''Le Courrier du Sud'' is a free

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weekly tabloid newspaper based in

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, Canada. The newspaper is distributed online as well as in print at 400 drop-off points in the cities of Longueuil (boroughs of

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, Saint-Hubert and Greenfield Park),

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and Saint-Lambert. ''Le Courrier du Sud'' is owned by Gravité Média. It was established in 1947 by Jean-Paul Auclair in the former city of Montreal South as a bilingual newspaper (and was also known at the time as ''The South Courier''). ''Le Courrier du Sud'' covers local news, including politics, urban development, culture, crime, and other topics. It has won several awards, including first-place finishes at the Grands Prix des Hebdos in 2024 and in 2025. Gravité Média also owns ''Le Courrier du Sud's'' sister publications, La Relève, Le Reflet, Le Soleil de Châteauguay and Le Journal Saint-François.

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''Le Courrier du Sud'' (official website)
French-language newspapers published in Quebec Mass media in Longueuil Newspapers established in 1947 Quebecor Bilingual newspapers Weekly newspapers published in Quebec Mass media in Montérégie 1947 establishments in Quebec 1947 establishments in Canada {{quebec-stub