''Le Délit'', also known as ''Le Délit français'', is the only independent
francophone newspaper on the
McGill University
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campus, in
Montreal
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, Quebec, Canada. Serving McGill University's francophone-student minority, ''Le Délit'' is a sister publication to the English-language ''
The McGill Daily''.
Evolving from the ''Le McGill Daily français'', French-language section in ''The McGill Daily'', ''Le Délit'' became a standalone newspaper on September 1, 1977. Initially retaining the name ''Le McGill Daily français'', the publication changed its moniker to the edgier-sounding ''Le Délit'', a play on words; while it sounds like "Le Daily" in English, in French, ''Le Délit'' actually means ''the offense'' or ''the misdemeanor''.
''Le Délit'' is a founder and former member of
Canadian University Press and founder of the ''Carrefour international de la presse universitaire francophone'' (CIPUF).
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''Le Délit'' is published by The Daily Publications Society (DPS) every Tuesday during the University's Fall and Winter terms. The paper has five main sections in addition to the weekly editorial page: ''Actualités'', ''Société'', ''Innovations'', ''Culture'' and ''Entrevue''. Current-affairs features overlap between the ''Actualités'' and ''Société'' pages.
Prizes
In 2016, ''Le Délit'' was named "best student journal", receiving the ''Le Devoir de la presse étudiante'' prize for its publications throughout 2015 – 2016, ''ex aequo'' with l'Artichaut from
UQAM. This prize, bestowed by "Les Amis du Devoir" – an organization attached to the
daily newspaper
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Le Devoir
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'' — is a journalism contest destined for students at pre-university (
CEGEP
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) and university level.
See also
*''
The McGill Daily''
*
List of student newspapers in Canada
*
List of newspapers in Canada
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Local weeklies
Alberta
* Airdrie – '' Airdrie Echo''
* Bashaw – '' Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – ''Bassano Times''
* Beaumont †...
External links
Official SiteDaily Publications Society
(publisher of ''Le Délit'')
References
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McGill University
Newspapers published in Montreal
Student newspapers published in Quebec
French-language newspapers published in Quebec
Weekly newspapers published in Quebec
Newspapers established in 1977
1977 establishments in Quebec