Last week, former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould testified that the Prime Minister and his minions exerted inappropriate pressure on her to intervene in a federal corruption case against the Montreal-based engineering firm SNC Lavalin. While disagreeing with Wilson-Raybould’s characterization of

Business owners in the Municipality of Pontiac are venting their frustration after council announced a commercial property tax increase of at least 40 per cent this year. Because of the increase, some businesses will have to pay an additional $1,500

On Feb. 7, the Globe and Mail published a shocking story alleging that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had put pressure on the former attorney general and Justice Minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould, to avoid prosecuting the mammoth Quebec engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.

On Feb. 8, Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette was sentenced to life in prison without the eligibility for parole for 40 years. Quebec Superior Court Justice François Huot declared that any sentence of 50 years or more would be

The Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with a $40,000 fine last week for non-compliance with provincial environmental regulations. The infractions ranged from storing asphalt shingles outside to failing to waterproof the sorting area with concrete slabs. But one infraction jumps

Rumours have been circulating in the community about the fate of the proposed cannabis growing facility and innovation centre that has been proposed by LiveWell Foods Inc. in Litchfield. The plan – which has apparently changed – originally called for

Last year, when it was announced that Shawville would finally be getting a long-awaited slaughterhouse, many people celebrated another business coming to the Pontiac. Some people changed their attitudes when they found out that the new slaughterhouse was going to

Last week, the provincial government took a firm stance as champions of the French language. Were they celebrating Francophone art and culture? Announcing funds for French-language schools and institutions? No. They were urging the Hospital in Lachute to put a

As Canadians, we like to remind ourselves that hockey is OUR game and WE invented it. Because Canada is the gold standard for hockey success, anything but a gold medal is seen as a failure. The World Junior Hockey Championships

Well, well, well, 2019 has arrived and not a moment too soon. It feels good to be able to bid 2018 adieu, like turning the page emphatically on a particularly arduous chapter in a novel. The past 12 months had