Immigration Minister John McCallum told the Senate he would consider putting a moratorium on the process whereby Canadians have their citizenship revoked if they are found to have misrepresented themselves on their applications. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and… »
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.
Housing sales soar in Toronto, drop in Vancouver
Housing sales jumped in Toronto in September while at the same time they decreased in Vancouver, leading to speculation that some foreign buyers may have shifted their focus from one city to the other. The number of sales in the… »
MPs call for study on mental health of first responders
A government report suggests that 10-35 per cent of first responders and other public safety officers develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Some members of Canada’s Parliament want a new research centre to be set up to study the effects of stressful… »
Pilots no longer need to fly to keep licences current
Rules have changed in Canada so that pilots can simply use simulator testing to keep their pilots’ licenses up to date, and experts say that is a threat to public safety. In the past, pilots could not maintain their licences… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Indigenous look at land issues wins book prize
A book that illustrates indigenous issues from First Nations activist’s point of view has won the 2016 City of Vancouver Book Award. The book was produced as a catalogue for a major art exhibition at the University of British Columbia.… »
Campaigns seek to empower girls
Governments around the world are blind to the injustices facing millions of girls, says Plan International Canada, and this international development agency has launched a campaign to change that. A report it released today says there are no credible statistics… »
Artist’s studio contents donated to university
The studio of celebrated Canadian painter Alex Colville says a lot about the man and now much of it will be available for the public to see on the campus of Mount Allison University in the eastern province of New… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Over 40,600 acres of forest protected
Various groups and public agencies celebrated National Forest Week from September 18 to 24 to raise awareness about Canada’s forest heritage and its value. The Nature Conservancy of Canada used the occasion to announce 25 projects to acquire and protect… »
Injuries from mobile-device overuse ‘debilitating’
Medical health professional are seeing an increasing number of injuries from overuse of mobile phones and other handheld devices and poor posture. Most common are injuries in the neck and thumbs. Studies have shown that looking down at a phone… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Toxic algae bloom linked to warm ocean
Unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures contributed to a massive bloom of toxic algae off North America’s west coast last year, says a recent study. Nicknamed “the blob,” the bloom closed important fisheries and disrupted marine life including seabirds and sea… »
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