A health authority in western Canada is taking the opportunity presented by Valentine’s Day today to give the public information about sexually-transmitted diseases (STIs) and other sexual health subjects. Fraser Health serves a region south and east of Vancouver but… »
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.
Government minister declares depression, takes a break
As his boss said, it takes great courage to speak publicly about mental health challenges but that is just what Ontario’s minister of northern development and mines has done. Michael Gravelle says he has been diagnosed with depression and will… »
Time to talk to the kids, says black writer
It’s Black History Month in Canada and, with all the rhetoric about ethnicity and race going on in the U.S., it’s a good time to talk to the kids, says Toronto parenting writer and blogger Samantha Kemp-Jackson. ‘It’s happening here in… »
A ‘dangerous’ blizzard hammers eastern Canada
Even by Canadian standards, this is a nasty snow storm. Heavy snow is combining with ferocious winds to bring much of Canada’s Maritime Provinces to a standstill. Schools, businesses, offices, ferry and transit services have shut down in much of… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Canada should adopt seafood traceability rules, says group
The European Union and other jurisdictions have rules to ensure that seafood comes from sustainable sources and is caught through fair practices. But there has been fraud. In response, the United States has issued new traceability rules. Consumers should know… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian citizens stopped at U.S. border
Although the U.S. courts have suspended President Donald Trump’s travel ban, some Canadian citizens are being stopped at the border and refused entry into the U.S. The public broadcaster, CBC, reports that Yassine Aber, 19, was denied entry today after… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
The rule of law must be defended by everyone, say legal scholars
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court was quoted as saying he found Trump’s attacks on the judiciary “demoralizing” and “disheartening” and he is not the only one. Western democracy is based on the rule of law but… »
Beer launched to celebrate Black History Month
A special beer is being launched in Guelph in the province of Ontario using a symbol of the so-called Underground Railroad, used by slaves in the 1800s to escape from the southern U.S. to Canada. Lantern Ale is named for… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Canada, others solidify plan to counter Trump anti-abortion move
March 2nd is the day chosen for an international conference to fund groups that provide access to birth control, abortion and sex education in developing countries. The initiative was launched to make up the loss after U.S. President Donald Trump… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Researchers find ways to target drug, fertilizer delivery
Conventional ways of delivering drugs or fertilizer often spread them to places where they can do harm, but scientists are devising ways to avoid that. For example, drugs used in chemotherapy can travel to parts of the body where they… »
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