. In 1964, the employees of La Presse, the major Montréal French-language newspaper, went on strike, giving Péladeau the room to create his own newspaper, Le Journal de Montréal. Quebecor Péladeau would create Quebecor in 1965, with Le Journal de Montréal as its flagship publication. In 1977, Péladeau expanded Quebecor into the United States by starting a daily sports-heavy tabloid called The Philadelphia Journal, which was unsuccessful and ended its publication run in 1981. Péladeau later spoke of his failed venture and the loss of his 14 million USD investment as "the most expensive MBA in the United States." Péladeau also went on to acquire printing businesses in France and the United Kingdom, printing "Paris Match" amongst many other well known publications both in Europe and the USA. In 1983, Quebecor bought the Winnipeg Sun. Despite Péladeau's strong support for Quebec sovereignty, he chaired a committee in charge of organization Montreal's Canada Day celebrations in 1987. Péladeau started The Daily News of Montreal in 1988 in a partnership with British newspaper magnate, Robert Maxwell, but it closed two years later. Death and honours Péladeau suffered a heart attack on December 24, 1997, and fell into a coma. On December 24, Péladeau died at Hotel-Dieu Hospital in Montreal at the age of 72. A private memorial ceremony for Péladeau was planned for December 29 in Sainte Adele's Pavilion des Arts. At the time of his death, Quebecor had 6.3 billion CAD in revenue and Le Journal de Montreal was the Canadian newspaper with the third largest circulation as well as the largest French newspaper in Quebec Quebecor Printing was North America's second-largest commercial printer. Péladeau left the company to his heirs, and his son, Pierre Karl Péladeau would become president and CEO in 1999. In 1987, Péladeau was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 1999, Quebecor established an annual bursary for young Quebec entrepreneurs award in his name. References 1925 births 1997 deaths Members of the Order of Canada Officers of the National Order of Quebec Quebecor people Pierre Quebec sovereigntists People from Outremont, Quebec Canadian mass media company founders Canadian newspaper chain founders 20th-century Canadian newspaper publishers (people) Université de Montréal alumni McGill University Faculty of Law alumni Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery