A daily staple for transit passengers in Montreal over the last 20 years, 24 heures has now moved to an online-only format.

The Quebecor-owned free paper printed its last edition on March 23. In a story posted to the 24 heures website, director of news content Charles D’Ambroise said the future was bright for the paper, as it would “continue to deal with the same subjects that fascinate us and interest you on our digital platforms.”

Launched in 2001 as Montréal Métropolitain, the newspaper was a free daily targeting the city’s commuters. It became 24 heures in 2003 in an attempt to better compete with Metro, which had the market cornered on Montreal’s transit system.

In 2021, the newspaper repositioned itself, adding more coverage of culture, entertainment, relationships and climate change to compliment its existing news coverage. It also came with more of a focus on digital coverage (wireless coverage was expanded to cover the entire Montreal metro the previous year), with the print edition redesigned as a once-weekly magazine.