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La Presse, founded in 1884, is a large-circulation French-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec. It is owned today by Groupe Gesca, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada. Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ...
Power Corporation is a major Canadian company with interests in a number of industries, such as media, pulp and paper, and finance. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area - % water 500. ...
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French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...
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Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ...
Power Corporation is a major Canadian company with interests in a number of industries, such as media, pulp and paper, and finance. ...
Description La Presse is a broadsheet newspaper, aimed at an intellectual, upper-class readership. It's main competitor is the tabloid Le Journal de Montreal, which aims at a less sophisticated audience. La Presse is comprised of several sections, dealing individually with arts, sports, and other thematic sections. Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ...
Jump to: navigation, search In the U.S. in the 18th and 19th centuries, the term upper class referred to an elite which combined wealth and social power, but the connexion with landownership was far weaker than in Europe; in the Northern states it was almost non-existent. ...
Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ...
Le Journal de Montréal is a tabloid daily newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, and is the largest-circulation French-language newspaper in North America. ...
History The paper was founded on October 20th 1884 by William-Edmond Blumhart. Trefflé Berthiaume took over in 1889. The fledgling newspaper's circulation would soon pass that of its main competitor of the time, La Patrie October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ...
1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...
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The word circulation can mean the following: The transport of blood through the circulatory system. ...
In April of 1901, the paper organised a cruise to Québec City (Croisière de La Presse). It also organised a charity to give Christmas gifts to poor children (L'Oeuvre des étrennes aux enfants pauvres). April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...
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Cruise may refer to Cruise, a distinct stage of an aircrafts flight Cruising, living on the boat and traveling for extended periods of time Tom Cruise, an American film actor and producer Cruise missile, a guided missile e. ...
{{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Ville de Québec, Québec, Canada Location. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Allegorical personification of Charity as a mother with three infants by Anthony van Dyck Charity is a term in Christian theology (one of the three theological virtues), meaning loving kindness towards others; it is held to be the ultimate perfection of the human spirit, because it...
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A front-page illustration on the December 3rd, 1904 issue celebrated the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of Immaculate Conception. The practice of the time was to have an illustration on the front page, rather than a photograph. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas) is belief or doctrine held by a religion or any kind of organization to be authoritative. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic doctrine which asserts that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved by God from the stain of original sin at the time of her own conception. ...
The style and presentation of the newspaper have changed immensely during the course of the 20th century. It underwent a complete graphic remodeling in 1986, and again in 2003. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
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Since 1984, La Presse has every year honoured one "Person of the year". In the past, it has honoured Julie Payette, Daniel Langlois and Gaétan Boucher. That same year, it published a commemorative book in order to celebrate its 100th anniversary. A similar book was published by Éditions La Presse to recap the major events of the 20th century. Canadian Astronaut Julie Payette Julie Payette (born October 20, 1963 in Montréal, Québec) is an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) who currently works primarily with the United Statess National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ...
Gaétan Boucher, born May 10, 1958 in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada, is a Canadian speed skater. ...
(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
In 2001, with the arrival of new editor Guy Crevier, the newspaper began a radical remodeling. The graphic design was modernized, new sections were created, international coverage was greatly increased, and hired many new young, up-and-coming journalists. These changes ahd a significant positive impact on quality and circulation, especially amount young adult readers. Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Editorial Line La Presse has been consistently opposed to Quebec sovereignty over the past 25 years (though individual columnists may sometimes express sympathy). The newspaper endorsed the federalist option in both the1980 Quebec referendum and the 1995 Quebec referendum which were held on the National Question.. Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada. ...
The term federalist can refer to different ideologies, depending on the locale. ...
The 1980 Quebec referendum was the first referendum in Quebec that put to public vote the role of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward independent statehood (sovereignty). The referendum was called by Quebecs governing party, the Parti Québécois (PQ), which strongly favoured...
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Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ...
Otherwise, the editorial bent is somwhat leftist and liberal, especially on social issues, as is usual in Quebec. It recently supported same-sex marriage legislation in Canada and the student strike, but was opposed the the War in Iraq. It leans somewhat more towards right-of-centre on fiscal issues. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition...
Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism, an adherent of the ideology espousing individual liberty and private property, meaning varies country to country American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Modern liberalism, in the USA, describes a political ideology that favors government intervention to promote equality Political progressivism, a political...
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Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Same-sex marriage is marriage between individuals who are of the same legal or biological sex. ...
There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ...
André Pratte is currently the chief editorialist. Regular columnists include Vincent Marissal, Alain Dubuc, Pierre Foglia and Lysianne Gagnon. Claude Picher and Sophie Cousineau write regular columns on economic issues.
See also This is a list of media based in the Province of Quebec, Canada. ...
External link - Official website (in French)
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