After recent terrorist attacks in Canada and abroad, security agencies around the world are asking for limits on encryption to enable them investigate threats online, but those who value privacy are dead set against the idea. “Encryption is one of… »
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.
Perfect conditions allow for skating on Clear Lake
Most Canadians have to put up with long and cold winters, but things like skating on a frozen lake can make it magical. This year, the nights have been cool and calm on Clear Lake in the western province of… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Update on imminent arrival of Syrian refugees
Canada’s new government is going to great lengths to inform Canadians and involve them in the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees expected to start arriving in Toronto on December 10. The minister of immigration held a news conference to say… »
ISIS fuelled by reckless arms trade: Amnesty International
Decades of “reckless arms trading” and lax controls have fuelled the atrocities committed by the extremist group ISIS, says a report from Amnesty International. “It’s been possible to accumulate weapons because for years and years there has been an absolutely… »
School trips cancelled over terrorism fears
A school board in western Canada has cancelled all international trips planned for its students citing the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and California. High schools across Canada often organize trips abroad for their students and encourage fundraisers to help… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Test helps immigrants get trucking jobs
An association of trucking companies has developed a skills testing tool to help immigrants get jobs as truck drivers. The BC Trucking Association in the western province of British Columbia says it is seeking ways to address a shortage of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
New fines for barring service dogs
There are rules barring dogs from restaurants, public transit and other businesses, but service dogs are exempt and their users are protected by law in the western province of British Columbia. Now the provincial government is raising fines for those… »
HIV/AIDS still misunderstood, spread in Canada
There are about 75,500 people living with HIV in Canada and seven people catch it every day, says Stephanie Rullo of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR). World AIDS Day on December 1st is a UN-designated time to dispel… »
Mother still wonders why her son killed 14 women
Marc Lepine murdered 14 female engineering students in 1989, then shot himself and his mother still doesn’t know why. “Maybe he felt unloved, left aside,” said Monique Lepine speaking at an event to end violence against women held in the… »
Health, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Health personnel gear up to treat refugees
Canadian doctors are mobilizing colleagues and other health workers to offer mental and physical services to the thousands of Syrian refugees who will soon arrive. In Toronto alone, 13 clinics have been set up to handle the surge of refugees… »
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