Postdocs unionize at two Ontario universities

They say their ambiguous status at universities leads to low pay and other concerns
Nov 3, 2008
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/2008/11/03/postdocs-unionize-at-two-ontario-universities.aspx

Science union wants better food inspection

Calls for moratorium on deregulation
Nov 3, 2008
SARAH SCHMIDT
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=b5895f0f-611f-47de-ae2d-f61937222e81

Children increasingly medicated: study

Nov 3, 2008
Reuters
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=8e304764-8f7c-417a-bd0d-42ead2810fd5

Let's hope book spurs McGuinty to get bold

Nov 3, 2008
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/529252

Universities eye 'painful' cuts in wake of crisis

With endowment funds taking a beating, student aid, scholarships, hiring and academic programs could all be on the chopping block
Nov 2, 2008
ELIZABETH CHURCH AND PAUL WALDIE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081102.wuniversities1103/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081102.wuniversities1103

Oilsands activists protest expansion

Protesters call for halt to new development
Nov 2, 2008
TAMAS VIRAG
SUN MEDIA
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/11/02/7281366-sun.html

Canada may join U.S.-led energy, environment security project

Nov 2, 2008
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081102/national/energy_enviro_security_1

Physics the Next President Needs to Know

Nov 2, 2008
Alexis Madrigal
Wired
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/physics-the-nex.html

In Bush's end-game, lots of changes on environment

Nov 2, 2008
Deborah Zabarenko
Reuters
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/081102/us/politics_us_bush_1

'Clean Coal' getting a lot of attention lately - what is it?

Nov 1, 2008
Rod Charlton
The Recorder & Times
http://www.recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1277271

Ont. government signals opposition to Bruce Power nuclear reactors

Nov 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/10/31/nuclear-ontario.html

Big picture shows how ocean changes

Two-day voyage shows how diversity and abundance of species off our coast reveal important changes in our marine ecosystem
Nov 1, 2008
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=15fa4725-8706-46de-beca-e85c53c05130&k=30169

Oil price fall, crisis may delay US climate, energy policy

Nov 1, 2008
AFP
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/081101/usa/us_vote_energy_warming_2

Syringe reuse might be happening across Canada: Alberta health official

Oct 31, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/10/31/edm-syringe-predy.html?ref=rss

AUCC welcomes the appointment of a Minister of State (Science and Technology)

Oct 30, 2008
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/publications/media/2008/st_minister_10_30_e.html

What’s the value of university research?

Oct 30, 2008
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/blog.aspx?id=4548&blogid=86