Dr. Mehrdad Hariri in Ottawa Sept 14-16 to promote Canadian Science Policy Conference (Nov. 16-18 2011)

Sep 12, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/dr-mehrdad-hariri-ottawa-sept-14-16-promote-canadian-science-policy-conference-nov-16-1559784.htm

Flaherty urges more private innovation spending

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/flaherty-technology-investment.html

Invest in R&D, minister says

Necessary to remain competitive; 'We need to move toward a more innovative economy,' Paradis says
Sep 13, 2011
ALISON MA CGREGOR
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Invest+minister+says/5392280/story.html

Wanted: culture of innovation

Where’s Canada’s sense of urgency?
Sep 16, 2011
Kevin Lynch AND Munir Sheikh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/wanted-culture-of-innovation/article2167856/

The innovation riddle

Todd Hirsch
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/hirsch.pdf

Canadians say R&D critical to prosperity

Nik Nanos
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/nanos.pdf

A simple solution to Canada’s innovation problem

Tom Jenkins
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/jenkins.pdf

Innovation dividend = stronger productivity growth

Kevin Lynch and Munir A. Sheikh
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy

http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/lynch.pdf

Higher education and innovation

Heather Munroe-Blum
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/munroe-blum.pdf

Innovation: Looking beyond science and technology

Jeremy Leonard
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/leonard.pdf

Canada’s innovation puzzle: Is our national conversation missing a piece?

John Stewart
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/stewart.pdf

Innovation in Canada’s trade gateways and corridors

Charles McMillan
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/mcmillan.pdf

High-growth entrepreneurship: The key to Canada’s future economic success

Shannon Wells and Geordie Hungerford
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/wells.pdf

Innovation by design: Differentiator in the digital age

Sara Diamond and Linda Lewis
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/diamond-lewis.pdf

A call for centralized access to R&D funding in Canada

Marielle Piché and Kevin Goheen
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/piche-goheen.pdf

From the eureka moment to the marketplace

John Manley and Ross Laver
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/manley-laver.pdf

The creation of an “innovative university”

Gary Polonsky
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/polonsky.pdf

Building an innovation nation with life sciences

Russell Williams
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/williams.pdf

Productivity and innovation key to prosperity in an aging society

David Crane
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/crane.pdf

Research vice-presidents of smaller Canadian universities form new alliance

Group will pool resources and share best practices of small universities committed to research.
Sep 12, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/research-vice-presidents-of-smaller-canadian-universities-form-new-alliance.aspx

Canadian cities need a lesson in academic potential

Sep 14, 2011
Nick Rockel
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/shaping-the-future/canadian-cities-need-a-lesson-in-academic-potential/article2164474/

Professional development for grad students

Skills training gives PhD students a boost, whether they ?nd work inside or outside academia.
Sep 12, 2011
Virginia Galt
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/professional-development-for-grad-students.aspx

Federal Investment in Research Spurs Growth and Innovation

Sep 1, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556417.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556437.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556493.htm

Rebalancing the academy: teaching and research at Canadian universities

Canadian universities are in danger of falling out of balance.
Aug 31, 2011
Daniel Woolf
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/rebalancing-the-academy.aspx

Beyond borders: Global biotechnology report 2011

Sep 2011
Ernst & Young
http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Beyond_borders_global_biotechnology_report_2011/$FILE/Beyond_borders_global_biotechnology_report_2011.pdf

POSTnote: GM Crops and Food Security

September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_386-GM-Crops-and-Food-Security.pdf

POSTnote: Marine Planning

September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn388_Marine-Planning.pdf

POSTnote: Anaerobic Digestion

September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn387_anaerobic-digestion.pdf

POSTnote: Water in Production and Products

August 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_385-water-in-production-and-products.pdf

Implementing Sustainability in Federal Agencies: An Early Assessment of President Obama’s Executive Order 13514

The Obama administration has called upon the federal government to lead by example by making its operations more sustainable, responsible, and efficient.
Sep 2011
Daniel J. Fiorino
IBM Center for The Business of Government
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/Implementing%20Sustainability%20in%20Federal%20Agencies.pdf

Regional Innovation Monitor: Regional Innovation Report (London)

To the European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, Directorate D – Industrial Innovation and Mobility Industries
Aug 22, 2011
Paula Knee
Technopolis
http://www.rim-europa.eu/index.cfm?q=p.file&r=72a409ac2930bd34ca7b26716cbe5bd1

Innovation in China: the rise of Chinese inventors in the production of knowledge

Sep 2011
Rachel Griffith and Helen Miller
Institute for Fiscal Studies
http://www.ifs.org.uk/wps/wp1115.pdf

Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway

July 2011
Rune Dahl Fitjar & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
IMDEA Social Sciences Institute
http://repec.imdea.org/pdf/imdea-wp2011-12.pdf

Measuring University Contributions to Regional Economies: A Discussion of Guidelines for Enhancing Credibility

Aug 2011
Dave Swenson
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/papers/p13992-2011-08-08.pdf

The Ones to Watch: A Pharma Matters Report

A review of April-June 2011. Published September 2011.
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/TOTW_Q3_2011.pdf

Policy Briefing: Sustainable Energy

Jun 20, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1308542400

Policy Briefing: Water & Oceans

Jun 6, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1307332800

Policy Briefing: Life Sciences

Apr 25, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1303704000

Faces of the Future: Fostering the next generation of bio-economy talent

A report on BioTalent Canada's programs for youth
Aug 2011
BioTalent Canada
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/faces/BioTalent_Faces_of_the_future_July_28_2011_E.pdf

Biotechnology Learning Continuum - Grades 7 to 12

Aug 2011
BioTalent Canada and Toronto District School Board
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/continuum/BioTalent_Learning_Continuum_July28_2011_E.pdf

Keystone XL pipeline -- key to prosperity

Alternatives to pipeline are much worse
Sep 16, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/keystone-xl-pipeline----key-to-prosperity/article2169363/

Alberta must kick its coal habit

The province has all the resources it needs to become a leader in low- or no-emission power
Sep 16, 2011
Tim Weis
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/alberta-must-kick-its-coal-habit/article2167798/

McGuinty’s clean green machine dodges a debate

Can Dalton McGuinty win over voters by pitching a greenish platform that adds up to real jobs?
Sep 16, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1055416--cohn-mcguinty-s-clean-green-machine-dodges-a-debate

Canada's ozone tracking in jeopardy

Sep 16, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/environment-ozone-monitoring.html

Soyuz capsule lands safely in Kazakhstan

Sep 16, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/russia-soyuz-kazakhstan.html

Beluga dies from infection at Vancouver Aquarium

Officials say death not likely linked to recent break-in
Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/bc-beluga-death-tiqa-vancouver.html

New Terry Fox memorial unveiled in Vancouver

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/bc-terry-fox-memorial.html

No radiation detected in West Coast fish

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/bc-no-radiation-west-coast-fish.html

Global vaccine centre opens in Saskatoon

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/vaccine-research-saskatoon.html

Inadvertent child poisonings rise dramatically

Child poisoning trend likely mirrored in Canada
Sep 16, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/medication-poisoning-kids.html

Wikipedia on cancer accurate but hard to read

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/wikipedia-cancer.html

Newborn deaths in China more than halved

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/china-infant-deaths.html

Ottawa threatened by oceans planning

Sep 16, 2011
Ross McMillan
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Ottawa+threatened+oceans+planning/5412149/story.html

Canada instrumental in watering down elements of noncommunicable diseases plan

Sep 16, 2011
Paul Christopher Webster
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/16sept11_canada-instrumental-in-watering-down-elements-of-noncommunicable-diseases-plan.xhtml

University, Talisman distance themselves from Friends of Science

Sep 16, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.canada.com/technology/University+Talisman+distance+themselves+from+Friends+Science/5414844/story.html

Government of Canada Supports Community Jobs and Growth

New funding for leading-edge research to foster innovation at the Cegep de Thetford
Sep 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-community-jobs-and-growth-1562125.htm

Government of Canada Invests in University Research at the Universite de Montreal and the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

Sep 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-university-research-universite-de-montreal-ecole-polytechnique-1562155.htm

Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on National Forest Week

Sep 16, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-on-national-forest-1562119.htm

Taking science out of the lab and into the boardroom

Grad students create forum for discussion with the Science & Policy Exchange
Sep 15, 2011
Katherine Gombay
McGill Reporter
http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/09/taking-science-out-of-the-lab-and-into-the-boardroom/

Older moms face more birth complications

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/15/birth-complications-older-women.html

E. coli case prompts criminal charges in B.C.

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/15/bc-north-okanagan-ecoli-charges.html

The Horn of Africa’s last famine?

We have the tools to prevent food crises by making smart, long-term investments in agriculture
Sep 15, 2011
SAM DRYDEN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-horn-of-africas-last-famine/article2166524/

Attempt to rename controversial corn syrup is ‘misleading’: FDA

Sep 15, 2011
THOMAS WATKINS
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/attempt-to-rename-controversial-corn-syrup-is-misleading-fda/article2167469/

FDA slams Dr. Oz over apple juice report

Sep 15, 2011
Marilynn Marchione
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/fda-slams-dr-oz-over-apple-juice-report/article2167606/

Canadians wary of foreign food safety, trust domestic

Sep 15, 2011
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadians+wary+foreign+food+safety+trust+domestic/5410290/story.html

Alberta’s dinosaur feathers have paleontologists all atwitter

Sep 15, 2011
Renata D’Aliesio
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/alberta-scientists-strike-evolutionary-gold-with-discovery-of-dinosaur-feathers/article2167320/

Planet with 2 suns discovered

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/15/technology-planet-suns.html

University of Calgary 'research accounts' used to fund anti-Kyoto Protocol campaign

Sep 15, 2011
Mike Desouza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/University+Calgary+research+accounts+used+fund+anti+Kyoto+Protocol+campaign/5405627/story.html

Budget cuts target vital ozone layer monitoring

Arctic research dependent on Canada's involvement: scientists
Sep 15, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Budget+cuts+target+vital+ozone+layer+monitoring/5405629/story.html

World Famous Skeptic JAMES "The Amazing" RANDI to Tour Canada, Challenge Psychics and Quacks in Provocative Lectures, Sept. 22-30

Sep 15, 2011
Centre for Inquiry
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/world-famous-skeptic-james-the-amazing-randi-tour-canada-challenge-psychics-quacks-provocative-1561948.htm

One in two first-time mothers over 40 has a C-section delivery

National study measures how advanced maternal age affects mothers and their babies
Sep 15, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/15/c3397.html

Government of Canada Announces First Recipients of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-first-recipients-banting-postdoctoral-fellowships-1561658.htm

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Speaking Points for the Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06758.html

Government of Canada Invests in University Research at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-university-research-institut-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique-1561786.htm

Food Safety Confidence in Canada on the Rise

Sep 15, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/food-safety-confidence-in-canada-on-the-rise-1561716.htm

Minister Oliver Promotes Canada as Secure Energy Partner to California

Sep 15, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-promotes-canada-as-secure-energy-partner-to-california-1561936.htm

For undergrads at Canada’s universities, a new way of learning

Sep 14, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/for-undergrads-at-canadas-universities-a-new-way-of-learning/article2166759/

Activists target Environment Canada with hoax releases

Sep 14, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110914/environment-canada-hoax-releases-activists-110914/

The poverty behind the plague

The best way to prepare for disaster is to stop asking how we’ll survive the next pandemic and ask, instead, how we want to address the problems that fuel it
Sep 14, 2011
PRISCILLA WALD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-poverty-behind-the-plague/article2164841/

And the winner in Keystone feud is... jobs and security

Sep 14, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/and-the-winner-in-keystone-feud-is-jobs-and-security/article2166435/

Gov't puts climate change trend archive on ice

Sep 14, 2011
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/puts+climate+change+trend+archive/5396714/story.html

Daryl Hannah’s ‘dirty’ talk has Brad Wall evangelizing ethical oil

Sep 14, 2011
Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/daryl-hannahs-dirty-talk-has-brad-wall-evangelizing-ethical-oil/article2165898/

Ontario's health depends on Better Care Faster

Sep 14, 2011
RX&D
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/14/c3116.html

Government of Canada Announces New Initative for Canadian Clean Energy Businesses

Sep 14, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-announces-new-initative-for-canadian-clean-energy-businesses-1561265.htm

Minister Oliver Promotes Investment in Canada while at Stanford University Think-Tank on California Tour

Sep 14, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-promotes-investment-canada-while-stanford-university-think-tank-on-california-1561320.htm

Canada looks to diversify oil export markets

Sep 13, 2011
Margo McDiarmid
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/pol-oliver-pipeline-oil-exports.html

Greenpeace: 40 years of advocacy

Sep 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/greenpeace/index.html

Ottawa assures Asian countries of access to energy

Sep 13, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ottawa-assures-asian-countries-of-access-to-energy/article2164849/

The health care cutbacks no party will talk about

Ontario's major political parties are poised to trim health care spending by up to $2 billion a year. But none is saying how.
Sep 13, 2011
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1053108--walkom-the-health-care-cutbacks-no-party-will-talk-about

Authors sue universities over digital library

'Orphan' book scans from Google unauthorized, suit claims
Sep 13, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/technology-lawsuit-universities-books-google.html

High-tech storage for green energy

Sep 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/12/quirks-clean-energy-storage.html

Russia postpones next astronaut launch

Sep 13, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/technology-russia-soyuz-launch.html

Potentially habitable exoplanet found

Sep 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/science-habitable-expolanet.html

Dangerous TB spreading at ‘scary’ rate in Europe

Sep 13, 2011
Kate Kelland
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/dangerous-tb-spreading-at-scary-rate-in-europe/article2164900/

AIDS vaccine hunt gains clues

Sep 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/13/aids-vaccine-thailand.html

Traffic management: APPlied logic

How to reduce congestion and save fuel using smart phones
Sep 13, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/traffic-management

Conservative platform's geometry found faulty

Sep 13, 2011
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/13/c2779.html

Government of Canada Invests in Business Innovation

Sep 13, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-business-innovation-1560421.htm

Minister Oliver Attends First-Ever Joint APEC Transportation and Energy Minister's Conference

Sep 13, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-attends-first-ever-joint-apec-transportation-energy-ministers-conference-1560700.htm

Canada, U.S. to Practise Emergency Response on St. Marys River, September 13-14th, 2011

Sep 13, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-us-to-practise-emergency-response-on-st-marys-river-september-13-14th-2011-1560543.htm

Minister of State Goodyear Addresses Delegates at International Forum on R&D

Sep 13, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-of-state-goodyear-addresses-delegates-at-international-forum-on-r-d-1560254.htm

Government of Canada Supports Canadian Farmers Through Green Research

Sep 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-canadian-farmers-through-green-research-1560401.htm

Doctors slam alternative medicine proposal

Ontario college's proposal supported by naturopathic body
Sep 12, 2011
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/09/alternative-medicine-guidelines.html

CASS: Feedback on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s draft guidelines on alternativ

Aug 13, 2011
Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/CASS.pdf

Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology:Feedback on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s guidelines on alternative medicine

Aug 30, 2011
Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/110830-feedback-allergy.pdf

British Columbia Medical Association: Feedback on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s draft guidelines on alternative medicine

Aug 31, 2011
British Columbia Medical Association
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/110831-Feedback-BCMA.pdf

Consider this: Coal is essential for Alberta until cleaner technologies pick up the slack

Sep 12, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/consider-this-coal-is-essential-for-alberta-until-cleaner-technologies-pick-up-the-slack/article2162027/

Cheap and dirty: Where provinces diverge on energy crossroads

Sep 12, 2011
Josh wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/cheap-and-dirty-where-provinces-diverge-on-energy-crossroads/article2162021/

Can coal come clean or is wind the future?

Sep 12, 2011
Josh wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/can-coal-come-clean-or-is-wind-the-future/article2163514/

Alberta tries to make coal cleaner

Sep 12, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-tries-to-make-coal-cleaner/article2163511/

Arctic sea ice hits record low

Sep 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/12/science-arctic-sea-ice-record.html

6 months into Japan's cleanup, radiation a major worry

Sep 12, 2011
Craig Dale
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/09/f-vp-dale-japan-six-months-after-tsunami.html

It’s time to reinvest in nuclear

Nuclear is an important part of Canada's clean energy portfolio.
Sep 12, 2011
Denise Carpenter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052419--it-s-time-to-reinvest-in-nuclear

Creating drought tolerant barley

Anthony Anyia is researching ways to use genetic markers to make barley more drought tolerant.
Sep 12, 2011
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052653--creating-drought-tolerant-barley

Don’t blame aging boomers

Sep 12, 2011
Kimberlyn McGrail
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052697--don-t-blame-aging-boomers

Prairie farmers vote to keep Canadian Wheat Board

Sep 12, 2011
Paul Waldie
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/prairie-farmers-vote-to-keep-wheat-board/article2162272/

SpongeBob may impair 4-year-olds' brains

Sep 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/12/tv-cartoon-children-brain-spongebob.html

Dr. William R. Driedzic Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canada Foundation for Innovation

Sep 12, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/dr-william-r-driedzic-appointed-board-directors-canada-foundation-innovation-1559894.htm

A New Face for Agricultural Science at Lethbridge Research Centre

Sep 12, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/a-new-face-for-agricultural-science-at-lethbridge-research-centre-1559850.htm

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in Toronto

Sep 12, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-toronto-1559719.htm

Misconduct in science: An array of errors

Investigations into a case of alleged scientific misconduct have revealed numerous holes in the oversight of science and scientific publishing
Sep 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21528593

Canada unprepared for Arctic oil spill, group says

Sep 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/09/environment-canada-arctic-oil.html

Asian oil markets beckon if U.S. kills Keystone: Ottawa

Sep 9, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/asian-oil-markets-beckon-if-us-kills-keystone-ottawa/article2160371/

McGuinty sounds warning shot over Hudak's green-jobs ‘threat’

Sep 9, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/mcguinty-sounds-warning-shot-over-hudaks-green-jobs-threat/article2159832/

A mayoral flip-flop on nurses

Now that Rob Ford has reversed himself on the idea of hiring provincially funded public health nurses, it’s time to fix the harm done by his earlier rejection.
Sep 9, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1051831--a-mayoral-flip-flop-on-nurses

Supersaver Registration Rates for the 2011 Canadian Science Policy Conference Expire on September 9th, 2011

Explore 16 Exceptional Panels!
Sep 9, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/supersaver-registration-rates-2011-canadian-science-policy-conference-expire-on-september-1559270.htm

Canada Calls for Rules-Based Trade Rooted in Sound Science

Successful international agriculture trade ministerial meeting concludes
Sep 9, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-calls-for-rules-based-trade-rooted-in-sound-science-1559202.htm

Pirates of academe? We laugh

Sep 8, 2011
Paul Davidson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/pirates-of-academe-we-laugh/article2157017/

Promote equality of opportunity in university education

Sep 8, 2011
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Promote+equality+opportunity+university+education/5369269/story.html

McGuinty dares Hudak: Tell green-energy workers ‘I’m killing your future’

Sep 8, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/mcguinty-dares-hudak-tell-green-energy-workers-im-killing-your-future/article2158031/

Greying Ontario fuels health-care pitches

Sep 8, 2011
Paul Jay
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontariovotes2011/story/2011/09/07/ontario-votes-seniors-health-care-pledges.html

U.K. lifts lifetime ban on gay men donating blood

Sep 8, 2011
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/uk-lifts-lifetime-ban-on-gay-men-donating-blood/article2158533/

Record demand for environmental engineers

'Problem solvers' needed in many industries
Sep 8, 2011
Derek Sanke
Financial Post
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Record+demand+environmental+engineers/5368339/story.html

Mining Continues to Drive the Economies of Canada's North

Sep 8, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/08/c9485.html

Nuxalk First Nation Marks the Opening of a New Health and Administration Building

Sep 8, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nuxalk-first-nation-marks-the-opening-of-a-new-health-and-administration-building-1558784.htm

GnRH Agonists: Heart-related Risk in Men Treated for Prostate Cancer

Sep 8, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/gnrh-agonists-heart-related-risk-in-men-treated-for-prostate-cancer-1558721.htm

Research council cuts jobs in city

20 positions 'not even tip of iceberg:' union
Sep 7, 2011
Martin Cash
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/research-council-cuts-jobs-in-city-129359873.html

Nobel laureates jump into Keystone fray

Sep 7, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/nobel-laureates-ask-obama-to-block-keystone-pipeline/article2156614/

Drug trials should not be information inhibitors

Health Canada has the duty to make sure drugs approved for sale are safe. Yet crucial information from clinical trials is often kept from the Canadian public, as “confidential business information” or “trade secrets.”
Sep 7, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/drug-trials-should-not-be-information-inhibitors/article2157156/

Making water the new oil

Sep 7, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Making+water/5361677/story.html

Southern Vaccine Advocacy Challenge Request for Proposals Announcement

Sep 7, 2011
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/55dc3b1452/1402023565/0170ed12a3/

Canada falls out of the top 10 in 2011 Global Competitiveness Rankings

Sep 7, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c9066.html

Smoking in Canada Hits All-Time Low in 2010

Sep 7, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/smoking-in-canada-hits-all-time-low-in-2010-1558087.htm

Harper Government Invests in New Energy Efficiency Initiatives

Sep 7, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-invests-in-new-energy-efficiency-initiatives-1558076.htm

Government of Canada Helping to Sprout New Market Opportunities for Bean Growers

Sep 7, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-helping-to-sprout-new-market-opportunities-for-bean-growers-1558109.htm

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) 2011 Medal and Award Recipients

Sep 7, 2011
Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c8969.html

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) names new Fellows

Sep 7, 2011
Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c8965.html

Health Canada Whistleblowers Continue their Fight for the Public Good

PIPSC calls for judicial review of the case of Drs. Shiv Chopra, Margaret Haydon and Gerard Lambert
Sep 7, 2011
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-whistleblowers-continue-their-fight-for-the-public-good-1557894.htm

Recharging electric cars: Bidding for volts

How to recharge electric cars without causing brownouts
Sep 6, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/recharging-electric-cars

McGuinty promises grants for students

Sep 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1261808.html

Plans for crewless space station underway

Sep 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/06/technology-astronauts-space-station.html

Mental disorders estimated in 165 million in EU

Sep 6, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/mental-illness-europe.html

Ritalin abuse on campus akin to cheating

Sep 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/stimulant-abuse-university-ritalin.html

Health care spending affecting well-being

Sep 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/well-being-index-health-economy.html

2nd chickenpox shot recommended for kids

Sep 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/chickenpox-vaccine-two-doses.html

Miscarriage risk of anti-inflammatory drugs raised

Sep 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/miscarriage-painkiller-nsaid.html

Minister Paradis Welcomes Investment in Dalhousie University as Part of Industrial and Regional Benefits From Boeing Contracts

Sep 6, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-paradis-welcomes-investment-dalhousie-university-as-part-industrial-regional-1557667.htm

Innovation for Beef Feedlot Industry Is All in the Genes

New Management System Helps Feedlot Operators Boost Revenues
Sep 6, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/innovation-for-beef-feedlot-industry-is-all-in-the-genes-1557640.htm

Ajax Copper-Gold Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment

Sep 6, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/06/c8673.html

Government of Canada Announces New Funding for Forest Communities in New Brunswick

Sep 6, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-announces-new-funding-for-forest-communities-in-new-brunswick-1557394.htm

McGill ranked tops university in Canada

Sep 5, 2011
KAREN SEIDMAN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/McGill+ranked+tops+Canada/5353659/story.html

Ontario Liberals make tuition grants centrepiece of platform

Sep 5, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-liberals-make-tuition-grants-centrepiece-of-platform/article2153810/

China charges 5 after chemical dump in reservoir

Chromium-contaminated soil and water could take till 2012 to clean up
Sep 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/05/china-chemical-dumping-arrests.html

McDonald's to show calories on UK menus

Part of government anti-obesity push
Sep 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/05/mcdonalds-calories-menu.html

PC leadership candidate talking chiropractic funding

Sep 5, 2011
ANGELIQUE RODRIGUES
Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/09/05/pc-leadership-candidate-talking-chiropractic-funding

High-profile oil-sands protesters take last stand outside White House

Sep 4, 2011
DAVID EBNER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/high-profile-oil-sands-protesters-take-last-stand-outside-white-house/article2153534/

Where are all the female engineers?

Sep 3, 2011
Darah Hansen
Postmedia News
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Where+female+engineers/5349979/story.html

Fusion power: Next ITERation?

Generating electricity by nuclear fusion has long looked like a chimera. A reactor being built in Germany may change that
Sep 3, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21528216

Lightning sensors thwart forest fire flare-ups

Sep 2, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/31/environment-lightning-forest-fires.html

Children need not replicate their parents’ education

Sep 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/children-need-not-replicate-their-parents-education/article2152616/

Two U.S. children develop flu from pigs, U.S. government researchers say

Sep 2, 2011
Julie Steenhuysen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/two-us-children-develop-flu-from-pigs-us-government-researchers-say/article2152626/

Montreal hospital dismisses cardiac researcher over misconduct allegations

Sep 2, 2011
ANDY BLATCHFORD
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/montreal-hospital-dismisses-cardiac-researcher-over-misconduct-allegations/article2152724/

Toronto reports first case of West Nile for 2011

Sep 2, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/toronto-reports-first-case-of-west-nile-for-2011/article2151723/

Why many international students get a failing grade in academic integrity

Sep 2, 2011
JAMES BRADSHAW and TAMARA BALUJA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/why-many-international-students-get-a-failing-grade-in-academic-integrity/article2152899/

When it comes to emissions, we have bureaucracy run wild

Oil industry executives’ worst nightmare is a government imposing micro-regulations for each company operation
Sep 2, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/when-it-comes-to-emissions-we-have-bureaucracy-run-wild/article2152317/

Examining 5 oilsands claims by Daryl Hannah

Sep 2, 2011
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/01/daryl-hannah-oil-sands.html

Education and productivity

Post-secondary education is one of the most effective antidotes to poverty and the attendant social costs.
Sep 2, 2011
Martin Connell & Roger Martin
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1048918--education-and-productivity

Live long and prosper, without fiscal doom

Two health economists who studied B.C. found that only a tiny percentage of rising health-care budgets can be blamed on the aging demographic
Sep 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/live-long-and-prosper-without-fiscal-doom/article2152583/

Government of Canada to Promote Science and Math for Students in London

Sep 2, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-to-promote-science-and-math-for-students-in-london-1556819.htm

Canada's Wild Bird Survey for Avian Influenza Underway

Sep 2, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadas-wild-bird-survey-for-avian-influenza-underway-1556879.htm

Government of Canada Invests to Strengthen Traceability in B.C. Beef Industry

Sep 2, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-to-strengthen-traceability-in-bc-beef-industry-1556932.htm

‘Space junk’ mess could damage spaceships, NASA warns

Old satellites and leftover boosters are among the countless objects in orbit scientists say must be cleaned up before they do damage to satellites and spaceships
Sep 1, 2011
SETH BORENSTEIN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/space-junk-mess-could-damage-spaceships-nasa-warns/article2150361/

A desperate bid to save the iconic sage-grouse from extinction in Alberta

Sep 1, 2011
DAWN WALTON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/a-desperate-bid-to-save-the-iconic-sage-grouse-from-extinction-in-alberta/article2151006/

Improving Canada's Food Regulatory System will Boost Innovation and Economic Growth

Sep 1, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/01/c7915.html

Fisheries Ministers Renew Commitment to Sustainability and Prosperity of Canadian Fishing and Aquaculture Industry

Sep 1, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/correction-fisheries-ministers-renew-commitment-sustainability-prosperity-canadian-fishing-1556673.htm

Statement from Minister of the Environment John Wilkinson Regarding Highland Companies Proposed Quarry in Dufferin County

"After careful consideration, the Minister of Natural Resources and I have agreed to bring forward a regulation making Highland Companies subject to the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act."
Sep 1, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/09/statement-from-minister-of-the-environment-john-wilkinson-regarding-highland-companies-proposed-quar.html

National Announcement for the Canada Foundation for Innovation's Leaders Opportunity Fund

Speaking Points for the Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP, Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Sep 1, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06737.html

New Ontario school for those whose parents didn’t attend postsecondary

Unique program will support students to help them succeed at college or university.
Aug 31, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/new-ontario-school-for-those-whose-parents-didnt-attend-postsecondary.aspx

Oil price differentials, not emissions, the key to Keystone

Aug 31, 2011
Jeff Rubin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/jeff-rubins-smaller-world/oil-price-differentials-not-emissions-the-key-to-keystone/article2146947/

Deny Keystone permit, Nebraska governor urges

Aug 31, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/deny-keystone-permit-nebraska-governor-urges/article2148512/

Nanocrystalline cellulose is breathing new life into Canada’s forest industry

A minuscule fibre with a big future.
Aug 31, 2011
David Savoie
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/nanocrystalline-cellulose-is-breathing-new-life-into-Canadas-forest-industry.aspx

Antibiotic resistance found in ancient bacteria

Aug 31, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/31/science-antibiotic-resistance-bacteria-permafrost.html

The shocking truth about electric cars

Please don’t blame me for this splash of cold water. Blame the greens
Aug 31, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-shocking-truth-about-electric-cars/article2149465/

Government of Canada Invests in University Research and Training

Aug 31, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-university-research-and-training-1555859.htm

Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Confirmed in New Brunswick

Aug 31, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/brown-spruce-longhorn-beetle-confirmed-in-new-brunswick-1555999.htm

New Drive Clean Changes Help Families Save Time and Money

Changes to Drive Clean coming into effect tomorrow will save Ontario families money and protect the air our children, grandchildren and seniors breathe.
Aug 31, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/08/new-drive-clean-changes-help-families-save-time-and-money.html

Study suggests traditional playgrounds contribute to childhood obesity

Aug 30, 2011
KATE HAMMER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/study-suggests-traditional-playgrounds-contribute-to-childhood-obesity/article2148040/

Women not good at math? Blame nurture, not nature: study

Aug 30, 2011
Adriana Barton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/women-not-good-at-math-blame-nurture-not-nature-study/article2147885/

Ottawa announces $21-million plan to research health equity

Aug 30, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-announces-21-million-plan-to-research-health-equity/article2147177/