A conservation group has acquired a property in the eastern Gaspé region that is home to a rare endangered butterfly and other threatened or vulnerable species. The two-hectare property is located in a salt marsh that is characteristic of the… »
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.
Doctors warn about toys and eye injuries
Canada’s eye doctors are warning parents to be careful of the toys they buy this holiday season to make sure they do not risk causing children eye or other injuries. The Canadian Ophthalmological Society says that the pandemic “adds another… »
Economy, International, Society
Child poverty in Canada could rise for at least five years: UNICEF
Child poverty was already high in Canada before the pandemic, but it could continue to rise for at least five years, according to a report from the humanitarian organization, UNICEF. And this could be the case in other high-income countries… »
Report on corrupt immigration consultants wins top journalism prize
Reporter Kathy Tomlinson of the Globe and Mail newspaper has won the 2019 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. A team led by her investigated systematic exploitation of temporary workers and foreign students by immigration consultants and lawyers. The… »
Canada implements a vaccine injury program for rare reactions
Serious adverse side effects from vaccines are extremely rare–less than one in a million, but they do happen and the Canadian government has announced that it will compensate people who suffer from one. The province of Quebec already has such… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Pandemic won’t stop the Christmas Bird Count
There may be certain restrictions due to the pandemic, but the Christmas Bird Count will go on as it has done for the last 120 years across North America. The event is called the continent’s longest running citizen science project… »
National Arts Centre shares programming with Black theatre troupe
Canada’s home for the performing arts has announced that it will provide half of its theatre resources to Black theatre companies hereon in. To start, Canada’s oldest Black theatre company, Black Theatre Workshop, will become a “Co-Curation Company in Residence”… »
New digital tool helps students budget
A major Canadian bank has set up an innovation team with students which has created a digital tool to help post-secondary students manage their money. Figures from the 2011 census show that over 42 per cent of Canadians aged 20… »
Health, International, Society
Poor countries will not get enough vaccine, says Oxfam
While Canada is at the front of the line to get COVID-19 vaccines, nine out of 10 people in many poor countries will not get immunized next year for a lack of vaccines, says Oxfam, a confederation of charitable organizations.… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Refugee health care workers can soon apply for permanent residence
The Canadian government announced it will begin accepting applications for permanent residence from refugee claimants who work in Canada’s health care sector and provide direct care to patients on December 14, 2020. The government came under pressure to admit such… »
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