Viewing bears in the majestic Great Bear Rain Forest in western Canada generates more “value to the economy” than shooting them, according to a new study. The study was conducted by the Center for Responsible Travel, a research institute at… »
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 to cut aid to Sudan
The Globe and Mail reports Canada is considering scaling back on its foreign aid to Sudan. The newspaper obtained an internal document by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) that recommends cutting or ending aid because Sudan is not of… »
International, Politics, Society
Canada must fight Russia’s anti-gay law: activist
Canadians must be careful to not break Russia’s anti-gay law when they are there but they also have an obligation to apply pressure to have the law withdrawn, says Fo Niemi, executive director the Centre for Research Action on Race… »
Court awards damages for unauthorized credit check
Cable giant Bell has been ordered to pay damages of $21,000 to Rabi Chitraker for accessing his credit record without his permission. Chitraker had asked Bell for a satellite television connection for his home in the eastern province of Nova… »
Baiting wolves for photos “illegal, unacceptable”
Park officials in western Canada are worried that “wildlife paparazzi” are using food to bait wolves so they can get a good photograph. A park warden on patrol in Banff National Park on Sunday came upon a wolf feeding on… »
Arts & Entertainment, Health, Society
Most Canadians fail to keep New Year’s resolutions
When the New Year begins on January 1st most Canadians party and then resolve to break bad habits. It’s estimated that, like Americans, 75 per cent maintain their resolutions after the first week. After a month, only 60 per cent… »
Economy, International, Politics
Provincial premier to open trade office in India
The premier of Canada’s wealthy province of Alberta is on her way to India to open a trade office as part of her efforts to reduce a heavy reliance on trade with the U.S. Alberta is an oil and grain-producing… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Pesticides found in almost half of organic produce
Some Canadians pay extra to buy organic fruits and vegetables, but a new analysis found 45.8 per cent of samples tested positive for some trace of pesticide. A smaller amount—1.8 per cent—violated Canada’s maximum allowable limits for the presence of… »
Canada prepped for more Olympic medals
With great fanfare on Tuesday, Team Canada revealed which hockey players will defend the country’s Olympic gold medal won at the Vancouver winter games in 2010. One month away from the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Canada has not finalized the… »
Flu kills 10 people in western Canada
Ten people between the ages of 18 and 64 have died from influenza in the western province of Alberta, according to health officials. Of 300 people now in hospital, 40 are in the intensive care unit. The outbreak is not… »
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