''La Voix de l'Est'' is a French-language daily newspaper published in
Granby, Quebec
Granby () is a town in the southwestern region of Quebec east of Montreal. According to the latest statistics from the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Canadian Census, Granby has a population of 69,025. It is the administrative center of La Haute-Yam ...
. It is printed on the presses of the neighbouring daily ''
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, was part of LVMH. In 2010, Alain Weill, the chair ...
'' in
Sherbrooke, Quebec. 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). In 1977, it was sold to ''La Tribune'' in Sherbrooke.
In March 2015,
Gesca sold the paper, along with five others, to Groupe Capitales Médias (owned by
Martin Cauchon
Martin Cauchon (born 23 August 1962) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Quebec Canada. He served as a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Cabinet of Canada, Cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien. He unsuccessfully ran for the 2 ...
).
External links
Official website
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Daily newspapers published in Quebec
Newspapers established in 1935