Employees of two sawmills are suing a government safety board over explosions in 2012 that killed four of their colleagues and injured 42 others, reports Canadian Press. The Babine Forest Products mill and the Lakeland Mill in the western province… »
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.
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Drilling lake ice could lead to criminal charges
People who like to fish in winter drill holes in the ice on lakes, but it turns out they could face legal charges for doing so, reports CBC. The western province of Alberta has many shallow lakes that are prone… »
Attitudes towards dementia need change: group
There are many misconceptions and outdated attitudes towards dementia, says Mary Schulz, education director at the Alzheimer Society of Canada. The society has just kicked off a social-media campaign to reduce the stigma around the disease. Stigma can be worse… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Immigrants more likely to attain higher education
People who come to settle in Canada before the age of 15 and children born here of immigrant parents are more likely to get post-secondary education than are other Canadians, according to research. This is opposite to what occurs in… »
Rabbis rule marijuana need not be certified kosher
Canada’s largest kosher certification agency has ruled that cannabis oil used for medicinal purposes does not need to be certified, reports Canadian Press. Kosher certification guarantees that foods conform to Jewish law which has strict rules about the types of… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Meat processor wants to hire Syrian refugees
A meat-processing company is offering to hire Syrian refugees, reports Canadian Press (CP). Several companies in the meat sector have a chronic shortage of workers, in part because of restrictions on the hiring of temporary foreign workers. The Canadian government… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Diabetes group calls for tax on sugary drinks
The Canadian government should put a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks to reduce the rapidly growing rates of obesity and diabetes, says the Canadian Diabetes Association. The charity renewed its call for such a tax after a study was published this… »
Teen demands Amazon remove shirts about suicide
A Calgary teenager is demanding Amazon stop selling T-shirts which make fun of suicide and mental illness, reports CBC. Maggie Harder, 14, has sent letters of protest to the online sales giant and wants others to do the same. One… »
Doctors warn against training funded by big pharma
Concern is growing that pharmaceutical companies often sponsor the education and ongoing training of doctors in Canada. Their sponsorship biases the content of educations programs, says an editorial written by three Toronto physicians, and doctors don’t necessarily get the best… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society
Year of Pulses may benefit Canada and the world
The world and Canada in particular may benefit from the fact that the United Nations declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses. Canada is said to be the world’s largest exporter of pulses which include dry beans, dry peas, chickpeas… »
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