Canada has about 3,700 registered immigration consultants and there is criticism about the council that was created to oversee them, reports CBC news. The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council was created just over five years ago by the Canadian… »
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.
Soldiers highly respected, not understood
Canadians have a great deal of respect for soldiers, but they don’t know enough about what they actually do, says Governor General David Johnston who is also commander-in-chief. Canadian Press (CP) reports that Johnston says events such a Remembrance Day… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Trump denial will impede climate change efforts
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has called climate change “a hoax” and will likely reject the international Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gases and mitigate the effects of global warming. This will likely affect Canada’s efforts and possibly those of other… »
Python owner acquitted in deaths of little boys
A jury found Jean-Claude Savoie not guilty of criminal negligence causing the deaths of two boys in August 2013. Upon hearing the verdict, Savoie threw his head back and began to weep. The boys’ mother showed little emotion. Connor Barthe,… »
International, Politics, Society
Trudeau congratulates Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Donald Trump on his election as president of the United States, while an opposition leader called Trump a fascist. In an official statement, Trudeau said Canada has no closer friend, partner and ally than… »
Superbug infections drop at super hospital
The number of anti-biotic resistant infections has dropped dramatically at the super hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, reports The Gazette newspaper. The new facility replaced several older hospitals in Montreal and was initially plagued with sewer back-ups, difficult-to-open… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
‘We should be deeply concerned’ about Trump, says prof
While campaigning for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump made several alarming statements and that begs the question of just how much power he will have to carry out his promises. Canada is particularly concerned about his vow to scrap the… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Film relays people’s experiences of RCI shortwave towers
Spectres of Shortwave is an experimental film which features a stunning landscape with 13 shortwave towers and people’s testimony about how they experienced them. It has been modified to also serve as a radio documentary. The towers, ranging in height… »
Action demanded over police spying on journalists
The Montreal Gazette is demanding to know whether police have spied on its journalists as they have on seven others. And a senator who is himself a former journalist wants to table legislation to protect journalists from such spying and… »
Woman gets help for trauma from serving jury duty
The government of the province of Ontario has reached an out-of-court settlement with a woman who sued for compensation for trauma she suffered as a jurist on a grisly murder trial. The 57-year old served in the 2012 trial of… »
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