A coalition of climate groups says industrialized and emerging nations of the G20 must cut emissions by about half by 2030 in order to meet the targets set at the Paris conference in 2015. Climate Transparency has issued a report… »
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.
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Donations enable hundreds of refugees to settle in Canada
A handful of philanthropic leaders donated almost $3.5 million triggering an effort that will enable 685 refugees refugees to settle in Canada before the end of 2018. Had this not occurred, a government allowance of more than 1,000 spots for… »
Fewer babies sleep through the night than people may think: study
People in Canada and the western world tend to think babies should sleep through the night by the time they are six months to 12 months old. But a study out of McGill University found that many do not and… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Many Canadian fisheries called ‘critically depleted’
A new audit by the conservation group Oceana Canada found only 34 per cent of Canada’s fish stocks are healthy and just over 13 per cent are critically depleted needing immediate action to rebuild them. The report goes on to… »
Globe and Mail employees vote massively for a strike
Unionized workers at the Globe and Mail newspaper could be on strike as of midnight November 14, 2018 citing pension protection and a pay gap between male and female employees as major reason. The Globe is Canada’s most widely read… »
Uncategorized
Canada seeks to regain big tourism appeal
The Canadian government is setting up a blue ribbon panel and sending a cabinet minister on a cross-country tour in an effort to boost tourism. Canada used to be one of the top 10 tourist destinations in the world but… »
More women using contraception in poor countries: report
A new report shows that more women and girls in the world’s 69 poorest countries are making the voluntary choice to use contraception. This is said to have helped prevent more than 119 million unintended pregnancies between July 2017 and… »
World War I: new perspectives to come, says historian
Many Canadians have a holiday from work today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and, in the years to come, one historian thinks their perspectives on the war may broaden. “A century ago, people… »
Forced repatriation of Rohingya condemned
World Vision Canada and 40 other humanitarian and civil society agencies are expressing concerns about plans to send more than 2,200 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar on November 15, 2018. Over 700,000 Rohingya people fled to Bangladesh after Myanmar’s military… »
Facebook launches dating feature in Canada
Online dating sites have fetched over $5 million so far in 2018 and Facebook is getting in on the action. It has just launched its dating service in Columbia and in Canada and will refine it before launching it elsewhere.… »
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