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Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon gestures as he speaks to the media during a campaign stop in Saint-Jerome, Que., on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Quebec votes in a provincial election on Oct. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

PQ leader says his immigration comments were ‘distorted’ by opponents in campaign

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PQ leader says his immigration comments were ‘distorted’ by opponents in campaign

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 10:39 AM CDT

MONTREAL - Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said comments he has made about immigration have been "distorted" by his opponents as Quebec's political parties wrapped up the second week of the provincial election campaign on Friday.

Immigration and anglophone rights took centre stage over the week as leaders continued to campaign ahead of the Oct. 5 provincial election.

The Parti Québécois, which has maintained its lead in the polls despite growing support for the governing Coalition Avenir Québec, is facing criticism after St-Pierre Plamondon stirred up controversy with comments about immigrants in schools.

In recent days, the PQ leader has linked immigration to overcrowded schools and the decline of the French language. On Saturday, he held a press conference outside a Quebec City high school where modular classrooms are being used to accommodate students.

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The Élections Québec voter guide seen in this undated photo. — THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Élections Québec (Mandatory Credit)
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Élections Québec says it’s too late to print voter documents in English

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Élections Québec says it’s too late to print voter documents in English

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Sep. 4, 2026

MONTREAL - Élections Québec says it is too late to make changes to the unilingual French documents it is mailing to voters ahead of the Oct. 5 election despite facing backlash from the anglophone community.

The provincial elections authority was reacting to comments made by Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette, who said she is in discussions with Élections Québec to determine the next steps.

"We will see what our obligations are," Fréchette said.

The unilingual documents have prompted an outcry from advocacy groups representing anglophones in Quebec, who say they are creating an unnecessary barrier for voters.

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Friday, Sep. 4, 2026
A voter casts their ballot in the Quebec provincial election, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Candidates talk affordability on Day 4 of Quebec’s election campaign

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Candidates talk affordability on Day 4 of Quebec’s election campaign

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

Affordability and the economy took the spotlight on Sunday as Quebec's election campaign entered its fourth day, with party leaders unveiling their visions to ease financial pressures while grappling with the province's budgetary constraints.

The Quebec Liberal Party and Québec solidaire promised to make housing more affordable, while the Conservatives promised more tax cuts and the Coalition Avenir Québec released its full fiscal plan. Meanwhile, the Parti Québécois emphasized protecting the French language by proposing stricter immigration policies.

According to Quebec’s auditor general, the next government will face significant budgetary constraints. A pre-election report published earlier this month highlighted that Quebec’s multi-billion dollar deficit must be eliminated by 2029-2030 under the balanced-budget law, leaving little room for ambitious campaign promises.

The Coalition Avenir Québec called on the other parties Sunday to follow its lead and release their own fiscal blueprints.

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
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                                Tarik Daoudi, directeur général de l’Association des juristes d’expression française du Manitoba
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Assurer la continuité bilingue

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Assurer la continuité bilingue

Hugo Beaucamp 4 minute read Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

À la suite de la nomination cet été de Glenn Joyal à la Cour suprême, l’Association des juristes d’expression française du Manitoba (AJEFM) a adressé une lettre à l’intention de Mark Carney.

Dans cette dernière, L’AJEFM demande au premier ministre du Canada de nommer un juge en chef bilingue pour remplacer Glenn Joyal qui occupait ce rôle à la Cour du Banc du Roi du Manitoba depuis 2011.

En préambule, l’association de juristes francophones souligne les contributions de Glenn Joyal pour faire progresser l’accès à la justice en français et insiste sur le fait que la prochaine nomination doit absolument s’inscrire dans la continuité du travail réalisé par Glenn Joyal, mais aussi celui de Marc Monnin, juge en chef de la Cour du Banc du Roi du Manitoba de 2003 à 2011.

Tarik Daoudi, directeur général de l’AJEFM met de l’avant la fierté d’avoir eu des Franco-Manitobains pour remplir ce rôle mais il indique également que cela va au-delà des sentiments.

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Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaks during an election campaign stop outside the site of the cancelled Northvolt plant in McMasterville, Que., on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. Quebecers will vote in a provincial election on Oct. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Parties talk taxes, trade war and parental leave on Day 2 of Quebec election campaign

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Parties talk taxes, trade war and parental leave on Day 2 of Quebec election campaign

Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Aug. 31, 2026

MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette came under attack from her rivals on Friday, as taxes, parental leave and the U.S. trade war all took centre stage during the first full day of campaigning on the Quebec election trail.

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised to reduce taxes for Quebec businesses by 20 per cent in his first term as premier if his party wins the Oct. 5 election.

St-Pierre Plamondon made his announcement at the site of the cancelled Northvolt electric battery plant, which he described as a symbol of the failure of the Coalition Avenir Québec government's "economic interventionism."

The Quebec government pledged up to $2.9 billion in financing for the project, including a $270-million investment in the Swedish parent company that was lost when it went bankrupt. Fréchette was energy minister when the project was scrapped.

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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc leave a news conference about Canada's response to new U.S. tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Discoverability, not French-language labels, the issue in’ trade talks: LeBlanc

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Discoverability, not French-language labels, the issue in’ trade talks: LeBlanc

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

OTTAWA - The United States has withdrawn demands that Canada shelve French language protections as part of future trade talks, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday, as he also acknowledged demands to remove French language labels from products were not part of the latest round of negotiations.

In a social media post LeBlanc said "Canada welcomes that the U.S. is now withdrawing its positions on discoverability and labelling and is confirming that measures to promote French language and Canadian culture will not be subject to future U.S. trade actions," LeBlanc said on social media Thursday.

He said Canada looks forward to "further constructive U.S. clarifications on their other positions which would create the possibility of a mutually beneficial trade agreement that respects Canadian sovereignty."

The Liberal government cited French language protections as one of the reasons it ended trade talks with the Americans, with Prime Minister Mark Carney mentioning both the visibility of Canadian content on streaming services, and French-language product labelling, when he spoke on Aug. 22 about the trade talks dissolving.

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Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
A man takes shelter under a tree on a hot day in Montreal on Thursday, July 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Quebecers support a right to cooling during heat waves, poll finds

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Quebecers support a right to cooling during heat waves, poll finds

Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026

MONTRÉAL - A new Léger poll has found that three-quarters of Quebecers support recognizing a so-called right to coolness that would guarantee safe places during heat waves.

Overall, 74 per cent of survey respondents said they support the Quebec government recognizing a person's right to living conditions that include temperatures that are considered safe for human health. Sixteen per cent of respondents said they were opposed, while 10 per cent declined to say.

The results also show that 64 per cent of respondents have experienced at least one effect of extreme heat over the past three years.

Those can include headaches, sleep disturbances or breathing difficulties, as well as a need to adjust daily or work activities.

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Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026
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                                Stéphane Tétreault et Jocelyn Gagné, directeur général et propriétaire de la Boulangerie Saint-Pierre, sont fiers de pouvoir compter sur leurs employés pour faire vivre l’entreprise.
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                                Stéphane Tétreault et Jocelyn Gagné, directeur général et propriétaire de la Boulangerie Saint-Pierre, sont fiers de pouvoir compter sur leurs employés pour faire vivre l’entreprise.
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Célébrer des employés qui mettent la main à la pâte

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Célébrer des employés qui mettent la main à la pâte

Jaider Cabarcas 6 minute read Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026

L’immigration francophone joue un rôle grandissant dans la vitalité de Saint-Pierre-Jolys. À la Boulangerie Saint-Pierre, des employés venus de plusieurs pays contribuent à la croissance de l’entreprise tout en s’intégrant à la vie du village. Une diversité que l’entreprise souhaite célébrer avec une nouvelle murale.

La Boulangerie Saint-Pierre, à Saint-Pierre-Jolys, connaît une importante expansion depuis quelques années. Pour Jocelyn Gagné, propriétaire de l’entreprise familiale, cette croissance repose largement sur le travail de ses employés, dont plusieurs sont des immigrants francophones. C’est pour souligner leur contribution que la boulangerie, en collaboration avec l’artiste franco-manitobain Gérald Laroche, a entrepris la création d’une murale qui ornera bientôt sa façade.

Jocelyn Gagné, qui travaille dans l’entreprise depuis l’âge de 13 ans, alors que ses parents étaient propriétaires, constate bien que la société a changé à travers les années. “On est rendu dans près de 150 magasins, on a grandi pas mal vite dans la dernière année. On a beaucoup plus d’employés que dans le temps de mes parents.” Avec une telle croissance, le besoin d’engager davantage de main-d’œuvre est venu naturellement.

Un Folklorama à l’année longue

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Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026
FILE - This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. On Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, Seattle Public Schools filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. (AP Photo, File)

France’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms

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France’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms

The Associated Press 2 minute read Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026

PARIS (AP) — A top court in France on Friday struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms.

The Constitutional Council ruled that provisions in the ban “disproportionately infringe freedom of expression and communication" and haven't provided legal guarantees to ensure those rights, according to a press release summarizing the decision.

France last month became the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on the platforms amid rising worldwide concerns about the harmful effects of digital content on kids.

Both chambers of the Parliament had voted in favor of the measure, which also banned the use of mobile phones in high schools.

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Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026
The National Assembly sits in the Salon Rouge during question period Thursday, September 19, 2024 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Lawyer challenges Quebec’s law ending manadatory oath of allegiance to the King

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Lawyer challenges Quebec’s law ending manadatory oath of allegiance to the King

Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, Sep. 4, 2026

A University of Ottawa law professor is challenging a 2022 Quebec law that made it optional for legislature members to swear an oath of allegiance to the King.

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Friday, Sep. 4, 2026
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                                Mercédès Beaudry, 17 ans, prêtera sa voix à la francophonie manitobaine lors du spectacle de Jamais Trop Tôt, dans le cadre du FICG.
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À Granby, le Manitoba francophone au micro

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À Granby, le Manitoba francophone au micro

Félix Guichard 8 minute read Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026

Bercée par la musique depuis l’enfance, Mercédès Beaudry sera la seule représentante du Manitoba à Jamais Trop Tôt, le volet jeunesse du Festival international de la chanson de Granby (FICG), au Québec. Le 16 août, l’auteure compositrice-interprète de 17 ans montera sur la scène du Palace de Granby aux côtés de 19 autres artistes de la relève francophone venus des quatre coins du Canada.

Mère, père, frère et même ses chats : à peine sélectionnée, Mercédès Beaudry s’est empressée de leur annoncer la bonne nouvelle. La jeune artiste se trouvait avec un ami quand le téléphone s’est mis à sonner : “Pour la première fois dans ma vie, je dois prendre un appel,” s’amuse-t-elle. C’est avec un grand enthousiasme qu’elle a accueilli cette sélection.

Après le dévoilement public de la cohorte, la nouvelle de sa participation s’est vite répandue dans son entourage. “Il y a des personnes qui m’ont textée et qui ne savent pas forcément en quoi consiste Jamais Trop Tôt, alors je dois expliquer ça à tout le monde.”

Au programme du FICG, qui se déroulera du 13 au 23 août, Jamais Trop Tôt n’est pas une compétition, mais un projet musical pancanadien avec un spectacle à la clé. Vingt interprètes de la relève francophone venus des quatre coins du Canada, dont près de la moitié du Québec, passeront cinq jours à l’Université Bishop’s, du 11 au 15 août, pour suivre une formation vocale et scénique. Ils se produiront ensuite en spectacle le 16 août à 19 h 30 au Palace de Granby.

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Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026
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                                The old fire hall behind the St. Boniface City Hall Bld. on Provencher Blvd. March 19 2007
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City seeking proposals to lease, manage, program St. Boniface heritage buildings

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City seeking proposals to lease, manage, program St. Boniface heritage buildings

Joyanne Pursaga 5 minute read Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026

The future of three key St. Boniface heritage buildings should soon become clearer, following years of debate over what to do with them.

The city is seeking proposals to lease, program and manage the Carré Civique de Saint-Boniface (St. Boniface Civic Square), which includes the former St. Boniface city hall (219 Provencher Blvd.), former St. Boniface fire hall (212 Dumoulin St.) and the former St. Boniface health unit building (233 Provencher Blvd.)

The city would continue to own the buildings.

“Promotion of francophone art, language, culture and history are all things that I’d like to see continue and thrive and prosper (through this lease),” said St. Boniface Coun. Matt Allard.

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Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026
Skipper Jasmine Pernot, pictured in an undated photo provided, is the youngest skipper entered in the St-Laurent 400 offshore race and one of only three women taking part as skippers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-Jasmine Pernot  (Mandatory Credit)
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Young Quebec sailor, 17, aims to challenge gender stereotypes in sailing

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Young Quebec sailor, 17, aims to challenge gender stereotypes in sailing

Audrey Sanikopoulos, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026

MONTREAL - At 17, Jasmine Pernot is set to become the youngest skipper and one of only three women leading crews in Quebec's new offshore sailing race, hoping to show other young women they belong at the helm.

Jasmine Pernot will lead a crew of seven in the inaugural St-Laurent 400, a 400-nautical-mile race that begins in Tadoussac, at the mouth of the Saguenay River on Quebec's North Shore, on Aug. 6 and finishes in the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

"Everyone has been looking forward to this race because it's a format we haven't had yet in Quebec," Pernot said Thursday before a training session at the Deux-Montagnes sailing club, northwest of Montreal.

Unlike shorter races where crews return to shore at the end of the day, competitors will spend more than 24 consecutive hours at sea.

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Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026
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                                France Adams revient sur la création de Familles en transition, un balado qui a transformé son regard sur la parentalité et la transidentité.
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Familles en transition: une réflexion sur une transition cruciale

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Familles en transition: une réflexion sur une transition cruciale

Chelsea Howgate 7 minute read Saturday, Jul. 25, 2026

À travers six épisodes et des conversations avec plusieurs parents et experts, France Adams en est venue à mieux se comprendre — et à mieux comprendre sa fille transgenre. Maintenant, elle revient sur son expérience et sur l’impact, l’importance et l’avenir du balado.

Pourquoi est-ce que tu as voulu faire ce balado?

Le but était de briser un peu la solitude et le stigmate auxquels nous faisons face. On entend parler de l’expérience de la personne transgenre, mais c’est comme si les parents vivaient dans le silence.

Est-ce qu’on est toujours avec notre enfant si on le verbalise? Est-ce qu’on a le droit de verbaliser ce qu’on ressent à l’intérieur? Est-ce que je suis seule à vivre ça? Tant et aussi longtemps que tu ne le verbalises pas, t’as l’impression d’être seule.

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Saturday, Jul. 25, 2026
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                                Lucien Loiselle loved nature — a gift he shared with his family.
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A Life's Story: Advocate Lucien Loiselle celebrated the French connection in Manitoba

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A Life's Story: Advocate Lucien Loiselle celebrated the French connection in Manitoba

Janine LeGal 6 minute read Saturday, Jul. 18, 2026

A pillar in the local French community, Lucien Loiselle wanted francophone culture to be shared as widely as possible.

“I remember him telling us to be proud of being francophones and of our culture, to never let anyone speak negatively of francophones or make fun of the French language,” said his middle son, Richard, who shares his father’s passion for French language and culture and served for 20 years as the French language services co-ordinator for Manitoba Health.

“He helped us appreciate and keep francophone music, movies, books and comic books in our lives,” eldest son Michel added. “I have an MP3 player full of French music, and shelves loaded with French-language comic books.

“I passed that love on to my five kids, one of whom works in French media and another who intends to become a teacher in the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine.”

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Saturday, Jul. 18, 2026
A conceptual illustration of a statue of Samuel de Champlain, proposed to be installed at a city park in Orillia, Ont., is shown in this undated handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - City of Orillia (Mandatory Credit)

Quebec municipalities express interest in Samuel de Champlain statue from Ontario

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Quebec municipalities express interest in Samuel de Champlain statue from Ontario

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Jul. 13, 2026

Some Quebec municipalities and organizations are offering to take a controversial statue of Samuel de Champlain from an Ontario city in Simcoe County.

The nearly four-metre-tall bronze monument of the 17th century explorer and founder of Quebec City was removed from a park in Orillia, Ont., and placed in storage in 2017 following debate over its colonial imagery.

Orillia Mayor Don McIsaac said a wave of offers poured in after the city recently raised the possibility of melting the statue down.

“They say it's racist, it's not our history, it is an insult to Indigenous peoples,” McIsaac said in an interview about the controversy over the statue.

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Monday, Jul. 13, 2026
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                                Rhéal Gagnon, récemment nommé chef des pompiers de La Broquerie, y a commencé son parcours comme pompier volontaire en 1992.
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Saison des feux: vigilance au rural

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Saison des feux: vigilance au rural

Félix Guichard 7 minute read Saturday, Jul. 11, 2026

Dans un contexte d’incendies plus intenses ces dernières années, l’exemple de La Broquerie permet de mieux comprendre ce qui alimente les feux et comment y faire face.

“On est chanceux, cette année,” estime Rhéal Gagnon, nouvellement chef des pompiers de La Broquerie. Entré en fonction il y a tout juste un mois, il prend la tête du service en pleine saison des feux.

Pompier dans la municipalité depuis 34 ans, il considère cette nomination comme “un privilège” et une occasion de continuer à servir sa communauté. Comme francophone en contexte minoritaire, il y voit aussi un symbole : “Les francophones, on est quand même capable d’avoir des postes comme ça.”

À ce jour, la caserne a bien répondu à quelques feux, mais “rien de majeur.” Elle n’a pas non plus été appelée en renfort dans d’autres communautés. Il attribue ce répit momentané aux récentes pluies : “Cette année, c’est un peu plus humide que l’année passée, où l’été avait été très sec.” Si la saison demeure pour l’instant calme, les pompiers de La Broquerie restent cependant prêts à intervenir à tout moment.

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Saturday, Jul. 11, 2026
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS FILES “This is good news for Manitoba, good news for our economy, good news for employers and, of course, the work permit holders,” Liberal MP Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South) said Monday.

Work permits extended to 2027 for international grads

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Work permits extended to 2027 for international grads

Carol Sanders 6 minute read Monday, Jul. 6, 2026

The federal government is offering a reprieve for international graduates who found work and settled in Manitoba, giving the province more time to process a backlog of provincial nominee applications.

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Monday, Jul. 6, 2026
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Environnement et communauté

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Environnement et communauté

Jaider Cabarcas 5 minute read Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

“Il y en a plusieurs des entreprises qui font du greenwashing, ils se peinturent dans le développement durable, l’affichent sur le site web: Écologique! Nous, on l’est pour vrai,” c’est ce qu’affirme Éric Gosselin, directeur général de Sun Certified. La Liberté l’a rencontré dans l’atelier de sa compagnie, un vaste espace de travail garni de matériaux en bois, de maquettes et de murs de maisons.

Cette société de construction de logements a des méthodes bien particulières, notamment pour l’isolation des maisons. Les travailleurs utilisent des matériaux organiques pour créer une épaisse couche d’isolation à base de papier et de carton. “La première chose qu’on fait, c’est utiliser des matières organiques, alors du bois et de la fibre cellulosique. Et il y en a beaucoup dans l’enveloppe du bâtiment, pour renforcer l’isolation,” explique Éric Gosselin.

La compagnie privilégie les matériaux renouvelables, ce qui la démarque des autres sociétés dans le domaine. “Pour l’isolation, quand on utilise du bois, c’est renouvelable. On pourra toujours planter d’autres arbres et ça va repousser. Chez les constructeurs standards, c’est de la mousse ou du rockwool, fait à base de pétrole ou de minéraux.”

Cette volonté d’accorder plus d’importance à l’environnement dans le domaine de l’habitation, c’est ce qui a mené à la création de Sun Certified.

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Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026
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                                Jayden Del Campo représentera le Canada aux Jeux panaméricains de water-polo.
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Le pari water-polo de Jayden Del Campo

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Le pari water-polo de Jayden Del Campo

Jaider Cabarcas 6 minute read Saturday, Jun. 27, 2026

Le water-polo est arrivé naturellement dans la vie de Jayden Del Campo. Issu d’une famille de sportifs, son père et son grand-père pratiquaient aussi ce sport, une passion qui s’est transmise dans la lignée familiale.

“Mon grand-père a joué dans l’équipe nationale de Cuba et mon père jouait aussi. J’avais comme quatre ans quand mes parents m’ont poussé dans l’eau pour que je commence à jouer.”

Bien que les débuts aient été difficiles — il n’aimait pas être dans l’eau et nager avec un ballon était un vrai défi il a fini par tomber en amour avec ce sport. C’est un chemin qu’il a suivi jusqu’au bout, en devenant entraîneur au Club Vortex, et en acceptant une bourse d’admission à l’Université McKendree aux États-Unis, où il a rejoint l’équipe de water-polo.

Pourtant, malgré une certaine popularité au sud de la frontière et en Europe, la communauté de water-polo reste très petite au Canada. “C’est une communauté qui est vraiment petite au Manitoba. Un de mes buts, c’est de faire grandir ce sport. Pas seulement au Manitoba, mais partout au pays.”

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Saturday, Jun. 27, 2026
Models wear creations as part of the Dior Homme Spring Summer 2027 collection presented in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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Dior moves Paris men’s show earlier as heat wave grips city

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Dior moves Paris men’s show earlier as heat wave grips city

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PARIS (AP) — Dior moved its men’s Paris Fashion Week show to 9 a.m. Wednesday to avoid the extreme heat sweeping much of Western Europe. It still was not early enough.

Guests arrived at the Musée Nissim de Camondo as a heat wave gripped Paris. Cold towels, strawberries and parasols were offered at the door.

Inside the mansion, where Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson showed his latest Dior men’s collection, the temperature rose quickly. Some guests appeared overcome and water was in limited supply.

The front row still delivered the expected star power. LaKeith Stanfield, Little Simz, James Marsden, Drew Starkey, Mike Faist, 070 Shake, Alexander Ludwig and Sam Nivola were among those at the show.

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026
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                                Daniel Lavoie évoque un parcours artistique marqué par le Manitoba français et mené bien au-delà de ses frontières.
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Daniel Lavoie, entre racines et liberté

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Daniel Lavoie, entre racines et liberté

Félix Guichard 6 minute read Saturday, Jun. 20, 2026

Le 6 juin, au Centre national des Arts, à Ottawa, Daniel Lavoie a reçu le Prix de la réalisation artistique 2026, catégorie musique populaire, des Prix du Gouverneur général pour les arts du spectacle.

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Saturday, Jun. 20, 2026
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Sask. Métis village grapples with child abductions, North-West Rebellion

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Sask. Métis village grapples with child abductions, North-West Rebellion

Reviewed by Susan Huebert 4 minute read Saturday, Jun. 20, 2026

Major events and big personalities can overshadow the lives of ordinary people, but even the youngest and seemingly least important members of a society can help shape communities.

In Treat Them as Buffalo, Blair Palmer Yoxall has portrayed various characters in a Métis village in 1885 Saskatchewan through the life of a 12-year-old boy named Nikosis (Niko) Eriksen and his interactions with relatives and friends in the context of a community crisis and Louis Riel’s rebellion.

Yoxall is an Alberta Métis writer and poet with a master of arts in English in Indigenous literature and westerns. His fiction has won a range of prizes and landed on a number of short lists. His prose and poetry pieces have appeared in Glass Buffalo, the Fiddlehead and Carving Space: The Indigenous Voices Awards Anthology. Treat Them as Buffalo is his first novel.

The novel follows Nikosis (Cree for “my son”) as he attempts to sort out the events occurring in his home community, Lac-aux-Trois-Pistoles, Sask., in 1885. Several boys, including Niko’s cousin, have disappeared from the town, with some reappearing mutilated or dead. Niko’s mother, grandmother and aunt try to protect him, while other women in the community attempt to find their missing sons and grandsons. Meanwhile, a fierce fighting woman named Kate McCannon seeks to resolve the situation, offering to help with the search and rescue operations.

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Saturday, Jun. 20, 2026
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                                Michel Loiselle (au centre), est le capitaine de La Compagnie de La Vérendrye. Sam et Val Vint (sur les côtés) ont conceptualisé une nouvelle oeuvre d’art publique.
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Une nouvelle oeuvre pour raconter l’histoire autrement

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Une nouvelle oeuvre pour raconter l’histoire autrement

Jaider Cabarcas 7 minute read Saturday, Jun. 13, 2026

Pendant des décennies, le parc La Vérendrye, situé sur l’avenue Taché, au cœur de Saint-Boniface, a raconté l’histoire de l’explorateur français du même nom à travers une seule statue. La Compagnie de La Vérendrye, un groupe de reconstitution historique, a piloté un projet de conception d’une nouvelle œuvre d’art qui pourrait raconter une autre partie de l’histoire.

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Saturday, Jun. 13, 2026
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