Work is changing and employers need to maximize the value of their older employees, says the author of a new book. Productivity ‘left by the wayside’ “We are living and working longer,” says Lisa Taylor, author of The Talent Revolution.… »
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.
Beehives to be installed on train station roofs
Today is Earth Day and Canada’s national passenger rail service has announced it will install beehives on the roofs of train stations in four cities. Via Rail is partnering with Alvéole, an urban beekeeping company to put two hives each… »
Study renews warnings about infant suffocation
A new study has found that accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths among children under one year of age in the United States, and 82 per cent of cases were attributed to accidental suffocation and strangulation in… »
Japan’s prime minister to visit Canada
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Canada from April 27 to 28, 2019. Japan has the world’s third-largest national economy and the Canadian government considers Japan to be one of Canada’s most important economic and commercial partners. Trade and… »
Intensive care patients had cognitive decline after release: study
Researchers in Ontario have found that 20 patients who went into hospital intensive care units (ICU) with no brain-related conditions all came out with cognitive deficits. “After they’d recovered from their acute illness, we found that they were all impaired… »
Vancouver police to focus on minors at huge pot festival
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the 25th annual 4/20 cannabis festival in the western city of Vancouver on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Police have asked parents “to have a conversation with their children about the risks… »
Avalanche presumed to have killed 3 international climbers
One American and two European men are missing and presumed dead in an avalanche in Banff National Park in western Canada. The government agency, Parks Canada, says the three were professional mountain athletes and highly experienced. They were attempting to… »
U.S. sentences Montreal man to life for terrorism
A U.S. judge sentenced 51-year old Amor Ftouhi to life in prison for stabbing and nearly killing a Michigan airport police officer. Ftouhi had researched how to obtain guns in the U.S. but failed in his attempts to procure one.… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Court case launched over privacy issues in ‘smart city’
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has filed a lawsuit over plans to build a high-tech neighbourhood in downtown Toronto that would be equipped to collect multiple kinds of data on people there. Sidewalk Labs, a sister company of Google, plans… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Low scam awareness predicts dementia: study
A new study has found that decreased awareness about phone scams may be an early indicator of impending Alzheimer dementia and its precursor, mild cognitive impairment. Researchers at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago tested 151 people for their… »
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