Angry protesters disrupted a speech by First Nations leader Phil Fontaine at the western University of Winnipeg on Wednesday, forcing it to cancel and reschedule the event. Fontaine, who was a former leader of the Assembly of First Nations, accepted… »
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.
International, Politics, Society
Photos of Syrian torture may spur action: analyst
Smuggled images of torture and killings may eventually lead to prosecution for war crimes, but for now, may only serve to draw attention to the Syrian conflict and the need for international players to take action to end it, says… »
One Canadian’s key to longevity
A 94 year-old woman from West Vancouver credits staying active with her longevity and good health, and she is the subject of a new book. Olga Kotelko took up running at the age of 77. She now partakes of a… »
Vancouver housing among world’s least affordable
Canadians will tell you housing prices are crazy in the west coast city of Vancouver, but now a study ranks them second only to Hong Kong as least affordable. Demographia’s 10th annual survey ranks housing markets in nine western countries… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Elite’s ‘power-grab’ a danger to the planet: Oxfam
“Wealthy elites have co-opted political power to rig the rules of the economic game, undermining democracy and creating a world where the 85 richest people own the wealth of half the world’s population,” says the development organization Oxfam. It published… »
Heroic rescuer mourned in Western Canada
Tributes are pouring in for Tim Jones, a man who dedicated himself to rescuing people in distress in the western province of British Columbia. Jones died Sunday evening from sudden cardiac arrest near a rescue cabin on Mount Seymour. The… »
Long-lived giraffe dies at Toronto Zoo
Ginetta, the oldest giraffe in a Canadian zoo died Monday afternoon at the Toronto zoo. Officials said the Masai giraffe was born at the facility and turned 30 years old last August. At the time she was presented with a… »
Canada not seen as an honest broker in the Mideast
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to Israel confirms his government’s abandonment of a balanced approach to Middle Eastern politics and confirms Canada has become a minor actor in the region, says Houchang Hassan-Yari, political science professor of Middle Eastern issues… »
Today perhaps the most depressing day of the year
Some health officials have dubbed the Monday of the last full week of January Blue Monday and say it is the most depressing day of the year. In fact, the Canadian Mental Health Association chapter in Windsor, Ontario is holding… »
Canada’s medical care “disappointing”
When it comes to health care, “Canada shows largely disappointing performance compared to other high-income countries,” says a report by the Health Council of Canada, an independent national agency. Canada has a publicly funded, universal health care system. Care varies… »
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