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August 20, 2025

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Stepping up

They bring people together, support our youth and elderly, schools, sports organizations, community events and more, and they’re good for the local economy in the

Force of Gravity

Every four years, there is a convergence of Remembrance Day ceremonies and municipal elections. We gather at cenotaphs and memorial parks to contemplate the .

A matter of transparency in health care

On Oct. 13, Quebec’s Ministry of Health released concrete data on the number of unvaccinated healthcare workers across the province, just two days before the

Here’s to the kids

Over the last year and a half, the kids have had it rough. Their normal routines were abruptly shut down, leaving them to face a

And they’re off!

Candidates vying for election as councillors, mayors and wardens throughout the Pontiac are now off and running. In the Municipality of Pontiac, the three candidates

Shooting the messenger

In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation

Editorial: Truth be told

This Thursday will be Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples living

Good for a change

For the 40th year in a row, locals laced up and took off for the Pontiac Terry Fox Run, traveling along roads and trails and

Stepping up

They bring people together, support our youth and elderly, schools, sports organizations, community events and more, and they’re good for the local economy in the process. They are service clubs and non-profit organizations. Every small town has them, relies on

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Force of Gravity

Every four years, there is a convergence of Remembrance Day ceremonies and municipal elections. We gather at cenotaphs and memorial parks to contemplate the . . .

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A matter of transparency in health care

On Oct. 13, Quebec’s Ministry of Health released concrete data on the number of unvaccinated healthcare workers across the province, just two days before the province’s mandated double-vaccination deadline for all healthcare workers in Quebec.  In September, when the vaccine

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Municipal democracy: What is it good for?

The official start of Quebec’s municipal elections for 2021 was Sept. 17, but the actual race began on Oct. 1 after the Sept. 30 deadline for nominations. By that first day, more than 50 per cent of all mayors won

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Here’s to the kids

Over the last year and a half, the kids have had it rough. Their normal routines were abruptly shut down, leaving them to face a pandemic not comparable to anything in the last hundred years.  Kids saw an immediate change

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And they’re off!

Candidates vying for election as councillors, mayors and wardens throughout the Pontiac are now off and running. In the Municipality of Pontiac, the three candidates for mayor have all had the job before and are back for more. Same with

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Shooting the messenger

In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation in Quebec politics. It began when host and moderator Shachi Kurl posed her now famous

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Editorial: Truth be told

This Thursday will be Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples living in Canada, consider how we might repair the incomprehensible damage done, and begin to foster

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Good for a change

For the 40th year in a row, locals laced up and took off for the Pontiac Terry Fox Run, traveling along roads and trails and engaging in other forms of exercise in support of “a dream as big as our

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