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The Pontiac International Women’s Film Festival (FICFP) will hold its 3rd edition from August 7th to 9th at Cinéma Lyn in Fort-Coulonge. This year, director Mélanie Charbonneau is the honorary president. The festival, unique in Quebec for being entirely dedicated to women filmmakers, offers a program highlighting fiction films, documentaries, animated films, and comedies from […]

Canada’s largest fibre festival returns to the Outaouais region for its 14th edition. Presented at the Whissell Complex in Saint-André-Avellin, the TWIST Festival will celebrate textile arts and living heritage from August 7th to 9th. Festival founder Amélie Blanchard tells us about this year’s key activities: “Activities begin on Friday, August 7th at 11:00 AM. […]

Minister of Culture and Communications Mathieu Lacombe announced an investment of nearly $21 million for the Musée régional de l’Outaouais (Outaouais Regional Museum). This sum marks a significant milestone in the project’s realization, following four years of planning and design. The funds will be used, in particular, to finalize the architectural plans for the Foundry […]

Art Pontiac invites the public to discover the talent of Quebec and Ontario artists during the Artists’ Studio Tour, a free event taking place from August 7th to 9th. Art lovers will have the opportunity to visit the studios of numerous artists thanks to the Artists’ Studio Tour – Beyond the Easel. Organized by Art […]

The second annual Fort-Coulonge Book Fair will be held on August 8th, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Pontiac Conference Centre. Organized to celebrate the joy of reading, the event will bring together approximately 40 authors from French-speaking Ontario and Quebec. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet authors, attend book signings, […]

Owners of certain Honda and Acura models are reporting sudden rear window breakages. A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Honda Canada regarding glass-related problems on several vehicles. The law firm Lex Group has filed a class-action lawsuit against Honda Canada concerning rear windows that may unexpectedly crack or shatter on certain vehicles. The affected […]

The Quebec Public Libraries Association (ABPQ) is relaunching BiblioCLUB for a second consecutive year to encourage young people to keep reading during the summer holidays. Young Quebecers can extend their reading enjoyment thanks to BiblioCLUB, an initiative of the Quebec Public Libraries Association. Present in nearly 200 public libraries across the province, this reading club […]

A few weeks after the launch of the Éconologis program, registration for a free heat pump has been temporarily suspended. Many households will have to wait before they can apply. Hydro-Québec has suspended registration for its program that allows certain low-income households to obtain a free heat pump. The program, linked to Éconologis and the […]

An investigation reveals that some sunscreens sold on the AliExpress, Shein, and Temu platforms offer little to no protection against UV rays and may contain concerning ingredients. An investigation conducted by the French consumer magazine Que Choisir Ensemble has revealed that several sunscreens sold on AliExpress, Shein, and Temu do not effectively protect against the […]

The Government of Canada now allows all eligible individuals aged 16 and over to renew their passports online, simplifying the process. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) now offers online passport renewal to all individuals aged 16 and over who meet the eligibility criteria. These criteria include having been issued within the last 15 years, […]