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Liberals reclaim Gatineau; PQ wins Papineau by a thread

Gatineau police arrest 19-year-old on sexually related charges

RAWQ introduces new leadership and continues its development

Members and partners of the Outaouais roundtable on hunger and social development gathered outside Le Marché de l'Outaouais. The roundtable's new guide helps Gatineau seniors eat well on a fixed income and find food aid in Aylmer, Hull, Gatineau and Buckingham. Photo: Courtesy of TCFDSO

New guide helps Gatineau seniors eat well on a tight budget

A regional forum held September 23 at Gatineau's Maison du Citoyen issued an urgent call for faster action on the Outaouais housing crisis, highlighting that affordable units remain almost impossible to find even though overall rental vacancy has risen. Photo: Tashi Farmilo

Outaouais housing forum seeks to turn crisis talk into a regional action plan

Gatineau councillor Isabelle N. Miron, who has blocked at least 200 Facebook accounts since her re-election, is calling on the public, police and society to curb online hate before it drives elected officials off social media and deters women, young people and minorities from running for office. Photo: Tashi Farmilo

Isabelle N. Miron fears online hate could push women and youth away from politics

A free online book by curator Gerald McMaster examines how Indigenous artists have borne witness to the residential school system and its lasting legacy, through 70 works that include Allen Sapp's 1988 painting Recess at Onion Lake School. Photo: Courtesy of the Art Canada Institute

Indigenous artists bear witness to residential school legacy in new free book

Concordia University president Graham Carr has been named chair of the board overseeing the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum. Photo: Courtesy of Concordia University's Facebook page

Graham Carr takes the helm of museum board as federal cuts reshape institutions

The Carrefour culturel Estacade, which brings live shows to more than 30,000 young people a year from its Buckingham base, says it must raise $200,000 by October 16 to avoid closing after the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec announced funding of $78,750, well short of the $278,750 it needs to break even. Photo: Courtesy of Carrefour culturel Estacade

Buckingham arts venue Estacade has until October 16 to raise $200,000 or close to it

Outaouais tenants pay among the highest rents in Quebec and report more trouble covering them than most of the province, a new Léger study finds, as Vivre en Ville argues that a mandatory public rent registry is needed to protect the region's remaining affordable housing. Photo: Tashi Farmilo

Outaouais rents among highest in Quebec as many tenants struggle with cost

The Tourisme Outaouais board of directors for 2026-2027 gathered on the steps of the Maison O'Brien, where the organization's annual general meeting on September 30 heard that booked overnight stays in the region rose nearly six per cent in 2025, helped by a push for business events and provincial funding. Photo: Courtesy of Tourisme Outaouais

Tourisme Outaouais reports at annual general meeting that bookings rose nearly six per cent in 2025

On Tuesday, September 22, Bobino Bagel officially opened its second location in Old Gatineau. (JO) Photo: Jude Osmond

Bobino Bagel opens second store after success at first location

The 12th Wakefield Writers Festival, running October 14 to 18 at Centre Wakefield La Pêche and Motel Chelsea, brings Giller and Hugo winners together with authors and voices including Tara Gereaux, Rosanna Deerchild and Karyn Pugliese for conversations on how stories shape identity, memory and change. Photo: Courtesy of the Wakefield Writers Festival

Wakefield Writers Festival to explore how stories shape identity, memory and change

Locals listed numerous concerns regarding Lalièvre Nature’s new rustic camping site, some of which include fire risks, waste management and pollution, and dangerous parking habits. Photo : Abigail Chenier

Mulgrave-et-Derry campground alarms residents

The Hôtel-Casino du Lac-Leamy will host Bienvenue Québec 2026 from October 19 to 21, drawing more than 400 tourism buyers to Gatineau for a three-day marketplace that Tourisme Outaouais chief executive Geneviève Latulippe calls an exceptional showcase for the region, and one expected to generate close to $800,000 in local spinoffs. Photo: Courtesy of the Quebec Ministry of Tourism

Tourism in the Outaouais is growing in leaps and bounds: winter, spring, summer and fall

Élections provinciales 2026 : les candidats connus en Outaouais

Quebec Provincial Elections: candidates answer newsroom questions

TALQ survey invites English-speaking Quebecers to shape the election conversation

English-speaking Quebecers have until November 2026 to help shape Canada's next Official Languages Strategy through an online survey, part of a consultation launched by the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister responsible for Official Languages. Photo: Courtesy of Marc Miller's Facebook page

Quebec's English-speaking community urged to weigh in on next federal official languages strategy

Decades of fair programs, including a 1968 edition advertising horse drawing, children's races and livestock judging, are laid out with framed schedules and correspondence from the club's archives. Photo: Courtesy

Heritage booth brings Poltimore's history to the fair

Émilie Salesse Gauthier, the ADEQ representative for the Outaouais region, enjoying time at the annual Not Back to School Picnic on September 3. Photo: Jude Osmond

Over 50 families gather for homeschooling picnic as Quebec election kicks off

Quebec's access to information commission, led by president Me Lise Girard, has tabled a 2026 five-year report urging a deep overhaul of the province's outdated access and privacy laws for the AI era, with 74 recommendations now headed to a parliamentary committee. Photo: Courtesy of the report: Transparence et vie privée : protéger la démocratie à l'ère numérique

Quebec watchdog urges deep overhaul of aging access and privacy laws for the digital age

Alexandre Van Dieren, Geneviève Latulippe and Lélia Bâcle-Mainguy at the inauguration of the Outaouais Express on Wednesday, September 2. Photo: Jude Osmond

All aboard: Tourisme Outaouais unveils Outaouais Express

Facing a 75 per cent surge in applications, Cégep Heritage College in Gatineau cannot admit more students because Quebec's Law 14 caps enrolment at the province's English colleges, leaving Director General Lisa Peldjak to question where a growing Outaouais population will pursue post-secondary education. Photo: Courtesy of Cégep Heritage College

Demand for English college in Outaouais collides with Quebec's Law 14