Le Soleil
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner	Power Corporation of Canada
Founded	1896
Headquarters	410, Charest Est, Quebec City
Website: www.cyberpresse.ca/soleil

Le Soleil is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Power Corporation of Canada ( is a major Canadian company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk It was founded on December 28, 1896 and is published in compact format since April 2006 (it had traditionally been printed in broadsheet). Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year A compact newspaper is a Broadsheet -quality newspaper printed in a Tabloid format especially in the United Kingdom. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more It is distributed mainly in Quebec City, however it is also for sale at newsstands in Ottawa, Montreal, New Brunswick and some places in Florida, where many Quebecers spend the winter. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Its main competitor is the tabloid Le Journal de Quebec, which enjoys higher circulation. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Le Journal de Québec is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec ( Canada) It is owned by Power Corporation of Canada. Power Corporation of Canada ( is a major Canadian company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries

On weekdays Le Soleil contains four sections : the front section (Actualités), containing local and international news coverage; the Arts & Life, or "B" section (Arts & Vie); the Business, or "C" section (Économie); and the Sports, or "S" section. The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The Saturday edition contains many more special sections.

History

Le Soleil rose from the ashes of L'Électeur, the official newspaper of the Liberal Party of Canada, which shut down in December of 1896. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The first edition was published on December 28, 1896. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year one day after the disappearance of its predecessor, which shut down because the Catholic clergy had forbidden it to parishioners when the newspaper criticized the Church's electoral interference. In a general sense the term Holy Orders refers to those in the Christian religion who have been ordained in Apostolic Succession.

In 1957, Le Soleil (then owned by Oscar Gilbert) cut ties to the Liberal Party of Canada in order to concentrate on news coverage. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Daily circulation rose past 100,000 in the 1960s, and over 150,000 in the 1970s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

Beginning in 1973, many large corporations began to express interest in acquiring Le Soleil. Controversy was stirred when Paul Desmarais's Power Corporation of Canada announced its intention to buy the daily. Paul Desmarais Sr, PC, CC, BComm, LLD (born January 4, 1927, in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Power Corporation of Canada ( is a major Canadian company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries It provoked the intervention of then-Quebec premier Robert Bourassa because such a transaction would have concentrated 70% of Quebec francophone daily newspapers in the hands of a single company. Robert Bourassa GOQ ( July 14, 1933 &ndash October 2, 1996) was a politician in Quebec, Canada Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The adjective francophone (alternately Francophone) means French -speaking typically as primary language whether referring to individuals groups or places Eventually the paper was bought by Unimédia.

In 1987, Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. acquired the newspaper. Conrad Moffat Black Baron Black of Crossharbour PC, KCSG, OC, (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec) is Hollinger Inc ( is based in Toronto, Ontario Canada. It is the parent company of Chicago-based Sun-Times Media Group, whose primary holdings It would eventually pass into the hands of Groupe Gesca, which also owns several Quebec newspapers, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada. Gesca Limitée is a subsidiary company of the Power Corporation of Canada. Power Corporation of Canada ( is a major Canadian company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries

In 2006, the newspaper had switched to a tabloid format at the same time as Sherbrooke's La Tribune and Trois-Rivières's Le Nouvelliste all owned by Gesca. Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor Gesca Limitée is a subsidiary company of the Power Corporation of Canada. Recent declines in readership due to competition by Le Journal de Québec was the main explanation of the switch from a broadsheet format. Le Journal de Québec is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec ( Canada) Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more

Featured contributors

• Normand Provencher (humorous editorials on a variety of subjects)
• Jean-Marc Salvet (editorialist)
• Julie Lemieux (editorialist)
• André-Philippe Côté (cartoonist)
• Fleg (cartoonist)

External links

• Le Soleil website (French)

 This Quebec City-related article is a stub. Julie Lemieux (born December 4, 1962 in Toronto) is a Canadian voice actress. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.