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NEWS
Dramatic armed holdup in St. Lazare
The surveillance camera images are shocking and dramatic — from the moment the masked suspect enters the Sonic gas station convenience store in St. Lazare last Saturday evening armed with a rifle to the instant when 65-year-old Daljeet Singh suddenly grabs the barrel of the gun, initiating a struggle, a shot going off and the confrontation spilling outside with the suspect, suddenly unmasked, fleeing.
New hospital to open with only 40% staff
30 of 250 MDs secured so far BRENDA O’FARRELLThe 1019 Report – Local Journalism Initiative The new Vaudreuil-Soulanges Hospital will open its
Farmers sound alarm over high-speed rail line
Farmers and municipal representatives in a small corner of the 1019 region are sharing their concerns about the proposed Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project, which they fear could see farms in Pointe Fortune and Rigaud cut off by the new train line.
OPINION
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In a world where everyone is rushing to judge others, it is harder and harder to show courage of conviction. But every so often, this courage is put forward.
Over the past 10 days or so, I’ve attended the funerals of the mothers of two of my oldest friends in the world. “Sadly” is the word that comes to mind, of course. Oddly enough, however, I came away from each experience feeling uplifted. Even joyful, which might sound like an unusual takeaway from a pair of funerals, but there you have it.
As the Oct. 5 provincial election draws nearer, the tone of Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has become more shrill and anti-Canada. He is preparing the way for a “Oui” in the referendum campaign he will, no doubt, promote ad infinitum over a four-year mandate if elected. I have been casting about for a group to deliver a counter message for the “Non.” The convention panel might...
As those recent photos of space from Artemis II so majestically show, the horizon is not fixed. It all depends on where you’re watching from. A hot new gardening trend is adopting this fresh point of view.
Bookended by soft-hearted stories from the lands of Jane Austen, Hollywood and sentient octopi, the rest of this edition of viewing suggestions has more adrenaline than any one episode of The Pitt, which we are all missing except for the gory bits. Well, there are occasional gory bits on tap here as well. Be prepared to look away or to wipe away a tear.
