''L'Express'', formerly ''L'Express de Toronto'', is a
French-language
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weekly newspaper
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, published in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada. The paper concentrates primarily on local and regional news for
Franco-Ontarians
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in the
Greater Toronto Area
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and
Central Ontario
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The population of the region was 1,123,307 in 2016; however, this number does not in ...
, although it has also published a smaller selection of national and international news coverage. It is considered one of the most important francophone media outlets in Canada outside of Quebec; for instance, in
Jacques Parizeau
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Early life and career
Parizeau was born in Montreal, Quebec, the s ...
's first trip outside of Quebec after winning the
1994 Quebec provincial election, ''L'Express'' was the only media outlet besides the national ''
CBC Prime Time News
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Background
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'' to whom he granted an interview.
The newspaper was founded in 1976 by Jean Mazaré, a student at the
Ontario College of Art
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. The current publisher is Eric Mazaré.
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Contributing journalists include Aline Ayoub, Jacqueline Brodie, Annik Chalifour, Martin Francoeur, Benoit Legault, Gérard Lévesque, Nathalie Prézeau, Gabriel Racle,
Aurélie Resch
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Biography
Resch has written eight books and has written in many collectives. Her work on exile and the quest of identity led her to be a finalist in 2002 ...
, Charles-Antoine Rouyer, Paul-François Sylvestre and Monique Telmosse.
In 2018, ''L'Express'' was admonished by the
Canadian Internet Registration Authority for deceptively using the web domain name ''lemetropolitain.ca'', which closely resembles the ''lemetropolitain.com'' domain name of the competing publication ''
Le Métropolitain'', to direct readers to ''L'Express''.
"Un journal francophone fait preuve « de mauvaise foi » en s'appropriant l'adresse d'un concurrent"
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, August 3, 2018.
See also
* 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
* Bashaw – ''Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – ''Bassano Times''
* Beaumont – ''Beaumont News''
* Beaverlodg ...
* Media in Toronto
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References
External links
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Newspapers published in Toronto
French-language newspapers published in Ontario
Weekly newspapers published in Ontario
Newspapers established in 1976
1976 establishments in Ontario