Your hosts Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom) UN asks Canada to extend peacekeeping mission in Mali The United Nations has formally asked Canada to extend its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a few… »
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.
Holocaust memoir wins book contest
A book in which a survivor describes his journey from a Nazi concentration camp to Canada has won a contest run by the public broadcaster, CBC. Called Canada Reads, the contest runs for five days during which five prominent people… »
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Youth teach digital literacy to adults
A new program has been launched to both help youth develop leadership skills and adult learners to increase their digital literacy. Youth Teaching Adults is a program to connect tech-savvy young people with people who are not so comfortable using… »
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Quebec to suspend constitutional rights to ban religious symbols
A furore has erupted over the government of the province of Quebec plan to override charter guarantees and forbid many public sector employees from wearing religious symbols at work. Legislation tabled today would apply to new teachers, judges, prison guards,… »
Coroner links teen death to sweet alcoholic drink
A coroner investigating the death of teenager last year concluded that she died of drowning and possible hypothermia after drinking excessive amounts of a sweet, high-alcohol drink. Athena Gervais, 14, was found dead in a stream behind her school in… »
Owner of the truck in Humboldt Broncos crash is fined
The owner of the truck that crashed into a junior hockey team’s bus admitted that he did not comply with safety rules set out by the federal and provincial governments. The truck blew through a stop sign and crashed into… »
Cities consider suing oil companies over climate change
The city of Toronto is considering taking oil companies to court over the costs of climate change. Several U.S. cities have launched similar lawsuits against producers of fossil fuels. And the western city of Victoria is going to ask a… »
Unions condemn widespread violence against long-term care workers
Two new reports show there is a high level of violence, abuse and harassment against people employed in long-term care facilities in the province of Ontario. In one of them, survey results suggest 88 per cent of personal support workers… »
Canada fined millions for keeping mentally ill inmates in solitary
A court has ruled Canada’s penitentiary service will have to pay tens of millions of dollars for holding inmates it knew were mentally ill in solitary confinement. In what the service calls administrative segregation, inmates are isolated in very small… »
Worst roads campaign may elicit improvements
A not-for-profit auto club, the CAA, has kicked off its annual worst roads campaign to help authorities understand what road improvements are most urgently needed in the province of Ontario. The CAA is inviting motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike to… »
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