McGill University has announced the name Redmen will no longer be used by its sports teams. The name was adopted in the 1920s and at the time it did not refer to Indigenous people but rather to the teams’ red… »
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.
Some neonic pesticides banned, others restricted to protect bees
Canada’s health department has decided to cancel the use of some neonicotinoid pesticides and to change the conditions of use for others in order to protect bees and other pollinators. It says remaining uses such as treatment on canola seeds… »
Doctors advised to help parents of very young children
Crying, sleep and difficult behaviours may be very challenging for the parents of young children and the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) is calling on doctors to help. It has issued a statement urging doctors to ask parents open-ended questions to… »
Economy, International, Society
Governments must help the struggling middle class: OECD
Middle-class households are struggling to maintain their lifestyles as stagnating incomes fail to keep up with the rising costs of housing and education, says a new report from the OECD. And the report says governments, including Canada’s, must do more… »
Store clerk quits over child piercing incident
Raylene Marks says she quit her job after an incident involving a child crying that she did not want her ears pierced and her mother insisting it be done. Marks worked at a Claire’s accessories store near the western city… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Print books better for reading to toddlers, study finds
Electronic books are becoming more popular, but a new study suggests reading to toddlers from print books is more beneficial for them. Researchers at the University of Michigan found parents and two-to-three year-olds interacted more when reading print books together.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Second province will ban plastic bags
The eastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the second province that will ban the retail use of plastic bags. Public consultations in the province suggest 87 per cent of the population is in favour of the ban. However, the… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology
U.K., Canada, others consider regulating websites
The United Kingdom has published proposals to directly regulate social-media platforms to stop hate speech and extremist posts. It would include large media like Facebook and Twitter but smaller one too. Canada may follow suit. Fines, manager liability, shut-downs considered… »
Trudeau ejected her illegally, says politician
After seven weeks of headlines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not been able to put the SNC-Lavalin controversy behind him. Today, former cabinet minister Jane Philpott accused Trudeau of violating the law by kicking her and former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould… »
Ice storm cuts power to over a quarter million homes
A nasty storm brought freezing rain and strong winds to southwestern Quebec on April 8, 2019 downing branches, trees and electrical lines. Power failures affected more than 310,000 homes and crews worked all night to try to restore service. Bad… »
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