The Canadian government has given $5 million to the YMCA to expand its program for youth at risk of committing a crime. The mandate fits with the stated goal of this charitable organization of helping Canadians improve their lives. Program… »
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.
Forced labour, trafficking persist in Thai fishing fleets: report
“Forced labour and other rights abuses are widespread in Thailand’s fishing fleets despite government commitment to comprehensive reforms,” states Human Rights Watch in a news release. ‘The fear of murder at sea’ Prof. Melissa Marschke, of the University of Ottawa… »
University decreases tuition for international PhDs
The University of Toronto has announced that starting this September most international doctoral students will pay tuition fees equivalent to those of Canadian students. Annual tuition for international PhD students used to be about $23,000. The domestic rate is about… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Oscar nominations include several Canadians
Several Canadians are among the nominees for an Academy Award. The Motion Picture Academy announced that Christopher Plummer was nominated for his supporting role in “All The Money In The World.” Plummer was a stand-in for Kevin Spacey who faces… »
Canada must do more to save the Rohingya: HRW
Strong words from Canada and its generous humanitarian assistance to the victims of ethnic cleaning in Myanmar are good but not enough to save the Rohingya, says Farida Deif, Canadian director for Human Rights Watch. More than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims… »
Freezing rain coats much of Quebec in ice
School was cancelled in much of the southern part of Quebec province as freezing rain made roads and sidewalks treacherous. Many school boards in Canada make allowances for two or three so-called snow days every winter—days when they have to… »
Plan to allow logging threatens caribou, say environmentalists
A U.S. environmental group is accusing the province of Ontario of enabling rampant logging in the habitat of its declining boreal caribou. The Natural Resources Defense Council says there was no meaningful consultation before Ontario proposed to extend logging industry… »
Staggering wealth gap continues to grow: Oxfam
The anti-poverty coalition, Oxfam, is calling on world leaders meeting in Davos, Switzerland to stop the massive and growing gap between rich and poor in the world, including in Canada. It’s latest report shows that 82 per cent of the… »
Canadians warned of dangers of travel to Jamaica
The Canadian government has warned Canadians to “exercise a high degree of caution” and be “extremely vigilant” if they intend to travel to Jamaica. That country is one of the three top Caribbean destinations for Canadians wanting to escape the… »
Loneliness is a ‘significant issue’ in Canada, says doctor
Dr. Robin Lennox says a quarter or more of Canadians report persistent loneliness and there are health risks associated with that. © Robin Lennox “More and more community surveys are finding anywhere between 25 and 30 per cent of Canadians across… »
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