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December 3, 2025

Sophie Kuijper Dickson

What do you stand for?

As Parliament returned on Monday, MPs opened their fall sitting with a standing ovation for Charlie Kirk, the right-wing activist who was fatally shot while

Another notwithstanding threat

It’s just over two weeks ago now that Quebec’s CAQ government announced its intention to introduce a bill that would ban public prayer.  This idea

A third place

In the 1980s, American sociologist Ray Oldenburg gave language to an idea that will likely be pretty familiar to anybody who grew up going to

The knitters revolted

High school and elementary students across Quebec are being asked to take on a new challenge this year. The Quebec government is forcing them to

WQSB postpones budget adoption 

The Western Quebec School Board is holding off on adopting its 2025-2026 budget with hopes an upcoming court decision will allow it to reclaim control

A serious Shawville bang-up

Police say the single-vehicle crash that occurred the night of Aug. 23 in Shawville was likely caused by speeding.

What do you stand for?

As Parliament returned on Monday, MPs opened their fall sitting with a standing ovation for Charlie Kirk, the right-wing activist who was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah university on Sept. 10.  The ovation erupted after Conservative Alberta MP

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Another notwithstanding threat

It’s just over two weeks ago now that Quebec’s CAQ government announced its intention to introduce a bill that would ban public prayer.  This idea didn’t come from the committee of lawyers that’s been tasked with strengthening secularism across the

Read More »

A third place

In the 1980s, American sociologist Ray Oldenburg gave language to an idea that will likely be pretty familiar to anybody who grew up going to kitchen parties, cipaille suppers, or who’s spent some time sitting on the bench outside J

Read More »

The knitters revolted

High school and elementary students across Quebec are being asked to take on a new challenge this year. The Quebec government is forcing them to put away their phones for at least six hours every weekday – the duration of

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WQSB postpones budget adoption 

The Western Quebec School Board is holding off on adopting its 2025-2026 budget with hopes an upcoming court decision will allow it to reclaim control of its surplus to fill some of the funding gaps left by education cuts over

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School cellphone ban now in place

As students return to school across the Pontiac this week, they will be forced to adapt to what, for some, may feel like a new world order, as they will no longer be allowed to use their cellphone on school

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