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December 17, 2025

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Editorials

Negative spin

Earlier this month, the local health authority announced they would be implementing a ministerial directive that was enacted by the health minister at the beginning

The health of our region

Last week the local health authority announced that they would be forcing part-time health care staff at hospitals in the city to work full-time hours.

On mental health

Over the weekend, the province was rocked by a sensational crime, a young man dressed in medieval garb rampaging around Quebec City with a sword

A spooky time

Halloween is a time for scary things. Whether it’s the gruesome movies, sinister costumes or the fact that rent is due the next day, fear

Big changes, little details

Last week the provincial authorities made a gargantuan statement.  The CAQ’s golden boy for the Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, along with newly christened Health Minister Christian

Communication break down

Since the government has chosen to divide up regions across the province by their relative “danger zone”, I’ve been playing Kenny Loggins non-stop. We’re barrelling

Talking turkey

Thanksgiving is approaching this weekend, and it’s likely one that no one is going to forget. Infections have been surging across the province and restrictions

A couple bad report cards

Last week’s news cycle was especially lively, with things kicking off again in Ottawa, starting with a throne speech. There are plenty of notable new

Riding the wave

Well, it’s happened. It appears that now there’s a COVID case that’s been confirmed in the MRC. I say appears because the news wasn’t revealed

A “good” crisis

Over the weekend there was a significant disruption to the emergency and intensive care units at the Gatineau Hospital. Nurses in both departments staged a

Negative spin

Earlier this month, the local health authority announced they would be implementing a ministerial directive that was enacted by the health minister at the beginning of the pandemic, which allows the CISSSO to force part-time workers to adopt a full-time

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The health of our region

Last week the local health authority announced that they would be forcing part-time health care staff at hospitals in the city to work full-time hours. In addition to a mandatory increase in hours, staff could be forced to work in

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On mental health

Over the weekend, the province was rocked by a sensational crime, a young man dressed in medieval garb rampaging around Quebec City with a sword on Halloween.  He ended up killing two people and injuring five before being arrested by

Read More »

A spooky time

Halloween is a time for scary things. Whether it’s the gruesome movies, sinister costumes or the fact that rent is due the next day, fear is in the air. Fear is an interesting thing. A small serving is oftentimes fine,

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Big changes, little details

Last week the provincial authorities made a gargantuan statement.  The CAQ’s golden boy for the Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, along with newly christened Health Minister Christian Dubé, announced that there was a 600 bed hospital destined for the region, but were

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Communication break down

Since the government has chosen to divide up regions across the province by their relative “danger zone”, I’ve been playing Kenny Loggins non-stop. We’re barrelling towards the upper reaches of these coloured zones, with Gatineau and the surrounding area being

Read More »

Talking turkey

Thanksgiving is approaching this weekend, and it’s likely one that no one is going to forget. Infections have been surging across the province and restrictions are ramping up in the hardest hit areas, like Montreal, Quebec City and as of

Read More »

A couple bad report cards

Last week’s news cycle was especially lively, with things kicking off again in Ottawa, starting with a throne speech. There are plenty of notable new announcements to discuss, as well as a lot of old ones. In the former category,

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Riding the wave

Well, it’s happened. It appears that now there’s a COVID case that’s been confirmed in the MRC. I say appears because the news wasn’t revealed through formal channels. The woman who tested positive, who works for the local health authority

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A “good” crisis

Over the weekend there was a significant disruption to the emergency and intensive care units at the Gatineau Hospital. Nurses in both departments staged a sit-in on Friday morning to protest chronic short-staffing issues, which resulted in short breaks in

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