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The minimum wage is set to increase by one dollar to $15.25 as of May 1. The increase, from the current rate of $14.25, will benefit around 298,900 workers, including 164,100 women.
The deployment of warning bracelets (BAR) is set to take place in the Outaouais region of Quebec as part of a pilot project aimed at preventing perpetrators of sexual exploitation and domestic violence from approaching their victims.
Canadian businessman John Bitove delivered an impassioned speech on the importance of Canadian-owned and operated media in supporting democracy...
The newly hired Assistant Director General, Louis-Alexandre Monast was introduced by Mayor Roger Larose at the March 14 Pontiac council meeting in Luskville.
The Union of Quebec Municipalities has announced the 101st edition of its annual meeting, Assises 2023, which will take place from May 3 to 5, 2023, in Gatineau, Quebec.
In the spirit of Francofête, Impératif français has announced the winners of the Prix Prestige Impératif français 2023, awarded to two great personalities from Quebec, Ingrid St-Pierre and Boucar Diouf.
The hands-on project focused on catering to Indigenous youth and women has received new funding to broaden the program following its initial success.
The Government of Quebec has announced its grant of $123,500 in financial assistance to the Hit the Floor competition in Gatineau.
Mike Dubeau, General Director of the Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) since 2017, has officially announced his retirement.
The Aylmer sector's Association of Professionals, Industrialists, and Business People (APICA) is organizing a full weekend of festivities to welcome the arrival of spring.
3R Québec, a food waste distribution center located in Gatineau, has been helping the local community to fight against food waste for nearly five years.
An exhibition by photographers Raymond Aubin, Richard Perron and Richard Robesco presented at Galerie Montcalm from March 16 to April 30.
Two teams, Shawville's Lions M13C and M11C, in the Shawville District Minor Hockey Association (SDMHA) are being forced to play at the B level in the playoffs despite having been changed to a C level ...
After 29 years, Nicole Thibodeau has washed clean her ink-stained fingers and taken her retirement from then world of small-town journalism.
On Friday, February 24, St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Chelsea hosted a special vigil that brought together dignitaries, clergy, members of the community, and a number of musicians -- all unified in prayer, reflection, and music for the deliverance ...
The Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) has been ordered to pay almost $2 million to contractor Couillard Construction for wrongly accusing it of contaminating artesian wells in Wakefield during the extension work on Highway 5 that took place from...
The Quebec government has announced the implementation of a new Basic Income Program, which will come into effect on January 1, 2023.
Local rising star from Outaouais, Claudie Létourneau has just released her debut mini-album, 'Bourrasque,' which is already taking the Gatineau music scene by storm.
The 45th edition of the Gatineau Loppet, the largest international cross-country ski gathering in Canada, was held from February 17 to 19, 2023, with nearly 2,300 athletes from 18 countries taking part.
The Symposium Gatineau en Couleurs is excited to announce its 16th Exhibition and Sale of Paintings and Sculptures. The event will take place from September 29 to October 1, 2023, at Citizen's House on 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec.
On February 25, vaccination centres in the region closed. The Centre Intégré de Santé et des Services Sociaux de l'Outaouais (CISSSO) continues to encourage vaccination as the best way for individuals to protect themselves against Covid and Influenza.
The 7th edition of the Festival de la Radio Numérique (FRN) organized by local business and podcast producers Transistor Media will take place April 28 to 30.
The Social Neuroscience Group (SNG) at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) is hosting its third scientific day on March 24, 2023. The in-person event is to promote the field of social and cognitive neuroscience among the general public and to ...
The housing crisis is hitting Outaouais hard, and it's not just a local issue - it's a problem across Quebec. In December 2022, the Federal Defender of Housing Rights, FRAPRU, released a report highlighting the severity of the situation and calling ...