3+ min ago   (470+ words) RICHMOND — With the Richmond Fair entering its final day Sunday, The Pulse is sharing another collection of scenes from Friday showing the livestock, machinery, exhibitors and crowds that filled the grounds during the fair’s 170th anniversary weekend. Friday’s program included agricultural…...

20+ hour, 51+ min ago   (634+ words) The Task Force on Linguistic Policy is calling on the Quebec government to allow Elections Quebec to issue election information in both French and English, as Quebec Superior Court considers a request for an injunction over French-only mailouts ahead of…...

3+ day ago   (1418+ words) Quebec’s political parties are proposing significantly different approaches to language policy in the 2026 election, including over Bill 96, access to English-language services and education, francisation and use of the notwithstanding clause. The Pulse reviewed current election platforms, campaign commitments, party releases…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (655+ words) RICHMOND — The Richmond Fair is marking 170 years this weekend with three days of livestock competitions, horse shows, truck and tractor pulls, midway rides, live entertainment and family activities, as organizers prepare for crowds that can reach 20,000 in favourable weather. Longtime…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (720+ words) Eighteen Canadian and Vermont poets will gather at the Haskell Opera House on Oct. 10 for a free afternoon of readings designed to celebrate the longstanding cultural and community ties between people on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Cross-Border Poetry,…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (418+ words) Here is the final batch from The Pulse’s little birdie at Brome Fair — 19 more videos from opening day, Sept. 4, rounding out our coverage of the fair’s first of four days. Brome Fair’s 170th edition runs Sept. 4 to 7 at the Brome fairgrounds....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (467+ words) The Task Force on Linguistic Policy says it plans to join an effort seeking a court injunction over Quebec’s French-only election mailings, accusing the CAQ government of “voter suppression” and discrimination against English-speaking voters. In a release sent Friday, Sept....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (246+ words) The daily habit is what sits underneath that. More than 1,300 people open the newsletter every morning, at an open rate above 50%. On Facebook, the page drew 2.06 million views between July 30 and August 26, and 23,462 visits. Nearly three-quarters of those views — 74.4% — came…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (856+ words) Part 3 of a 5-part follow-up series. The first series asked what intelligence is; this one asks whether there’s more than one kind. Last time I looked at Spearman, who tried to boil intelligence down to a single number. Now the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (513+ words) Abercorn Lyrique is returning to the Centre culturel d’Abercorn for two concerts on Aug. 28 and 29, bringing five singers and a pianist to the former All Saints Church for the event’s fourth edition. Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at 8 des…...