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Police investigating double murder in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region
Two women killed in Rivière-du-Loup shooting
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
The Canadian Press
Quebec provincial police are investigating after two women were shot and killed Thursday evening in the parking lot of a restaurant in Rivière-du-Loup, in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region.
Witnesses contacted emergency services at around 10:45 p.m. after hearing what they believed to be gunshots near the restaurant parking lot.
Responding officers found two women inside a vehicle who were seriously injured and appeared to have been shot.
One of the victims died at the scene, while the other died a short time later in hospital.
No arrests had been made as of Friday morning.
Quebec provincial police are still working to identify the victims and say it's too early to discuss the circumstances surrounding the crime.
Newly-appointed Domestic Security Minister Guy Jr. Lapointe offered his condolences to the loved ones of the two victims.
“Violence claims too many victims in Quebec, and beyond each tragedy, it is the public’s sense of security that suffers every time,” he wrote on social media.
Lapointe, who was sworn in as minister on Wednesday, said he was “determined to combat violence and ensure that every Quebecer can feel safe.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Ottawa tells its diplomats not to meet with U.S. midterm candidates
Diplomats told not to meet midterm candidates
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Canadian diplomats were directed this week not to meet with or attend events with candidates in the U.S. midterm elections.
Glen Linder, assistant deputy minister for the Americas at Global Affairs Canada, sent a memo midday Tuesday to members of the foreign service in the United States.
The memo, which was obtained by The Canadian Press, says if diplomats find themselves "in the same physical space" as a candidate or elected official, they should avoid being photographed or having their name or position appear in any public communications materials.
The memo says those instructions are similar to those in place during election periods in Canada, when public servants are expected to avoid contact with elected officials except in exceptional circumstances.
The memo comes as the Trump administration accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections.
While Prime Minister Mark Carney has disputed the suggestion of Canadian interference, the memo says that, given "heightened sensitivity," the department must take a "very risk-averse approach."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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How AI allegations led Quebec author from prestigious awards to losing his publisher
Timeline of AI allegations around Thélyson Orélien
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Francois Couture (Mandatory Credit)
A few weeks ago, Haitian-born Quebec author Thélyson Orélien was collecting award nominations as his book topped bestseller lists. Then, allegations that he used artificial intelligence to write his debut novel, “C’était ça ou mourir” (“It was either that or dying”), started cropping up.
On Wednesday, his Quebec publisher announced it was cutting ties with the author after it found evidence it says indicates he used artificial intelligence to write his book.
Here is a timeline of the rise of Orélien’s book and the mounting accusations that followed.
2017: Orélien said he began writing his book in 2017 in Laval, north of Montreal.
The book follows a Haitian man forced to flee his country and make a perilous journey through the Americas to Quebec. The story is based on Orélien's own experience leaving Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, the author has said.
2019: Orélien said he finished the first draft of more than 300 pages, two years later.
Sept. 12, 2025: Les Éditions du Boréal said it received the manuscript of “C’était ça ou mourir." The publisher later said it couldn't verify the allegations about the book's writing process before that date.
March 9, 2026: “C’était ça ou mourir” is published in Quebec. It was published in France a few weeks later and set to be translated into over 20 languages, according to French publisher Éditions Grasset.
Sept. 2: “C’était ça ou mourir” is among 16 nominees for the Prix Goncourt, one of France’s most prestigious literary awards.
Sept. 21: Grasset announces the author has won France’s Prix du Roman Fnac, a literary award chosen by a jury of 400 booksellers and 400 readers.
That same day, the X account “Balance ton Claude” alleges that, according to Pangram software, excerpts of Orélien’s novel had been written “almost entirely by artificial intelligence.”
Sept. 22: Orélien denies AI use in a joint press release with his Quebec publisher. The author says his writing style comes from Haiti's literary tradition, “where poetry, images, repetitions and rhythm carry a living speech."
The publisher defends Orélien and denounces statements that “directly damage the author’s reputation.”
Sept. 23: Separate plagiarism allegations emerge as media outlet La Presse publishes an article outlining passages in articles attributed to Orélien and published in Quebec and French media between 2012 and 2014 that were near-identical to previously-published work by other authors.
Sept. 24: Boréal says it is concerned about the plagiarism allegations and suspends promotional activities surrounding Orélien’s novel, citing the author’s well-being. The publisher says it is working with the author to compile a detailed record of his writing process.
The Salon du livre de l’Estrie, a book fair in Sherbrooke, Que., announces it is removing Orélien as a guest of honour after learning of the plagiarism allegations.
That same day, French literary online magazine ActuaLitté publishes an article about a 2023 text on Orélien’s blog which included a sentence that looks like an AI prompt.
Sept. 25: The Académie Goncourt removes “C’était ça ou mourir” from consideration for the Prix Goncourt. The academy cites analyses it considered credible and the separate plagiarism allegations involving Orélien’s previous work.
Orélien declines to respond to the new allegations or provide further comment. “I can’t talk about it. I want to focus on my physical and mental health,” he says in a WhatsApp message to The Canadian Press.
Oct. 13: In a statement, Orélien admits that he plagiarized some of his earlier work and apologizes for making what he described as unacceptable mistakes in his youth. “Admiration does not give you the right to take, to claim as your own texts that are not yours,” he writes.
However, he denies using AI to write his debut novel, saying no sentence was generated by a machine. He adds that he used AI tools for research, for instance to look up foreign-language expressions.
“What I am going through is cruel,” he writes. “By attributing a text, one that is mine...to a machine, they have not only called into question my status as a writer but also my humanity.”
Oct. 14: Boréal condemned Orélien’s plagiarism but said it stood by the author amid the AI allegations and would keep the book on shelves. It said it had no evidence beyond the author’s word to determine how the novel was written.
“The publisher’s role is not to demand proof from authors, but to stand by them, and that is what we are doing,” the publishing house said.
Oct. 17: Boréal confirms Orélien has dropped his efforts to compile evidence he did not use AI to write his novel. “That decision is his to make, and we accept it, although we certainly would have preferred to be able to provide definitive answers to the allegations of AI use against him,” co-director Renaud Roussel wrote in an email to The Canadian Press.
At the time, Roussel said the publisher’s position on the affair had not changed. A new printing was expected the following week.
Oct. 21: Boréal announces it cut ties with Orélien. The publishing house says it found evidence, through an analysis of some documents' metadata, that Orélien used AI to write his book.
The publisher said it will not reprint the book or publish more books by Orélien.
“We still do not know to what extent AI was used in the creation of ‘C’était ça ou mourir,’ and we will likely never have a definitive answer,” it wrote.
— With files from Charlotte Glorieux
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Voici comment enfin trouver ta passion
La f*cking passion. C'est moi où soit t'es tombé dedans quand t'étais petit, soit tu vas la chercher forever.
Quand j'étais au cégep, j'avais dontttt une passion pour la mode (comme 97% des filles de mon âge). J'ai choisi de poursuivre cette voie à l'université, pour finalement pogner la piqûre pour la pub, changer de programme, pour changer d'idée, pis finalement 2 bacs et ben des frais de scolarité plus tard, me demander encore c'est quoi ma passion.
Le concept même n'est pas super clair; c'est quoi exactement une passion? J'ai assisté à une conférence de Jacynthe René dernièrement et elle disait que sa carrière d'actrice allait toujours demeurer une passion pour elle, mais qu'elle trouvait son sens d'accomplissement dans ses différents projets on the side.
Donc la fameuse phrase « Si tu fais ce que tu aimes tu travailleras jamais de ta vie » voudrait aussi dire: « tant que tu aimes ta job et qu'en plus tu remplis tes temps libres avec des moments agréables, tu devrais être heureux », right?
Par définition, une passion c'est « un mouvement affectif très vif qui s'empare de quelqu'un en lui faisant prendre parti violemment pour ou contre quelque chose/quelqu'un. »
Lisa Daron, coach de vie new-yorkaise, définirait l'ingrédient clé du succès et du bonheur ainsi:
(Donc, Noël peut compter comme une passion?)
La coach de vie croit que le seul fait d'être à la recherche d'une passion s'avère une excellente source de motivation pour accomplir de grandes choses et se sentir bien avec soi-même. Elle souligne que c'est tout à fait normal si tu ne sais pas encore ce qui vient te chercher en dedans. Certaines personnes sont nées en sachant ce qu'elles voulaient faire, et d'autres vont angoisser à l'âge adulte en ayant aucune idée de la direction dans laquelle ils désirent aller.
Si tu te sens plate, pas bon, dans une routine, déconnecté et pogné à la même place, il est temps de penser à toi et de réfléchir à ces choses:
1. La clé d'une vie passionnée est de te faire la promesse de rester curieux. Tu n'auras peut-être jamais UNE SEULE passion qui viendra te chercher en dedans pour le reste de ta vie. Tu peux avoir plusieurs passions en même temps ou bien avoir une passion pour un moment, puis une autre par la suite.
2. Avec qui, où et que fais-tu quand tu te sens le mieux? Tsé le feeling intérieur que tu as du fun et que c'est naturel, tu l'as quand?
3. Quand tu penses au passé, y a-t'il un moment où tu as senti que tu démontrais tes forces? Que faisais-tu?
4. Qui t'inspire?
5. Identifie les causes qui te tiennent à coeur. Tes valeurs et tes passions sont souvent liées.
Tu peux aussi réfléchir aux choses qui te fâchent au plus haut point. Ça veut souvent en dire long sur toi.
6. Qu'est-ce qui te fait peur?
J'ai lu dernièrement (je crois que c'était dans Lean In, de la COO de Facebook), que tout le monde a peur et se sent comme un imposteur dans la vie, et qu'il n'y a aucune solution miracle. Il faut juste vivre avec et la peur s'en va toute seule. Prendre un risque veut simplement dire de faire quelque chose que tu as jamais fait, ce n'est pas plus compliqué que ça (dans ma tête prendre un risque voulait dire de tout vendre et changer de vie, mais non! Ça peut aussi être super petit et facile.).
Finalement, quand ta voix s'emballe et que ton corps suit avec entrain, ça veut dire que tu vis quelque chose d'important pour toi. Fais-toi confiance et ferme ton cell/tes médias sociaux : tu vas trouver plus vite!
Avoir une passion ne veut pas dire d'avoir des papillons dans le ventre 24h/24 et pas voir le temps passer quand tu travailles. Tu vas en avoir des pensées négatives (comme tout le monde), des doutes et tu seras parfois désespéré, même en la suivant. Tu vas seulement te sentir bien dans ta peau, heureux et ça te fera pas chier tant que ça d'avoir à te lever le matin.
Si tu feels encore désespéré, je te recommande le livre Le Why Café. Psychopop, oui... mais ça m'a aidé!
Source: Blogue de Classpass