The right players in the right roles for innovation gold

Universities, business and government all have a part to play and should work together, like teams do
Dec 28, 2011
Preston Manning
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-right-players-in-the-right-roles-for-innovation-gold/article2282204/

Harper hints at R&D tax break overhaul

Dec 16, 2011
Barrie Mckenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/harper-hints-at-rd-tax-break-overhaul/article2274292/

Because Scientific Advice Matters

Canada needs to reform how scientific advice informs public policy
Nov 15, 2011
Paul Dufour
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/7457-because-scientific-advice-matters

The “big picture” perspective on science policy

Nov 22, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-big-picture-perspective-on-science-policy/

Is Canada producing too many PhDs? Yes, no and maybe

The real question, said panelists at the Canadian Science Policy Conference, is how to better prepare graduates for life outside academe.
Nov 30, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/is-canada-producing-too-many-phds.aspx

The case in favour of more PhDs

Dec 13, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-case-in-favour-of-more-phds

The problem with PhD training in Canada

Nov 30, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-problem-with-phd-training-in-canada/

The problem with PhD training, take 2

Dec 8, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-problem-with-phd-training-take-2/

A deeper look into the “80% of PhDs who do not become professors”

Dec 10, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/10/a-deeper-look-into-the-80-of-phds-who-do-not-become-professors/

Science et politique: la rencontre annuelle

le 22 novembre 2011
Agence Science-Presse
http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualite/2011/11/22/science-politique-rencontre-annuelle

Minister of State Goodyear Announces Support for Groundbreaking Research at Canadian Science Policy Conference

Nov 17, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-announces-support-groundbreaking-research-canadian-science-policy-1588571.htm

Remarks for Minister of State Gary Goodyear at the Canadian Science Policy Conference

Nov 18, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06970.html

Canada becomes a quantum science hotspot

Dec 20, 2011
Tom Spears
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Canada+becomes+quantum+science+hotspot/5884133/story.html

Spending on industrial research and development

Dec 9, 2011
Statistics Canada - The Daily
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/111209/dq111209d-eng.htm

Science Statistics: Industrial Research and Development, 2007 to 2011

Dec 2011
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/88-001-x/88-001-x2011004-eng.pdf

Canadian firms planned to spend more on R&D in 2011

Spending relative to GDP declining, lags other OECD countries
Dec 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/09/technology-industrial-research-development.html

Brief History of Stephen Hawking

Nov 23, 2011
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utNQe7ZPH0Y

Finland’s innovative model worth emulating

Dec 1, 2011
Glen Milne
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/building-innovation-in-canada/finlands-innovative-model-worth-emulating/article2257313/

Keeping up with China in science is key to West's economic future

Nov 19, 2011
MICHEL MAZIADE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Keeping+with+China+science+West+economic+future/5736542/story.html

A data wonk's dream: Statscan to drop pay wall

Dec 1, 2011
Tavia Grant
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/daily-mix/a-data-wonks-dream-statscan-to-drop-pay-wall/article2256454/

Setting a course for innovation success

Nov 21, 2011
Tom Jenkins
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/setting-a-course-for-innovation-success/article2244090/

Canada’s innovation window of opportunity

Nov 19, 2011
Barrie Mckenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canadas-innovation-window-of-opportunity/article2242078/

The keys to competitiveness? Innovation and productivity

Nov 23, 2011
Kevin Lynch
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/the-keys-to-competitiveness-innovation-and-productivity/article2246856/

Canada, like Steve Jobs, should zero in on innovation

Nov 20, 2011
ROGER MARTIN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canada-like-steve-jobs-should-zero-in-on-innovation/article2242926/

Fostering innovation for the real world

Nov 17, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/campus-reports/fostering-innovation-for-the-real-world/article2238405/

Research = innovation = success

Robust, locally supported research is a key to a thriving community — like Hamilton
Nov 22, 2011
Dr. Gilles G. Patry, and Bob Bratina
Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/opinion/columns/article/628749--research-innovation-success

Private investment in university research jumps 20 per cent

Nov 24, 2011
John Goddard
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/business/article/629891--private-investment-in-university-research-jumps-20-per-cent

Productivity gap growing with U.S., study finds

Nov 22, 2011
Barrie Mckenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/growth/productivity-gap-growing-with-us-study-finds/article2243984/

Research Rising

The status of research-based evidence in the Canadian courts moved up a notch with the resounding Insite decision by the Supreme Court. The implications for social scientists and their work could be profound.
Dec 5, 2011
Diane Peters
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/research-rising.aspx

Campus incubators hatch the entrepreneurial spirit

Students have been starting up businesses at such a feverish pace that the biggest challenge for universities that house such programs is keeping up with the talent and energy they’ve unleashed.
Dec 5, 2011
Diane Peters
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/campus-incubators-hatch-the-entrepreneurial-spirit.aspx

Research, Web network launched

Joint inititative links N.B.'s universities, colleges
Nov 19, 2011
TARA CHISLETT
CanadaEast news service
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1457223

Tri-council changes policy to curtail incidents of academic fraud

Release of new rules catches universities by surprise.
Nov 30, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/tri-council-changes-policy-to-curtail-incidents-of-academic-fraud.aspx

The humanities in the culture of research

In an era of eroding government support, it’s little wonder that universities have felt pressure to adopt an entrepreneurial approach to knowledge
Nov 23, 2011
Daniel Coleman and Smaro Kamboureli
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/the-humanities-in-the-culture-of-research.aspx

AUCC sets out five commitments to Canadians

Association wants to explore the ways its member universities contribute to Canada.
Nov 23, 2011
Peggy Berkowitz
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/aucc-sets-out-five-commitments-to-canadians.aspx

U of A adds six new research chairs

Engineering faculty looks for innovation, 'knowledge useful to society'
Dec 1, 2011
Nicki Thomas
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/adds+research+chairs/5794445/story.html

Canada risks brain drain in energy research

Nov 26, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Canada+risks+brain+drain+energy+research/5772220/story.html

Big Pharma funds group's push for cancer drugs

Nov 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/28/mtl-coalition-cancer-ties-to-drug-makers.html

Mental health research gains $30M

Nov 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/28/camh-campbell-family-donation.html

CAMH gets $30-million donation for new research institute

Nov 28, 2011
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/camh-gets-30-million-donation-for-new-research-institute/article2250468/

Movember Canada fundraising tops $32M

Ahead of other countries as campaign ends Wednesday with massive shave-fest
Nov 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/30/movember-ends.html

Science-ish calls for submissions

Dec 5, 2011
Julia Belluz
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/science-ish-calls-for-submissions/

Business Innovation and Strategy: A Canadian Perspective

Report based on the Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy (SIBS)
Dec 20, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/eas-aes.nsf/vwapj/SIBS_E_SEPT23.pdf/$file/SIBS_E_SEPT23.pdf

Regional Innovation Cluster: Life Sciences in the Toronto Region

Dec 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance
http://www.trra.ca/en/reports/resources/TRRA-LifeSciencesRegionalInnovationCluster_December2011.pdf

Cracking Canada's Productivity Conundrum

Nov 22, 2011
Someshwar Rao
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/pubs/IRPPstudy/IRPP_Study_no25.pdf

Notes on an innovation nation

Nov 2011
David Crane
Policy Options
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/nov11/crane.pdf

Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth

Dec 2011
U.K. Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/innovation/docs/e/11-1386-economics-innovation-and-research-strategy-for-growth

Prospects for Ontario’s prosperity: A look back and a look ahead

Tenth Annual Report of the Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress
Nov 2011
Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
http://www.competeprosper.ca/download.php?file=ICAP_AR10_FINAL.pdf

Show me the Evidence

Welcome to the first issue
Fall 2011, Volume 1, Issue 1
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/documents/show_me_evidence_v1_e.pdf

NSERC InPartnership Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 5

Dec 2011
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
http://www.nsercpartnerships.ca/_docs/Media-Media/Bulletins-Bulletins/Vol2-Issue5-EN.pdf

Results from Statistics Canada’s Bioproducts Production and Development Survey 2009

Dec 23, 2011
Neil Rothwell, Beau Khamphoune, Catherine Neumeyer
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/88f0006x/88f0006x2011001-eng.pdf

Learning From the Best: Benchmarking Canada's Health System

Nov 23, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/products/learning_from_thebest_en.pdf

International Profiles of Health Care Systems, 2011

Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States
Nov 2011
The Commonwealth Fund
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Fund%20Report/2011/Nov/1562_Squires_Intl_Profiles_2011_11_10.pdf

Canadians Making a Difference: The Expert Panel on Canada’s Strategic Role in Global Health

Nov 13, 2011
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
http://www.cahs-acss.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Canadians-Making-a-Difference-Report.pdf

Therapy or Surgery? A Prescription for Canada's Health System

Nov 17, 2011
Don Drummond
C.D. Howe Institute Benefactors Lecture 2011
http://www.cdhowe.org/pdf/Benefactors_Lecture_2011.pdf

Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2011 report

Dec 12, 2011
Bacchus Barua, Mark Rovere, Brett J. Skinner
Fraser Institute
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/waiting-your-turn-2011.pdf

Strengthening Health Systems Through Innovation: Lessons Learned

Nov 2011
ANNE SNOWDON & JASON COHEN
Richard Ivey School of Business International Centre for Health Innovation
http://sites.ivey.ca/healthinnovation/files/2011/11/GlobalHealthSystemsWhitePaperFINAL.pdf

Winning Conditions to Improve Patient Experiences: Integrated Healthcare in Ontario

Nov 2011
The Change Foundation
http://www.changefoundation.ca/docs/WinningConditionsFinal.pdf

The Canada We Want in 2020

Towards a strategic policy roadmap for the federal government
Nov 2011
Canada 2020
http://canada2020.ca/canada-we-want/wp-content/themes/canada2020/assets/pdf/en/Canada2020_E_Full-2.pdf

Many Degrees of Policy Freedom: The Federal Government's Role in Care for Seniors

Ottawa has at its disposal a full range of sound policy options that would help address the growing and underfunded care needs of seniors without undermining the leadership role of the provinces and territories in this area
Nov 2011
Harvey Lazar
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/pubs/IRPPstudy/IRPP_Study_no24.pdf

Supporting Caregivers and Caregiving in an Aging Canada

To ensure adequate home care services to seniors in coming years, Canadian governments will have to better support informal caregivers and adopt a comprehensive human resources strategy
Nov 2011
Janice Keefe
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/pubs/IRPPstudy/IRPP_Study_no23.pdf

Policy Briefing: Health

Oct 17, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-10-17

Policy Briefing: Resources

Dec 5, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-12-05

Policy Briefing: North

Nov 21, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-11-21

Charting a Course: Sustainable Water Use by Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors

Nov 17, 2011
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
http://nrtee-trnee.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/charting-a-course-eng.pdf

Engaging Solutions: Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010/2011 Annual Report

Nov 29, 2011
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
http://www.eco.on.ca/uploads/Reports-Annual/2010_11/Final-English-Bookmarked-2010-AR.pdf

Who Occupies the Sky? The Distribution of GHGs in Canada

Nov 15, 2011
Marc Lee and Amanda Card
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2011/11/Who%20Occupies%20the%20Sky.pdf

Peddling GHGs: What is the Carbon Footprint of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Exports?

Nov 29, 2011
Marc Lee, Amanda Card
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2011/11/Peddling%20Greenhouse%20Gasses.pdf

Fracking Up Our Water, Hydro Power and Climate: BC’s Reckless Pursuit of Shale Gas

Nov 9, 2011
Ben Parfitt
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC%20Office/2011/11/CCPA-BC_Fracking_Up.pdf

Ontario Manufacturing, Knowledge Networks and Community Colleges

A Report to the Toronto Regional Research Alliance (TRRA)
Aug 2011
Peter Warrian, Stephanie Tombari, Adam Hempstock
University of Toronto
http://www.trra.ca/en/resources/WarrianTRRAFinalReport20.pdf

OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship: Intellectual Assets and Innovation

The SME Dimension
Dec 21, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-services/intellectual-assets-and-innovation_9789264118263-en

OECD Regional Outlook 2011

Building Resilient Regions for Stronger Economies
Dec 6, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/urban-rural-and-regional-development/oecd-regional-outlook-2011_9789264120983-en

Business Innovation Policies

Selected Country Comparisons
Nov 10, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/business-innovation-policies_9789264115668-en

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Peru 2011

Dec 1, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/oecd-reviews-of-innovation-policy-peru-2011_9789264128392-en

Health Reform: Meeting the Challenge of Ageing and Multiple Morbidities

Dec 14, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/social-issues-migration-health/health-reform_9789264122314-en

OECD Green Growth Studies: Food and Agriculture

Dec 14, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/food-and-agriculture_9789264107250-en

OECD Green Growth Studies: Energy

Dec 1, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/energy_9789264115118-en

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Israel 2011

Nov 10, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/oecd-environmental-performance-reviews-israel-2011_9789264117563-en

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Slovak Republic 2011

Nov 16, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/oecd-environmental-performance-reviews-slovak-republic-2011_9789264121836-en

Climate Change and Tourism Policy in OECD Countries

Nov 23, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-services/climate-change-and-tourism-policy-in-oecd-countries_9789264119598-en

Fostering Productivity and Competitiveness in Agriculture

Dec 6, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/fostering-productivity-and-competitiveness-in-agriculture_9789264166820-en

Agricultural Commodity Price Volatility: An Overview

Dec 6, 2011
Marilyne Huchet-Bourdon
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/agriculture-and-food/agricultural-commodity-price-volatility_5kg0t00nrthc-en

Modelling the Distributional Implications of Agricultural Policies in Developing Countries: The Development Policy Evaluation Model (DEVPEM)

Nov 15, 2011
Jonathan Brooks, Mateusz Filipski, Erik Jonasson and J. Edward Taylor
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/agriculture-and-food/modelling-the-distributional-implications-of-agricultural-policies-in-developing-countries_5kg26l5kjp22-en

POSTnote: Explosive Injury

Dec 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-395.pdf

Multi-level innovation policy in southern EU countries

An additionality evaluation of the Italian and Spanish public interventions
Nov 2011
Alberto Marzucchi
University of Trento
http://www.openloc.eu/cms/storage/openloc/working_papers/2011/Marzucchi2011.pdf

The Performance and Challenges of the Swedish National Innovation system - A background report to OECD

Nov 15, 2011
Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis
http://www.tillvaxtanalys.se/tua/export/en/filer/reports/Report_2011_04.pdf

National innovation systems: the emergence of a new approach

Jan Fagerberg and Koson Sapprasert
Nov 2011
Centre for technology, innovation and culture, University of Oslo
http://www.sv.uio.no/tik/InnoWP/Fagerberg%20%26%20Sapprasert%2020111115.pdf

Swarm of Innovators: Information, Leadership and Innovation

Roland Bel, Vladimir Smirnov, and Andrew Wait
Nov 2011
University of Sydney
http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/7871/1/ECON%202011-11.pdf

The challenge of innovation in turbulent times

Nov 2011
Dominique FORAY & Edmund S. PHELPS
Management of Technology & Entrepreneurship Institute
http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/170401/files/MTEI-WP-2011-002-Foray_Phelps_1.pdf?version=1

Linking scientific and practical knowledge in innovation systems

Dec 2011
Arne Isaksen & Magnus Nilsson
CIRCLE, Lund University
http://www.circle.lu.se/upload/CIRCLE/workingpapers/201112_Isaksen_Nilsson.pdf

Forget innovation – focus on value creation

Nov 10, 2011
Minna Ruckenstein, Johannes Suikkanen, Sakari Tamminen
Sitra
http://www.sitra.fi/julkaisut/sitra293.pdf

Key innovation indicators: Learning from principles and practices applied by professional industrial players and investors

Oct 2011
Leo A. Grünfeld, Erik W. Jakobsen, Aris Kaloudis, Erland Skogli, Dorothy S. Olsen
Nordic Innovation
http://www.nordicinnovation.org/Global/_Publications/Reports/2011/2011_01_Key%20innovation%20indicators_Learning%20from%20principles%20and%20practices%20applied%20by%20professional%20industrial%20players%20and%20investors.pdf

How University Departments respond to the Rise of Academic Entrepreneurship? The Pasteur’s Quadrant Explanation

Nov 2011
Yuan-Chieh Chang, Phil Yihsing Yang, Tung-Fei Tsai-Lin and Hui-Ru Chi
Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics
http://www3.druid.dk/wp/20110007.pdf

The Cutting Edge of Chemistry: A Pharma Matters Report

Nov 2011
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/cutting_edge_of_chemistry.pdf

Governing public hospitals: Reform strategies and the movement towards institutional autonomy

Dec 2, 2011
Richard B. Saltman, Antonio Durán, Hans F.W. Dubois
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/154160/e95981.pdf

Eurohealth: Perspectives on the Professional Qualifications Directive

Volume 17, Number 4
Nov 30, 2011
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/154516/EuroHealth_V17n4.pdf

Health Systems in Transition: Hungary

Dec 2011
Péter Gaál, Szabolcs Szigeti, Márton Csere, Matthew Gaskins, Dimitra Panteli
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/155044/e96034.pdf

Flu research and biological warfare: A deadly balance

When does research enhance security, and when does it diminish it?
Dec 31, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21542156

Good news outweighs bad for Canada's boreal forest in 2011: report

Dec 29, 2011
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Good+news+outweighs+Canada+boreal+forest+2011+report/5923661/story.html

Asbestos Canada’s latest sin

Sealing, oilsands round out our evils
Dec 29, 2011
Marianne White
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Asbestos+decried+Canada+latest/5921003/story.html

Bark beetles, climate change and our future

Dec 29, 2011
Reese Halter
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Bark+beetles+climate+change+future/5922634/story.html

Help wanted: technical assistant to Stephen Hawking

Dec 29, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/help-wanted-technical-assistant-to-stephen-hawking/article2286013/

China outlines ambitious space program

Dec 29, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/29/china-space-ambitions.html

Health deal will stress accountability, minister says

Leona Aglukkaq to meet provincial health ministers in January
Dec 29, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/29/health-accord-federal-aglukkaq.html

Ottawa still has influence in health policy, Aglukkaq says

Dec 29, 2011
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1108501

Alberta to probe medical testing procedures

Probe sparked by mistakes at Drumheller Hospital
Dec 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/29/edmonton-diagnostic-tests-errors.html

Hallucinogenic 'bath salts' entering Canada

Powerful synthetic drug said to mimic methamphetamine
Dec 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/29/drug-bathsalts-1229.html

Paramedics reporting high levels of abuse

EMS workers report verbal, physical and sexual abuse from patients, colleagues
Dec 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/29/paramedics-abuse-report.html

Avastin use in ovarian cancer may delay disease

Drug may extend survival by approximately 4 months, international studies suggest
Dec 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/29/avastin-oavrain-cancer-study.html

Canada can be a clean-energy superpower

Dec 28, 2011
Sam Shaw
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Shaw+Canada+clean+energy+superpower/5917389/story.html

Fraser sockeye being hung out to dry by politicians

Dec 28, 2011
Craig Orr And Stan Proboszcz
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Fraser+sockeye+being+hung+politicians/5917974/story.html

Professor calls for holistic approach to managing watersheds

Dec 28, 2011
Gordon Hoekstra
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Professor+calls+holistic+approach+managing+watersheds/5917960/story.html

Free to be fat

The obese weren’t always considered monsters. Until recently, they were often revered
Dec 28, 2011
David Haslam
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/free-to-be-fat/article2282203/

Diet rich in fish, vitamins may reduce brain shrinkage

Those who ate trans fat-laden foods had low memory and thinking scores
Dec 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/28/fish-brain-study.html

Older women face chronic conditions, lack of care

Many with arthritis, osteoporosis and mental health issues treated inadequately
Dec 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/28/older-women-chronic-study.html

Sensor technology helps Alberta seniors stay at home

Dec 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/28/edmonton-seniors-sensors-project-alberta.html

Venezuela offers free surgery to remove French implants

While removal to be paid for, replacement implants will not be covered
Dec 28, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/28/breast-implanst-venezuela.html

Ontario Parks Attracts More Visitors In 2011

Almost ten million people visited Ontario's provincial parks in 2011 - an increase of 50,000 visitors from the year before.
Dec 28, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2011/12/ontario-parks-attracts-more-visitors-in-2011.html

Private spaceflight: Thinking big in space

Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, wants to build the world's largest airplane to haul a private spaceship
Dec 27, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/12/spaceflight

Time for businesses to recycle the packaging

It is cheaper for institutions and businesses to dump garbage in a landfill than to recycle it properly
Dec 26, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1106500--time-for-businesses-to-recycle-the-packaging

Smitherman plugs back in to green-energy debate

Dec 26, 2011
ADAM RADWANSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/smitherman-plugs-back-in-to-green-energy-debate/article2283999/

Scientist wants 25% reduction in harp seal quota

Dec 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2011/12/26/pei-harp-seal-quota-548.html

Gitxsan First Nation demands pipeline supporters leave their jobs

Dec 26, 2011
Robert Matas
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gitxsan-first-nation-demands-pipeline-supporters-leave-their-jobs/article2284039/

‘Tight oil’ holds promise of ending U.S. oil imports

Dec 25, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/tight-oil-holds-promise-of-ending-us-oil-imports/article2283408/

A high-profile hockey player fights for the river he loves

Dec 25, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/a-high-profile-hockey-player-fights-for-the-river-he-loves/article2283335/

Japan quake, asteroid flyby, Neanderthal sex top science news in 2011

Dec 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/19/f-science-top-stories-2011.html

Outspoken B.C. microbiologist named top science newsmaker

Dec 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/23/technology-rosie-redfield-nature.html

Ontario wins appeal restoring ban on private label generic drugs

Dec 23, 2011
ROMINA MAURINO
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-wins-appeal-restoring-ban-on-private-label-generic-drugs/article2282906/

Top Ten Winter Energy Saving Tips

Energy conservation is an important part of Ontario's Long-Term Energy Plan, which has set a goal of reducing energy consumption by 7,100 MW by the year 2030. That is the equivalent of taking over 2.4 million homes off the grid.
Dec 23, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/12/top-ten-winter-energy-saving-tips.html

‘Secret’ Environment Canada study warns of oil sands’ impact on habitat

Dec 22, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/12/22/secret-environment-canada-study-warns-of-oil-sands-impact-on-habitat/

Journal names colourful UBC professor science newsmaker of the year

Rosie Redfield challenged results of NASA study
Dec 22, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Journal+names+colourful+professor+science+newsmaker+year/5897407/story.html

Electric cars sold in winter climate

Mitsubishi sells its first i-MiEV electric car in Canada to a Winnipeg man
Dec 22, 2011
Mychaylo Prystupa
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/22/mb-electric-car-mitsubishi-redman.html

Two-month decision deadline pushes Keystone ‘to the brink’

Dec 22, 2011
Shawn Mccarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/two-month-decision-deadline-pushes-keystone-to-the-brink/article2281537/

All talk, no action on the environment

Provincial government can’t seem to summon up the will to act
Dec 22, 2011
Gord Miller
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1105935--all-talk-no-action-on-the-environment

HIV study hailed as biggest 2011 breakthrough

Findings indicated antiretroviral drugs can dramatically halt HIV transmission
Dec 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/22/hiv-arv-study-breathrough.html

Coma life support case heads to Supreme Court

Hassan Rasouli on life support since October 2010
Dec 22, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/22/comatose-man-life-support-supreme-court.html

Chronic fatigue study retracted by journal

Science says it has lost confidence in findings regarding virus
Dec 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/22/chronic-fatigue-virus-retraction.html

Diabetes drug class action launches

Suit alleges manufacturer should have disclosed increased bladder cancer risk
Dec 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/22/daibetes-actos-class-action.html

Smart meters ignite fierce debate in B.C.

Thousands of residents vow to fight the new devices
Dec 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/22/bc-smart-meters.html

Save a third of fish for birds, scientists urge

Dec 22, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/22/technology-.html

Bob McDonald's top science stories of 2011

Dec 22, 2011
Bob McDonald
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/quirks-quarks-blog/2011/12/bob-macdonalds-top-science-stories-of-2011.html

Joint Review Panel for Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Changes Location for Start of Hearings and Issues Details for Media

Dec 22, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/899681/joint-review-panel-for-enbridge-northern-gateway-project-changes-location-for-start-of-hearings-and-issues-details-for-media

Rasilez (Aliskiren): Health Canada Reviewing Safety of Blood-Pressure Drug

Dec 22, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/rasilez-aliskiren-health-canada-reviewing-safety-of-blood-pressure-drug-1601542.htm

U.S. asks journals to censor bird flu studies for fear of bioterrorism

Dec 21, 2011
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/us-asks-journals-to-censor-bird-flu-studies-for-fear-of-bioterrorism/article2279111/

Bird flu research and the limits of scientific censorship

Dec 21, 2011
Janet Davison
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/21/f-bird-flu.html

Scientific advancement versus protection from bio-terror

U.S. government agency within its rights to ask journal not to publish details of virus
Dec 21, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/scientific-advancement-versus-protection-from-bio-terror/article2279813/

Aviation carbon trade approved by European court

Carbon trading program is due to go into effect Jan. 1, 2012
Dec 21, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/21/airlines-carbon-tax-europe-ruling.html

Ontarians given extra 2 years for light bulb switch

Dec 21, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/21/toronto-light-bulbs.html

French breast implants may require removal

PIP implants not distributed in Canada
Dec 21, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/21/breast-implants-france.html

6 per cent solution for better health care

Federal dollars can transform the system but only if they are spent wisely
Dec 21, 2011
Armine Yalnizyan
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1105658--6-per-cent-solution-for-better-health-care

Saskatchewan holds lesson in fiscal restraint for Ontario

The media, doctors, hospitals and politicians have conspired to perpetuate the myth that more money can cure medicare’s ills
Dec 21, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1105656--cohn-saskatchewan-holds-lesson-in-fiscal-restraint-for-ontario

Time for painful provincial health-care decisions

Jim Flaherty has given the provinces five years to get its health care spending in order. It doesn’t have to mean the end of medicare
Dec 21, 2011
Tim Harper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1104976--tim-harper-time-for-painful-provincial-health-care-decisions

Government of Canada Invests in Clean Energy in Alberta

Dec 21, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-clean-energy-in-alberta-1601266.htm

Diversification of export markets pays off for Canada's wood products industry

Dec 21, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/898867/diversification-of-export-markets-pays-off-for-canada-s-wood-products-industry

Bird flu bioterrorism fears prompt censorship bid

U.S. government asks scientific journals to redact H5N1 studies
Dec 20, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/20/bird-flu-data-security.html

Top 10 health stories of 2011: food chemicals, vitamin D and brain waves

Article on how EEGs can measure awareness of vegetative patients takes top spot
Dec 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/19/top-ten-health-stories.html

Canadian-developed HIV vaccine approved for human testing

Dec 20, 2011
Tu Thanh Ha
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadian-developed-hiv-vaccine-approved-for-human-testing/article2277741/

HIV vaccine trial approved by FDA

Canadian-developed vaccine to start human clinical trials in January 2012
Dec 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/20/hiv-vaccine-western.html

Crime bill extinguishes hope for thousands of Canadians

Dec 20, 2011
Sandy White
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/crime-bill-extinguishes-hope-for-thousands-of-canadians/article2278339/

Ottawa’s surprise health-care offer is a good one

Provinces must learn to innovate
Dec 20, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/ottawas-surprise-health-care-offer-is-a-good-one/article2278320/

Ottawa's offer and the provinces' health challenge

Dec 20, 2011
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/jeffrey-simpson/ottawas-offer-and-the-provinces-health-challenge/article2278390/

With funding set, Health Minister reaches out to provinces on reform

Dec 20, 2011
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/with-funding-set-health-minister-reaches-out-to-provinces-on-reform/article2278266/

By attaching no strings, Flaherty binds irate provinces to health plan

Dec 20, 2011
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/by-attaching-no-strings-flaherty-binds-irate-provinces-to-health-plan/article2277435/

Why the Harper funding diktat endangers medicare

Ottawa’s plan to cut back health funding threatens to make medicare rules unenforceable. And this is only stage one.
Dec 20, 2011
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1105029--walkom-why-the-harper-funding-diktat-endangers-medicare

Ottawa backs off on health

By dumping a final funding deal on the provinces, Ottawa has given up its opportunity to push for necessary health care reforms
Dec 20, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1104983--ottawa-backs-off-on-health

More money won’t fix Canadian health care, poll finds

Dec 20, 2011
Lisa Priest AND Eenata D'aliesio
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/more-money-wont-fix-canadian-health-care-poll-finds/article2277911/

Intensive probe to test nearly 8,000 B.C. salmon for disease

Dec 20, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/intensive-probe-to-test-nearly-8000-bc-salmon-for-disease/article2278794/

Salmon virus testing ban suggested

Dec 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/20/technology-cohen-salmon-virus.html

2 Earth-sized planets discovered

Dec 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/20/science-earth-sized-planets.html

Investing in Innovation Creates Financial Opportunities and Improves Patient Care at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital

Dec 20, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ich-epi.nsf/eng/02255.html

Helping Canadian Wireless Companies Innovate and Prosper

Dec 20, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ich-epi.nsf/eng/02253.html

Move your national and international patent applications into the fast lane with the Patent Prosecution Highway

Dec 20, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ich-epi.nsf/eng/02254.html

Minister Oliver Appoints New CNSC Member

Dec 20, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-appoints-new-cnsc-member-1600769.htm

Government of Canada Collaboration With Northern Communities Paves the Way for the Expansion of International Trade in Certain Narwhal Products

Dec 20, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-collaboration-with-northern-communities-paves-way-expansion-international-1600831.htm

Oil tests snag ocean polluters

Dec 19, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/19/ns-chemical-fingerprinting.html

Hardest work still to come as Cohen hearings conclude

Dec 19, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/hardest-work-still-to-come-as-cohen-hearings-conclude/article2277224/

'Sky Whale' airship unveiled in Winnipeg

Blimp-like airships could carry goods to remote northern communities
Dec 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/19/mb-airship-north-manitoba.html

Premiers split over Flaherty health-funding bombshell

Federal guarantee of six per cent until end of 2016
Dec 19, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/19/pol-finance-ministers.html

In surprise move, Flaherty lays out health-spending plans til 2024

Dec 19, 2011
Ian Bailey AND Bill Curry
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/in-surprise-move-flaherty-lays-out-health-spending-plans-til-2024/article2276354/

Shrewd tactics not the same as good health policy

Dec 19, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/shrewd-tactics-not-the-same-as-good-health-policy/article2277226/

Abolishing routine HIV prosecutions urged

Save criminal prosecutions for true offenders, experts say
Dec 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/19/halt-hiv-prosecutions.html

Ban fighting in hockey, medical journal urges

Head injuries in hockey lead to degenerative brain disease, new research shows
Dec 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/19/head-hits-hockey-ban.html

Canadian Aerospace Industry contends with slow rebound in demand and fierce global competition

Dec 19, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/897565/canadian-aerospace-industry-contends-with-slow-rebound-in-demand-and-fierce-global-competition

Top 10 Tips To Avoid Catching The Flu

Ontario is offering everyone ten helpful tips to stay healthy and reduce the risk of spreading the flu and other viruses to your friends and family this holiday season.
Dec 19, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/12/top-10-tips-to-avoid-catching-the-flu.html

Bisphosphonate Osteoporosis Drugs (Aclasta, Actonel, Didrocal, Fosamax, Fosavance): Small But Increased Risk of Unusual Thigh Bone Fractures

Dec 19, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/bisphosphonate-osteoporosis-drugs-aclasta-actonel-didrocal-fosamax-fosavance-small-but-1600252.htm

How poor nations prop up Canadian health care

Canada has long boosted its health-care system by taking doctors, nurses and medical experts from poor countries
Dec 18, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1103565--how-poor-nations-prop-up-canadian-health-care

Canada needs a more-efficient health care system

Canadians have paid top dollar to buy change in the health-care system, but they haven’t yet got a more efficient system
Dec 18, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canada-needs-a-more-efficient-health-care-system/article2274527/

In Ottawa, health-care funding hits the wall

Dec 18, 2011
JOHN IBBITSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/in-ottawa-health-care-funding-hits-the-wall/article2275615/

Congress plays pipeline poker by tying Keystone to payroll-tax bill

Dec 18, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/congress-plays-pipeline-poker-by-tying-keystone-to-payroll-tax-bill/article2275311/

Higher profile will make Keystone harder to stop

Dec 18, 2011
KONRAD YAKABUSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/konrad-yakabuski/higher-profile-will-make-keystone-harder-to-stop/article2275624/

Obama pressured to decide on Keystone XL after Senate approves budget legislation

Dec 17, 2011
ANDREW TAYLOR
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/obama-pressured-to-decide-on-keystone-xl-after-senate-approves-budget-legislation/article2275038/

Oilsands' carbon emissions rising

Dec 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/16/pol-capp-oil-industry-emissions-report.html

Antibiotic doses for kids need review

Dec 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/16/penicillin-kids-dosing.html

N.W.T. issues stomach flu warning

Chief public health officer issues advisory on territory-wide outbreak
Dec 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/16/north-nwt-stomach-flu.html

Inhaled steroids generally safe in pregnancy

Dec 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/16/steroids-pregnancy-endocrine.html

Public health recommends safe injection sites

Dec 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/16/montreal-safe-injection.html

Same-sex laws reduce stress, medical visits

Legislation reduces medical care and mental health visits, study finds
Dec 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/16/same-sex-stress-visits.html

Nasal flu vaccine better for kids than shot

Dec 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/16/nasal-vaccine-kids.html

Expert Report Confirms No Direct Health Effects From Wind Turbines

An expert report has concluded there is no direct health risk from wind turbine sound at Ontario's regulated setback distance.
Dec 16, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/12/expert-report-confirms-no-direct-health-effects-from-wind-turbines.html

Whitecap Dakota First Nation Celebrates Opening of New Health Centre

Dec 16, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/whitecap-dakota-first-nation-celebrates-opening-of-new-health-centre-1599668.htm

Quebec goes it alone with cap-and-trade climate plan

Dec 15, 2011
Philippe Teisceira-Lessard
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/quebec-goes-it-alone-with-cap-and-trade-climate-plan/article2273374/

Virus present in B.C. salmon for decades, inquiry told

Dec 15, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/virus-present-in-bc-salmon-for-decades-inquiry-told/article2272915/

TransCanada boosts Keystone XL plans

Dec 15, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/transcanada-boosts-keystone-xl-plans/article2272620/

Blocking pipelines to B.C. would entail loss of billions: study

Dec 15, 2011
Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/blocking-pipelines-to-bc-would-entail-loss-of-billions-study/article2272388/

NEB set to allow alternative for relief-well rule in Arctic

Dec 15, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/neb-set-to-allow-alternative-for-relief-well-rule-in-arctic/article2272558/

Canada hits bottom with withdrawal from Kyoto

Conservatives never really tried to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions
Dec 15, 2011
Mark Winfield
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1102944--canada-hits-bottom-with-withdrawal-from-kyoto

Last stand for asbestos?

Free trade deal with India could sever government lifeline once and for all
Dec 15, 2011
Kathleen Ruff
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1102952--last-stand-for-asbestos

Physician supply increasing twice as quickly as Canadian population

Physician payments also on the rise; fewer doctors migrating
Dec 15, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/896357/physician-supply-increasing-twice-as-quickly-as-canadian-population

Federal Private Member's Bill Seeks Ban on Indoor Tanning for Under-18s Across Canada

Canadian Cancer Society Applauds Cancer Prevention Step
Dec 15, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/896261/federal-private-member-s-bill-seeks-ban-on-indoor-tanning-for-under-18s-across-canada

Better Northern Transportation Links Will Be Expensive but Are Essential for Economic and Social Development

Dec 15, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/895673/better-northern-transportation-links-will-be-expensive-but-are-essential-for-economic-and-social-development

Town of Shelburne Long-Term Well Project

Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available
Dec 15, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/896005/town-of-shelburne-long-term-well-project

Keeyask Generation Project

Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available
Dec 15, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/896275/keeyask-generation-project

Quitting Kyoto could cost Canada down the road

Dec 14, 2011
CAMPBELL CLARK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/quitting-kyoto-could-cost-canada-down-the-road/article2271728/

Reducing both crime and imprisonment

Evidence shows that certainty of punishment is more effective than tougher sentences
Dec 14, 2011
Rick Linden
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1102269--reducing-both-crime-and-imprisonment

Durban dust-up spurs Justin Trudeau to swear at Environment Minister

Dec 14, 2011
Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/durban-dust-up-spurs-justin-trudeau-to-swear-at-environment-minister/article2271211/

How the internet transforms scientific discovery

Dec 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/14/spark-open-science.html

On health-care funding, 2 + 2 probably does equal 4

Dec 14, 2011
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/on-health-care-funding-2-2-probably-does-equal-4/article2270491/

The Higgs boson: Fantasy turned reality

Those searching for the Higgs boson may at last have cornered their quarry
Dec 14, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21541797

McGuinty inherits lead role for hard-hit east in health-care battle

Dec 13, 2011
ADAM RADWANSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/mcguinty-inherits-lead-role-for-hard-hit-east-in-health-care-battle/article2270324/

Ottawa warned of consequences of shrinking health transfers

Dec 13, 2011
Bill Curry AND Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-warned-of-consequences-of-shrinking-health-transfers/article2270274/

Kyoto withdrawal shames us all

Dec 13, 2011
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/kyoto-withdrawal-shames-us-all/article2269043/

Canada must do better

Dec 13, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1101477--canada-must-do-better

Don’t blame the politicians, Canadians killed Kyoto

Dec 13, 2011
Stephen Gordon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/stephen-gordon/dont-blame-the-politicians-canadians-killed-kyoto/article2269390/

Climate theatre of the absurd

There was never any chance of a meaningful deal at Durban. But there’s no percentage in telling the truth
Dec 13, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/margaret-wente/climate-theatre-of-the-absurd/article2268504/

China and India lead condemnation of Canada’s Kyoto withdrawal

Dec 13, 2011
Campbell Clark
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/china-and-india-lead-condemnation-of-canadas-kyoto-withdrawal/article2270216/

China, Japan say Canada’s Kyoto withdrawal ‘regrettable’

Dec 13, 2011
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/china-japan-say-canadas-kyoto-withdrawal-regrettable/article2269074/

May accuses Harper of breaking law over Kyoto

Dec 13, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/13/pol-may-kyoto.html

Canadian oil companies offer praise for Durban deal

Dec 13, 2011
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/13/oil-producers-reaction-kyoto-durban.html

Life after Kyoto: Half a loaf can still be wholesome

The federal government should consider limited, moderate measures to reduce carbon emissions
Dec 13, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/life-after-kyoto-half-a-loaf-can-still-be-wholesome/article2269990/

Environment Canada struggling to enforce law

Dec 13, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/13/pol-environment-commissioner-report.html

Western premiers push plan to showcase Canada as 'energy powerhouse'

Dec 13, 2011
Dawn Walton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/western-premiers-push-plan-to-showcase-canada-as-energy-powerhouse/article2269984/

Radiation spill at Point Lepreau nuclear plant probed

Facility evacuated as a precautionary measure
Dec 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/13/nb-pt-lepreau-radiation-detector.html

Flaherty set to tighten flow of provincial health-care funding

Dec 13, 2011
Bill Curry
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/flaherty-set-to-tighten-flow-of-provincial-health-care-funding/article2269555/

Health-care talks aren’t just about money, Saskatchewan Premier says

Dec 13, 2011
Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/health-care-talks-arent-just-about-money-saskatchewan-premier-says/article2269360/

Romanow’s 50-year fight for medicare

Roy Romanow girds for another ideological debate over the future of health care as Ottawa’s funding level starts the bickering
Dec 13, 2011
Tim Harper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1101371--tim-harper-romanow-s-50-year-fight-for-medicare

'God particle' hints possibly found

Hadron collider experiment teases at Higgs boson particle existence
Dec 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/13/science-cern-higgs-boson.html

Wrap up your holiday shopping from home with David Suzuki

Dec 13, 2011
David Suzuki Foundation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/894769/wrap-up-your-holiday-shopping-from-home-with-david-suzuki

Upgrading Transmission System Creates Over 100 Jobs

Upgrades to Ontario's electricity transmission system are creating 115 new skilled construction jobs and helping to unlock new opportunities for clean energy projects.
Dec 13, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/12/upgrading-transmission-system-creates-over-100-jobs.html

Government of Canada Increases Options for Natural Health Products

Dec 13, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-increases-options-for-natural-health-products-1598047.htm

Canpotex Potash Terminal Project - Public Comments Invited

Dec 13, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/894645/canpotex-potash-terminal-project-public-comments-invited

Climate summit was a pathetic exercise in deceit

The negotiation process and the larger political discourse has us lying to each other, to ourselves, and especially to our children
Dec 12, 2011
Thomas Homer-Dixon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/climate-summit-was-a-pathetic-exercise-in-deceit/article2267900/

Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol

Dec 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/12/pol-kent-kyoto-pullout.html

Canada formally abandons Kyoto Protocol on climate change

Dec 12, 2011
Bill Curry AND Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-formally-abandons-kyoto-protocol-on-climate-change/article2268432/

While global climate talks flounder, domestic initiatives advance

Dec 12, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/while-global-climate-talks-flounder-domestic-initiatives-advance/article2268925/

Environmental law shows 'pattern of non-enforcement'

Ecojustice study says number of investigations falling despite increase in enforcement officers
Dec 12, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/12/pol-cp-ecojustice-environmental-crime.html

Sicker Canadians face healthcare obstacles

Dec 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/12/sickercanadians.html

MMR vaccine reactions usually mild

Dec 12, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/12/mmrvaccine.html

Surgery wait times longest in 18 years

Dec 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/12/wait-times-surgery-fraser.html

Five Ontario early-stage businesses receive support

Dec 12, 2011
MaRS Discovery District
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/893751/five-ontario-early-stage-businesses-receive-support

Government of Canada Helps Southern Ontario Businesses Innovate and Grow

Dec 12, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-helps-southern-ontario-businesses-innovate-and-grow-1597348.htm

Premier McGuinty Comments on Durban Climate Change Conference Agreement

Yesterday, the world took an important step forward, together at the Durban Climate Change Conference, agreeing to negotiate a new climate agreement including all countries by 2015.
Dec 12, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/12/premier-mcguinty-comments-on-durban-climate-change-conference-agreement.html

Climate deal marks ‘lowest common denominator’

Dec 11, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/climate-deal-marks-lowest-common-denominator/article2267563/

Farewell Kyoto Protocol, you did your job

Dec 11, 2011
Robert Sheppard
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/11/f-vp-sheppard-analysis-durban-kyoto.html

Canada hopeful of finalizing new climate deal by 2015, Kent says

Dec 11, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-hopeful-of-finalizing-new-climate-deal-by-2015-kent-says/article2267220/

Harper government misguided in its tough-on-crime approach

Dec 11, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/harper-government-misguided-in-its-tough-on-crime-approach/article2266547/

Canadian hospitals should take more steps to improve patient experience

Dec 11, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canadian-hospitals-should-take-more-steps-to-improve-patient-experience/article2266568/

Steelhead’s plight brings retired B.C. biologist back in the game

Dec 11, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/steelheads-plight-brings-retired-bc-biologist-back-in-the-game/article2267394/

New UN climate deal struck, critics say gains modest

Dec 10, 2011
Jon Herskovitz and Nina ChestneY
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/new-un-climate-deal-struck-critics-say-gains-modest/article2267065/

Kent defends himself against India’s scorn at marathon climate talks

Dec 10, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/kent-defends-himself-against-indias-scorn-at-marathon-climate-talks/article2266954/

Patient-based funding breathes new life into hospitals

Dec 10, 2011
Rod Mickleburgh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/patient-based-funding-breathes-new-life-into-hospitals/article2266746/

Planet hunting: Home away from home

The existence of the most Earthlike planet yet has just been confirmed
Dec 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21541381

Climate deal that delays binding rules pushes talks to brink

Dec 9, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/climate-deal-that-delays-binding-rules-pushes-talks-to-brink/article2266094/

Will Canada be left behind on climate change?

Dec 9, 2011
Tzeporah Berman
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/will-canada-be-left-behind-on-climate-change/article2265082/

Canada blames China for being 'obstructionist' on climate treaty

Dec 9, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-blames-china-for-being-obstructionist-on-climate-treaty/article2266780/

Standing up for the planet

Canadian youth delegates explain their protest in Durban
Dec 9, 2011
Matthew Chisholm, Sonia Grant, Brigette DePape, Meghan McCarthy, James Hutt and Karen Rooney
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1099726--standing-up-for-the-planet

Anti-HIV drugs in short supply

Dec 9, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-journal/anti-hiv-drugs-in-short-supply/article2266351/

Green Agriculture Research Gets a Boost from the Government of Canada

Dec 9, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/green-agriculture-research-gets-a-boost-from-the-government-of-canada-1596876.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Green Agriculture Research

Dec 9, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-green-agriculture-research-1596902.htm

Government of Canada Supports Drug Abuse Prevention for Northern and Prairie Vulnerable Youth

Dec 9, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-drug-abuse-prevention-northern-prairie-vulnerable-youth-1596928.htm

B.C. pipeline protesters ordered to end treaty office blockade

Dec 8, 2011
Wendy Stueck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-pipeline-protesters-ordered-to-end-treaty-office-blockade/article2264929/

Despite softer tone on climate, Canada rejects extending UN talks

Dec 8, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/despite-softer-tone-on-climate-canada-rejects-extending-un-talks/article2264282/

Sea ice loss in Canada's north, 1968-2010

Dec 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/map-sea-ice-regions/

Sea ice shrank throughout Canada's Arctic waters

Dec 8, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/08/technology-sea-ice-arctic.html

Electric car safety: Volt farce

Those afraid of fire should fear petrol cars more than electric vehicles
Dec 8, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/12/battery-vehicles

Building Ontario's Clean Energy Workforce

Ontario is quickly becoming a clean energy leader in North America with sustainable energy technology programs helping build a skilled workforce to meet the demand for clean energy jobs.
Dec 8, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/12/building-ontarios-clean-energy-workforce.html

Helping Families Care For Sick Loved Ones

Ontario will be taking steps to protect the jobs of working Ontarians who need to care for seriously ill or injured loved ones.
Dec 8, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Labour
http://news.ontario.ca/mol/en/2011/12/helping-families-care-for-sick-loved-ones.html

Minister Oliver Appoints New CNSC Temporary Members

Dec 8, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-appoints-new-cnsc-temporary-members-1596646.htm

Minister Oliver Announces the Designation of a New Deputy Administrator to the Northern Pipeline Agency

Dec 8, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-announces-designation-new-deputy-administrator-northern-pipeline-agency-1596648.htm

Minister Oliver Announces Appointment of New Member to the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board

Dec 8, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-announces-appointment-new-member-canada-newfoundland-offshore-petroleum-1596650.htm

Minister Oliver Announces Approval of Joslyn North Oil Sands Project

Dec 8, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-announces-approval-of-joslyn-north-oil-sands-project-1596543.htm

World abandoning promises on AIDS

Donor countries have failed to deliver on $2.2 billion of funds previously pledged to the Global Fund.
Dec 7, 2011
Richard Elliott and Nicci Stein
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1098706--world-abandoning-promises-on-aids

Saying Kyoto's ‘in the past,’ Kent fuels fears of Canada’s withdrawal

Dec 7, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/saying-kyotos-in-the-past-kent-fuels-fears-of-canadas-withdrawal/article2262831/

In Durban, Kyoto seems set to meet its end

Dec 7, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/in-durban-kyoto-seems-set-to-meet-its-end/article2263902/

The nuts and bolts of Kyoto withdrawal

Dec 7, 2011
Andrew Leach
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/the-economists/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-kyoto-withdrawal/article2263236/

Crime bill threatens to undo decades of reform, former justice adviser warns

Dec 7, 2011
Kirk Makin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/crime-bill-threatens-to-undo-decades-of-reform-former-justice-adviser-warns/article2263905/

Government of Canada Helps Create New Opportunities for Flax Producers

Dec 7, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-helps-create-new-opportunities-for-flax-producers-1595904.htm

Low profile in Durban relegates Canada to margins of climate debate

Dec 6, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/low-profile-in-durban-relegates-canada-to-margins-of-climate-debate/article2262549/

Kent gives his word Canada won’t pull out of Kyoto during climate talks

Dec 6, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/kent-gives-his-word-canada-wont-pull-out-of-kyoto-during-climate-talks/article2261961/

Kyoto pullout won't come this week, Canada vows

Dec 6, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/06/climate-conference-durban.html

Getting it right on green energy

The Ontario government must do a far better job in ensuring that details of green energy projects live up to its rhetoric.
Dec 6, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1097949--getting-it-right-on-green-energy

Canada's fossil-fuel powerplants rapped

Dec 6, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/06/greenhouse-gas-canada-rating.html

Overfishing dramatically depleting ocean stocks

B.C. study says supply in northern waters down 90% since 1950s
Dec 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/05/bc-predator-overfishing-ubc-report.html

Deeper carbon emissions cuts called essential by UN

'We are losing time,' environment program chief says
Dec 6, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/06/climate-conference-durban.html

Ontario needs to do its health-care homework

Dec 6, 2011
ADAM RADWANSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/ontario-needs-to-do-its-health-care-homework/article2261360/

Announcements of the Competition Launch for the Canada-India Research Centre and of the Results for the Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence

Speaking Points of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP, Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Dec 6, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/07008.html

New Partnership to Establish Ontario as Premier Site in Pre-Market Evaluation of Medical Technologies

Dec 6, 2011
MaRS Discovery District
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/890785/new-partnership-to-establish-ontario-as-premier-site-in-pre-market-evaluation-of-medical-technologies

Joint Review Panel for Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Issues Details for the First Portion of the Community Hearings

Dec 6, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/891215/joint-review-panel-for-enbridge-northern-gateway-project-issues-details-for-the-first-portion-of-the-community-hearings

Clean Energy Economy Creating Jobs For Windsor Families

A clean energy manufacturer has officially opened its doors in Windsor, creating good jobs for families and strengthening the local economy.
Dec 6, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/12/clean-energy-economy-creating-jobs-for-windsor-families.html

International group calls for end to selective reporting of clinical trials

Free access to all data will provide the best care for patients, says Cochrane Collaboration.
Dec 5, 2011
Hannah Hoag
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/international-group-calls-for-end-to-selective-reporting-of-clinical-trials.aspx

China emerges as rock star at Durban climate summit

Dec 5, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/china-emerges-as-rock-star-at-durban-climate-summit/article2261157/

Carbon dioxide emissions break growth records

Emissions rebound fast from global financial crisis, driven by developing world
Dec 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/05/environment-co2-emissions-record.html

China’s flexibility fails to soften Tory stand against Kyoto climate pact

Dec 5, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/chinas-flexibility-fails-to-soften-tory-stand-against-kyoto-climate-pact/article2260160/

Go green for jobs

Canada needs to embrace a new economic strategy that makes major investments in renewable energy
Dec, 5 2011
Marc Lee
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1097420--go-green-for-jobs

Paying a political price for going green in a hurry

The Liberals proclaimed green energy a panacea, then pursued it aggressively — and often thoughtlessly
Dec, 5 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1097451--cohn-paying-a-political-price-for-going-green-in-a-hurry

NASA finds planet outside solar system with best potential for life yet

SETH BORENSTEIN
Dec 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/nasa-finds-planet-outside-solar-system-with-best-potential-for-life-yet/article2260396/

New habitable-zone planet confirmed

Dec 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/05/science-habitable-planet-kepler.html

Calls for resignations over controversial Gitxsan deal with Enbridge

Dec 5, 2011
Wendy Stueck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/calls-for-resignations-over-controversial-gitxsan-deal-with-enbridge/article2260907/

Legitimacy of Gitxsan deal with Enbridge questioned

Dec 5, 2011
Wendy Stueck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/legitimacy-of-gitxsan-deal-with-enbridge-questioned/article2260191/

Enbridge faces delay on bid to partly reverse flow of Ontario oil pipeline

Dec 5, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/enbridge-faces-delay-on-bid-to-partly-reverse-flow-of-ontario-oil-pipeline/article2261313/

245 Changes to Help Canadians Build Greener: The 2011 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings Now 25% More Energy Efficient

Dec 5, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/245-changes-help-canadians-build-greener-the-2011-national-energy-code-canada-buildings-1594441.htm

Ontario's Solar Energy Industry Creating Jobs

Ontario is quickly becoming a global leader in the clean energy economy, while building a clean, modern and reliable electricity system for our children and grandchildren.
Dec 5, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/12/ontarios-solar-energy-industry-creating-jobs.html

Minister Oliver Highlights Role of Solar Industry in Canada's Energy Sector

Dec 5, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-highlights-role-of-solar-industry-in-canadas-energy-sector-1594754.htm

Minister of Industry Applauds Quebec Aerospace Industry's Innovation Leadership

Dec 5, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-of-industry-applauds-quebec-aerospace-industrys-innovation-leadership-1594786.htm

Yasmin and Yaz (drospirenone): Updated Information on Increased Risk of Blood Clots

Dec 5, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/yasmin-and-yaz-drospirenone-updated-information-on-increased-risk-of-blood-clots-1594807.htm

Rich nations retreat behind gated ecology

Canada and other northern nations seem to believe they can escape the effects of climate change
Dec 4, 2011
Stephen Scharper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1096549--rich-nations-retreat-behind-gated-ecology

Inuit hunter takes climate-change message to Durban conference

Dec 4, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/inuit-hunter-takes-climate-change-message-to-durban-conference/article2259622/

Drugs put seniors at risk

Too many pills and not enough supervision add up to bad medicine for Canada’s seniors
Dec 4, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1096500--drugs-put-seniors-at-risk

Food agency’s handling of salmon-virus scare commendable

Dec 4, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/food-agencys-handling-of-salmon-virus-scare-commendable/article2259718/

Delaying cord cutting reduces iron deficiencies, study finds

Dec 4, 2011
Adriana Barton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/delaying-cord-cutting-reduces-iron-deficiencies-study-finds/article2258134/

Is your office chair killing you?

Dec 4, 2011
Dave Mcginn
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/is-your-office-chair-killing-you/article2258518/

Crime and punishment in Canada: Bang ’em up

Good politics, bad policy
Dec 3, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21541036

Health care not a ‘commodity’

Former health commissioner says health care is a "public good."
Dec 3, 2011
Roy Romanow
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1096575--health-care-not-a-commodity

Stepping up on climate change at Durban

It may want to dump the Kyoto accord, but the Harper government can still be a positive force as the world debates climate change
Dec 3, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1096572--stepping-up-on-climate-change-at-durban

Doctors free to speak

Ontario’s regulator of the medical profession has rightly stepped back from an ill-judged policy
Dec 3, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1096491--doctors-free-to-speak

DIY biofuels: The fat of the land

Green-minded motorists are making car fuel at home, from used cooking oil
Dec 3, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21540981

Invasive species: Boom and bust

Invasive Argentine ants may be less persistent than once feared
Dec 3, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21540980

First Nations group signs deal with Enbridge

Dec 2, 2011
Wendy Stueck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/first-nations-group-signs-deal-with-enbridge/article2258325/

B.C. salmon virus unconfirmed says food agency

Dec 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/02/bc-salmon-virus-not-found.html

No lethal virus in Pacific salmon, CFIA says

Dec 2, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/no-lethal-virus-in-pacific-salmon-cfia-says/article2258590/

Canada won’t be ‘captive supplier’ of U.S. energy, PM says

Dec 2, 2011
MIKE BLANCHFIELD
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/canada-wont-be-captive-supplier-of-us-energy-pm-says/article2258846/

Artificial cooling of Earth could reverse global warming

But risks unknown; discussion and governance needed, report finds
Dec 2, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/02/technology-solar-radiation-management.html