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May 14, 2026

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Opinion

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

Healing our land

Dear Editor, We are living in a sinful broken land. We need . . .

Intruiged

Dear Editor, I was intrigued by the title of your editorial (April 7th, 2021): “CAQ gets a failing grade.” While the meandering editorial seems to

Our culture of amnesia

Dear Editor, I heard a doctor on the radio saying that the social restrictions of the pandemic are likely to cause people to lose track

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

Spring’s treasures

Dear Editor, Days are warmer and longer now, you probably noticed that. As snowbanks melt, forgotten treasures appear. Some wildflowers are already in bloom and

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 »

Intruiged

Dear Editor, I was intrigued by the title of your editorial (April 7th, 2021): “CAQ gets a failing grade.” While the meandering editorial seems to address the issues of poor school ventilation and the care and treatment of seniors during

Read More »

Our culture of amnesia

Dear Editor, I heard a doctor on the radio saying that the social restrictions of the pandemic are likely to cause people to lose track of things that they used to remember easily. The routines we used to follow have

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 »

Spring’s treasures

Dear Editor, Days are warmer and longer now, you probably noticed that. As snowbanks melt, forgotten treasures appear. Some wildflowers are already in bloom and ephemeral puddles prepare to burgeon with insects, amphibians and waterfowl. On my way from the

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