A divorcing woman in the western city of Saskatoon went to court to try to get custody of the couple’s dogs with visiting rights for her estranged husband. The judge was not amused, reports CBC’s Geoff Leo. When couples divorce… »
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.
Airport expands to handle lobster export boom
Halifax Stanfield International Airport in eastern Canada has expanded to accommodate an increase in the export of lobster, reports Canadian Press. It’s expected $15 million worth of lobster will be shipped by the end of December to as far away… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Pregnancy sickness linked to iodine
New research suggests that the nausea suffered by pregnant women may be caused by the fetus and its need for iodine. Iodine is critical to brain development and it is important that there not be too much and not too little.… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian expert says giraffe warning not surprising
Biologists are warning that giraffes are at risk of extinction. Their numbers have dropped 40 per cent since 1985. There are only 97,562 left. Anne Innis Daag overcame stubborn obstacles to become the first person to study giraffes and other… »
Canadians plan less holiday spending this year, but…
Christmas is a time when Canadians exchange gifts and this year they are planning to spend eight per cent less than they did last year. A survey by the major Canadian bank, CIBC, found people plan to spend an average… »
Single mom sells house in government payroll fiasco
A single mother had to sell her house in part because of a Canadian government payroll disaster, reports CBC News. Ottawa resident Claire Lavallee was separating from her husband at the same time as she had problems getting paid because… »
Internet, Science & Technology
New technique helps map avalanche risk
Researchers in Colorado, U.S., have developed a new technique to help deal with the dangers of avalanches. Safety teams in mountainous regions use explosives to loosen snow that might otherwise accumulate and eventually slide down with deadly effect. Jeffrey Deems… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Canadian government finally will ban asbestos
After years of resisting pressure from health and labour organizations, the Canadian government has decided to ban all products containing asbestos by 2018. It will also stop obstructing international efforts to list asbestos as a hazardous substance. Canada used to… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Lab tests boots to prevent falls on snow and ice
In the province of Ontario alone, every year an estimated 21,000 people go to hospital emergency rooms after falling on ice or snow, and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is working to try to reduce that number. Nasty, sometimes fatal accidents… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Montreal to subsidize horse-drawn carriages
A borough of Montreal has voted to provide half a million dollars in extra funding for its 24 horse-drawn carriages, called caleches. It suggests the money be spent on new waiting areas for the horses, proper training and uniforms for… »
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