A huge bull moose shot last month by a hunter in Canada’s northern territory of Yukon could be the largest one ever harvested. Heinz Naef says he didn’t at first realize how big the animal was. “It didn’t set in until… »
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.
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Common cycling accident caught on video
At a time when Canadian officials are promoting more physical activity including cycling, the most common kind of cycling accident was caught on video in Montreal. Marie Jacobs says she was lucky to escape with only minor injuries after someone… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Tablets, smartphones poised to overtake PCs
Smartphone and tablet users could outnumber users of personal computers by the year 2015, according to tech experts. More Canadians are buying PCs today, but that’s about to change. “Tablets have been growing much faster than PCs in recent years,”… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Huge algae blooms getting ‘difficult to control’
Increased phosphorus is causing massive algae blooms in Lake Erie at the heart of North America and a scientist says they are becoming “very difficult to control.” Last week toxins generated by algae forced one Ohio township to warn 2,000… »
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“Phoque Bardot” seal burger draws death threats
A burger made of seal meat and pejoratively named after animal activist Brigitte Bardot has incurred a flood of angry and threatening comments for a restaurant in the province of Quebec. The restaurant is located in the scenic Kamouraska region… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Gene therapy may stop genetic eye disease
A rare genetic eye disease may eventually be treated by inserting a normal gene into the eye and Canadian researchers have received $5 million to test the treatment. Choroideremia affects mostly men, predominantly those of Irish descent and causes a… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Unprecedented temperatures start in 2020: study
Cities and ecosystems around the world will have temperatures hotter than the last 150 years starting on average in 2047 because of climate change, according to an analysis of existing evidence. A new interactive map projects when temperatures will change… »
The Moose Sex Project gets another grant
A conservation group has received a $52,753 donation to promote liasons between moose in the eastern provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The Nature Conservancy of Canada has been acquiring and maintaining a narrow strip of land which the… »
Two Canadians finally allowed to leave Egypt
Egyptian authorities allowed Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani to leave the country on Friday morning. They are expected to arrive in Toronto in the evening. The two had been released from prison after 50 days of incarceration. They had… »
Some restaurants will have to list calories
Calorie counts and other nutritional information will soon have to be on the menus of large chain restaurants in the province of Ontario. The government plans to make it the law this winter in a bid to counter the growing… »
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