The average holiday spending in Canada jumped from $709 in 2019 to $735 in 2020, according to an online poll done on Jan.4 to 6 for the RBC bank. The bank suggests that where social distancing rules to stem the… »
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.
Confidence in government’s handling of vaccine plummets
As Canada faces delays in receiving vaccines from Pfizer, more Canadians feel the federal government is doing a poor job of procuring the vaccine, according to a poll by the Angus Reid Institute. Six weeks ago survey results showed that… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Demonstrators protest banks’ funding fossil fuels
There were demonstrations across Canada on January 29, 2021 to demand that RBC and other Canadian banks stop funding fossil fuels and respect Indigenous rights. Several groups concerned about climate change called for a national day of action called “Fossil… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Canada to remember victims of mosque attack and fight Islamophobia
The government of Canada intends to mark a special day to remember the six people killed in a terrorist attack on a Quebec City mosque and to further action against Islamophobia. On January 29, 2017, a young man stormed the… »
Black blood donors sought for sickle cell treatment
The agency that collects blood donations in the province of Quebec, Héma-Québec, is appealing to Black communities to help treat those with sickle cell anemia. There are about 5,000 Canadians who have the disease, 200 of them living in Quebec.… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Network formed to tackle plastic pollution
Over 40 leading companies, government bodies and NGOs have joined the new Canada Plastics Pact formed to end plastic waste and pollution. It pledges to work collectively towards “ambitious 2025 goals.” Plastic garbage is everywhere on the planet. It is… »
Canada promises to fund shelters for Inuit women
Indigenous women and children from Canada’s far north face violence at a rate 14 times greater than do other women in Canada, notes the federal government. And most do not have a safe place to shelter. So, the government has… »
Practical nurses report experiencing ‘a breaking point’
A recent study found that while 67 per cent of practical nurses in the province of Ontario have never been more proud to be a nurse, 71 per cent also say they have experienced a breaking point over the past… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Efforts to discredit climate journalists are condemned
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is defending journalists who cover climate issues from attempts to discredit them. Specifically, it targets a report paid for by the government of the province of Alberta which is mounting a vigorous and controversial… »
Support for opposition leader wanes in possible election year
Canada is currently governed by the Liberal Party which was elected to office in 2019, but not with a clear majority. That means it must seek the support of other parties to stay in power. Typically, minority governments do not… »
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