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''La Liberté'' is a
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, Canada based newspaper founded on May 20, 1913 by Archbishop
Adélard Langevin Louis Philippe Adélard Langevin (August 23, 1855 – June 15, 1915) was a Canadian Oblate priest and Archbishop of Saint-Boniface. He founded the La Liberté newspaper published in Manitoba on May 20, 1913. Life Langevin was born in Saint-Is ...
of Saint-Boniface. ''La Liberté'' is currently the only French-speaking provincial weekly newspaper in
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History

In 1970, the publication was taken over by Presse-Ouest Limitée which is owned by the francophone cultural organization la Société Franco-Manitobaine (SFM). Its headquarters are at 123 Marion Street in St. Boniface. The newspaper celebrated its 85th anniversary in 1998. It has a staff of ten people. In 2013, ''La Liberté'' celebrated a hundred years of news in Manitoba, ''en français''.


See also

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List of newspapers in Canada This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers Local weeklies Alberta * Airdrie – '' Airdrie Echo'' * Bashaw – '' Bashaw Star'' * Bassano – '' Bassano Times'' * Beaumont â ...


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* Weekly newspapers published in Manitoba French-language newspapers published in Canada Newspapers established in 1913 1913 establishments in Manitoba Franco-Manitoban culture Newspapers published in Winnipeg {{Manitoba-stub