Canadians are more dissatisfied with democracy than they have ever been and current political scandals might make that worse, says Alison Loat, executive director of Samara, a non-partisan organization that works to improve political participation in Canada. Only 55 per… »
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.
No credit cards on Fridays, urge small businesses
Canadians are being urged to give up using their credit card one day every week by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Small businesses have protested the fact that they have to pay two to three-and-a-half per cent on purchases… »
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12 year-old girl builds toeless sock business
Toeless socks have been made popular by a young girl from the western province of British Columbia to the point that she has started her own company. Katelyn Lohr became known when she pitched the idea to a television program… »
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Canada chided for not spending foreign aid budget
Nearly $300 million set aside to fight world poverty was not spent by the Canadian government last year, prompting questions about this administration’s commitment to foreign aid. The budget for foreign aid had already been slashed by 7.5 per cent… »
Quebec charter elicits harassment of Muslims
Islamophobia has surged in the province of Quebec since the government there proposed a law forbidding the wearing of religious symbols by public servants, warn Muslim organizations. They held a news conference in Montreal to draw attention to an alarming… »
Canadian athletes raise cash for Olympic training
Canada may be a rich country but some elite athletes like freestyle skier Matt Margetts will tell you it does not offer them enough financial support for the extra training they need to get to the Olympics. Margetts is the… »
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Toronto mayor admits he smoked crack, won’t quit
Rob Ford, mayor of Canada’s largest city, Toronto just admitted he smoked crack cocaine. The mayor has been embroiled in controversy over a mysterious video purported to show him smoking crack. He once said the video did not exist. Now… »
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Man fleeing police jumps into freezing river
This is something you should not do in Canada in November: a young man being chased by police north of Montreal early this morning jumped into the Rivière Des Prairies. “We lost his trace and we were afraid for his… »
Attractive project leaves hospital short of nurses
Four nurses are leaving their hospital in Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the eastern region of Labrador to take high-paying jobs in the Muskrat Falls hydro project some 25 kilometers away. Labrador-Grenfell Health hospital is struggling to recruit nurses lost to… »
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