In the province of Ontario, over 500 hectares have been purchased and added to the Carden Alvar conservation area which provides important ecological services and a home for several species at risk. The area, 125 km northeast of Toronto, is… »
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.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Repeated head impacts in hockey found to impair brain
An ongoing study of young hockey players has found that younger boys suffered more functional brain impairments from head impacts even when the injuries were not diagnosed as concussions. Children, especially boys, often start playing hockey at a young age… »
Internet, Science & Technology
Corrosion costs the world an estimated $2.5 trillion USD
Scientists in Canada and around the world are bringing attention to issues of corrosion which can harm human health, damage infrastructure and cost trillions yearly. Scientists at Western University and others have proclaimed April 24, 2021 Corrosion Awareness Day. Water… »
Corporations boost vaccination campaign
Labatt Breweries and Uber are taking action to help get Canadians vaccinated. Labatt is inviting corporate Canada to get involved in efforts to combat vaccination hesitancy and to educate Canadians about COVID-19 vaccination efficacy and safety. Labatt’s campaign is called… »
More than half of Canadians say pandemic third wave was preventable
Much of Canada is in the grips of a third wave of COVID-19 infections and it is more brutal than the first two. A new public opinion survey finds that 58 per cent of Canadians believe that it was preventable… »
Health, International, Society
Canada suspends flights from India, Pakistan
The Canadian government has suspended all passenger flights coming in from India and Pakistan for one month. Health Canada found that more than one hundred flights that landed in Canada since April 7 had at least one passenger infected with… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Cirque du soleil to relaunch four shows
After being shut down by pandemic restrictions, the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil has announced it will open four shows starting in June 2021. The entertainment company was known as the largest contemporary circus and arts producer in the world. It… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Alliance outraged at ‘vaccine apartheid,’ companies’ billion-dollar pay-outs
The People’s Vaccine Alliance says that COVID-19 vaccine-makers Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca have paid out $26 billion in dividends and stock buybacks to their shareholders in the past year. It calculates that this would be enough to fund… »
Health, International, Society
Most Canadians want fair distribution of vaccines globally: survey
A large majority (85 per cent) of Canadians agree that it is important that vaccines to protect against COVID-19 be distributed fairly to all countries, according to a new survey. UNICEF Canada commissioned the survey and says its results show… »
Health, International, Society
Canadians more afraid of sharks than mosquitoes: malaria campaign
For World Malaria Day on April 25, 2021, a Canadian charity is urging Canadians to help curb the deaths caused by mosquitoes around the world. Plan International Canada says seven out of 10 Canadians underestimate the number of deaths caused… »
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