A Montreal pediatric hospital foundation is running a pilot program offering intensive treatment for young people with eating disorders. The program offers “an innovative remote support component.” Stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is driving a spike in eating disorders… »
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.
Many business owners consider closing, million of jobs at risk: survey
Restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 vary across Canada and many small businesses have lost business as a result. Some have closed and now, a new survey has found that one in six small business owners are seriously thinking… »
Doctors warn of looming drug shortages
Doctors in the province of Ontario say COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing and that the province may again face “serious drug shortages.” Early in the pandemic there were concerns about getting enough supplies of active pharmaceutical ingredients from China and India.… »
Contemporary music festival to go ‘Beyond Borders’
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the 10th edition of the Montreal/New Musics festival (MNM) will be held online from February 18 to 28th, 2021. The festival promises to offer “an unprecedented online sound odyssey…(that will) reveal new and unprecedented sounds with… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
McGill launches multicultural mental health initiative
Canadian researchers have launched a unique online resource to help people of diverse backgrounds cope with mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The tool seeks to improve the quality and access to mental health services for diverse cultural and… »
Workers ratify agreement to make electric vans in Canada
Workers at a General Motors (GM) assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a labour agreement that will have them produce electric vans for commercial deliveries. About 1,900 people work at the plant which currently assembles the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Insurers say severe weather in Canada in 2020 cost $2.4 billion
The Insurance Bureau of Canada publicized the payouts resulting from severe weather events in Canada in 2020 saying they “highlight the financial costs of a changing climate to insurers and taxpayers.” However, a managing director of CatIQ, a Toronto disaster… »
Teachers call Quebec pandemic decision making ‘reckless’
As high school students returned to class in the province of Quebec, teachers at a Montreal-area high school wore black to protest what they call the government’s “reckless abandonment of science-based decision making” during this pandemic. The province of Quebec… »
Coast guard takes steps to protect Pacific coast whales
The Canadian Coast Guard is opening the first Marine Mammal Desk to protect orcas and other cetaceans on Canada’s west coast. The threats to orcas, also called Southern Resident killer whales, include noise and disturbance from boats, ship strikes, entanglements… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Saliva tests are as good as nose swabbing for COVID-19: studies
Research indicates that saliva testing for COVID-19 is as good as nasopharyngeal (nasal) swabbing, but it is cheaper and easier to do. Studies from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) yield findings that could influence testing… »
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