Women in Canada and around the world are paid less, have more low-paying jobs and redressing that is fundamental to the global fight against poverty, says Oxfam Canada. A new report states that the global inequality crisis has reached new… »
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.
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Forest with rare species and animals preserved near Toronto
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has acquired two biologically-rich parcels of land just north of Toronto which will be a boon to nature lovers and hikers. Parts of the Happy Valley Forest have been opened to hikers and the trails… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Climate change doubles western U.S. forests burned: study
A new study suggests that human-caused climate change has doubled the amount of U.S. land burned by forest fires since 1984. The study’s lead author says climate change knows no borders and conditions are similar in Canada. A massive fire… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Non-profit scouts Canadian coasts for whale sanctuary
A non-profit organization has explored the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada to find a suitable site for a sanctuary for whales, porpoises and dolphins. The Whale Sanctuary Project is looking for a site about the size of 40… »
One-third of big city trips could be bicycled: study
Fourteen million trips are made every day in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton agglomeration and one-third of those could be made by bicycle, suggests a new report. It found one of the keys to boosting cycling potential would be to… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Research shows snow can be used to cool buildings
Canada gets lots of snow in winter and new research suggests it could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to cool buildings during the warm months of summer. The idea is to plow snow from roadways into pre-constructed and insulated… »
3-year-old boy dies after eating wild mushroom
A young boy died after picking and eating a poisonous wild mushroom in the western city of Victoria. Foraging for wild foodstuffs has become popular in Canada and health officials are warning about the dangers of picking mushrooms. Death cap… »
Use of solitary confinement drops in federal prisons
The number of inmates in indefinite solitary confinement in federal penitentiaries has gone down by half over the past two years, reports The Globe and Mail newspaper. Shortly after being elected in October 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for… »
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New product keeps kids safe in snow structures
When the snow begins to pile up in winter there is nothing more fun for children than to tunnel into it to make forts and igloos. However, there is a danger that the snow will collapse and there have been… »
International, Politics, Society
Former prime minister calls Trump a sexual predator
In an interview with CBC, Canada’s first and only female prime minister called U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump a “self-celebrating sexual predator” whose comments about the election are “a crime against democracy.” Kim Campbell was prime minister for just over… »
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