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December 3, 2025

Charles Dickson

Band-aids

A last-minute band-aid attempt to staunch the long-standing flow of staff from west Quebec hospitals to better-paying jobs in Ontario appears to be backfiring. It

The shift to the right

News over the weekend on the results of elections to the European Parliament has sparked much speculation around what is driving the shift to the

All in

A crew of volunteers organized by the Norway Bay Municipal Association gathered at the community’s beach on Saturday to install new temporary docks, purchased by

No life like it

Ah, farming. Master of your own destiny. Up before the sun. Working in the great outdoors. Coaxing plants from the soil. Caring for animals. Harvesting

The company we keep

FOLLOWING THE RECENT DECISION BY THE QUEBEC COURT OF APPEAL TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF BILL 21, WE ARE REPUBLISHING OUR EDITORIAL OF DEC. 15,

The Voice of the Pontiac Turns 140

At a time when print media are facing unprecedented challenges across the country and local newspapers are disappearing at an alarming rate, the fact that

Band-aids

A last-minute band-aid attempt to staunch the long-standing flow of staff from west Quebec hospitals to better-paying jobs in Ontario appears to be backfiring. It started with a pay bonus offered to imaging technicians in Hull and Gatineau hospitals as

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The shift to the right

News over the weekend on the results of elections to the European Parliament has sparked much speculation around what is driving the shift to the right seen there and in other parts of the western world. The key drivers appear

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All in

A crew of volunteers organized by the Norway Bay Municipal Association gathered at the community’s beach on Saturday to install new temporary docks, purchased by the municipality this spring. The docks will replace those that usually attach to the pier

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No life like it

Ah, farming. Master of your own destiny. Up before the sun. Working in the great outdoors. Coaxing plants from the soil. Caring for animals. Harvesting the fruits of your own labour. There’s no life like it. All this may be

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The company we keep

FOLLOWING THE RECENT DECISION BY THE QUEBEC COURT OF APPEAL TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF BILL 21, WE ARE REPUBLISHING OUR EDITORIAL OF DEC. 15, 2021. Last week, a teacher was removed from her job at an elementary school in

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The Voice of the Pontiac Turns 140

At a time when print media are facing unprecedented challenges across the country and local newspapers are disappearing at an alarming rate, the fact that this year marks the 140th anniversary of THE EQUITY is a remarkable achievement. The first

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