Le Journal de Québec is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Printed in tabloid format, it has the highest circulation for a Quebec City newspaper, with its closest competitor being Le Soleil.
It was founded March 6, 1967, by Pierre Péladeau, founder of Quebecor. Like its sister paper, the much more widely-read Le Journal de Montréal, it was established by Pierre Péladeau and is owned by Quebecor Média.
A lockout of unionized employees (members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees) began in April 2007 and continued until July 2008. It was the longest-running lockout in the history of the Québec media until then.
As an answer to the lockout, the workers launched their own free daily newspaper, MédiaMatin Québec.Editor & Publisher, April 25, 2007 11:40 AM ET – Locked-Out 'Journal de Quebec' Workers Start Free Paper retrieved May 2, 2007CUPE press release distributed through Canada Newswire, April 24, 2007 – Locked-out Journal de Québec staff launch free newspaper in Quebec City retrieved April 24, 2007
On November 27, 2012, Le Journal de Québec launched a special edition for the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, which includes several pages of local news for the region. The paper had published a special Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean edition from 1973 to 1981.Sun Media press release: "Le Journal de Quebec, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Edition: The Best of Both Worlds", November 27, 2012.Fagstein: "Journal de Québec (re-)launches Saguenay regional edition", November 27, 2012.
See also List of Quebec media List of newspapers in Canada
References
External links The Quebec Canoe portal features many of the paper's articles Le Journal de Québec Le Journal de Québec: Édition Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean