Canada's $580M in New Grants Include Numerous 'Omics Programs

June 22, 2009
GenomeWeb News
http://www.genomeweb.com/canadas-580m-new-grants-include-numerous-omics-programs

Groundbreaking health research gets boost

Province funnels $42M toward 15 projects, from medical plastics to early cancer detection
June 24, 2009
Megan Ogilvie
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/655635

Clement vows to boost high-tech sector

June 22, 2009
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/Clement+vows+boost+high+tech+sector/1721923/story.html

Canada's digital economy to be prioritized

Jun 22, 2009
ALTHIA RAJ
Winnipeg Sun
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/canada/2009/06/22/9892966-sun.html

The spotlight is turning to biotechnology

June 22, 2009
OWEN ROBERTS
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/Opinions/article/498647

The payback on early learning makes it a dollars and sense proposition

The return on investment in early childhood programs has been pegged at 8:1, compared to a 3:1 return for primary and secondary education
Jun 23, 2009
Don Drummond and Veronica Lacey
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-payback-on-early-learning-makes-it-a-dollars-and-sense-proposition/article1194161/

Early learning makes business sense

Jun 22, 2009
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/653899

Not so fast: Home schooling trumps full-day kindergarten

Research shows home-schooled kids outperform their public-school peers. So why so is there little or no financial encouragement for parents to take it on?
Jun 18, 2009
Amira Elghawaby
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/not-so-fast-home-schooling-trumps-full-day-kindergarten/article1187946/

Full-day kindergarten? First, fix what's broken

Ontario needs to invest in the shortcomings of the entire system, not focus on one year at the expense of the other 12
Jun 24, 2009
Anne Kothawala
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/full-day-kindergarten-first-fix-whats-broken/article1194127/

U.S. government lends $8B for 'green' vehicles

June 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/23/energy-green-loans.html

True public will must decide call to build reactor

June 24, 2009
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/Technology/True+public+will+must+decide+call+build+reactor/1726456/story.html

Here's the Plan: Calgary leads us all to a greener future

The massive Plan It Calgary proposal would set a framework for the city's growth for the next 60 years
Jun 24, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/heres-the-plan-calgary-leads-us-all-to-a-greener-future/article1192584/

Preparing for round 2 of the H1N1 virus

Some might think the threat posed by the H1N1 flu virus has been overblown, but we're still in the early days of the pandemic.
June 23, 2009
The Leader-Post
http://www.leaderpost.com/Health/Preparing+round+H1N1+virus/1723545/story.html

Public Health Agency of Canada seeks new ‘visual identity’

June 22, 2009
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1722027

Nation seeks answers on isotope crisis

Jun 24, 2009
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/655420

Fisheries management shrouded in secrecy, corrupted by politics: study

Jun 22, 2009
Alison Auld
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ih6koiUkDpmCMq0M-DjvzOG6y04A

Bringing pandemic vaccine to flu clinics first requires animal, human testing

Jun 23, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5irZe07hyuMtE2LVFM4Lz_K0huWFg

Alcohol-based sanitizers for flu-hit First Nations delayed over substance abuse fears

June 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/23/first-nations-swine-flu.html

Nuclear-plant workers face elevated cancer risk: report

June 23, 2009
Jeremy Warren
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Nuclear+plant+workers+face+elevated+cancer+risk+report/1724362/story.html

Saskatchewan premier hopes province can pitch medical isotope plan within weeks

Jun 22, 2009
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ivXc_bgLJdjwjDH15xU6TfLnJlnA

Conservation group buys large section of land along Bay of Fundy

June 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/23/nb-johnsons-mills-nature-109.html

Spiralling cost of vision loss requires national plan: CNIB

June 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/23/vision-loss-cost.html

Delays push back Hadron Collider's restart date

Massive particle accelerator has been down since September
June 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/22/lhc-large-hadron-collider-october.html

Health Canada to crack down on TV ads for vaccines

June 22, 2009
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1722004

Heart disease now kills more women than men

The new study underscores a seismic shift regarding what used to be considered a disease of middle-aged men
Jun 23, 2009
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/heart-disease-now-kills-more-women-than-men/article1192571/

Canada's heart attack death rates declined rapidly after 1994

June 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/22/heart-disease-deaths.html

Discovery by Canadian-led team could lead to AIDS cure

University of Montreal scientists identify ‘hiding places' for AIDS virus in human body, say it is the first clue about how to eradicate HIV
Jun 21, 2009
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/discovery-by-canadian-led-team-could-lead-to-aids-cure/article1191121/

An Inconvenient Talk: Dave Hughes’s guide to the end of the fossil fuel age

Jun 23, 2009
Chris Turner
Walrus Magazine
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2009.06-energy-an-inconvenient-talk//?ref=2009.07-environment-an-inconvenient-talk&page=

N.W.T. seeks 'level playing field' for Mackenzie project

June 23, 2009
Dina O'Meara
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/seeks+level+playing+field+Mackenzie+project/1723401/story.html

Aboriginal group turns to Ottawa on pipeline

NWT first nations, Inuit seek federal loan to gain majority stake on $16.2-billion Mackenzie gas project
Jun 23, 2009
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/aboriginal-group-turns-to-ottawa-on-pipeline/article1193094/

Clamping down on the ‘rubber duck' chemical

Phthalates are found everywhere -- bug sprays, children’s glow sticks, dentures, clothing, automobiles -- making it difficult to avoid
Jun 23, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/clamping-down-on-the-rubber-duck-chemical/article1192616/

Salt, Part 3: The taste of things to come

As Canadians consume about 3,100 milligrams of sodium a day -- more than double the recommended intake -- food manufacturers are looking to slash the salt from their products. But with no good alternative to the irreplaceable flavour of salt, the food industry faces a challenge that's far from simple
Jun 23, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special-reports/hard-to-shake/the-taste-of-things-to-come/article1192703/

Salt, Part 2: Hunting for the salt gene

Researchers at the University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute hope an ambitious study will help unlock the mystery of why some ethnic groups are highly sensitive to salt and suffer from high blood pressure, a disease that is the leading cause of heart disease and stroke.
Jun 23, 2009
Marina Jiménez
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special-reports/hard-to-shake/hunting-for-the-salt-gene/article1191288/

Profiting from green hysteria

June 24, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=8e47d655-9207-4301-bc9e-576f70947f10

Destroying life for science

June 22, 2009
Margaret Somerville
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/Destroying+life+science/1719495/story.html