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L’état sauvage Among the Jury Selection for the 2021 Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal

The Grand Prix du livre de Montréal has unveiled the 10 titles that left a mark on the members of its jury this year. We were very happy to learn that L’état sauvage by Pierre Ouellet is part of this selection!
In its efforts to promote Montreal literature...

Pétronille inc. Tome 1 – Bave de crapaud bio Takes the Duel de Livres Summer 2021

We were delighted to learn that the first volume of the Pétronille inc. Series, Bave de crapaud bio, written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Boum, won the duel de livres for the summer of 2021 organized by the TD Summer Reading Club!
The TD Summer Reading...

Typing Pal’s New Features for 2021 – School Edition

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. This year’s biggest change has taken place behind the scenes: we have fully replaced the servers and made significant structural changes. This...

The 2021 Antidote Scholarship Awarded to Sasha Luccioni

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 the 2021 Antidote Scholarship. The lucky recipient of the $20,000 scholarship is Dr. Sasha Luccioni, a postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of...

Aliments JM inc. Wins Druide’s Grand Prize for Entrepreneurship

At the 21st Défi OSEntreprendre gala for the region of Montreal that took place on April 30th, Les Aliments JM inc. won Druide’s Grand Prize for Entrepreneurship, earning $3000 and several services. The winners in each official category also received a copy of Druide’s renowned software, Antidote.
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New Free Updates to Antidote

Druide has released Antidote 10 v6.1, a free update that improves the dictionaries with 700 new words and expressions, 7000 new synonyms and 600 new etymologies. The corrector features increased accuracy, particularly on points brought up by users, the guides are enhanced with four new articles, and several...

Léo Coupal-Lafleur Wins the Grand Prix Antidote de l’éloquence

Mr. Léo Coupal-Lafleur was awarded the Grand Prix Antidote de l’éloquence at the final of the Délie ta langue ! public speaking competition, which took place at Université de Montréal yesterday. This prize, sponsored by Druide informatique, includes a scholarship of $5,000 to recognize the exceptional oratory performance of...

The Supreme Court Says No to Québec Amérique

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the most recent motion by Québec Amérique (QA) against Druide informatique. It thus puts an end to a judicial saga lasting close to a decade, and confirms the ruling delivered by three judges of the Quebec Court of Appeal: Druide did...

Druide Partners with the Jasmin Roy Sophie Desmarais Foundation for the Release of the Book La porte de garage

Montreal, March 24, 2021 - We are pleased to announce our partnership with the Jasmin Roy Sophie Desmarais Foundation for the release of the book La porte de garage. A donation will be made to the Marie-Pierre and Phillip Danault Fund for each copy purchased. Launched in...

Several Youth Books From Druide Selected by CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit?

This week, Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) unveiled its quarterly selection of youth books for Spring 2021. We were pleased to learn that four books published by Druide are part of the most recent CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit? selection:
Joyeux ou triste? (written by Bertrand Gauthier and illustrated by Sabrina Gendron); Pétronille...