3+ day, 54+ min ago   (346+ words) Six farms in Estrie will open to the public Sunday, Sept. 13, as part of the 22nd edition of the Union des producteurs agricoles’ Portes ouvertes sur les fermes du Québec. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (489+ words) Three Université de Sherbrooke researchers have received national recognition from the Royal Society of Canada, with Fanie Pelletier and Yue Zhao named Fellows of the RSC Academy of Science and Myriam Lemelin named to the College of New Scholars, Artists…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (821+ words) Ogden’s access-to-information response, which the municipality says contains all records it held related to The Pulse’s request, includes no separate written instruction telling municipal employees not to use an English-schooling eligibility verification procedure that remains in the municipality’s adopted language…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (243+ words) Ayer’s Cliff’s library will host a special National Grandparents Day activity on Sept. 12 after wrapping up a summer reading program that drew 44 young participants. The intergenerational event will run from 11 a.m. to noon and will feature a series of…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (889+ words) A response to Timothy Bates. Related to my recent series on what intelligence is, and whether it comes in kinds. Timothy Bates, a professor of differential psychology at the University of Edinburgh, recently tore into a BBC Science Focus article…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (619+ words) The Eastern Townships School Board (ETSB) is beginning the 2026-27 school year with 18 fewer students in its youth sector, a balanced budget and teaching positions filled. The board described its overall student population as relatively stable in an Aug. 28 back-to-school release....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (309+ words) Lac-Brome is seeking applicants for two vacant seats on the municipal committee that studies planning matters and makes recommendations to town council. The available positions on the Comité consultatif d’urbanisme, commonly known as the CCU, are Seat 5 for Knowlton–Lakeside…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (465+ words) The Centre de services scolaire des Sommets (CSSDS) is starting the 2026-27 school year with 8,622 primary and secondary students, down 242 from a year ago, according to figures provided directly to The Pulse. The decrease represents about 2.7 per cent of the CSSDS…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (297+ words) The Sûreté du Québec is increasing road-safety enforcement from Aug. 24 to Sept. 11 as students return to school, with particular attention being paid to school zones. The provincial police force is urging drivers, cyclists and other road users to be especially…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (920+ words) Part 2 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 set up the two camps in the great intelligence debate and argued they share a…...