''The Sunday Express'' was an

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published in

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Foundation

The paper was published by ''

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'' 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 was unable to compete with the then-dominant ''

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'' and the second place ''

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'' (now Montreal's only English daily)

Acquisition and closure by Quebecor

In 1974, the ''Sunday Express'' was acquired by Quebecor, which ran it until closing the paper in 1985

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Notable contributors

Contributors included

Antonia Zerbisias Antonia Zerbisias is a Canadian journalist associated with the ''Toronto Star'' from 1989 until she took early retirement from the paper on 31 October 2014. She has been a reporter and TV host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as wel ...

, who briefly worked there at the start of her career

as well as drama critic turned theatre director

Marianne Ackerman Marianne Letitia Ackerman (born 1952) is a Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist. ''Mankind and Other Stories of Women'', her fifth work of prose fiction, was published by Guernica Editions in 2016. Her play ''Triplex Nervosa'' premiered a ...

and

Andy Nulman Andy Nulman (born 1959), is a Montreal-based businessman best known for his activities in co-founding and promoting the '' Just For Laughs'' comedy festival; under Nulman's stewardship, the festival grew from a two-day show to a month-long event ...

, who wrote an entertainment column for the paper. Canadian novelist, Kim Echlin, wrote for the paper while she was a student at McGill. Mike Cohen, presently the head of communications a
the English Montreal School Board
columnist fo
The Suburban
and a city councillor i
Côte Saint-Luc
was the assistant sports editor from 1981 to 1985.

Foundation

Acquisition and closure by Quebecor

Notable contributors

See also