Polar bears don’t usually come to St. Brendan’s in northeastern Newfoundland but they do like to follow seals floating on ice floes down the coast nearby. This year, there has been a lot of pack ice which could have been… »
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, Politics, Society
Gas attacks in Syria called ‘the new normal’
There has been an increasing number of gas attacks in Syria and the world must stop what has become ‘a new normal,’ according to a coalition of humanitarian groups. The founder of the American Relief Coalition for Syria says medical… »
Canada needs to lower poverty, inequality, says think-tank
Canada places 10th out of 16 countries in a report on social performance by The Conference Board of Canada think-tank. The report blames poor rankings relative to peer countries on income inequality and poverty. The report notes that the U.K.… »
International, Politics, Society
Amnesty International calls for UN action on Syrian gas attacks
Russia must stop blocking United Nations action against chemical attacks in Syria, says Amnesty International. World leaders have reacted with shock and horror after dozens of people, many of them children, died from poisonous gas in northern Syria early Tuesday… »
Too much tooth decay too early, say eastern dentists
Dentists in Nova Scotia say that 36 per cent of children under six in that province have cavities and that is too many. In issuing its annual report, the Nova Scotia Dental Association notes that tooth decay is the most… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Groups want restrictions on pesticide in drinking water
Several health and environmental groups are expressing “deep concern” that Canadian officials decided to not ban the pesticide atrazine which is present in some drinking water. The chemical is widely used on corn and sorghum crops across Canada. It is… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Study shows fences prevent road kill
“Hundreds of millions of animals are killed every year by road traffic,” says a news release from Concordia University in Montreal. Researchers there with a team of international colleagues analysed studies about road kill and concluded that fences reduce road… »
Health, International, Society
Chief doctor urges people to get measles vaccine
Dr. Theresa Tam has taken to Twitter to warn travelers about measles. “#Measles is highly contagious! Make sure your family’s vaccinations are up-to-date before travelling,” tweeted Canada’s interim chief medical officer of health. The tweet comes after health officials confirmed… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Study finds babies in Canada and the U.K. cry most
A new analysis of studies suggests that out of seven countries, Canada and the U.K. are home to babies that cry the most. Professor Dieter Wolke of Warwick University in England developed what is purported to be the world’s first… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Study challenges how to tell dinosaurs’ sex
Since the 1970s it has been common to tell male from female dinosaur remains by the size and shape of the bones, but a new study suggests that may not be a correct approach. Jordan Mallon, a paleontologist at the… »
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