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November 19, 2025

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The future of news

I set out with the intention of writing an editorial.  I really did.  Every week I have the (un)enviable position of . . .

New term, old problems

It’s all over but the crying.   After a seemingly endless deluge of election hype and . . .

Legitimate debate

Last week, an audience of millions took in what passes for political discourse in our country, in two televised . . .

Government-approved language

With many residents of Quebec still dealing with the impacts of flooding and others protesting for the right to . . .

Waste not, want not

Last week, youth from Fort Coulonge, Montreal and the rest of the world took to the streets to advocate for a more . . .

Get it together

Obscene is probably the only word that captures the cruel absurdity of a situation that’s playing out in Pontiac and across the province. While the

Thinking about what to think about

Once again, an armada of boxy, yellow torpedoes will be making their way through the streets at dawn, transporting legions of young people to .

Fair-well to summer

Well, it’s that time of year again, and the countdown to the Shawville Fair is on. In just a few dozen hours, the gates will

The future of news

I set out with the intention of writing an editorial.  I really did.  Every week I have the (un)enviable position of . . .

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Legitimate debate

Last week, an audience of millions took in what passes for political discourse in our country, in two televised . . .

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Get it together

Obscene is probably the only word that captures the cruel absurdity of a situation that’s playing out in Pontiac and across the province. While the provincial power-brokers in Quebec City quibble about . . .

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Fair-well to summer

Well, it’s that time of year again, and the countdown to the Shawville Fair is on. In just a few dozen hours, the gates will open and for just a moment, the fairgrounds will be the centre of . .

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