The deaths of two young boys last week were a grim reminder that people living on First Nations reserves in Canada are 10 time more likely to die in a house fire than are those in the rest of the… »
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.
Canadian ambassador rebukes China on human rights
Canada has used strong language and an uncommonly direct way to criticize China’s treatment of several activists who it names. “So direct, so specific” “It’s an unusual thing for the Canadian government to be so direct and so specific,” says… »
Cycling event full in spite of frigid weather
Vélo-Québec’s first winter cycling event is fully reserved in spite of an unusually long run of frigid temperatures in Montreal. The group which promotes cycling in the province of Québec holds an annual summer event through the streets of Montreal,… »
Military to hire mental health professionals
In the wake of a spate of suicides that have made headlines over the past few months, Canada’s military says it is in the process of hiring up to 54 mental health professionals. However a spokeswoman for the department would not… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Taking fever meds can increase flu’s spread
Widespread use of medication that brings down a fever could actually increase the number of influenza cases by tens of thousands, according to a new study from McMaster University in Ontario. Flu season in Canada lasts from November to April… »
Young Canadians’ internet use mostly unsupervised
99 per cent of young Canadians access the internet outside of school, most of them on mobile technologies, making it difficult for parents to supervise them, according to a study. “One of the things that surprised us was the degree… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Dropped false teeth lead to arrest for robbery
Seven years ago a woman robbed a convenience store in the western city of Winnipeg at knifepoint and, on the way out, dropped her partial plate of false teeth. Police have made an arrest after matching the DNA on the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Deadly virus kills Ontario piglets
Porcine epidemic diarrhea has killed over a million piglets in the United States and, as pork producers feared, the virus has appeared on a pig farm in the Canadian province of Ontario. PED is highly contagious among pigs, but it… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Early involvement leads girls to science careers
Taking part in science fairs and summer camps make girls almost three times more likely to consider careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM), according to a study out of Mount Saint Vincent University in the eastern Canada. Tamara… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Canada no longer world’s coldest country
Canadians pride themselves on battling cold winter weather, and cold snaps across the country this year have proven particularly challenging. So they may have been disappointed when the Globe and Mail reported today that Canada is no longer the coldest… »
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