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March 4, 2026

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Editorials

Our new normal

With covid restrictions lifting, everyone seems eager to get back out there and start living their lives again. As the weather warms up, and we

Didn’t see it coming

It’s amazing how often we humans are caught by surprise. Word of a pandemic in China started to percolate through the media in January 2020.

Bring a folding chair

Whether as entrepreneurs, caregivers, nurses, teachers, doctors, farmers, athletes, environmental activists, community leaders, or welders, women in the Pontiac are making their mark. In celebrating

Too much at stake

Canadians have had a front row seat on the fracturing of American society over the past few years. We have seen at close range how

Finding Gorbachev

The recent ousting of Erin O’Toole as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is a matter of concern for all Canadians interested in good

Fundamentally speaking

What has this pandemic taught us so far? For many, it has been the realization that we are very much social beings. People still miss

The road trip

Nobody loves the pandemic. COVID-19 and its variants have claimed 33 thousand lives across Canada, postponed medical attention and delayed surgeries, stranded people in unsafe

Rising to the climate challenge

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel is hoping to hear from local farmers when she convenes public consultations on sustainable agriculture in early February. This will be

The last straw

Quebec residents have some of the highest vaccination rates in the world, yet the province has endured some of the most restrictive preventative health measures

Our new normal

With covid restrictions lifting, everyone seems eager to get back out there and start living their lives again. As the weather warms up, and we can open windows and get outdoors, the opportunities to mingle with family, friends and neighbours,

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Didn’t see it coming

It’s amazing how often we humans are caught by surprise. Word of a pandemic in China started to percolate through the media in January 2020. In February, we heard of its devastating impact in Italy. Then, in March, suddenly it

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Bring a folding chair

Whether as entrepreneurs, caregivers, nurses, teachers, doctors, farmers, athletes, environmental activists, community leaders, or welders, women in the Pontiac are making their mark. In celebrating International Women’s Day, it is imperative to take a moment not only to celebrate the

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Too much at stake

Canadians have had a front row seat on the fracturing of American society over the past few years. We have seen at close range how different world views can split a country in two and damage the very institutions that

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Finding Gorbachev

The recent ousting of Erin O’Toole as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is a matter of concern for all Canadians interested in good governance, regardless of political stripe. The main complaint about O’Toole is that he flip-flopped on

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Fundamentally speaking

What has this pandemic taught us so far? For many, it has been the realization that we are very much social beings. People still miss having habitual gatherings with family members and friends. They miss those carefree, leisurely outings. They

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The road trip

Nobody loves the pandemic. COVID-19 and its variants have claimed 33 thousand lives across Canada, postponed medical attention and delayed surgeries, stranded people in unsafe home environments, damaged mental health, disrupted the education of children, caused economic hardship and destroyed

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Rising to the climate challenge

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel is hoping to hear from local farmers when she convenes public consultations on sustainable agriculture in early February. This will be the first of several themes being considered in the elaboration of her initiative Towards a

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The last straw

Quebec residents have some of the highest vaccination rates in the world, yet the province has endured some of the most restrictive preventative health measures in the country. Curfews, vaccination passports, school closures, restrictions on travel, sports, and social gatherings,

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