A human rights board ruled that an employee health insurance plan must pay for prescription marijuana for a man in the eastern province of Nova Scotia. The ruling could prompt similar insurance claims in other provinces. The use of marijuana… »
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.
CBC is among Canada’s10 most influential brands
Technology-focused companies topped the list of ten most influential brands in Canada as ranked by the Institute of Communication Agencies and the Ipsos polling firm. The list was unveiled at an advertising and marketing event in Toronto. People’s opinions culled… »
Most girls lured into the sex trade are Canadian
Most news reports of sexual exploitation in Canada involve women trafficked from other countries, but CBC reports more than 90 per cent of them are actually teens born in Canada. Girls afraid to leave The way it often works is… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Group demands better labels on cosmetics, household products
Canadian law does not require cleaning products and many cosmetics to have a complete ingredient list on their labels, says a news release from Environmental Defence. The group wants the government to change the law so that labels will contain… »
Group demands a stop to the marketing unhealthy foods to kids
“The food and beverage industry is marketing our children and youth to death,” says the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. It has produced a new report which found unlimited advertising has dramatically increased the consumption of unhealthy food and… »
Mosque victim helped hometown in Guinea
Mamadou Tanou Barry was one of six men gunned down in a mosque in Quebec City on January 29th. He was a 42-year-old father of two and a man who sent financial and other aid to his hometown of Labe,… »
Toronto charity set to celebrate Black History Month
Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre is set to kick off two weekends of activities in what it bills as Toronto’s longest-running celebration of Black History Month. This is the 22nd edition of the Kuumba festival and it will focus on “the current… »
Former governor-general warns of U.S. ‘ugliness’
The former queen’s representative in Canada, Adrienne Clarkson, has warned that Canadians are risk of being influenced by what she calls the “ugliness” in the United States. The Canadians Press reports that Clarkson referred to the deadly attack on a… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Calls for Canada to act in light of U.S. travel ban
Politicians and advocacy groups are calling on the Canadian government to take action to protect refugees and others from the U.S. travel ban. U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order which stopped that country’s refugee program and banned all… »
Vigils held across Canada to mourn victims of mosque attack
Huge crowds turned out in the freezing cold in several Canadian cities last night to mourn the victims of the Quebec mosque attack and to express solidarity with Muslims. In Quebec City, blocks from where the attack took place, Prime… »
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