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June 25, 2026

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Residents of Bristol have voted in former mayor Brent Orr to fill the municipality’s vacant council seat in the by-election held Sunday.
Brent Orr asks a question at the June 16 council meeting regarding costs associated with the termination of Bristol’s director general. Photo: Sophie Kuijper Dickson.
Residents of Bristol have voted in former mayor Brent Orr to fill the municipality’s vacant council seat in the by-election held Sunday.
Residents of Bristol have voted in former mayor Brent Orr to fill the municipality’s vacant council seat in the by-election held Sunday.
Brent Orr asks a question at the June 16 council meeting regarding costs associated with the termination of Bristol’s director general. Photo: Sophie Kuijper Dickson.
Residents of Bristol have voted in former mayor Brent Orr to fill the municipality’s vacant council seat in the by-election held Sunday.

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Feds’ new food security plan: McCann weighs in

Earlier this month, the federal government introduced its new food security strategy which lays out its plan for producing more food domestically, making it more affordable for consumers, and making the whole food system less dependent on other countries.  The

Online articles now available en Français

THE EQUITY has launched a new feature on its website this week, designed to make our reporting more accessible to people who speak French. Owner/publisher Jon Stewart has developed an AI tool that can make articles we publish available in

Feds’ new food security plan: McCann weighs in

Earlier this month, the federal government introduced its new food security strategy which lays out its plan for producing more food domestically, making it more affordable for consumers, and making the whole food system less dependent on other countries.  The

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Crowds gather at the Shawville fairgrounds for the annual demolition derby on Monday.

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Food security, at what cost?

Just a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney shared his government’s strategy to build food security in this country, the Liberals quietly snuck through a bill that will radically change how pesticides are regulated, or rather, deregulated.  Bill C-30, passed just before Parliament rose for the summer last week, amends

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June 23, 2026

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Medicare – 1826 vs. 2026

We all hear people complain that the waiting list in the hospitals is too long, no matter where you live.

25 YEARS AGO

June 20, 2001

Move afoot to take back Shawville streets: An officer from the Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec informed seniors Monday that

June 20, 2001

Move afoot to take back Shawville streets: An officer from the Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec informed seniors Monday that

50 YEARS AGO

June 23, 1976

Police news: The only excitement this week worth reporting is the apprehension in Campbell’s Bay of a frustrated would-be thief.

June 23, 1976

Police news: The only excitement this week worth reporting is the apprehension in Campbell’s Bay of a frustrated would-be thief.

75 YEARS AGO

June 21, 1951

Pallbearers Chosen 2 Years Ago: Ill for three months with an infected foot, William James Tubman passed away Monday, at

June 21, 1951

Pallbearers Chosen 2 Years Ago: Ill for three months with an infected foot, William James Tubman passed away Monday, at

100 YEARS AGO

June 24, 1926

Local news: The Pontiac House has been undergoing changes whereby the accommodation has been increased to the extent of four

June 24, 1926

Local news: The Pontiac House has been undergoing changes whereby the accommodation has been increased to the extent of four

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125 YEARS AGO

June 20, 1901

Local news: Mr. Peter Brownlee is erecting a new residence on a property on the 6th Line, just south of

June 20, 1901

Local news: Mr. Peter Brownlee is erecting a new residence on a property on the 6th Line, just south of

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