Two giant pandas on loan from China meet selected visitors at the Toronto Zoo today before going on public display Saturday. Zoo members and the media will meet five-year-old Er Shun and her prospective mate, four-year-old Da Mao. China lent… »
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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Canada adds Taliban, Haqqani to terror list
The Canadian government has officially declared the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Haqqani network to be official terrorist groups. That brings to 46 the number of groups on the list set up after the 9/11 attacks on the United States.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
Eating bugs in Canada?
The United Nations is encouraging people to eat more insects but it’s not clear Canadians are ready to tuck in. Bugs are nutritious and they are much better for the environment than are animals according to a report by the… »
Store apologizes for not printing breastfeeding photo
Wal-Mart has apologized for refusing a man who asked the store to print a photo of his wife nursing their baby. He wanted to frame the picture and give it to his wife, Kayla Andre for Mother’s Day. Controversies over breastfeeding pop… »
Canadian engineering giant used secret code for ‘bribery’ payments
SNC-Lavalin has for years used a secret internal accounting code that former employees say was for bribes on projects in Africa and Asia. The World Bank has already barred the engineering firm from bidding on contracts it funds for ten… »
Canadian banks face somewhat less risk of cyberheist
Canadian banks may be less likely to be hit by the kind of recent, massive cyberattack on ATMs that netted criminals around the world 45 million dollars. Seven men have been arrested so far in the United States, but the… »
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Beheader likely to get more privileges
A medical team recommends a man who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in 2008 be allowed more supervised visits outside his mental health institution. Vince Li bowed his head for most of his annual review before the… »
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1 in 12 adults in Canadian hospitals have superbug, study finds
Eight per cent of adults in Canadian hospitals are either infected or colonized with an antibiotic-resistant organism, according to a national survey. The infections can can be fatal. In Canada most of the affected patients have no symptoms but can… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Watch Canadian astronaut rocket back to earth
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, famous for using new media to transmit the thrill of space travel, is coming home. He is the first Canadian to have commanded the International Space Station and will endure the rocky ride home aboard a… »
Hockey player’s family sues league over his death
The family of Canadian-born Derek Boogaard is suing the National Hockey League for the player’s death two years ago at the age of 28. The league is responsible for brain damage he suffered while playing and for his addiction to… »
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