The number of fish caught in the world’s oceans is 50 per cent larger than official figures suggest, according to a study from the University of British Columbia. Researchers say this hampers management of the stocks and masks a big… »
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.
International, Society, Sports
Hockey team collects water for Flint, Michigan
A Canadian junior hockey team has collected some 40,000 bottles of water to bring to residents in Flint, Michigan, U.S.A., where drinking water has been contaminated with lead. The Windsor Spitfires are part of the Ontario Hockey League, as is… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Report urges more protection for Great Lakes
“Enormous strides” have been made in protecting the Great Lakes at the heart of North America, says a report from the International Joint Commission (IJC), but more needs to be done to meet emerging threats. The commission is a body… »
Driver gets traffic ticket for not cleaning car
A woman has received a fine after driving with snow on the windshield and top of her car in the eastern city of Halifax. There is no law about clearing snow off vehicles, but highway regulations do forbid driving with an… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Petitioners oppose nuclear waste burial near lake
A petition with 92,000 signatures opposing a plan to bury nuclear waste has been sent to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. The waste, which is rated as low or intermediate level, would be stored 700 metres underground in limestone rock, which… »
More on forced sale of Japanese Canadians’ assets
When Canada declared war on Japan in World War II, the Canadian government not only took Canadians of Japanese origin away from the homes, it also sold their houses and other property without their permission. New research suggests the western… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Canada won’t grant citizenship to jailed blogger
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi will not be granted Canadian citizenship, reports the Globe and Mail newspaper, because Canada’s foreign affairs minister does not believe that would help free him from a prison in Saudi Arabia. Minister Stephane Dion told the… »
Tennis allegations could stifle its ascendancy
Tennis is growing in popularity in Canada, but recent allegation of widespread match fixing could slow that down, says sports journalist Ed Klajman. The successes of Canadians Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard have prompted increases in general interest, participation, and… »
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Preview of new movie on Anne of Green Gables
A trailer has been released for the new made-for-TV movie based on the classic Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables. Written in 1908, the book is a mischievous red-headed orphan who is sent to help an aging brother and sister… »
Witness may swear oath on feathers in Ottawa court
It is tradition in Canadian courts for witnesses to swear to tell the truth as they hold a hand on the bible, but now an Ottawa courthouse has eagle feathers that may be used by aboriginal witnesses instead, reports CBC.… »
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