 The "Montreal Star", part of the FP Publications chain (which owned the "Winnipeg Free Press" and, at the time, "The Globe and Mail"), endured a long strike and ceased publication in 1979, less than a year after the strike was settled.In 1988, a competing English-language daily, the "Montreal Daily News", was launched.The "Montreal Daily News" adopted a tabloid format and introduced a Sunday edition, forcing "The Gazette" to respond.