Canada wants to double the number of foreign students it welcomes to the country’s universities, but Governor-General David Johnston also wants to send more Canadian students and teachers to other countries. Johnston leaves for an eight-day visit to India on… »
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.
Corruption fighter quits politics in disgust
A former chief of police known for precipitating an inquiry into corruption has quit politics in the province of Quebec, saying “I can’t take it anymore.” Jacques Duchesneau was elected a member of the province’ parliament, the National Assembly, in… »
Canadians give political parties failing grades
Canadians say political parties are not doing enough to reach out to them and they give the parties failing grades of D and F, according to a recent survey. The results were released by Samara, a non-profit which works to… »
Many hope their homes will fund retirement
Almost a quarter of Canadians expect that their homes will be a primary source of income when they retire, according to a new survey. A big portion of the population was born after World War II and is set to… »
Older farmers, fewer farms in Canada
The number of farms in Canada is dropping, their size is growing, and the average age of farmers is increasing, according to government statistics. In 2011 there were 205,730 farms and that was a decline of over 74,000 since 1991.… »
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Toxic chemicals hurt children’s brains: scientists
Toxic chemicals may be responsible for increases in disabilities among children such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, according to a study from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Mount Sinai school of medicine. Two of the world’s leading… »
Canadian oil company to use safer tank cars
Irving Oil is vowing to phase out old rail tankers of the kind that blew up last July, incinerating downtown Lac-Mégantic and killing 47 people. Irving is the first Canadian refinery planning to voluntarily upgrade its DOT-111 tank railcars to… »
Boy injured, parents want hockey referee charged
The parents of a 12-year old boy who was injured at a Sunday hockey tournament in the western city of Winnipeg want a referee to face a criminal charge in the incident. Hockey games involving young players are notorious for… »
Prison deaths not properly reviewed: watchdog
Canada’s prison ombudsman has “significant concerns” about the quality of care provided to prisoners and the system to review deaths of natural causes that occur in penitentiaries. That process was recently streamlined and the ombudsman wanted to see how effective… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Avalanche victim died helping another: widow
A snowmobiler who was killed by an avalanche in the Canadian Rocky Mountains died helping another man’s who’s vehicle was stuck, according to his widow. 36-year old Chris McCoy was among a group of four snowmobilers who had travelled up… »
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