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