The Canadian who won the Nobel Prize in physics for 2015 is encouraged by the newly-elected federal government’s attitude toward science and innovation, reports Canadian Press. Arthur McDonald met with Science Minister Kirsty Duncan and told the wire service that… »
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.
Fewer, but still too many scams
Canadians were bilked of about $71 million in 2015—about $10 million less than the year before, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB). But that’s only counting the amounts they admit to having lost. ‘Tip of the iceberg’ “That is… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Activists applaud promise to cut methane emissions
Canada and the U.S. joint promise to cut methane emissions by 40-45 per cent by 2025 is winning praise from environmentalists for the effect it will have in fighting climate change. The leaders made the announcement on March 10, 2016… »
Prison ombudsman calls solitary risky, damaging
In even stronger than ususal tones, Canada’s correctional investigator has again called for limits on the use of solitary confinement in penitentiaries. The investigator is charged with hearing complaints from those incarcerated for more than two years, investigating deaths in… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
More Canadians provide for pets in their wills
Canadians love their pets to the point that some of them make provisions for them in their wills, reports the Globe and Mail. The newspaper quotes Barry Seltzer, a lawyer and co-author of a book called Fat Cats & Lucky… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Survivors demand a ban on paid blood donor clinics
The Canadian government should shut down a private clinic that pays for blood donations, say survivors of Canada’s tainted blood scandal. In what a public inquiry called “a nationwide public health calamity,” thousands of people were infected with HIV and… »
International, Politics, Society
Prime minister’s brand appeals to Americans
Justin Trudeau flies to Washington today for the first state visit and White House dinner by a Canadian prime minister in 19 years. There is a buzz in the U.S. about the 44-year-old leader and his wife. The two were… »
Long-term car loans risky for consumers: watchdog
Few Canadians pay cash for a car and often they take out loans for six to eight years, a practice called risky by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. This independent agency of the Canadian government works “to protect and… »
Sun-bathing lynxes ignore photographers
Canada is a huge country with plenty of wildlife but it is a rare thing to see a mother lynx and her kittens sunning themselves in the middle of a highway. CBC reports that’s just what happened when Stan and… »
Women’s groups seek to unite on some issues
Canada no longer has one national women’s group, but many diverse groups are looking for ways to unite on particular issues. The National Action Committee on the Status of Women was founded in 1972 and operated for 30 years. But… »
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