More than 6,000 Rohingya children in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh are unaccompanied children who face risks of hunger, exploitation and abuse, warns the aid agency Save the Children. The agency interviewed 139 children and found 70 per… »
Lynn Desjardins
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Lynn has dedicated her working life to journalism. After decades in the field, she still believes journalism to be a pillar of democracy and she remains committed to telling stories she believes are important or interesting. Lynn loves Canada and embraces all seasons: skiing, skating, and sledding in winter, hiking, swimming and playing tennis in summer and running all the time. She is a voracious consumer of Canadian literature, public radio programs and classical music. Family and friends are most important. Good and unusual foods are fun. She travels when possible and enjoys the wilderness.
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Ice on moon makes future missions more attractive
The recent confirmation that there is ice on the moon makes the idea of having a space station on or around the moon more attractive. “Ice, of course, is frozen water and water is a very precious commodity in space,”… »
Parish plans memorial service for Swissair crash of 1998
The Christian parish of Blandford plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the Swissair flight 111 that crashed off the east coast of Canada killing all 229 people on board. It is inviting other churches, individuals and organizations to join… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Birth of pygmy hippo at Toronto Zoo bolsters species survival efforts
On August 10, 2018, 12-year-old Kindia gave birth to her first baby, a 5.48- kilogram female pygmy hippo at the Toronto Zoo. The baby is nursing regularly and has already put on 3.2 kilograms. “This is a first-time mom raising… »
Fires get cabinet attention
Wildfires are so bad in the western province of British Columbia that the Canadian government has sent in the army and has formed an ad hoc committee of top cabinet ministers to consider what help is needed. The province has… »
Canadian Catholics react to pope’s letter on sex abuse
Reactions vary, but a woman who works with thousands of young Catholics says she and others she has spoken to are encouraged by the pope’s letter vowing to stop sexual abuse by clergy and its coverup. Pope’s letter called ‘very… »
Many Canadians say they are not in good physical health
It seems Canadians are not taking advantage of online apps, in-home training and access to the latest nutritional information to lead a healthier lifestyle, says a news release from the cooperative financial group, Desjardins Group. It conducted a public opinion… »
Language training promised in provincial election campaign
The election campaign in the eastern province of New Brunswick has not officially started, but already the incumbent premier is promising free second-language training if his party is re-elected. Only one province is officially bilingual While Canada is officially bilingual… »
Family reunification process to change
The Canadian government is dropping a much-despised lottery system which allows immigrants to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada. The government will revert to the first-come, first-served system that existed before 2017. The public broadcaster, CBC, has… »
Prime minister warns against populism after being heckled
A reporter today asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau whether he went too far when he told a heckler “there is no room in Canada for this intolerance toward immigrants.” Trudeau was at a rally in the French-speaking province of Quebec… »
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