Twitter is using several measures to try to fight those who bully and threaten online, but they not likely to have much effect, says Sam Fiorella, an author and professor of social media marketing at Seneca College in Toronto. “I… »
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.
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Coalition calls for concrete action on Islamophobia
A coalition of Canadian Muslim organizations is calling for the creation of a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia in the wake of the fatal attack on a Quebec City mosque on January 29, 2017. Alexandre Bissonnette is… »
Economy, International, Politics
Government loan to Bombardier draws complaint from Brazil
The Canadian government announced it will provide Bombardier $372.5 million in interest-free loans, and Brazil will formally complain about it to the World Trade Organization. The complaint will argue that the loans give the Quebec-based Bombardier an unfair advantage over… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian universities act on Trump travel ban
Canadian universities are opening their doors to students and academics struggling with uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel and immigration order. While the order temporarily barring people from Muslim countries has been suspended by the courts, the legal battle will… »
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Iconic wild bison returned to Banff National Park
After more than a century away, wild bison have been re-introduced to a native habitat in a remote region of Banff National Park. Only two centuries ago, between 30 and 60 million of these big shaggy animals roamed North America.… »
Government overpaid civil servants almost $70 million
The news about the Canadian government’s pay system chaos just gets worse. Not only has the government failed to pay some people for weeks, but CBC-Radio-Canada now reveals that it has overpaid others for a total of almost $70 million… »
Heavy snow hobbles southern British Columbia
Regions of the western province of British Columbia are struggling under unusually heavy snowfalls. Coastal areas usually enjoy temperate weather with rain in the winter falling more often than snow. Recently however, heavy snow has fallen on Vancouver Island as… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Canadian lawyers man airports to help travellers stalled by U.S. ban
Hundreds of lawyers and law students have fanned out to Canadian airports to help people stranded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban. They are in direct contact with U.S. lawyers to keep up with the latest legal information. On… »
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Antarctica ice research suggests climate change will be complex
It is a mystery how the ice sheets of Antarctica formed so fast some 34 million years ago. There are two competing theories about how it happened. But scientists at McGill University’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences have found… »
Denial of anti-black experiences are ‘suffocating,’ says advocate
When people talk about being subjected to anti-black racism, their friends or acquaintances will often downplay it, says Anthony Morgan, a lawyer and a community advocate. He says being black in Canada can sometime be suffocating. ‘Silencing a lot of… »
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