asia. Its core holdings are insurance, retirement, wealth management and investment management, including a portfol ...
). In 1977, it was sold to ''La Tribune'' in Sherbrooke.
In March 2015,
Gesca
Gesca Limitée is a division of the Power Corporation of Canada, which published French-language daily newspapers in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
Gesca has since 2013 responded to the Internet challenge by expanding its free online servic ...
sold the paper, along with five others, to Groupe Capitales Médias (owned by
Martin Cauchon
Martin Cauchon, (born August 23, 1962) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Quebec Canada. He is a former Liberal Cabinet Minister in the government of Jean Chrétien. He is married to Dorine Perron and together, they have three children : ...
).
External links
Official website
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Daily newspapers published in Quebec
Newspapers established in 1935