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November 19, 2025

Editorials

Stay at home

More than a few times this week I’ve thought back to earlier in the year, when many of us were oblivious to the danger presented

The case for precaution

All indications are that the coronavirus is coming. It is not a question of if but when. While experience in other parts of the world

Here’s to you ladies!

On March 8, people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, recognizing the contributions that women have made to their communities and across the globe.

The trouble with trivialities

On Monday, a busload of Pontiac residents took the hour-plus drive – the same drive that expectant mothers from the region will soon have to

An undemocratic disgrace

In a move that’s shocking even by this government’s standards, Quebec’s CAQ government yet again invoked closure to pass through a controversial bill – this

Like a lead balloon

There are many problems that face Quebec today and one of the biggest is transportation. Maintaining the complex system of roads and repairing aging infrastructure

A license to report

Last week, the Broadcast and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel released their final report on the state of communications in Canada, which proposes massive . .

Collective responsibility

Life is a very fragile thing. There are an awful lot of things that have to go right for the lights to stay on, the

Stay at home

More than a few times this week I’ve thought back to earlier in the year, when many of us were oblivious to the danger presented by a virus picking up steam across the ocean. Ignorance was truly blissful, if the

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The case for precaution

All indications are that the coronavirus is coming. It is not a question of if but when. While experience in other parts of the world suggests we cannot prevent it, we are told there is much we can do to

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Here’s to you ladies!

On March 8, people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, recognizing the contributions that women have made to their communities and across the globe. Here in the Pontiac, there is no shortage of females heavily involved in making the

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The trouble with trivialities

On Monday, a busload of Pontiac residents took the hour-plus drive – the same drive that expectant mothers from the region will soon have to make – in order to protest the closure of the Pontiac Community Hospital’s obstetrics unit.

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An undemocratic disgrace

In a move that’s shocking even by this government’s standards, Quebec’s CAQ government yet again invoked closure to pass through a controversial bill – this time eliminating school boards across the province. During the election, the CAQ promised to .

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Like a lead balloon

There are many problems that face Quebec today and one of the biggest is transportation. Maintaining the complex system of roads and repairing aging infrastructure like bridges is an absolutely monumental task. However bad the situation in the south of

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A license to report

Last week, the Broadcast and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel released their final report on the state of communications in Canada, which proposes massive . . .

Read More »

Collective responsibility

Life is a very fragile thing. There are an awful lot of things that have to go right for the lights to stay on, the roads to stay clear and for Miller High Life to have such a smooth, simple

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