Canada has a new government and it plans to follow through on its election promise to protect five per cent of it marine territory by 2017 and another five per cent in the following three years. “We were in a… »
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.
Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
16M babies born into conflict in 2015: UNICEF
One in eight infants brought into the world this year, were born into conflict, says UNICEF. Calling the figure shocking, UNICEF Canada’s Meg French says “these are children who are born to pregnant mothers who are in danger of giving… »
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Stuck on Grouse Mountain still trending
High winds trapped more than 300 people on top of Grouse Mountain in western Canada last Saturday and it is still the most watched news on the public broadcaster, CBC’s website. Popular mountain close to downtown Grouse Mountain is only… »
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Newspaper kills online comments, ‘hateful’ content
The Toronto Star has joined several news outlets in Europe and the U.S. in removing its online comments page, in part, because of “hateful” comments. ‘We’ve lost patience’ “I’m not going to lie to you. One, it’s a question of… »
School to close after community-funded renovation
Some schools in Canada are so underfunded that parents, students and communities hold fund-raisers and/or execute work themselves to renovate facilities. In other cases, governments offer money for upgrades on condition the schools raise funds and contribute as well. Such… »
What Google searches say about Canadians
The number one thing Canadians searched on Google this year was the baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays. The team was on a dramatic winning streak that captured the attention of Canadians and eventually, people from outside the country too.… »
Parents may postpone retirement to help children
Half of Canadian parents are prepared to postpone retirement in order to help their adult children, according to a survey by BMO, the fourth largest bank in Canada. Parents are concerned that their offspring are not going to achieve the… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New technology to improve annoying bus waits
Waiting for a late bus is annoying at the best of times, but downright miserable in a cold Canadian winter. So, public transit services are using technology to try to improve things. The city of Montreal has spent $155 million… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada must improve human rights agenda: advocates
Now that Canadians have elected a new government, Amnesty International is asking that it reverse “a slippage” on human rights that occurred under the previous, Conservative administration. ‘That’s not what we stand for’ “For…close to a decade, unfortunately really, we’ve… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Christmas presents promote conservation
At this time of year, many Canadians begin to panic because they haven’t started shopping for Christmas presents. On and around December 25th people exchange gifts even though they may not be practicing Christians or Christian at all. There is… »
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Canada in pictures
