The Liberal Party spent more than four times than the Conservatives did on digital advertising and voter contact in last October’s federal election, and it appears that paid off. The Liberals were voted into office with a comfortable majority in… »
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.
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Refugee Day: Canada did well but can improve, says analyst
Canada is proud to have welcomed 27,580 Syrian refugees between November 4, 2015 and February 29, 2016 but one analyst says this is no time for it to rest on its laurels. The United Nations has released staggering figures on this, World… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Giant turbine test gets go-ahead for Bay of Fundy
A provincial environment minister has approved a plan to install two giant turbines for tidal power research in the Bay of Fundy, off Canada’s east coast, reports Canadian Press (CP). The bay has the highest tides in the world with… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Snake venom could help cystic fibrosis patients
New research suggests that a protein in the venom of a South American rattlesnake could help counter a genetic defect which causes cystic fibrosis. CF is the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults and there… »
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The LINK Online, Sat. 18 June, 2016
Your hosts this week are Lynn Desjardins and Levon Sevunts. Hockey great, Gordie Howe died at the age of 88 Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe never forgot his prairie roots. The man many consider the greatest hockey player of all time,… »
Another pop star comes out after Orlando massacre
Indie pop star Beatrice Martin, known as Coeur de Pirate, has come out as a queer woman because of the massacre at a gay dance club in Orlando, Florida. In a blog, the Montreal musician says she was prompted to… »
Trump as U.S. president a danger to the world, says premier
The leader of Canada’s most populous province, Premier Kathleen Wynne suggested that U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump is a danger to Canada and to the world. It is rare for a Canadian politician to wade into U.S. politics, particularly while… »
Canada plans new border exit controls
The Canadian government is considering a law that would allow it to collect information on people who are leaving the country. Canada is the only member of the five-nation security group (which includes the U.S., U.K., Australia and New Zealand)… »
Youngster drowned in grandparent’s pool
Four-year-old Nicholas Baker was found dead in his grandparents’ swimming pool in the eastern province of Nova Scotia yesterday in the kind of situation that happens altogether too often in Canada. The little boy was reported missing from the house… »
Authors to explain British child emigration to Canada
Between 1863 and 1940 over 100,000 children were sent from Great Britain to Canada, and Canada’s renowned immigration museum has invited two authors to speak about the so-called British Home Children on June 21 in the eastern city of Halifax.… »
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