This is a list of defunct newspapers of Quebec.

1770–1799

* ''La Gazette du commerce et littéraire pour la Ville & District de Montréal'', 1778, Montréal,

Fleury Mesplet Fleury Mesplet (January 10, 1734 – January 24, 1794) was a French-born Canadian printer best known for founding the ''Montreal Gazette'', Quebec's oldest daily newspaper, in 1778.Galarneau, Claude.Mesplet, Fleury, in ''Dictionary of Canadian ...

, printer, and

Valentin Jautard Valentin Jautard ( – 8 June 1787) was a French-born Canadian lawyer and journalist. Born in Bordeaux, He is best known for his welcome of invading American troops in 1775 during the American Revolution, saying "our chains are broken, bliss ...

, editor and journalist * '' La Gazette de Montréal/The Montreal Gazette'', 1785, Montréal, Fleury Mesplet, printer * ''Le Courier de Québec ou héraut francois'', 1788, Quebec City, William Moore, editor, and

James Tanswell James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

, collaborator * ''Quebec Herald and Universal Miscellany'', 1788, Quebec City, William Moore, editor, and James Tanswell, collaborator * ''Le Magasin de Quebec/The Quebec Magazine'', 1792, Quebec City,

Samuel Neilson Samuel Neilson (17 September 1761 – 29 August 1803) was an Irish businessman, journalist and politician. He was a founding member of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper, the ''Northern Star''. Along with many other ...

, printer and editor * ''Le Cours du tems'', 1794, Quebec City, John Jones and William Vondenvelden

1800–1819

* '' The British American Register'', 1802, Quebec City, John Neilson, owner and publisher * ''

Quebec Mercury ''The 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 ...

'', 1804, Quebec City, Thomas Cary, owner * '' L'Almanach des dames'', 1806,

Louis Plamondon Louis Plamondon (born July 31, 1943) is a Canadian politician who has represented Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel (formerly known as Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and Richelieu) in the House of Commons since 1984, making him the Dean of ...

, editor * ''

Le Canadien ''Le 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"'' (Our institutions, our language, our rights). It was release ...

'' 1806, Quebec City, Pierre Bédard, François Blanchet and Jean-Thomas Taschereau * ''

Courier de Québec A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...

'', 1807, Quebec City,

Pierre-Amable de Bonne Pierre-Amable de Bonne (November 25, 1758 – September 6, 1816) 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 (1717-1760), Chevalier de Saint-Lou ...

and Joseph-François Perrault, founders,

Pierre-Édouard Desbarats Pierre-Édouard is a French compound given name, composed of Pierre and Édouard. Notable people with the name include: * Pierre-Édouard Bellemare (born 1985), French ice hockey right winger * Pierre-Édouard Lémontey (1762–1826), French lawyer ...

, printer, Jacques Labrie, editor * '' Canadian courant and Montreal Advertiser'', 1807, Montréal, Nahum Mower, owner and editor * '' La Gazette canadienne/The Canadian Gazette'', 1807, Montréal, Charles Brown, publisher and

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

, editor * ''Le Vrai Canadien'', 1810, Quebec City,

* ''The Montreal Herald'', 1811, Montréal, William Gray 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 ''L’Aurore'' (; ) was a literary, liberal, and socialist newspaper published in Paris, France, from 1897 to 1914. Its most famous headline was Émile Zola's '' J'Accuse...!'' leading into his article on the Dreyfus Affair. The newspaper was ...

'', 1817, Montréal,

Michel Bibaud Michel Bibaud (19 January 1782 – 3 August 1857) was a Canadian writer and educator in Montreal, Quebec. In 1813 Bibaud began working as a journalist for ''Le Spectateur'' in Montreal. Later he became the founder and editor of ''La Biblioth ...

and Joseph Victor Delorme * '' Gazette des Trois-Rivières'', 1817, Trois-Rivières,

Ludger Duvernay Ludger Duvernay (January 22, 1799 – November 28, 1852), born in Verchères, Quebec, was a printer by profession and published a number of newspapers including the '' Gazette des Trois-Rivières,'' the first newspaper in Lower Canada outs ...

, 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

, editor journalist

1820–1829

* '' L'Ami de la religion et du roi'', 1820, Trois-Rivières, Ludger Duvernay * ''

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'', 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 Jones, editor, Jocelyn Waller, journalist * '' The Canadian Times and Weekly Literary and Political Reporter'', 1823, Ariel Bowman, printer, Edward Vernon Sparhawk, editor * '' Christian Register'', 1823, Montréal * '' British Colonist and St-Françis Gazette'', 1823, Stanstead, S. H. Dickerson * ''

Le Constitutionnel ''Le Constitutionnel'' (, ''The Constitutional'') 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 ...

'', 1823, Ludger Duvernay, owner, editor and journalist * '' The Canadian Magazine and Literary Repository'', 1823, Montréal,

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, 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,

and

Joseph-Marie Bellenger Joseph-Marie Bellenger (15 April 1788 – 6 May 1856) was a Catholic priest and missionary in Canada. In addition, he was active in journalism for a period. Bellenger was notable, in part, for his work in journalism. One important period was fr ...

* ''

La Minerve ''La Minerve'' (French for "The Minerva") was a newspaper founded in Montreal, Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) by Augustin-Norbert Morin to promote the political goals of Louis-Joseph Papineau's Parti patriote. It was notably directed by Ludge ...

'', 1826, Montréal,

Augustin-Norbert Morin Augustin-Norbert Morin (October 13, 1803 – July 27, 1865) was a Canadien lawyer and judge. Born in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada, into a large Roman Catholic farming family, Morin was identified by the parish priest at a young ...

, 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 Tracey Daniel Tracey (probably 1794 – July 18, 1832) born in Roscrea, Tipperary County, Ireland, was a doctor, journalist and Canadian politician. He arrived in the Province of Lower Canada (today Quebec) with his younger siblings in 1825. Th ...

, founder, editor, printer and journalist * '' Journal des sciences naturelles'', 1828, Quebec City, maybe Xavier Tessier * '' Le coin du feu'', 1829, Montréal, Madame

Raoul Dandurand Raoul Dandurand, (November 4, 1861 – March 11, 1942) was a Canadian politician and longtime organizer in Quebec for the Liberal Party of Canada. Biography Dandurand graduated from the Faculty of Law at Université Laval, and worked as a c ...

, founder & editor; Jacques Labrie and Augustin-Norbert Morin

1830–1839

* ''L'Observateur'' 1830,

, 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 Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-p ...

'', 1832, Montréal,

Édouard-Raymond Fabre Édouard-Raymond Fabre (15 September 1799 – 16 July 1854) was a Canadian politician and bookseller, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1849 and 1851. In 1807, he began studies at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, where he remained u ...

, owner,

Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, (probably 27 February 1797 – 29 May 1880) was a doctor and journalist. Career Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, he studied medicine in Paris and immigrated to Lower Canada in 1823 where he became involved ...

, 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 Debartzch Pierre-Dominique Debartzch (September 22, 1782 – September 6, 1846) was a lawyer, seigneur, newspaper owner and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu in 1782, the son of a merchant of Polish descent, ...

, founder, Alfred-Xavier Rambau, journalist * '' L'Abeille canadienne'', 1833, Quebec City,

François-Xavier Garneau François-Xavier Garneau (June 15, 1809 – February 2 or February 3, 1866) 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 Cana ...

, founder, editor and J-B Fréchette, printer * ''

L'Impartial ''L'Impartial'' (literally "The Impartial") is a Swiss French language daily newspaper published by Société Neuchâteloise de Presse SA in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel. Published since 1880, it is a sister newspaper to '' L'Exp ...

'', 1834, Laprairie * '' Le Glaneur, journal littéraire, d’agriculture et d’industrie'', 1836, Saint-Charles (replaces L'Écho du pays) * '' Le Télégraphe'', 1836, Quebec City,

Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé Philippe-Ignace-Francois Aubert de Gaspé, or simply Philippe Aubert de Gaspé (1814–7 March 1841) was a Canadian writer and is credited with writing the first French Canadian novel. Career Philippe-Ignace-Francois was tutored by his father ...

and

Napoléon Aubin Napoléon Aubin (9 November 1812 – 12 June 1890), christened Aimé-Nicolas, was born from a Swiss family in Chêne-Bougeries, a district of Geneva, at the time a territory of France. He was a journalist, writer, publisher, scientist, musici ...

, founders and editors * ''

Le Populaire ''Le Populaire'' is a major independent daily newspaper in Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ...

'', 1837, Montréal,

Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury (October 28, 1798 – September 15, 1862) of Montreal was a soldier, seigneur, lawyer, politician, newspaper founder and noted duellist. Bleury Street in Montreal is named for him. His n ...

, 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 Quotidienne ''La Quotidienne'' was a French Royalist newspaper. 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 1794 under the title ''Le Tableau de Paris'', returning to ...

'', 1837, Montréal, François Lemaître * ''

Le Temps ''Le Temps'' (literally "The Time") is a Swiss French-language daily newspaper published in Berliner format in Geneva by Le Temps SA. It is the sole nationwide French-language non-specialised daily newspaper of Switzerland. Since 2021, it has b ...

'', 1838, Montréal * '' The Literary Garland'', 1838, Montréal * '' L'Aurore des Canadas, Journal littéraire, politique et commercial'', 1839, Montréal, Joseph-Guillaume Barthe, editor

1840–1899

* '' L'Avenir'', 1847 * ''

Le Pays ''Le Pays'' (''The Land'') is a three-act opera by Guy Ropartz with a libretto by Charles Le Goffic. It was composed between 1908 and 1910 and was premiered in 1912 at Nancy. It is an important example of the Breton cultural renaissance of th ...

'', 1852 * '' Canadian Illustrated News'', Montreal, 1869 * '' The Montreal Evening Star'', later ''

The Montreal Star ''The Montreal Star'' was an English-language Canadian newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It closed in 1979 in the wake of an eight-month pressmen's strike. It was Canada's largest newspaper until the 1950s and remained the domina ...

'', 1869 * ''Le Cultivateur'', Quebec City, 1974 * ''The Gazette Megantic Edition'', Inverness, 1899–1911

1900–1989

* '' Le Nationaliste'', 1904 * ''

Montreal Standard The ''Montreal Standard'', later known as ''The Standard'', was a national weekly pictorial newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, founded by Hugh Graham. It operated from 1905 to 1951. History The Standard began publishing in 1905 as a Saturda ...

'', 1905–1951 (became '' Weekend'') *
Le Cri de l'Est
', Matane, 1911 * '' The Monitor'', Montreal, 1926 (converted to online-only in 2009) * ''

L'Illustration ''L'Illustration'' was a weekly French language, French newspaper published in Paris from 1843 to 1944. It was founded by Édouard Charton with the first issue published on 4 March 1843, it became the first illustrated newspaper in France then, a ...

'', 1930, Montréal (also known as ''L'Illustration Nouvelle'' and ''Montréal-Matin'') *'' Dimanche-Matin'', 1954, Montreal *''

Sunday Express The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet i ...

'', circa 1973, Montreal * ''

Le Jour ''Le Jour'' (French for "The Day") 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. The paper was published as a daily from ...

'', 1974, Saint-Laurent *''

Montreal Daily News The ''Montreal Daily News'' was a short-lived English language Canadian daily newspaper in Quebec. Quebecor founder Pierre Péladeau and British tabloid publisher Robert Maxwell teamed up to launch a competing English-language newspaper against ...

'', 1988, Montreal

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