Canada handed out its top music awards, the Junos, last weekend with twin sisters, Tegan and Sara the top winners and pop idol Justin Bieber being booed. Tegan and Sara won three trophies for top group, pop album and single… »
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.
Canada must test all newborns’ hearing: doctors
Newborns in Canada are routinely tested for thyroid problems and some rare genetic conditions, but doctors say not enough of them are being screened or followed for hearing problems. In Canada, health care is administered by each province or territory,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Nature museum gives free access to its data online
Plant specimen of Chamerion latifolium is one example of the image and information that is available in the museum’s online database. © Canadian Museum of Nature Canada’s national museum of natural history is offering free online access to more than 710,000… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
U.S. town may block Canadian oil
South Portland, Maine could be the first U.S. city to pass a law that would stop bitumen coming from Canada’s oilsands from getting to its port. The actions of this city of 25,000 people are being closely watched by other… »
Police seek to improve response to mentally ill
There have been several cases in Canada where police have confronted an aggressive person and shot them, not realizing they suffered serious mental disorders. Representatives from several police forces met with mental health workers this week in Toronto to try… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
McGill students offer multimedia East Asian event
Montrealers were invited to celebrate the art and culture of the East Asian Studies community at McGill University with a special multimedia event in Chinatown on Saturday, March 22nd. Students teamed up with the Montreal Chinese Community and Cultural Center… »
Company fined for deadly accident
A 56-year-old man was crushed to death between a locomotive and a forklift in Montreal last September, and a workplace safety board has blamed his company, Bombardier. Canada, its provinces and territories have bodies responsible for making sure workplaces are… »
Canadian kids need to learn to cook, says author
Canadians tend to call their children to dinner, rather than get them to help make it and that is a problem according to author Sarah Elton. “It’s important for kids to know how to cook. It’s just as important a… »
Indigenous band threatens to hold referendum
Mohawks on a reserve which is partly in the province of Quebec say that if that province holds a referendum on separation from Canada, it might hold its own referendum on splitting from Quebec. The issue of a referendum has… »
Western province unprepared for earthquake: audit
Canada’s western province of British Columbia is known to be at risk for a major earthquake but its auditor-general, Russ Jones, says it is unprepared to deal with one. Jones says his office first advised the provincial government about this… »
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