''Montréal-Matin'' ("Montreal-Morning") was a

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daily newspaper based in

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. It was published from 1930 to 1978. It was politically associated to the

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and, afterwards, its successor the Union Nationale. It was known as ''L'Illustration'' from 1930 to 1936 and ''L'Illustration Nouvelle'' from 1936 to 1941. It was the first French newspaper in Montreal to adopt the tabloid format. In 1964, the arrival on the market of

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's ''

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'', another tabloid similar in its target popular demographic, created a notable competition between the two. The decline of the Union Nationale also brought hardship. ''Montréal-Matin'' was sold to ''

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'' in 1973 and folded in 1978.

Notable staff

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— director of information (1976 to 1979)

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