A large majority of those aged two to 18 in Canada experienced harm to their mental health during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. A research team surveyed parents of the younger cohort and… »
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.
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Fraudsters targeting Canadians more during pandemic
Since the onset of the pandemic, Canadians have spent more money and time online and so, it seems, have fraudsters. Canada’s largest bank, RBC, says cyber criminals are leveraging the pandemic to increasingly gain access to personal and financial data.… »
Health, International, Society
Bird flu outbreak prompts warning about future pandemics
There have been outbreaks of the H5N8 strain of avian flu in Russia and India recently and a Canadian scientist says that highlights the urgent need to develop a universal influenza vaccine. Bird flu is prevalent among fowl and may… »
Online music festival features Canadian composers, musicians
The 8th Festival de la Voix will be live from March 14 to April 10, 2021 but, because of the pandemic, will be accessible for free online. Canadian composers and musicians will present four eclectic concerts and three vocal workshops… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada approves AstraZeneca vaccine
Canada’s health department has approved the AstraZeneca vaccine enabling health authorities to receive shipments within days and add it to vaccines already being administered from Pfizer and Moderna. Canada has pre-ordered 20 million doses and will get up to 1.9… »
Couriers organizing for fair working conditions
Delivery workers whose jobs are controlled by apps are working with a major Canadian union to try to press for better working conditions. The couriers organizing the Gig Workers United campaign say the status quo is “simply unsafe and unliveable”… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Many Canadians plan to buy electric vehicles: survey
Of those Canadians who plan to buy a new car within the next five years, 68 per cent say they are likely to buy an electric vehicle, either pure or hybrid, according to a recent survey. As many as 70… »
Pandemic influences young Canadians’ home buying
Almost half of Canadians between the ages of 25 and 35 own homes, and 68 per cent of those who don’t, plan to buy within five years, according to a recent survey. The polling done for the Royal LePage real… »
Canadian band The Tragically Hip garners humanitarian award
The Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip has helped raise millions of dollars for social and environmental causes and is set to be recognized for it. The band will receive the 2021 Humanitarian Award Presented by Music Canada, a non-profit… »
Many tasks falling to women in pandemic: survey
A new survey found that women are shouldering more responsibilities than are men, even if they work full time. Women are balancing childcare, their own careers and playing a leading role in family finances, according to a survey done for… »
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