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The Prix littéraires des enseignant.e.s de français were awarded on November 9, at the Hotel le Victorin in Victoriaville, as part of the AQPF congress. A prize was awarded for each of the five categories: Picture book for 5- to 12-year-olds, Novel for 9- to 12-year-olds, Novel for...

The Association des auteurs des Laurentides has announced the finalists of their Prix du livre de l’année 2021. We were happy to learn that La source et le roseau by Jean-François Beauchemin is among them!

The winning book will be announced on the 17th of November.

Every year, the Charles Biddle Award is presented by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration in partnership with Culture pour tous. The highlights an individual who immigrated to Quebec and whose personal or professional engagement contributes to Quebec’s cultural and artistic development.

We were...

Druide informatique has announced a landmark gift of one million dollars to the Fondation de l’UQAM. This gift has allowed the creation of a Research Chair for Fundamental Learning in Literacy and the establishment of the Antidote Scholarship in Remedial Education. 

The Association québécoise des professeur.e.s de français (AQPF) and the Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL) have announced the finalists to their Prix littéraires des enseignant.e.s de français 2022. We were happy to learn that Mon été haïku, written by Jeanne Painchaud and illustrated by Chloloula,...

We are pleased to announce that La source et le roseau by Jean-François Beauchemin is a finalist for the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards in the non-fiction category!

La source et le roseau is an intimate story inspired by the author’s strong bond with his dog—his steadfast companion—and...

The Société du roman policier de Saint-Pacôme revealed the names of the three finalists for the next edition of the prix Saint-Pacôme. We are pleased to announce that Catherine Lafrance caught the jury’s eye with her novel L’étonnante mémoire des glaces!

The winner will be announced...

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 an ongoing computer code redesign brings significant developments, teachers and students can benefit from several new features: educational practice texts, limited edition badges and the...

Québec businesses Druide informatique and Amisgest Technologie are pleased to announce the integration of Antidote Web into À petits pas, a digital logbook application designed to help daycare centers monitor children’s development.

Accessible from any device, À petit pas helps more than...

At the 24th Défi OSEntreprendre gala for the region of Montréal that took place on May 2nd, Les Caleçons FIER won Druide’s Grand Prize for Entrepreneurship, earning $3000 and several services that contribute to the development of the winning company. The winners in each official category also received a copy...