People are being asked to contribute money to the BC Parks Foundation to help it offer gifts of guided nature therapy sessions to doctors and nurses in the western province of British Columbia. Health care staff are working long hours… »
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.
Airline workers’ union calls for a change to quarantine, border measures
Pilots and flight attendants working for Sunwing Airlines are calling for a change in the mandatory 14-day period that all travelers arriving in Canada must quarantine. Sunwing is a low-cost airline which runs scheduled and charter flights from Canada and… »
Bold campaign launched to fight heart disease and stroke
The non-profit Canada’s Heart & Stroke Foundation has launched a bold campaign focused on supporting survivors of cardiovascular disease and driving research. Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada. About one in 12 adults lives with… »
Food prices going up in Canada, salaries not so much
Food prices in Canada are expected to increase by three to five per cent in 2021, according to an annual report from Dalhousie and other Canadian universities. For the same year, salaries for non-unionized employees are only expected to go… »
Canada’s largest ever immunization plan to start in December
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that pending approval by the health department, the first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines could be rolled out as early as the week of December 14, 2020. This comes as the numbers of infections and… »
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New HIV/syphilis test provides quick results
The University of Alberta in western Canada will soon try out a two-in-one test for HIV and syphilis on 1,500 people. If this study proves the test to be effective it could be approved for use in Canada. The province… »
Commemoration of massacre raises issue of gender-based violence
December 6, 2020 was the 31st anniversary of the massacre of 14 women at the Ecole Polytechnique, a Montreal engineering school. As happens every year, people gathered in Montreal to remember those who died and to condemn violence against women.… »
More people having suicidal thoughts in second wave of pandemic
One in ten Canadians are experiencing suicidal thoughts during this second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey done for the University of British Columbia and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). That is a steep increase from… »
Unions urge Parliamentarian to pass anti-scab law
An opposition member of Canada’s Parliament has tabled a piece of legislation that would stop employers in federally regulated sectors from hiring non-union workers called scabs during legal strikes or lockouts. In Canada, some sectors such as transportation, banks and… »
Heritage building gets a face lift in national capital
A developer has carefully restored the heritage facade of a building on the historic Sparks Street in Ottawa. The street is a stone’s throw from Canada’s Parliament Building and is of great historical significance. The street was named for Nicholas… »
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