A photographer in western Canada had just set up his camera when a grizzly bear walked up to take a look. He quickly retreated to get another camera and snap this photo. A male grizzly bear weighs between 180 and… »
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.
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Climate report unlikely to change Canada’s stand
The world must cut carbon emissions or climate change will inflict “severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts”, reads the most important assessment of global warming to date. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) synthesized three of its studies to produce… »
Social media may fuel syphilis outbreak
Health officials in the western city of Winnipeg are struggling to stifle the largest outbreak of syphilis in recent years. Rates of the sexually-transmitted disease have been climbing across Canada for more than a decade, as they have in the… »
Canada leads study on world arctic suicide
Eight countries are sending researchers to study the most effective ways to prevent suicide among aboriginal youth living in their arctic regions, reports Canadian Press. The Canadian government has contributed one million dollars to the project with results expected to… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
New pesticide bad for bees, ecosystems: coalition
Conservationists have called for the withdrawal of neonicotinoids saying they are killing bees and other insects and are bad for ecosystems, and now groups of farmers and doctors have joined them in condemning a new, related class of pesticide. Flupyradifurone… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Prostate screening test does more harm than good: panel
A Canadian panel of advisers is urging doctors to stop administering PSA tests to routinely screen for prostate cancer. This has re-ignited debate on the value of the simple blood test often administered to men in Canada. “It’s a balance… »
Air passengers hostile over carry-on luggage
Air Canada agents are unhappy about having to enforce rules about carry-on luggage and deal with angry and sometimes abusive passengers. It has been a month since the airline launched the crackdown and things may get even worse on Sunday.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Aerial mapping to assess damage from invasive crab
A private conservation group will take aerial photos of an estuary in eastern Canada to try to assess the damage caused by the invasive species, the European green crab. The Nature Conservancy of Canada manages over 1,100 acres in the… »
Tax change would benefit rich families
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to announce a tax change that would encourage one parent in a couple to stay at home with young children, but critics say it would benefit a few of the richest Canadians who least… »
International, Politics, Society
China says Canadian leader will visit in November
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China in early November. Harper cancelled plans to attend the Asia-Pacific Summit from November 7-11 because he wanted to attend the Remembrance Day ceremony held every year… »
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