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November 19, 2025

Editorials

Not again…

The truth really is stranger than fiction. Last week Pontiac MP Will Amos made more international headlines with his second video conference gaffe in as

Bring on summer

May 28 can’t come quickly enough. Last week the provincial government announced its reopening plan and it was met with a mass exhalation of breath,

Could be worse

Well, the long awaited update to Quebec’s language charter is here, after being one of the key election planks that the governing CAQ party used

Communication breakdown

There has been much said and written about the federal government’s latest bit of outrageous stupidity, Bill C-10, which seeks to treat all digital streaming

Changing course

While it appears cases are plateauing or trending downward in the Pontiac and across the province, it’s a good time to assess some of the

New day, old problems

The thing that many in this community have been dreading for the past year finally happened last week, as a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at

Shadenfreude

Last week Pontiac’s member of parliament Will Amos made international headlines in perhaps one of the most embarrassing ways possible. Apparently returning from a jog

Rise above

Over the weekend huge crowds of people took to the streets in Montreal to protest lockdown measures, particularly the return of the 8 p.m. curfew

CAQ gets a failing grade

Spring has sprung. It was the first weekend in a while to feature multiple in-person events, as Pontiacers emerged from their hibernation spots to celebrate

Rays of hope

Earlier this month a horrific tragedy played out in our region. Two young men, Gaetan and Aramis, lost their lives in a car accident. A

Not again…

The truth really is stranger than fiction. Last week Pontiac MP Will Amos made more international headlines with his second video conference gaffe in as many months. This time was much more salacious, since he was alleged to have been

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Bring on summer

May 28 can’t come quickly enough. Last week the provincial government announced its reopening plan and it was met with a mass exhalation of breath, like a weight was lifted off our chests. The date was set that the province-wide

Read More »

Could be worse

Well, the long awaited update to Quebec’s language charter is here, after being one of the key election planks that the governing CAQ party used to ride to a comfortable majority in 2018. The mammoth piece of legislation (100 pages

Read More »

Communication breakdown

There has been much said and written about the federal government’s latest bit of outrageous stupidity, Bill C-10, which seeks to treat all digital streaming services available to Canadians as broadcasters and regulate them like radio or TV stations. Plenty

Read More »

Changing course

While it appears cases are plateauing or trending downward in the Pontiac and across the province, it’s a good time to assess some of the response to this third wave. Early on in this public health disaster, there were plenty

Read More »

New day, old problems

The thing that many in this community have been dreading for the past year finally happened last week, as a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the Pontiac Hospital. As of Monday afternoon, there were . . .

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Shadenfreude

Last week Pontiac’s member of parliament Will Amos made international headlines in perhaps one of the most embarrassing ways possible. Apparently returning from a jog just in time for question period, he appeared on a video call completely in the

Read More »

Rise above

Over the weekend huge crowds of people took to the streets in Montreal to protest lockdown measures, particularly the return of the 8 p.m. curfew that was rolled back from 9:30. What began as an incredibly dangerous stunt, given that

Read More »

CAQ gets a failing grade

Spring has sprung. It was the first weekend in a while to feature multiple in-person events, as Pontiacers emerged from their hibernation spots to celebrate Easter. Even outside of organized fun or religious services, there were plenty of . .

Read More »

Rays of hope

Earlier this month a horrific tragedy played out in our region. Two young men, Gaetan and Aramis, lost their lives in a car accident. A region this sprawling sees its fair share of fatal collisions every year, and all too

Read More »

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