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Communication-Jeunesse Includes Ce n’est pas mon dégât in Its Book Selection

We were very happy to learn that Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) selected Ce n’est pas mon dégât, written by Andrée Poulin and illustrated by Louis-Philippe St-Laurent, for the winter 2025 edition of its magazine, CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit ?
CJ’s mission is to promote reading and French-language children’s literature...

Antidote : le jeu, a French-Language Trivia Game

Antidote the software gives rise to a game! Antidote : le jeu offers 10 hours of cooperative gameplay. Each of the 100 printed cards features 5 general-knowledge trivia questions in French, grouped into 5 categories designed for fun with family and friends.

Antidote 12 Channels the Power of Generative AI

The latest edition of Antidote offers suggestions for reformulating your writing, a supercharged corrector, web app integrations and real-time correction. The dictionaries and language guides have been expanded, as well.

Marie-Josée Barbeau Receives the 2nd Antidote Scholarship in Remedial Education

The PhD student in Education receives $25,000 for her work with the Research Chair for Foundation Learning in Literacy, established through a $1 million donation made to UQAM by Druide informatique.

Antidote Now Integrates With Cyberimpact

Quebec companies Druide informatique and Cyberimpact have joined forces to better serve their respective customers by integrating the Antidote writing assistance application with Cyberimpact’s email marketing platform.

Druide Raises $67,000 for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie

The Druide Classic annual benefit golf tournament has raised a grand total of $635,000 for the foundation.

Typing Pal — School Edition’s New Features for 2024

Druide informatique is pleased to announce the annual update of its web-based typing tutorial application. It significantly expands the training program with the addition of a new type of activity and makes school management easier.

Antidote Gives Users Three New Ways to Reformulate Their Writing

Antidote takes sentence reformulation with generative AI to another level: now it can split long sentences, make passive sentences active and invert impersonal constructions.

The OQLF appoints Julie Rinfret to its Comité d’officialisation linguistique

Druide informatique’s Head of French Lexicography, Julie Rinfret, has been appointed by the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) to a four-year term on its committee that establishes standards and makes recommendations for writing used by Quebec’s public service.

François-Étienne Paré Claims His Third Antidote Cup Title

François-Étienne Paré wins the 2024 Antidote Cup for his exemplary use of French while performing in the Théâtre de la LNI’s improv matches.