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De Pierres et de Sang Among the Selection of the Grand Prix des Lectrices Elle

October 18, 2021 Announcements

We were pleased to learn that the French edition, published by Le mot et le reste, of André Jacques’s novel De pierres et de sang, has been selected for the Grand Prix des Lectrices Elle.

Alexandre Jobin’s following investigations, La bataille de Pavie and Ces femmes aux yeux cernés, wil...

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

October 05, 2021 Announcements

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 through its selection, the jury choose...

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

October 05, 2021 Announcements

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 Club program inspires kids of all a...

Typing Pal’s New Features for 2021 – School Edition

July 09, 2021 Press releases

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 stru...

The 2021 Antidote Scholarship Awarded to Sasha Luccioni

May 12, 2021 Press releases

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 supervi...

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

May 06, 2021 Press releases

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

April 15, 2021 Announcements

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, a...

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

March 30, 2021 Press releases

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 exce...

The Supreme Court Says No to Québec Amérique

March 25, 2021 Press releases

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 not violate QA’s copyrig...

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

March 24, 2021 Press releases

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 2019 by player number 24...