2018
Jelly bean Shortlisted for the Prix littéraire France-Québec
December 07, 2018
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Treize à table Crowned Canadian Winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
November 16, 2018
The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, an international competition that honours the best food and wine books, revealed its winners by country this week. We are pleased to announce that Treize à Table, a collection edited by Chrystine Brouillet and Geneviève Lefebvre, is the Canadian winner in the “...
Incompatibility with macOS 10.14
September 21, 2018
Apple is preparing to release a new edition of its operating system for Mac, called macOS 10.14 Mojave. As is the case every year, this edition adds new protections to the system, designed to improve its security. This year, however, the new restrictions are very rigorous, causing communication...
The 2018 Antidote Scholarship Awarded to Sarath Chandar
September 05, 2018
As part of the Druide Fund for Research in Text Analysis, created through a donation from Druide informatique, the Mila Laboratory has chosen the winner of its 2018 Antidote Scholarship. The lucky recipient of the $20,000 scholarship is Mr. Sarath Chandar, a Ph.D. student under the joint supervision of professors Yoshua Bengio et Hugo Larochelle.
Druide Raises $67,000 for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie
July 12, 2018
On June 5, Druide informatique and its subsidiary Éditions Druide held their tenth annual Golf Classic for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie. The event and the campaign that followed raised $67,000, bringing the total contributions to the PGL foundation to nearly $440,000 since the Druide Classic...
A New Look for Typing Pal – School Edition
June 27, 2018
Druide informatique is pleased to announce the rollout of a new version of Typing Pal – School Edition, its web-based typing tutorial application for educational institutions. As well as an entirely modernized and unified look, this update boasts an even richer, more diversified set of content.
Paul Gérin-Lajoie, 1920-2018
June 25, 2018
With Quebec preparing to pay its last respects to M. Gérin-Lajoie at the state funeral, Druide extends its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of this exceptional man. Having first trained as a lawyer, he contributed to the founding of Quebec’s Ministry of Education in 1964, also...
Druide to double all donations received for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie
June 05, 2018
As part of this year’s annual Golf Classic for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Druide informatique has promised to match dollar-for-dollar all donations made by its customers, partners, and employees, in order to support the school canteens that the Foundation has established in Mali.
To...
Aaah!bécédaire Among Communication-Jeunesse’s Top Picks for Youth Books
June 04, 2018
Communication-Jeunesse’s top picks for youth books were revealed this morning. Aaah!bécédaire by Elaine Turgeon (text) and Martin Laliberté (illustrations) clinched second place in the 5 to 8 age category. The picture book from the Motif(s) collection won the hearts of a jury of young readers...
Treater Wins Druide’s Grand Prize for Entrepreneurship
May 09, 2018
At the Gala for the 20th Défi OSEntreprendre which took place on May 1, Treater Technologies Inc. won Druide’s Grand Prize for entrepreneurship, earning a grant of $3000 and several services. The winners in each official category also received a copy of Druide’s renowned software, Antidote....