The vast majority of Canadians don’t exercise hard enough to need sports drinks, according to an investigation by the public broadcaster’s program Marketplace. It found that the average workout does not deplete the body enough to require additional energy 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.
Government department takes weeks to tweet
It often takes weeks and several levels of vetting before the government department, Industry Canada approves a tweet, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press wire service. It reports the department established a protocol last October that requires numerous… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Experiment reduces allergic reactions to peanuts
Using an experimental therapy, scientists have succeeded in feeding small amounts of peanut flour to allergic children and reducing their reactions over time. More children in industrialized countries are becoming allergic to peanuts and other foods, and sometime the reaction… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Monarch butterflies numbers plunge
The number of monarch butterflies that migrate from Canada and the U.S. to Mexico every year has dropped to its lowest level since people started counting them. There are other populations of monarchs, but those that go on this annual… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian journalist detained in Egypt
Canadian Mohamed Fahmy is among 20 journalists detained in Egypt on charges of joining or assisting a terrorist group and spreading false news that endangers national security. The journalists work for the Al-Jazeera TV network. It is the first time… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Beware new prescription drugs, warns doctor
Four per cent of new drugs approved by the Canadian government between 1990 and 2010 were eventually pulled off the market for safety reasons, according to a new study. And it took up to three-and-a-half years for half of the… »
Kids should play outside, even in the cold: doctor
Unusually long periods of very cold weather across Canada this winter have prompted some schools and parents to keep young people indoors, but one doctor says they should go out anyway. Toronto Dr. Dan Flanders was on local radio saying… »
Veterans outraged at minister, office closings
Some veterans called for the resignation of the veterans affairs minister after he cancelled, then appeared at a scheduled meeting with them on Tuesday. They eventually did discuss the closure of nine regional offices that offer services to veterans, but… »
Canadians demand and get action on Ukraine
Canadians of Ukrainian heritage are demanding the Canadian government impose sanctions and travel restrictions on Ukrainian officials and “oligarchs,” says Taras Zalusky, executive director of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird responded by announcing Canada… »
Canadian castle for sale
People looking for a pied-a-terre in Canada may want to consider buying their own castle, replete with an on-site chapel, stained glass windows and parking in the eastern city of Moncton. Up for sale is Castle Manor, a Gothic Revival-style… »
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