Canadians spend more time watching cooking shows than they do cooking, and they spend less time eating than almost anyone else in the world, according to recent research. Canadians are losing the art of cooking says, Sylvain Charlebois, a professor… »
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.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Inactive teens have weaker bones: study
The teenage years are when boys and girls build bones and if they don’t get enough physical activity their bones will not be as strong, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of British Columbia used high resolution… »
Students want pot revenues spent on mental health, addiction help
Some students at the University of Alberta want the government of their western province to take revenue raised from the sale of marijuana and spend it on mental health and addiction initiatives. The Canadian government is planning to legalize the… »
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Zoo in Toronto announces birth of capybaras
Written like a usual birth announcement found in newspapers, High Park Zoo in Toronto announced the birth of three capybara babies. Their large rodent parents escaped their enclosure last May, were re-captured and later named Bonnie and Clyde after the… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Snowden protectors face deportation, want asylum in Canada
The asylum seekers who sheltered NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 are facing imminent deportation and lawyers want Canada to quickly accept them as refugees. There are four adults and three children who may be put… »
The rate is falling but 5.3 million Canadians still smoke
Government statistics suggest 17.7 per cent of Canadians over the age of 12 smoked in 2015. That was down from 18.1 per cent the year before. There are campaigns throughout the country to encourage people to quit or never start… »
Red Cross needs $400 million for Africans facing famine
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing for funding so it can help five million out of the 20 million people facing famine or the risk of it in Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan and Nigeria. ICRC is… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Some scientists seek to revive Pluto’s status as a planet
In 2006, Pluto lost its status as a planet and now some NASA scientists want to redefine the term “planet” so that Pluto would again be considered to be one. The debate over this is fraught. Artists’ renditions of the… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Climate change to make water scarcity for millions worse, says WaterAid
On the eve of the UN’s World Water Day comes news that extreme weather will make things more difficult for the 663 million people who already have don’t have access to clean water. “Climate change and extreme weather have a… »
Young Canadians spend 34 hours/week online: report
A new report suggests that 90 per cent of English-speaking adults in Canada use the internet for an average of 24.5 hours per week. A report by Media Technology Monitor suggests those between the ages of 18 and 34 spend the… »
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