The prosecutor has agreed that a young man accused of stabbing to death five youths at a house party was suffering a psychosis and did not realize he was doing wrong, reports Canadian Press This means 24-year-old Matthew de Grood… »
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.
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
What about refugees not from Syria?
The Canadian Council for Refugees applauds the Canadian government’s efforts to resettle Syrian refugees but is concerned that resources are being shifted away from other refugees in just as much need. It’s estimated that 60 million people have been forcibly… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
2016 temperatures already above average
Western Canada has been hotter and dryer than normal, enabling much bigger fires to break out earlier than usual in the boreal forest. Some 90,000 people had to evacuate Fort MacMurray as fire ripped through parts of the town and… »
Hospital delays informing patient of potential cancer
So we’re sitting here on a holiday in one of the richest countries in the world only to hear news that a hospital did not inform a patient about a spot on her lung for 11 months. CBC investigated the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Plant gardens to attract, save bees, urges author
Much of the food we eat needs to be pollinated by insects which are now in steep decline and the most vulnerable of them are bees. That’s why author Lori Weidenhammer has written a book urging gardeners to plant things… »
Social media to warn of lasers pointed at planes
The Canadian government will launch a social media campaign to try to stop the increasing cases of people shining lasers at airplanes, reports Canadian Press. The department of transport warns the lights can cause glare, temporary blindness and distract the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Thumbs up for Ontario law to cut greenhouse gases
A leading environmental group is applauding an Ontario law to cut carbon emissions that cause climate change. Canada’s most populous province has created a legal obligation to reduce emissions by 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. ‘A very… »
Assisted dying law not likely to pass in time
It now looks like the government’s attempt to push through legislation on doctor-assisted dying will fail to meet a June 6th deadline set by the Supreme Court of Canada. The proposed law has been called too restrictive by advocacy groups… »
Uncategorized
Ballerina overcomes grave injuries to dance again
Doctors told Lucila Munaretto she might never dance again, but the 21-year old aims to prove them wrong tomorrow, reports Canadian Press. The Argentinian ballerina came to Canada’s western province of British Columbia in 2012 on a dance scholarship. Lucila… »
House of Commons in an uproar
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly apologized in the House of Commons for his physical encounter with opposition members of Parliament (MPs) during a heated session last evening. Physical encounters never happen in Canada’s Parliament. The rules are such… »
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