Strategy launched to boost industry

Nov 27, 2009
Bruce Johnstone
Leader-Post
http://www.leaderpost.com/business/Strategy+launched+boost+industry/2273998/story.html

Appointment of Pfizer exec to health funding body criticized

Nov 27, 2009
Anna Sharratt
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/27/pfizer-appointment.html

Top-secret Olympic R&D program

Nov 25, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/top-secret-olympic-rd-program

Grad studies, an investment in the lives of Canadians

Advocates need to show how research helps solve problems, says AUCC’s Herb O’Heron
Nov 23, 2009
Tara Fraser
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/grad-studies-an-investment-in-the-lives-of-canadians.aspx

Scientists were angry, but they didn't lie

Nov 28, 2009
Peter Gorrie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/731420--scientists-were-angry-but-they-didn-t-lie

Nuclear fleet shows its age

A three-decade life extension might make economic sense, but is it too risky for residents?
Nov 28, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/731959--nuclear-fleet-shows-its-age

Starving polar bears turn to cannibalism

Nov 28, 2009
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/732010--starving-polar-bears-turn-to-cannibalism

Research reactor proposal lauded by science group

Nov 28, 2009
Jenn Sharp
Special to The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/Research+reactor+proposal+lauded+science+group/2279660/story.html

Hackers skewed research e-mails

Nov 28, 2009
PETER ZIMONJIC
SUN MEDIA
http://www.lfpress.com/news/canada/2009/11/28/11960891-sun.html

'Permanent' Arctic ice vanishing

Satellite images misled shocked scientists
Nov 28, 2009
Chinta Puxley
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/732009---permanent-arctic-ice-vanishing

UN chief prods Canada on lagging climate plans

Nov 28, 209
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/732038--un-chief-prods-canada-on-lagging-climate-plans

A teeming rain forest of irrelevant climate claims

Nov 28, 2009
Conrad Black
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/28/conrad-black-a-teeming-rain-forest-of-irrelevant-climate-claims.aspx

We need sharp cuts in greenhouse gas activist emissions

Nov 28, 2009
Kelly McParland
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/28/km-emissions-galore.aspx

H1N1 measures curb C. difficile in Quebec

Nov 27, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/27/h1n1-c-difficile-quebec.html

Diabetes spending to double by 2034: U.S. study

Nov 27, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/27/diabetes-spendingstudy.html

Closing schools could curb flu by 21%: study

Nov 27, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/27/school-closingflu.html

Environment Canada probes water contamination at oilsands

Nov 27, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/business/Toxins/2277593/story.html

Experimental MS surgery draws Canadian interest

Nov 27, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/23/multiple-sclerosis-zamboni-ccsvi.html

Canada risks reprisals for lagging in climate controls

Nov 27, 2009
Sharon Singleton
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/money/2009/11/27/11954191-qmi.html

'Rotten' Arctic sea ice duping satellites, multi-year ice virtually gone: expert

Nov 27, 2009
Chinta Puxley
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jl1QzaVJ2SYdNYTWNvZVNK0_tw4A

Arctic ice meltdown remains severe, scientist reports

Nov 27, 2009
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Arctic+meltdown+remains+severe+scientist+reports/2277164/story.html

Climate change two-step

Nov 27, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/731546--climate-change-two-step

All policy is now climate policy

Copenhagen and the art of looking committed
Nov 27, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/27/terence-corcoran-all-policy-is-now-climate-policy.aspx

Google’s climate ‘scholars’

Methods used to tabulate the number of experts who are skeptical of climate change leave something to be desired
Nov 27, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/27/lawrence-solomon-google-s-climate-scholars.aspx

The oil sands have been Gored

Apparently they jeopardize the very survival of our species
Nov 27, 2009
Rex Murphy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-oil-sands-have-been-gored/article1380872/

Hacked e-mails heat up climate-change debate

Nov 27, 2009
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/news/national/GLOBAL+WARMING+TRUTH/2277493/story.html

WHO says clusters of drug resistant H1N1 unlikely to signal change in virus

Nov 26, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ijs5eLLigeH9T1z4oBWJLResbjXQ

Tamiflu still fights H1N1 despite resistant cases: WHO

Nov 26, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/26/h1n1-tamiflu-resistance-who.html

Battling climate change offers health benefits

Nov 26, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/climate-change-health.html

Climate change: A heated debate

Why political orthodoxy must not silence scientific argument
Nov 26, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14966227

Hackers skewed climate-change emails: scientists

Nov 26, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/climate-change-hack.html

B.C. greenhouse gas reporting regulations set for January 1

Nov 26, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gmLV6i4kp9eMw2MG-9y6_GXinC_Q

B.C. greenhouse-gas emitters face January deadline

Nov 26, 2009
Scott Simpson
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/greenhouse+emitters+face+January+deadline/2272154/story.html

Canada's PM to join climate talks in Copenhagen

Nov 26, 2009
Michel Comte
AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jwk5PKIWXmIy3fSll-qzgfvO_74A

Harper heads for Copenhagen after all

News of PM's decision to attend climate-change summit comes as he heads for Commonwealth meeting in Caribbean, leaving torture uproar behind
Nov 26, 2009
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-heads-for-copenhagen-after-all/article1378514/

Obama to attend global climate summit

Nov 26, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/25/copenhagen-obama-summit-climate.html

3,000 scientists tell federal government to 'act now' on climate change

Nov 26, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/technology/scientists+tell+federal+government+climate+change/2272707/story.html

Climate science untarnished by hacked emails-IPCC

- UN climate panel report "in no way" tarnished
- Review process makes bias impossible
Nov 26, 2009
Gerard Wynn
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSGEE5AP1Y5

Climate scientists under attack before Copenhagen summit

Nov 26, 2009
Travis Lupick
Georgia Straight
http://www.straight.com/article-272059/vancouver/scientists-under-attack-summit

China pledges to slow emissions growth

Nov 26, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/china-copenhagen-climate-jibao.html

Climate change is playing with a broken hockey stick

Nov 26, 2009
Stephen Taylor
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/26/stephen-taylor-climate-change-is-playing-with-a-broken-hockey-stick.aspx

Notes on a climate-research scandal

Nov 26, 2009
Andrew Potter
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/notes-on-a-climate-research-scandal/

Northern infrastructure unprepared for impacts of global warming: Panel

Nov 26, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/technology/Northern+infrastructure+unprepared+impacts+global+warming+Panel/2268503/story.html

Michael Ignatieff unveils his big climate plan

Nov 26, 2009
Kelly McParland
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/26/kelly-mcparland-michael-ignatieff-unveils-his-big-climate-plan.aspx

AL GORE V. THE OIL SANDS

Nov 26, 2009
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/al-gore-v-the-oil-sands/article1377995/

How is postsecondary education better abroad? It has standards

Without a national strategy to guide us, there's no use debating the finer points
Nov 25, 2009
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-is-postsecondary-education-better-abroad-it-has-standards/article1377599/

Harper digs in heels as Obama heads to Copenhagen

U.S. President says he'll participate in global climate summit next month - but Prime Minister won't go unless there's ‘an actual leaders meeting'
Nov 25, 2009
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-digs-in-heels-as-obama-heads-to-copenhagen/article1376880/

Gore's oil-sands comments 'preposterous,' Stelmach says

Alberta Premier takes issue with environmentalist's take on gasoline produced from province's carbon-intensive extraction process
Nov 25, 2009
Katherine O'Neill
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/gores-oil-sands-comments-preposterous-stelmach-says/article1377804/

Canada, others accused of not keeping climate change vows

Nov 25, 2009
Peter O'Neil
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/business/Canada+others+accused+keeping+climate+change+vows/2264163/story.html

Stelmach deflects heat from Ontario

Nov 25, 2009
Jason Fekete
Calgary Herald; Canwest News Service
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Stelmach+deflects+heat+from+Ontario/2263121/story.html

Gore predicts climate treaty by next year

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/25/tech-gore-suzuki.html

Climate scientists issue grim weather forecast

Nov 25, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Climate+scientists+issue+grim+weather+forecast/2264083/story.html

Shhhh! Nuclear Sell-off Underway

The Harper government's secretive moves to privatize the CANDU reactor maker that you own
Nov 25, 2009
Amelia Bellamy-Royds
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/News/2009/11/25/NuclearSelloff/

Gas from tarsands 'dirtiest' alternative, Gore says

Nov 25, 2009
CTV News
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091125/gore_AM_091125/20091125?hub=SciTech

Report waters down truth about oilsands

Nov 25, 2009
Deborah Yedlin
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Report+waters+down+truth+about+oilsands/2263858/story.html

Swine flu 'levelling off' in Canada

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/25/h1n1-canada.html

Mental illness costs Canada $33B annually: TD

'A major economic cost'
Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/25/canada-economy-mental-health-cost.html

Food waste has environmental impact: scientists

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/24/tech-environment-food-waste.html

First Nation pleads guilty to polluting lake

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/23/sask-pollution-guilty-fn.html

HPV vaccination delayed by swine flu program

Nov 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/25/pei-hpv-vaccine-delay-584.html

Cooking the climate change books

Nov 25, 2009
Lorne Gunter
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/25/lorne-gunter-cooking-the-climate-change-books.aspx

Naturopathy a prescription for quackery

Nov 24, 2009
Scott Gavura
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/24/scott-gavura-naturopathy-a-prescription-for-quackery.aspx

Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate

Nov 24, 2009
AFP
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Mankind+using+Earth+resources+alarming+rate/2260547/story.html

Ciena will save 2,000 Nortel jobs

U.S.-based buyer vows to protect most workers at optical unit, including the majority in Ottawa
Nov 24, 2009
Iain Marlow
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/nortel/article/729767--ciena-will-save-2-000-nortel-jobs

Scientists urge drastic action at Copenhagen climate meet

Nov 24, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/technology/Scientists+urge+drastic+action+Copenhagen+meet/2260366/story.html

Climate change quickens, seas feared up 2 metres

- 26 scientists say ice melting, CO2 emissions up sharply
- Seas could rise up to 2 metres at worst by 2100
- Experts urge Copenhagen summit to cap greenhouse emissions
Nov 24, 2009
Alister Doyle
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSGEE5AN1H2

Drug exec named to top health job

It's 'like having big bad wolf directing 3 little pigs'
Nov 24, 2009
CHRISTINA SPENCER
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/11/24/11900616-sun.html

Future is green economy

Already flowering in Quebec, Charest says
Nov 24, 2009
LYNN MOORE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Future+green+economy/2258757/story.html

Oil sands back on front burner

Nov 24, 2009
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/729738

HIV infection rate stable: UN

Nov 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/24/hiv-un.html

New program shifts focus to Mars

SPACE STUDY
Nov 24, 2009
NICOLE VEERMAN
SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2009/11/24/11901636-sun.html

Alberta to spend $495M on carbon capture pipeline

Ottawa invests $63M in project
Nov 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/24/federal-support-carbon-dioxide-pipeline.html

Enforce environmental laws at oilsands: report

Nov 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/24/north-alta-oilsands-report.html

Fungus new to Calgary attacks poplar, aspens

Nov 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/24/calgary-bronze-leaf-disease-trees-poplar-aspen.html

Cancer experts call for reduction in Pap tests

North American health organizations move to replace antiquated cervical cancer screening policies
Nov 24, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/cancer-experts-call-for-reduction-in-pap-tests/article1374871/

Let the climate debate begin

Why did almost every country buy into possibly bogus science?
Nov 24, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/24/peter-foster-let-the-climate-debate-begin.aspx

Principal talks on military research and tuition

The Daily sits down with Heather Munroe-Blum to discuss campus issues
Nov 23, 2009
Humera Jabir
McGill Daily
http://mcgilldaily.com/articles/23132

Climate change: Who'll pay the climate bill?

On the eve of Copenhagen, a report on the cost of global warming sparks a firestorm
Matthew McClearn
Canadian Business magazine, December 7, 2009 issue
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/managing/strategy/article.jsp?content=20091207_10005_10005

Greenhouse gases reached record highs in 2008: UN

Report by the World Meteorological Organization comes as the EU urges the United States and China to set emissions targets
Nov 23, 2009
ELIANE ENGELER
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/greenhouse-gases-reached-record-highs-in-2008-un/article1374263/

Earth's greenhouse gases reach record highs

Nov 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/23/greenhouse-gases-023.html

Vioxx risks evident earlier, researchers say

Merck & Co rejects study methodology, conclusions
Nov 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/23/vioxx-risks-early.html

ADHD tied to tobacco, lead exposure

Nov 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/23/adhd-children-lead-tobacco-smoke.html

Revisit isotope decision, government told

Nov 23, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/health/Revisit+isotope+decision+government+told/2257857/story.html

Doctors issue caution in using antivirals for H1N1

Experts fear overuse may make the drugs useless long term
Nov 23, 2009
Sharon Kirkey
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Doctors+issue+caution+using+antivirals+H1N1/2255879/story.html

Tories not protecting water, says new report

Nov 23, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Tories+protecting+water+says+report/2255880/story.html

Held hostage by the oil sands

Nov 23, 2009
David Crane
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/728829

Chickenpox is no reason to keep the kids at home

Despite experts' recommendations, children with mild cases are still being barred from schools for five days
Nov 23, 2009
Lisa Priest
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/chickenpox-is-no-reason-to-keep-the-kids-at-home/article1374753/

Quebec vows ambitious cuts to greenhouse gas emissions

Charest unveils target to reduce emissions by 20 per cent from 1990 levels, which would make the province a North American leader
Nov 23, 2009
Rhéal Séguin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-vows-ambitious-cuts-to-greenhouse-gas-emissions/article1374487/

Suzuki Foundation polls finds Canadians overwhelming agree with Suzuki Foundation. Even in Alberta, where everyone hates the environment!

Nov 23, 2009
Kelly McParland
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/23/kelly-mcparland-suzuki-foundation-polls-finds-canadians-overwhelming-agree-with-suzuki-foundatio-even-in-alberta.aspx

After Copenhagen, the end of the science

Rising uncertainty over science existed long before the CRU emails surfaced
Nov 23, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/23/terence-corcoran-after-copenhagen-the-end-of-the-science.aspx

CRU’s climate ‘tricks’

Is this how ‘tip-top’ scientists talk?
Nov 23, 2009
Myron Ebell
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/23/cru-s-climate-tricks.aspx

Climategate

What the climate scientists wrote and when they wrote it
Nov 23, 2009
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/23/climategate.aspx

Activists criticize Alberta for wetland policy delay

Nov 22, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/22/edmonton-water-management-wetlands-policy.html

Key to future is greater productivity

Nov 22, 2009
DAVID CRANE
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1153988.html

Why Canada failed on Kyoto and how to make amends

The nation's recent history sadly played against fulfilling its treaty obligations
Nov 22, 2009
Tim Flannery
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/729155--why-canada-failed-on-kyoto-and-how-to-make-amends

Our carbon plan ranks at bottom

Nov 22, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/728805--our-carbon-plan-ranks-at-bottom

Quebec hints at strong climate stance ahead of Copenhagen conference

But Canada's more modest approach will undermine local efforts, critics say
Nov 21, 2009
KEVIN DOUGHERTY
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Quebec+hints+strong+climate+stance+ahead+Copenhagen+conference/2249882/story.html

Canadians chagrined over status as climate-change dawdlers

Poll finds three quarters are embarrassed that country hasn't taken international lead on cutting greenhouse gases
Nov 20, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadians-chagrined-over-status-as-climate-change-dawdlers/article1372296/

Policy Briefing: Innovation

Nov 16, 2009
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1258347600

Postdocs on a pittance

Rewards are few for postdocs in Canada, says survey
Nov 18, 2009
Nature
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/091119/full/nj7271-375c.html

Spread the Research Wealth

Innovation comes from many actors, both big and small. We need to properly fund all of them.
Nov 16, 2009
Chris Evans
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/679-spread-the-research-wealth

Corporatized universities devalue education

Nov 15, 2009
Howard Woodhouse
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/725695--corporatized-universities-devalue-education

Scientists have a duty to challenge government policies, top researcher says

When political leaders ignore scientific evidence on controversial topics, such as harm reduction and safe-injection sites, scientists are obliged to speak out, says Dr. Thomas Kerr, director of the Urban Health Research Initiative in British Columbia.
Nov 20, 2009
Ann Silversides
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/20nov09_advocates_silversides.shtml

Goodyear says feds' top priority is economy, boosting innovation

Science Minister Gary Goodyear says the federal government knows Canada is No. 1 in many areas, but not in competitiveness and has made it a priority to reverse the trend.
Nov 16, 2009
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_goodyear-11-16-2009

Establish Canada as hub for next wave of knowledge industries and make it a national priority

If you're a nation looking to build a knowledge economy, you need knowledge workers, and plenty of them.
Nov 16, 2009
ARVIND GUPTA
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_gupta-11-16-2009

Transforming science and technology into innovation

The challenge for Canada's S&T enterprise is to enhance both relationships, and to move past debates on the value of basic and applied research. Without both, Canada's innovation system will continue to underperform.
Nov 16, 2009
ELIOT A. PHILLIPSON
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_phillipson-11-16-2009

Public wants in on science and technology policy

There are two discrete areas in the enterprise of science and technology where public involvement is most feasible, and each addresses an issue of great interest to the public. One is how to set scientific goals; the other is how to manage scientific risk.
Nov 16, 2009
MARC SANER
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_saner-11-16-2009

Canada must place good policy above partisan politics on innovation, science, and technology

No other modern jurisdiction subjects its development of sustained and effective investment in research and scholarship to the vicissitudes of politics and government transition than Canada and its provinces seem to thrive on. This brings about stuttering.
Nov 16, 2009
HEATHER MUNROE-BLUM
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_munroe_blum-11-16-2009

Time to open up knowledge generation to people untrained in science

It is to the benefit of science and society to engage the public in supporting and questioning scientific knowledge. But the very engagement unsettles the current boundaries between what is considered valid knowledge and what is not.
Nov 16, 2009
ELANA BRIEF
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_brief-11-16-2009

A new model of innovation for successful societies

SSHRC is working shoulder-to-shoulder with researchers and partners across all sectors of society to fuel innovation, bolster economic recovery, increase resiliency, and enhance Canada's place in the world by building a successful society for the 21st century.
Nov 16, 2009
CHAD GAFFIELD
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_gaffield-11-16-2009

Feds need to tap into global innovation opportunities

Canada is still in the bottom half of OECD countries when it comes to innovation and both businesses and governments should be looking at different ways to tap into global innovation opportunities, say top experts.
Nov 16, 2009
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_global_innovation-11-16-2009

Canada needs a branding makeover in global, knowledge-based economy

We must improve the science literacy in our foreign relations and enhance the knowledge and interest of our science community on the importance of statecraft.
Nov 16, 2009
PAUL DUFOUR
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_dufour-11-16-2009

Key to robust innovation lies in effective matchmaking between scientists and stakeholders

The knowledge transfer between research and its beneficiaries, advocates, and stakeholders is essential to protect project development and stimulate innovation at a time when it is most needed.
Nov 16, 2009
KATHLEEN BLOOM
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_bloom-11-16-2009

Canada needs a scientific advisory board to Parliament to help formulate science policy

We need to develop a political culture that is proactive, not reactive—one that understands the value of sound science policy.
Nov 16, 2009
ROBERT MANN
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_mann-11-16-2009

Reconceptualize science to reduce violence in our world

The interface between democracy and science has always been a complex and problematic one, which, to be properly understood, must be situated in relation to a third concept, which is nonviolence.
Nov 16, 2009
RAMIN JAHANBEGLOO
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/pb_jahanbegloo-11-16-2009

Not resting on his (Nobel) laurels

'I still dream science,' says 1986 chemistry Prize winner John Polanyi who's now tackling nanotechnology
Nov 21, 2009
Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/science/article/728911--not-resting-on-his-nobel-laurels

Canada welcomes U.S. move to set a target for cutting gas emissions

American negotiator says climate control proposal could be released within days
Nov 21, 2009
Robert Benzie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/728904--canada-welcomes-u-s-move-to-set-a-target-for-cutting-gas-emissions

Auto parts makers transform into green machines

Linamar joins pack of companies retooling to build the gear that drives wind and solar energy
Nov 21, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/728855--auto-parts-makers-transform-into-green-machines

What she didn't ask

CBC’s Anna Maria Tremonti had tough questions for me this week, but none for a global warming propagandist
Nov 21, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/21/lawrence-solomon-what-she-didn-t-ask.aspx

Asian carp close to Great Lakes

Nov 20, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/20/tech-fish-asian-carp.html

Cigarette butts toxic to fish, say researchers

Nov 20, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/20/tech-environment-cigarette-butt.html

Beam sent around Large Hadron Collider

Nov 20, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/20/tech-physics-large-hadron-collider.html

H1N1 intensifying in Canada but subsiding elsewhere: WHO

Nov 20, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/20/h1n1-world.html

Fewer Paps OK for women in 20s

Nov 20, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/20/pap-tests-20s.html

Show leadership — reject Copenhagen

Nov 20, 2009
Kevin Gaudet and Maureen Bader
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/20/kevin-guadet-and-maureen-bader-show-leadership-reject-copenhagen.aspx

Asthma common in kids with severe H1N1: study

Nov 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/19/h1n1-asthma.html

H1N1 vaccine as safe as seasonal flu shot: WHO

Nov 19, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/19/h1n1-vaccine.html

A load of Hoggan-wash

The CBC has joined James Hoggan's smear campaign against climate skeptics
Nov 19, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/19/peter-foster-a-load-of-hoggan-wash.aspx

Climate change causing 'corrosive' water to affect Arctic marine life: study

Nov 19, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www2.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=2242554

Canadians want salt, food makers tell MPs

Canadians' taste for salt is to blame for excessive sodium in our food products, major manufacturers have told a parliamentary committee
Nov 19, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special-reports/hard-to-shake/canadians-want-salt-food-makers-tell-mps/article1370251/

Mirrors in space? Salty clouds? Scientists weigh drastic cures for climate change

Nov 19, 2009
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gGGWX9LoqieCq279vnOcfIRxU7zA

Sell AECL to India

Canada wants to sell CANDU nuclear reactors to India. A better idea is to sell India the whole company
Nov 19, 2009
Ron Banerjee
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/19/sell-aecl-to-india.aspx

Saskatchewan finds ready ear in Washington for carbon capture pitch

Nov 19, 2009
Sheldon Alberts
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/19/sheldon-alberts-saskatchewan-finds-ready-ear-in-washington-for-carbon-capture-pitch.aspx

'You first' stance on climate change killing Canada's credibility

Nov 19, 2009
Nicholas Hirst
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/you-first-stance-on-climate-change-killing-canadas-credibility-70447877.html

Tuna fishing: Changing tides

The bluefin tuna is still being managed badly. A trade ban is on the cards
Nov 19, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14902743

Sex and pharmaceuticals: Arousing interest

The search continues for a pill that will lift a woman’s libido
Nov 19, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14902735

Smog clouds Montrealers' commute

Nov 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/19/montreal-smog.html

Biofuel push leads to world hunger, economist says

Nov 18, 2009
Cassandra Kyle
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Biofuel+push+leads+world+hunger+economist+says/2238202/story.html

Canadian farmers face canola crisis

Chinese trade barriers appear prompted by health and safety issues, but industry insiders blame protectionism
Nov 18, 2009
Paul Waldie and Jessica Leeder
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-farmers-face-canola-crisis/article1368984/

Birth defects from prescription drugs avoidable

Nov 18, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/18/birth-defects-avoidable.html

Activists, UN call attention to reproductive health

Nov 18, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/18/population-report.html

Does cancer screening do harm?

Over-diagnosis has plenty of side effects – needless surgery and trauma, emotional anguish, wasted money and resources
Nov 18, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/does-cancer-screening-do-harm/article1368759/

How Canada can restore its reputation on climate change

We need to show the world we take our standing seriously
Nov 18, 2009
John Drexhage
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-canada-can-restore-its-reputation-on-climate-change/article1368818/

Why honeybees are falling through the cracks

Reese Halter explains their rapid decline, and why it stings
Nov 18, 2009
Reese Halter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/why-honeybees-are-falling-through-the-cracks/article1368714/

Obama revives hope for climate accord at summit

Failure at Copenhagen summit would further delay release of Canadian regulations, Ottawa says
Nov 17, 2009
Shawn McCarthy and Mark MacKinnon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/obama-revives-hope-for-climate-accord/article1367352/

Ad campaign takes aim at climate change

Calgary-based group runs campaign claim the planet has actually been becoming cooler in the past 10 years
Nov 17, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ad-campaign-takes-aim-at-climate-change/article1367291/

An injection of H1N1 reason

Nov 17, 2009
Joe Schwarcz
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/17/joe-schwarcz-an-injection-of-h1n1-reason.aspx

The rise of slime

Warmer water is exacerbating problems in the oceans
Nov 17, 2009
From Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14897220

New drug boosts women's sex drive

Nov 17, 2009
Takara Small
special to CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/17/women-sex-drive-new-drug.html

No mammograms for most women under 50: U.S. docs

Nov 17, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/17/mammograms-women40s.html

Battling climate change authors leave readers uncertain as who to believe

Nov 17, 2009
Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=5905

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rise

Nov 17, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/17/tech-carbon-emissions.html

P.E.I. says no to wind turbine firm

Nov 17, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/17/pei-entegrity-no-loan-584.html

Quebec spending $650M to cut waste

Nov 17, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/17/quebec-composting-green-waste.html

Climate conference needs targets: Danish PM

Nov 17, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/17/climate-change-denmark.html

Climate accord is going to take time

Nov 17, 2009
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/editorials/Climate+accord+going+take+time/2231167/story.html

Climate change: weak words, strong pictures

Nov 17, 2009
John Geddes
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/17/climate-change-weak-words-strong-pictures/

Environmental accord possible in Copenhagen: Prentice

Nov 17, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Environmental+accord+possible+next+month+Prentice/2232744/story.html

Climate change laws years away: Prentice

Nov 17, 2009
Susan Lunn
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2009/11/17/greenhouse-gases-prentice.html

Ottawa holds back climate rules pending global deal

Prentice stresses ‘continental' approach as he announces delay, which could stretch into late 2010
Nov 17, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-holds-back-climate-rules-pending-global-deal/article1366491/

Sensible approach to pesticide use

Nov 17, 2009
ROY CLANCY
Calgary Sun
http://www.calgarysun.com/comment/editorial/2009/11/17/11771771-sun.html

Canada's carbon plan delayed again

Prentice tells meeting of environment ministers that Ottawa waiting to coordinate policies with U.S.
Nov 17, 2009
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/726770--canada-s-carbon-plan-delayed-again

No need for defeatism

Nov 17, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/no-need-for-defeatism/article1365973/

Feds misleading Canadians on GHG targets, say environmentalists

Environment Minister Jim Prentice slams environmental report as 'irresponsible,' but knows it's not politically expedient to tell it like it is.
Nov 16, 2009
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/ghg_targets-11-16-2009

Bluefin tuna quota cut not enough: environmentalists

Nov 16, 2009
AFP
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Bluefin+tuna+quota+enough+environmentalists/2228794/story.html

AIDS researcher expects vaccine in his lifetime

Nov 16, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/16/hiv-vaccine-manitoba.html

About 1 in 5 Canadians immunized against H1N1: chief health officer

Nov 16, 2009
Chinta Puxley
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i9XeRaqeKE_E79A8HqNzNUlfy5UQ

Cancer rates linked to industrial activity

N.B. report urges further study
Nov 16, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/16/nb-cancer-report-conservation-council-1117.html

Inuit leaders demand action at climate-change conference

Nov 16, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/16/inuit-climate-change.html

Ottawa’s fruit-flavoured tobacco bomb

New law threatens trade war and illegal smuggling boom
Nov 16, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/16/terence-corcoran-ottawa-s-fruit-flavoured-tobacco-bomb.aspx

A call to integrate science into politics

Former politician says issue applies to all parties
Nov 16, 2009
David Zuluaga Cano
McGill Daily
http://mcgilldaily.com/articles/22785

Selling cures to the gullible in a reality-free zone

Nov 16, 2009
Ethan Clow
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/16/ethan-clow.aspx

The fairest of an unfair lot

Want to end queue-jumping? Make people pay for vaccines
Nov 16, 2009
Marni Soupcoff
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=04b531b4-f6cd-4d07-98ed-ca8a9ea11b20

Canada's top tech companies set to do battle

Nov 16, 2009
Eric Lam
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpposted/archive/2009/11/16/canada-s-top-tech-companies-set-to-do-battle.aspx

Climate deal delayed, world leaders search for common ground

Summit at Copenhagen won't yield a final deal, but hope remains for political compromises
Nov 15, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/climate-deal-delayed-world-leaders-search-for-common-ground/article1364335/

Tracking pathogens difficult: federal laboratory audit

Nov 15, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/15/man-cp-virus-ebola.html

Jim Prentice on the challenge of Copenhagen

As the climate change summit approaches, the Globe talks with the Environment Minister about Canada's role in negotiations
Nov 15, 2009
Katherine O'Neill
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/jim-prentice-on-the-challenge-of-copenhagen/article1364459/

Leaders agree Copenhagen will focus on principles, not concrete goals

Consensus at APEC summit to work on inclusive agreement for all nations to reduce emissions instead of specific targets
Nov 15, 2009
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/leaders-agree-copenhagen-will-focus-on-principles-not-concrete-goals/article1364028/

Canadian natural disaster sparked 'Big Freeze' in Europe 12,800 years ago: scientist

Nov 15, 2009
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/technology/Canadian+natural+disaster+sparked+Freeze+Europe+years+scientist/2225992/story.html

UK reaches consensus on climate change

Nov 15, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/15/lawrence-solomon-uk-reaches-consensus-on-climate-change.aspx

Homeopathy offers fake cures for whatever ails you

Nov 13, 2009
Steve Thoms
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/13/steve-thoms-fake-cures-for-whatever-ails-ya.aspx

Hooked: Canada's painkiller problem

Canadians use prescription pills at a higher rate than almost any other nation. Patients are becoming addicts and pills are taking over from heroin as the street drug of choice. So why are voluntary ‘guidelines' for doctors the best the experts can offer?
Nov 13, 2009
Anna Mehler Paperny
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hooked-canadas-painkiller-problem/article1362848/

H1N1: media and message

Journalists and health communicators find virtue in the realm between panic and apathy
Nov 12, 2009
Josh Greenberg and William Fox
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/h1n1-media-and-message/article1361395/

Second H1N1 wave takes lethal toll on Canadians

Tally of dead has surpassed 190, but the season's peak isn't even here yet, chief national public health officer says
Nov 13, 2009
Caroline Alphonso and Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/second-h1n1-wave-takes-lethal-toll-on-canadians/article1361766/

Green corridor funding unclear

ERCA defers $113-million proposal
Nov 13, 2009
Sharon Hill
The Windsor Star
http://www.windsorstar.com/travel/Green+corridor+funding+unclear/2218463/story.html

Links between oil activity, Alberta quakes studied

Nov 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/13/calgary-university-earthquakes-carbon-oil-gas.html

NASA's moon crash reveals 'lots of water'

Nov 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/13/tech-space-moon-water-lcross.html

Cost of vaccinating nation hits $1.5-billion and climbing

The flu-shot program is costing Canada almost double what was expected. Some doctors argue it's not worth it
Nov 12, 2009
PAUL WALDIE AND CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/cost-of-vaccinating-the-nation-hits-15-billion-and-climbing/article1360311/

Sign of the fish: another judicial inquiry

The latest salmon crisis has local explanations, but it's part of a worldwide crisis of fisheries
Nov 12, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/sign-of-the-fish-another-judicial-inquiry/article1361488/

Enough with the populist H1N1-vaccine conspiracy theories

Nov 12, 2009
Jonathan Kay
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/12/jonathan-kay-enough-with-the-populist-h1n1-vaccine-conspiracy-theories.aspx

Boreal Forests Store More Carbon than Tropical Forests

Report Calls for Global Climate Talks to Consider Boreal’s Impact
Nov 12, 2009
Canadian Boreal Initiative & Boreal Songbird Initiative
http://www.borealbirds.org/resources/carbon/report-pressrelease-nov12.doc

A drug-induced low

The sacking of a government adviser on drugs shows Britain's politicians can't cope with intelligent debate
Nov 5, 2009
Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7269/full/462011b.html

Canada’s science policy takes centre stage in Toronto

Nov 12, 2009
Jeff Sharom
MaRS Blog
http://blog.marsdd.com/2009/11/12/canada-science-policy-takes-centre-stage-in-toronto/

Why PhDs Leave Academics

Nov 12, 2009
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/11/12/why-phds-leave-academics/

Social scientists redirected to CIHR for grants

The Canadian Institues of Health Research has begun aggressively campaigning for health research grant applications from social scientists and humanists
Nov 12, 2009
Ann Silversides
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/12nov09-social-scientists-redirected-to-cihr-for-grants.shtml

Amid the hardship, hi-tech jobs go begging

Nov 12, 2009
SUSANNA KELLEY
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/11/12/11717696-sun.html

Advancing, slowly

Nov 12, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/advancing-slowly/article1360310/

Is the world awash in oil?

Not if you ask the folks who pump it
Nov 12, 2009
Eric Reguly
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/is-the-world-awash-in-oil/article1360337/

Canada’s boreal forest top-rated carbon warehouse

Nov 12, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Canada+boreal+forest+rated+carbon+warehouse/2212507/story.html

Boreal forests ignored in climate change fight

Nov 12, 2009
Sharon Oosthoek
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/11/boreal-carbon-climate-change.html

Reports on Pfizer drug studies misleading: review

Review 'suffers from significant bias,' company says
Nov 12, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/12/pfizer-neurontin.html

Rapid antiviral therapy helps fight H1N1: WHO

Nov 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/12/h1n1-who-antiviral.html

Productivity lag threatens gains, TD says

60% Below Average
Nov 11, 2009
Paul Vieira
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=2210089

How Not to Catch H1N1

If the best way to fight swine flu is to avoid it, how do we still know so little about its transmission?
Nov 11, 2009
Marc Saner
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/658-how-not-to-catch-h1n1

Life depends on the oceans

Nov 11, 2009
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
LondonTopic.ca
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=16997

Science is only human

Nov 11, 2009
George Jonas
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=c4d40b69-c161-4426-a0a8-f40bd1ffcbef

Misinformation and paranoia

Nov 11, 2009
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2210020

Still a 'whistle-blower' to oil sands activists

Nov 11, 2009
Kevin Libin
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2209962

Study links bisphenol A, sexual dysfunction

Nov 11, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/11/bpa-factory-china-sexual-problems.html

Antibiotic overuse threatens treatments

‘Whole span of modern medicine' is under threat because bugs are become resistant, rendering the drugs useless
Nov 11, 2009
Kate Kelland
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/antibiotic-overuse-threatens-treatments/article1359453/

Blood supply versus Charter rights

Nov 10, 2009
Marion Kilgour
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/10/km-going-muslim.aspx

LightSail-1 solar sail spacecraft planned for 2010

Nov 10, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/10/space-solar-sail-planetary-society-plan.html

Winnipeg enviro-car design gets international nod

Nov 10, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/10/man-urbee-xprize.html

Researchers from Princeton with Canadian ties accept Kyoto Prize in Japan

Nov 10, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h-iPhgWEDWmvc_PLhbwHP6ECcKGw

The fight over the future of food

- Backlash against GM crops complicates bid to feed world
- Resistance to science-based agriculture grows in U.S.
- Is a second Green Revolution needed, or even desirable?
Nov 10, 2009
Claudia Parsons, Russell Blinch and Svetlana Kovalyova
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN091742

Doctor misled on cancer rates, report finds

Doctor denies obstructing Health Canada
Nov 10, 2009
Gwendolyn Richards
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2204160

Climatism is more than a belief system

A fired official believes climate change is equivalent to a religious belief. Who could disagree?
Nov 10, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/10/peter-foster-climatism-is-more-than-a-belief-system.aspx

U.S. isotope industry will be Canada's loss

Congress approves $163M subsidy to build new reactor, begin domestic production
Nov 9, 2009
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/723019--u-s-isotope-industry-will-be-canada-s-loss

Big Oil makes case for carbon-capture subsidies

But companies unable to forge consensus on the best way to proceed with emissions reduction
Nov 9, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/big-oil-makes-case-for-carbon-capture-subsidies/article1356162/

Why should Ontario pony up for Alberta's exploits?

Nov 9, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/722990--hamilton-why-should-ontario-pony-up-for-alberta-s-exploits

Medical isotope bill in U.S. a loss for Canada

Nov 9, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/09/medical-isotopes-us.html

Zealots throw another dagger at our oil industry

If we don't produce our oil and gas resources, countries that refuse to be bound by Kyoto targets will
Nov 9, 2009
Gwyn Morgan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/zealots-throw-another-dagger-at-our-oil-industry/article1356167/

Ottawa's mind closed on carbon

Nov 9, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/722919--ottawa-s-mind-closed-on-carbon

Reducing salt levels to be voluntary: Report

Nov 9, 2009
Tiffany Crawford
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Reducing+salt+levels+voluntary+Report/2201757/story.html

World youth will have to lead the way to climate change

Nov 9, 2009
Barbara Yaffe
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/World+youth+will+have+lead+climate+change/2201215/story.html

Top environmental group downplays global warming threat

Nov 9, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/09/lawrence-solomon-top-environmental-group-downplays-global-warming-threat.aspx

Too much awareness is bad for your health

Nov 9, 2009
Marni Soupcoff
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/09/marni-soupcoff-too-much-awareness-is-bad-for-your-health.aspx

Schoolchildren are the next priority

Children deserve the utmost in protection at a time of a public-health emergency
Nov 9, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/schoolchildren-are-the-next-priority/article1357350/

For many, vaccine will be available after flu peaks

Come December, public health officials will be faced with the task of persuading people to get the shot after the worst is over
Nov 9, 2009
LISA PRIEST
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/for-many-vaccine-will-be-available-after-flu-peaks/article1356125/

Does BPA give you the willies? It shouldn't

When activism is disguised as science
Nov 9, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/does-bpa-give-you-the-willies-it-shouldnt/article1357124/

Don't over-politicize H1N1 issue, warn pollster and Butler-Jones

Pollster Nik Nanos says there's no benefit for any politicians who 'manufacture a problem' where there isn't one
Nov 9, 2009
CYNTHIA MÜNSTER, BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/h1n1_issue-11-9-2009

Feds' $100-million for stimulus ads should be spent on H1N1 clinics, say opposition

Tories accuse opposition parties of frightening the public and creating panic by overstating the degree of the threat of the H1N1 pandemic
Nov 9, 2009
TIM NAUMETZ
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/100_million_stimulus_ads-11-9-2009

Canada commits to wilderness deal

Environment Minister signs memorandum of understanding with the United States and Mexico that binds the three countries in defending uninhabited spaces
Nov 9, 2009
Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/canada-commits-to-wilderness-deal/article1356547/

Denying Canada's environmental truths

Ottawa has offered a false choice between economic growth and environmental progress
Nov 8, 2009
Clare Demerse
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/722486

Online Q&A: B.C.'s salmon crisis

Discuss how to save B.C.'s salmon stock with Fisheries Survival Coalition spokesman Phil Eidsvik
Nov 8, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/online-qa-bcs-salmon-crisis/article1355700/

Report casts doubt on MD's claims about Alberta reserve's cancer rates

The Globe and Mail obtained findings of a lengthy investigation by Alberta's College of Physicians and Surgeons into whistleblower John O'Connor's claims
Nov 8, 2009
Katherine O'Neill
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/report-casts-doubt-on-mds-claims-about-alberta-reserves-cancer-rates/article1355980/

H1N1 death toll grows, as problems, scandals plague vaccination efforts

Nov 8, 2009
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/H1N1+death+toll+grows+problems+scandals+plague+vaccination+efforts/2199578/story.html

Health officials battle H1N1 rumours

Vaccine wastage, disease management among crucial messages
Nov 8, 2009
Denise Ryan
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Health+officials+battle+H1N1+rumours/2200356/story.html

Mould, slime found at Listeria-stricken meat plant weeks after heavy cleaning: reports

Nov 8, 2009
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5je2m5NwiGu53xn-I-rZ1QKfFGIfg

The bear facts about the polar bear hunt

Polar bears are in decline, alright, but not everywhere. There is a case for keeping the hunt alive in Nunavut and the Inuit are making it
Nov 8, 2009
Paul Watson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/722760--the-bear-facts-about-the-polar-bear-hunt

Be patient on carbon policy, Raitt counsels

Energy minister meets industry in Calgary
Nov 7, 2009
Dan Healing
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/energy-resources/patient+carbon+policy+Raitt+counsels/2196666/story.html

Federal inquiry into salmon fishery could save stocks, say Nfld. cod fishermen

Nov 7, 2009
Tamsyn Burgmann
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g-Fsl3Lr3yu2D2fRAj8rUBCOyCDg

Clouds gather over climate talks

Emissions Targets. Chances of reaching a treaty at next month's UN conference in Copenhagen appear more remote than ever as the gap in demands between rich and poor countries continues to widen
Nov 7, 2009
WILLIAM MARSDEN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Clouds+gather+over+climate+talks/2195365/story.html

Energy's 'face of the future'

In his new book, Satya Das argues that so-called dirty oil can help build a cleaner future. He focuses on Albertans, such as Evan Chrapko, who are paving the way
Nov 7, 2009
SATYA DAS
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/722497--energy-s-face-of-the-future

Jim Prentice gets it right

Canada is calling the bluff of Big Green and its army of unquestioning acolytes
Nov 7, 2009
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2197134

Numbers racket

Politicians the world over claim that 4,000 scientists believe in global warming. Depends on who’s counting
Nov 7, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/07/lawrence-solomon-numbers-racket.aspx

Canada steps up oil sands push in United States

Nov 6, 2009
Jeffrey Jones
Reuters
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/western-focus/Canada+steps+sands+push+United+States/2194535/story.html

Red cloud over Alberta

On the environment, Quebec is content to play the holier-than-thou role
Nov 6, 2009
Lysiane Gagnon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/red-cloud-over-alberta/article1354846/

Copenhagen toughens up Prentice

Nov 6, 2009
Don Martin
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2191843

Swine flu snafus

How many bureaucrats does it take to give your kid a shot in the arm?
Nov 6, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/swine-flu-snafus/article1354773/

H1N1 flu nears peak, experts suggest

Nov 6, 2009
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/H1N1+nears+peak+experts+suggest/2193765/story.html

Small nations urge tougher climate deal

Nov 6, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/06/climate-change-treaty-delay.html

Governments should get real on drugs

Nov 4, 2009
David Nutt
New Scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18099-david-nutt-governments-should-get-real-on-drugs.html

A postdoctoral crisis in Canada: From the “Ivory Tower” to the Academic “Parking Lot”

Nov 3, 2009
Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars
http://sites.google.com/site/canadapostdoc/Home/CAPSSurvey2009Final.pdf?attredirects=0

Canary in the Coal Mine #1: The Changing Human Resources in Academia

Nov 2, 2009
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/11/02/canary-in-the-coal-mine-1-the-changing-human-resources-in-academia/

Canary in the Coal Mine #2: Tying of SSHRC funding to business-related research

Nov 8, 2009
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/11/08/canary-in-the-coal-mine-2-tying-of-sshrc-funding-to-business-related-research/

Ottawa calls inquiry into collapse of sockeye fishery

Answers sought after about 9 million B.C. salmon disappear
Nov 6, 2009
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ottawa+calls+inquiry+into+collapse+sockeye+fishery/2193016/story.html

Justice to head Fraser River salmon inquiry

Nov 6, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/06/bc-cohen-fraser-salmon-inquiry-vancouver.html

H1N1 overplayed by media, public health: MDs

Nov 6, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/06/h1n1-media.html

Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage

Nov 6, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/06/tech-biology-caribbean-coral.html

The planet's lonely optimist

Matt Ridley makes the case that humans have been doing quite well - for the past 50,000 years at least
Nov 6, 2009
Neil Reynolds
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/the-planets-lonely-optimist/article1353390/

Canada needs two vaccine suppliers, Ottawa admits

Official says 'there is no debate' about enlisting more than one flu-shot manufacturer in future pandemics to avoid current delivery delays
Nov 6, 2009
DANIEL LEBLANC AND PAUL WALDIE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/canada-needs-two-vaccine-suppliers-ottawa-admits/article1353348/

Burning dead wood in forests won't help climate, expert says

Nov 6, 2009
Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Burning+dead+wood+forests+help+climate+expert+says/2191703/story.html

Prison hep C problem will cost millions, MPs told

Nov 6, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/06/hepatitisc-prison-health-care.html

UNSM hears of future sea level rise

Municipalities’ representatives in Halifax for conference
Nov 6, 2009
MICHAEL LIGHTSTONE
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1151365.html

The case against action on climate change

Nov 6, 2009
Rudyard Griffiths
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/06/rudyard-griffiths-the-case-against-action-on-climate-change.aspx

From Berlin to Copenhagen

Nov 6, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2191954

H1N1 hospital admissions, deaths up three-fold: health officials

Canada's chief public health officer cautions against thinking worst is over, saying: ‘until people are either immunized or become ill this could go on and will go on for several months yet'
Nov 5, 2009
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/h1n1-hospital-admissions-deaths-up-three-fold-health-officials/article1352508/

Drug safety provisions in US and Europe outshine Canada

Nov 5, 2009
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/05nov09_risk.shtml

McGill removes research regulation

Senators critical of McGill’s stance on military research and anonymous funding
Nov 5, 2009
Stephanie Law
McGill Daily
http://mcgilldaily.com/articles/22341

Oshawa cracks Maclean's annual university list

School cited for grants, spending on services
Nov 5, 2009
Jennifer Yang
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/721412--oshawa-cracks-maclean-s-annual-university-list?bn=1

Climate change and public opinion: (Not yet) marching as to war

Even as politicians and protesters gear up for a fateful climate-change meeting in Denmark, some of their fellow citizens have little stomach for a fight
Nov 5, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14807107

Climate change: For peat's sake, stop

The world’s wetlands are big sources of greenhouse gases
Nov 5, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14793393

Nanobiotechnology: Seeding the seeds

Carbon nanotubes find an unusual use as fertilisers
Nov 5, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14793403

Agriculture and satellites: Harvest moon

Artificial satellites are helping farmers boost crop yields
Nov 5, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14793411

‘Largest tax increase in world history’

Despite huge spending, it has not been proved that the human effect on the climate is significant
Nov 5, 2009
Václav Klaus
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/05/v-225-clav-klaus-largest-tax-increase-in-world-history.aspx

H1N1 vaccine safe after millions of doses: WHO

Nov 5, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/05/h1n1-who.html

Pushing the drug policy envelope

Nov 4, 2009
MINDELLE JACOBS
Winnipeg Sun
http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/mindelle_jacobs/2009/11/04/11628296-sun.html

Flax situation underscores science vs. philosophy conflict

Nov 4, 2009
Kevin Hursh
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/Flax+situation+underscores+science+philosophy+conflict/2181762/story.html

It’s a dirty business — the new gold rush that is blackening Canada’s name

Nov 4, 2009
Ben Webster
The Times
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article6902006.ece

Canada ranked 25th in world infant mortality

Nov 4, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/04/infant-mortality-canada.html

H1N1 fears cause boom in natural medicine

Nov 4, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/04/nb-natural-medicine-h1n1-652.html

On H1N1, Canada is a jurisdictional mishmash

The structure of our federation means that, as with the national outbreak of swine flu, cracks form between the levels of government
Nov 4, 2009
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/on-h1n1-canada-is-a-jurisdictional-mishmash/article1351466/

What's scarier to Al Gore than global warming? Solving it

Nov 4, 2009
Kevin Libin
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/04/kevin-libin-what-s-scarier-than-global-warming-solving-it.aspx

Second-hand smoke linked to breast cancer: International study

Nov 4, 2009
Allison Cross
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Second+hand+smoke+linked+breast+cancer+International+study/2184489/story.html

Quebec’s “Days of Knowledge”

Nov 3, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/quebecs-days-of-knowledge

Our leaders need to be led

Nov 3, 2009
Rebecca Tarbotton
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/leaders+need/2175150/story.html

Vancouver Olympics push for carbon-neutral status

Nov 3, 2009
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Vancouver+Olympics+push+carbon+neutral+status/2179044/story.html

Environmental rules more lax on reserves than off: audit

Nov 3, 2009
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iak0qyD2OSoMV3PJBFEt_h-7aA5w

UN says climate deal unlikely

When 192 countries meet in Copenhagen next month, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns it won't result in a Kyoto successor
Nov 3, 2009
Peter Griffiths
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/un-says-climate-deal-unlikely/article1349585/

3,000 rally for bolder climate change policy

Power Shift summit and Fill the Hill rally target Canada’s role at December’s Copenhagen talks
Nov 3, 2009
Toby Davine
McGill Daily
http://mcgilldaily.com/articles/22201

Arctic surveillance research moves ahead

Nov 3, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/11/02/northern-watch.html

Did Canada botch the vaccine rollout?

Nov 3, 2009
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=2174227

Piecemeal Tory approach puts ecosystems at risk: report

Nov 3, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2179050

Global endangered species list grows

Nov 3, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/03/tech-biology-endangered-species.html

Urgency from feds still lacking

From the beginning of the H1N1 pandemic there has been a calm, verging at times on complacency, from federal officials
Nov 2, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/urgency-from-feds-still-lacking/article1349010/

Tories slammed for bad decisions, poor communications on H1N1 vaccine

'The communications have been terrible,' says Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett
Nov 2, 2009
TIM NAUMETZ
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/tories_slammed_h1n1-11-2-2009

Kilimanjaro glaciers could go within decades

Nov 2, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/02/tech-climate-kilimanjaro-glacier.html

The models are unreal

We are sleepwalking into some of the most disruptive and costly energy-policy misadventures since the National Energy Plan of the 1970s without the Conservatives having published a single estimate of the economic consequences
Nov 2, 2009
Ross McKitrick
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/02/ross-mckitrick-the-models-are-unreal.aspx

David Suzuki: a man of science revealed

Move over Al Gore. The Canadian scientist and broadcaster is moving to the big screen, shooting a feature documentary about his life and ideas
Nov 2, 2009
Marsha Lederman
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/david-suzuki-a-man-of-science-revealed/article1347719/

Tricks of the trade

Can the world stop governments from paying for the over-exploitation of fish?
Nov 2, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14788199

Canada hopes to soon end canola dispute with China

Nov 2, 2009
Rod Nickel
Reuters
http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCATRE5A13G120091102?sp=true

Canadian concern over climate change plummeting

Nov 2, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/11/02/lawrence-solomon-canadian-concern-over-climate-change-plummeting.aspx

PhDs should run for office to push policy

Stick to research or get into politics -- but not both
Nov 2, 2009
Jon Ferry
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/health/PhDs+should+office+push+policy/2171930/story.html

Are meat eaters killing the planet? It's hard to say

We can't stop global warming if we can't agree on its main causes
Nov 2, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/are-meat-eaters-killing-the-planet-its-hard-to-say/article1348702/

Should boys get the HPV shot?

In lots of countries, males get the vaccine. It’s not approved here.
Nov 2, 2009
Kate Lunau
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/02/should-boys-get-the-hpv-shot/

$39B needed to cut child pneumonia deaths: UN

Nov 2, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/02/pneumonia-children-un.html

Malaria talks focus on vaccine

Nov 1, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/11/01/malaria-conference-kenya.html

Health Canada demands cash on the barrelhead for government grass

Oct 31, 2009
Dean Beeby
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hJ24bU8vGSV_rije4xMncH-Gxq0g

Separating partisanship from technology

Oct 30, 2009
Burton Richter
Washington Post
http://views.washingtonpost.com/pundits/contestants/burton.richter/2009/10/getting_partisanship_out_of_technology.html

Science and Innovation

Nov 4, 2009
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/science-and-innovation/

Science and Communication

Nov 3, 2009
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/science-and-communication/

Canada Science Policy Conference, Day 3

Oct 30, 2009
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/canada-science-policy-conference-day-3/

Canada Science Policy Conference, Day 2

Oct 29, 2009
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/canada-science-policy-conference-day-2-2/

Canada Science Policy Conference, Day 1

Oct 28, 2009
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/canada-science-policy-conference-day-1/

Closing the gap between policy implementation and high impact technologies

Nov 1, 2009
Peter Morand
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=4873

Cutting tuition fees a dubious proposal

Oct 30, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/cutting-tuition-fees-a-dubious-proposal/

The forecast: Warmer, with a chance of survival

In advance of Copenhagen, the world's flag-bearer on fixing climate change is surprisingly upbeat. But he keeps looking at his watch
Nov 1, 2009
Debra Black
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/719290--the-forecast-warmer-with-a-chance-of-survival

The men behind the beautiful minds

Oct 31, 2009
Megan Ogilvie
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/research/article/719135--the-men-behind-the-beautiful-minds

Deal could undercut Ontario's green energy plan

Oct 31, 2009
Peter Gorrie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/718253--deal-could-undercut-ontario-s-green-energy-plan

Samsung's turbine deal in jeopardy

McGuinty stalls plan after cabinet uproar
Oct 31, 2009
Tyler Hamilton & Robert Benzie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/719166--samsung-s-turbine-deal-in-jeopardy

Brains: the secret to better schools

The neuroeducation movement could transform classrooms – and make kids smarter
Oct 31, 2009
Alanna Mitchell
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/atkinsonseries/atkinson2009/article/719091--brains-the-secret-to-better-schools

Europe's green shift

Oct 31, 2009
National Post editorial board
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/10/31/national-post-editorial-board-europe-s-green-shift.aspx

Weeding out the queue

Oct 31, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/weeding-out-the-queue/article1346686/

Enjoy the warmth while it lasts

Oct 31, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/10/31/lawrence-solomon-enjoy-the-warmth-while-it-lasts.aspx

The great pipe dream

Oct 31, 2009
Carrie Tait
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2165997

Canada, Greenland will protect polar bears

Oct 30, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/30/cda-greenland-pbear.html

H1N1 exposes ills of health system

Oct 30, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/718291--h1n1-exposes-ills-of-health-system

Don't turn up the heat on the West

By making Western provinces pay for adventures in global warming policy we will be playing with Confederation
Oct 30, 2009
Rex Murphy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/dont-turn-up-the-heat-on-the-west/article1346161/

The true cost of carbon reduction

Oct 30, 2009
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2161987

Report lands like stink bomb

Oct 30, 2009
John Ivison
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2161960

Simpson and the Shrillers

Oct 30, 2009
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2162089

Muddled models

Oct 30, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2162088

Carbon report’s bloody portent

Oct 30, 2009
Kevin Libin
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/10/30/kevin-libin-carbon-report-s-bloody-portent.aspx

Gone, but not forgotten

A disgraced stem-cell researcher is convicted of fraud
Oct 30, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14781624

Ignorance, fear biggest threats posed by H1N1

Oct 30, 2009
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/Ignorance+fear+biggest+threats+posed+H1N1/2162175/story.html

Provinces ration smaller flu vaccine supply

Flu activity increases across Canada, vaccine delivery too slow
Oct 30, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/30/h1n1-canada.html

Alberta forest industry wants Ottawa to take over front-line beetle fight

Oct 30, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iMVU6T1QhSxdq0SqltSVS0_I_c8Q

EU agrees to climate aid

Oct 30, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/30/eu-climate-summit-copenhagen-aid.html

Dalhousie, U of T ranked among best places for scientists

Oct 29, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/29/tech-work-survey-scientist.html

Canadian Gairdner prize a marker for future Nobels

A quarter of the recipients of Canada's little-known Gairdner awards have gone on to win the world's top medical research prize
Oct 29, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/canadian-gairdner-prize-a-marker-for-future-nobels/article1342651/

Canada needs a stronger venture capital foundation to build on

Oct 29, 2009
DAVID CRANE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Canada+needs+stronger+venture+capital+foundation+build/2157032/story.html

Copenhagen climate summit is crucial

Oct 29, 2009
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
LondonTopic.ca
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=16754

Where's wind study?

Oct 29, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/717690--where-s-wind-study

Food, glorious food

The way health claims about food are regulated is changing
Oct 29, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14743783

Economic growth today — the mastodon in the room

Why is climate policy so evasive? It hurts the economy today, but only benefits us much later
Oct 29, 2009
Jack M. Mintz
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/10/29/jack-mintz-economic-growth-today-160-the-mastadon-in-the-room.aspx

With eyes open to cost of climate change, it's time for us to decide

Canadians must determine whether they're willing to bear the burden of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions
Oct 29, 2009
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/with-eyes-open-to-cost-of-climate-change-its-time-to-decide/article1342888/

Canada can meet its climate goals, but the West will write the cheques

Oct 29, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-can-meet-climate-goals-but-the-west-will-pay/article1342887/

Foreseeable demand is unmet

Public health authorities have unaccountably been taken by surprise by the demand for the H1N1 vaccine. Are they surprised when people actually listen to what they say?
Oct 29, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/foreseeable-demand-is-unmet/article1344687/