A new study shows that 70 per cent of nitrates found in high mountain lakes in Utah, U.S.A. result from human activity and that means the pollutant is travelling hundreds of kilometres through the air. Nitrates can upset the ecological… »
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.
Cellphone frustration spawns business, program
Frustration with mobile companies is so high in Canada that businesses have sprung up to help people deal with them, and the public broadcaster, CBC, has produced a program about it. Canadian cellphone fees are among the highest in the… »
Advocates reject plan for unpaid internships
It’s estimated there are 300,000 internships either paid or unpaid in Canada in any given year. These are short-term positions sometimes offered during a course of studies or after a student has graduated. In Canada, each province regulates its own… »
Health, International, Society
Soda makers target children abroad, accuses group
As consumption of soft drinks declines in North America, companies are increasingly marketing to children poorer countries, says a U.S. consumer advocacy group. The Dietitians of Canada has just taken the position that sodas should be taxed, adding its voice to… »
Camera provides close look at rare bird
Thousands of people are going on line to look at a rare white gyrfalcon who has been gazing steadily into a camera in Churchill, in the province of Manitoba. The camera was set up to capture the northern lights, which… »
Museums neglected, need upgrading: officials
Officials responsible for Canada’s museums are urging the new government to spend tens of millions of dollars on them because they are in need of urgent repair, reports the Globe and Mail newspaper. When they campaigned for office, Liberals promised… »
Bank predicts $90 billion in deficits
One of Canada’s major banks predicts the government could run a deficit of $90 billion over the next four years of its mandate, reports Canadian Press. The current Liberal government was elected in October 2015 on a promise to fund… »
Canadian flute teachers create inspirational CD
Canadian flute teachers decided to give students a boost by creating a new CD to please and inspire them, and students and teachers from around the world bought in. A Young Flutist’s Anthology was launched via a crowd-funding. It includes… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Study links concussions with higher suicide risk
People who have had a concussion have a three times greater risk for suicide, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. If their concussion occurs on a weekend, the risk is four times higher than the… »
Union calls for law to protect store clerks
Yet another convenience store clerk was assaulted in the western city of Edmonton early February 8, 2016, prompting a union to renew its call for new, worker safety legislation. Two clerks were shot and killed in separate convenience store holdups… »
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