Police are warning people to be on the lookout for a herd of as many as 100 bison roaming free near Tisdale, a town in the western province of Saskatchewan. Bison are shaggy, horned animals and, at an average 725… »
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.
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Pros and cons of two kinds of refugee experience
Of the 25,000 Syrian refugees Canada has promised to settle in the coming months, some are sponsored by the government and some by private groups and individuals. Their experiences may be different as may be their eventual earning power. More… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Autism linked to antidepressant use in pregnancy
A new study suggests there may be a link between taking antidepressants in pregnancy and the child being diagnosed with autism by age seven. The University of Montreal study found the link to be strongest with the class of drugs… »
Discovery of missing girl’s body dominates news
More than 200 police officers are searching the wooded area in Quebec where hunters stumbled upon the skeletal remains of a nine-year-old girl who had been missing for eight years. Authorities say they have received new information since the remains… »
Some medical wait times ‘egregiously bad’: doctor
Canadians have the benefit of free medical care but sometimes they have to wait a long time to get it. “If you have an emergency problem, there’s probably no better place in the world to be than Canada,” says Dr.… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Trade deal could make some drugs inaccessible: MSF
A medical humanitarian agency is warning that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) could mean drug prices will go up, and that could lead to more suffering and death for millions of people in developing countries. The TPP is an agreement… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Canada’s prime minister greets Syrian refugees
They were delayed and it was after midnight, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at Toronto’s Pearson Airport to personally welcome the first large group of Syrian refugees (163) that arrived on December 11, 2015. “You are home,” he said.… »
Film expresses pain of Muslims over terrorist acts
In a short film, young Muslims in western Canada express the anguish of being repeatedly asked about terrorist acts committed in the name of a religion they experience as peaceful. Muslim herself, independent filmmaker Nilufer Rahman was prompted to create… »
Canadian swamped by demand for spectacular photos
Photographer Dave Sandford spent several days in November taking pictures of the natural power of Lake Erie. The result is a stunning collection posted online which has garnered a massive response. Dave Sandford of London, Ontario spent as much as… »
World-famous Canadian author writes graphic novels
Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood is writing a series of novels illustrated in comic strip format, the first of which will be published in the latter half of 2016. The first of a three-volume set will be called Angel Catbird… »
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