Thursday, December 29, 2011

Seniors in hospital beds costly for health system

Dec 1, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/01/seniors-hospital-beds-health-care.html
Dec 1, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/01/hospital-cafeteria-food-children.html
Dec 1, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/01/pol-may-durban-tuvalo.html
Dec 1, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/01/science-diamond-quantum-entanglement.html
Dec 1, 2011
PAUL TAYLOR
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/paul-taylor/weed-killer-linked-to-gender-bending-in-animals/article2256969/
Dec 1, 2011
David Ljunggren, Jeffrey Jones
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/bc-natives-form-front-to-fight-oil-pipelines/article2256786/
Dec 1, 2011
Wendy Stueck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/native-leaders-vow-to-block-northern-gateway-pipeline/article2257573/
It’s possible to accept global warming while maintaining that uncertainties exist
Dec 1, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/margaret-wente/suppression-of-climate-debate-is-a-disaster-for-science/article2255673/
Dec 1, 2011
MaRS Discovery District
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/888211/mars-ceo-ilse-treurnicht-named-one-of-canada-s-most-powerful-women-for-2011
New report examines how seniors use the health system and where improvements can be made
Dec 1, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/888589/the-baby-boom-effect-caring-for-canada-s-aging-population
Ontario needs a new conversation about health, and very little of that conversation is about health care, says Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King
Dec 1, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/12/ontario-needs-new-conversation-on-health.html
Ontario is permanently shutting down two more dirty coal-fired units at Nanticoke Generating Station, ensuring cleaner air and a healthier future for families
Dec 1, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/12/ontario-shutting-down-two-more-coal-units.html
Dec 1, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-health-recognizes-launch-aboriginal-aids-awareness-week-2011-world-aids-day-1593684.htm
Dec 1, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/888383/sisson-project-tungsten-and-molybdenum-mine-federal-funding-allocated-to-participate-in-the-environmental-assessment
Nov 30, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/support-for-climate-action-still-strong-in-canada-poll-finds/article2255707/
Nov 30, 2011
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/china-decries-canadas-bad-example-in-climate-talks/article2254577/
Nov 30, 2011
Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/green-party-chief-fears-tories-will-act-as-saboteurs-at-climate-talks/article2254776/
Nov 30, 2011
David McKie
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/30/pol-drug-approvals-health-canada.html
Nov 30, 2011
GILLIAN WONG
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/china-preparing-to-enter-vaccine-market-in-a-big-way/article2255559/
About 39% of First Nations water systems deemed 'high risk'
Nov 30, 2011
Kazi Stastna
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/28/f-first-nations-water.html
Nov 30, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/30/baby-well-doctor.html

Is medicine feminized but sexist?

Nov 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/30/women-medicine.html
Nov 30, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/30/bc-scientists-salmon-virus-paper.html
Nov 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/30/permafrost-greenhouse-warming.html
Nov 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/30/science-worms-c-elegans-space.html
Nov 30, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadian-industry-awarded-for-leadership-in-energy-efficiency-1592731.htm
Nov 29, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-should-reject-northern-gateway-pipeline-ban-oiler-tanker-traffic-report/article2254072/
Nov 29, 2011
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Ethical+idea+misses+point+oilsands+debate/5781774/story.html
Nov 29, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/primary-to-secondary/physicists-crowd-sourcing-philosophy-gains-traction-in-the-classroom/article2252981/
Nov 29, 2011
Kate Hammer
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/primary-to-secondary/boys-poor-results-in-reading-feared-to-be-spreading-to-math-science/article2254436/
The enemies of medicare are back at it — using the same, old, tired and discredited arguments
Nov 29, 2011
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1094413--walkom-canada-s-never-ending-medicare-fight
Nov 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/28/heart-stroke-foundation-online-poll.html
Nov 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/29/multiple-sclerosis-progressive.html

Calling Dr. Clavicle

Budgets have been flat-lined by provincial bureaucrats desperate to rein in costs, so specialists can’t get jobs and patients wait months for surgery
Nov 29, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/margaret-wente/calling-dr-clavicle/article2252551/
Nov 29, 2011
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Tougher+stance+alternative+medicine+proposed/5781401/story.html
Interim Liberal Party leader calls government's response 'disgraceful'
Nov 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/29/attawapiskat-tuesday.html
It’s not an argument between right-thinking people who accept science and wishful thinkers who don’t
Nov 29, 2011
Alan Richardson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-breast-screening-debates-about-values-and-resources/article2252546/
What is ethically required at institutional and societal levels can be in conflict with the individual level
Nov 29, 2011
Margaret Somerville
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/is-the-decision-to-recommend-reduced-breast-screening-ethical/article2252507/
Canada should take an active part in the formation of a worldwide consensus – the necessary condition for a truly international climate-change agreement
Nov 29, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/no-single-country-can-tackle-climate-change-alone/article2254024/
Nov 29, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/kent-rejects-climate-guilt-payment-to-poorer-countries/article2254368/
Nov 29, 2011
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/886365/canada-s-fossil-fuel-exports-a-threat-to-global-climate-study
Nov 29, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-supports-angel-investors-1592265.htm
Ontario will expand and renovate Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital to give families better access to high-quality care, and create hundreds of local jobs
Nov 29, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/11/modernizing-st-michaels-hospital.html
Nov 29, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-to-strengthen-seafood-market-access-1592373.htm
Nov 28, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-adds-its-objections-to-100-billion-climate-fund/article2252782/

New flu virus puzzles WHO

Nov 28, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/28/flu-new-virus.html
Nov 28, 2011
Doug Saunders
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/worldview/canadas-ethical-oil-push-gets-tarred-in-british-papers/article2251918/
Nov 28, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/28/un-world-land-report.html
Nov 28, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/climate-groups-to-canada-commit-to-kyoto-or-stay-home/article2252151/
Nov 28, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/28/pol-durban-conference.html
Health Canada move comes after U.S. FDA withdrew approval
Nov 28, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/28/avastin-breast-cancer-drug.html
Nov 28, 2011
Carys Mills
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/toronto-man-taking-catch-22-of-growing-medical-marijuana-to-court/article2252504/
The Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision could be its most important in seven decades
Nov 28, 2011
Neil Reynolds
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/can-government-make-you-buy-health-insurance/article2250210/
Nov 28, 2011
Kate Hammer AND Tamara Baluja
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/primary-to-secondary/a-radical-approach-to-teaching-canadian-students-in-the-digital-age/article2251417/
Nov 28, 2011
Kate Hammer
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/primary-to-secondary/report-card-on-schools-reveals-new-struggles-for-boys/article2251491/
Nov 28, 2011
Dr. Cornelia Baines
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/cancer/breast-cancer/why-i-support-the-new-breast-cancer-screening-guidelines/article2252069/
Nov 28, 2011
Dr. Martin Yaffe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/cancer/breast-cancer/why-i-reject-most-of-the-new-breast-cancer-screening-recommendations/article2252072/
Nov 28, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/breast-cancer-reality-check-be-aware-not-frightened/article2252257/
One year ago, the McGuinty Government's updated Long-Term Energy Plan set a course for creating thousands of jobs and sparking economic growth, while helping to clean the air we breathe
Nov 28, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/11/statement-from-ontario-minister-of-energy-chris-bentley-1.html
Nov 28, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-directs-hoffmann-la-roche-remove-use-avastin-bevacizumab-treatment-metastatic-1591887.htm
Nov 28, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/cfia-emerald-ash-borer-confirmed-on-manitoulin-island-1591798.htm
Nov 27, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/tyson-creek-experiment-ought-not-to-be-repeated/article2251369/
Nov 27, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/as-durban-conference-opens-little-hope-for-a-climate-change-agreement/article2251354/
Nov 27, 2011
Lisa Priest
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/end-of-life/when-its-time-to-die-home-is-where-the-heart-is/article2251395/
Nov 27, 2011
Erin Anderssen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/end-of-life/why-are-we-afraid-of-talking-about-death/article2250394/
Nov 26, 2011
Lisa Priest
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/end-of-life/critical-care-spending-10-weeks-with-patients-facing-death/article2250356/
The climate may not be as sensitive to carbon dioxide as previously believed
Nov 26, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21540224
Nov 26, 2011
MARCIA DUNN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/nasa-launches-worlds-largest-rover-to-mars/article2250839/

Cures for cancer at any cost

The benefits of breast and prostate screening have been proven exaggerated, but we’re no less invested in them
Nov 26, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/cures-for-cancer-at-any-cost/article2250126/
Nov 25, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/25/pol-ms-clinical-trials.html
Nov 25, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-calls-for-research-proposals-to-study-experimental-ms-treatment/article2250585/
Reports says territory has no control over possible downstream pollution
Nov 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/24/north-mackenzie-basin-oilsands.html

Ontario raw milk farmer fined $9K

Nov 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/25/toronto-raw-milk-sentencing.html
Nov 25, 2011
Janet Davison
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/20/f-gellert-mars-rover-curiosity-apxs-canada.html
Nov 25, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/aboriginal-affairs-minister-dispatches-team-to-attawapiskat/article2249828/
Nov 25, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/25/pol-health-ministers.html
An aging population requires a new paradigm, with a greater focus on long-term, chronic care
Nov 25, 2011
John Haggie
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-health-talks-in-halifax-could-launch-a-new-era-for-medicare/article2248180/
Nov 25, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/end-of-life/drawing-the-line-on-end-of-life-care/article2250045/
Nov 25, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/end-of-life/special-access-to-life-and-death-decisions-in-critical-care/article2250137/
Nov 25, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/brain-drain-of-african-doctors-has-saved-canada-400-million/article2250462/
Nov 25, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/worldview/criminal-cuts-to-aids-fund-make-africas-dire-situation-even-worse/article2249192/
Nov 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/25/yasmin-mersereau-suit.html
Nov 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/25/home-birth-uk-delivery.html

3D printing: Making it

Is personal manufacturing set to follow in personal computing’s footsteps?
Nov 25, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/11/3d-printing
Nov 25, 2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/884651/the-government-of-canada-launches-a-request-for-research-proposals-for-clinical-trial-on-chronic-cerebrospinal-venous-insufficiency-and-ms
Seven Projects Receive Canadian Funding
Nov 25, 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/884763/strengthening-africans-ability-to-adapt-to-climate-change
Nov 25, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-seed-import-pre-clearance-to-reflect-speed-of-commerce-1591284.htm
Nov 25, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/884795/new-prosperity-gold-copper-mine-project-review-panel-availability-of-participant-funding
New research partnerships for colleges and communities to boost marketplace innovation
Nov 25, 2011
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-community-jobs-and-growth-1591223.htm
Nov 24, 2011
JOHN IBBITSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/lets-not-wait-until-2030-to-fix-health-funding/article2247240/
Nov 24, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/provinces-seek-ottawas-help-to-lower-canadians-sodium-intake/article2247322/
Nov 24, 2011
Bill Graveland
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-oil-sands-yield-treasure-trove-of-ancient-fossils/article2248036/
Nov 24, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/toronto-councillor-wants-to-get-cracking-on-allowing-backyard-hens/article2248763/
Nov 24, 2011
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/prestigious-award-presented-to-public-service-whistleblowers-1590909.htm
Ontario is proposing a new tax credit that would make it easier for seniors to stay safely in their homes for longer
Nov 24, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/11/helping-seniors-stay-at-home-safely.html
Nov 24, 2011
Canadian Association of University Teachers
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/883779/academic-staff-call-on-ottawa-to-boost-research-funding-improve-access-to-education
Nov 24, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/884203/thirty-communities-back-bc-pesticide-ban
Nov 24, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-paradis-congratulates-centre-technologique-en-aerospatiale-saint-hubert-on-1591006.htm
Nov 24, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-science-tech-programming-southern-ontario-youth-1591023.htm
Nov 24, 2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/884159/alberta-professor-wins-top-national-award-for-spinal-cord-research
Nov 24, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-innovation-and-smart-regulation-for-major-projects-1590993.htm
Nov 23, 2011
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/arctic-sea-ice-in-longest-decline-seen-over-past-1450-years-study/article2246787/
With drug companies reducing antibiotic research, it has fallen to academia to develop the next weapons to fight bacterial infection.
Nov 23, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/canadian-and-uk-researchers-team-up-to-tackle-antibiotic-resistance.aspx
Nov 23, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/cancer/breast-cancer/why-the-new-breast-cancer-screening-guidelines-make-sense/article2246955/
Nov 23, 2011
JOHN IBBITSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/harpers-top-priority-for-health-care-talks-avoid-paul-martins-mistake/article2245846/
Nov 23, 2011
Josh Wingrove , Karen Howlett , Rhéal Séguin AND Oliver Moore
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/provinces-to-seek-solidarity-on-new-health-accord-informally/article2247047/
Nov 23, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/economic-crisis-hits-health-aid-that-has-helped-millions-as-donors-cut-back/article2246908/
Nov 23, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE AND SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/albertas-carbon-cutting-programs-failing-watchdog-reports/article2246913/
Nov 23, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/europes-fuel-directive-none-of-ottawas-business-eu/article2246921/
Nov 23, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/23/canada-lobbying-european-parliament-to-weaken-climate-change-policies-eu-politician/
Nov 23, 2011
Kim Bolan
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/23/legalize-pot-four-former-vancouver-mayors-say/
Nov 23, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/former-vancouver-mayors-call-for-softening-of-marijuana-laws/article2246463/
Nov 23, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/22/science-arctic-sea-ice-loss.html
Nov 23, 2011
Centre for Inquiry
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ontario-physicians-duty-bound-to-keep-quiet-about-cam-1590767.htm
Analysis reveals both high and low results for citizens' health status, determinants of health, quality of care, access to care
Nov 23, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/883345/international-comparisons-shed-light-on-canada-s-health-system
Nov 23, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/883281/canadian-cancer-society-urges-health-ministers-to-focus-on-prevention-access-to-drugs-palliative-care-and-caregiver-support-in-health-accord-discussio
Lessons Learned From Reviewing Deaths Involving the Elderly and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
Nov 23, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
http://news.ontario.ca/mcscs/en/2011/11/geriatric-and-long-term-care-review-committee-annual-report-released.html
The government's proposed Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit would enable Ontario seniors to stay in their homes longer, benefit taxpayers by relieving pressures on long-term care home costs and help create jobs and grow the economy.
Nov 23, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Finance
http://news.ontario.ca/mof/en/2011/11/ontario-focused-on-jobs-and-the-economy.html
Nov 22, 2011
Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/ozone-gaffe-shows-tories-favour-spin-over-science-trudeau-says/article2244506/
Nov 22, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/harpers-maternal-health-pledge-hinges-on-measuring-progress/article2244599/
Nov 22, 2011
Rhéal séguin AND Kim Mackrael
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/quebec-angered-by-ottawas-refusal-to-budge-on-crime-bill/article2244730/
Nov 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/22/bpa-soup-cans.html
Nov 22, 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/en/news.aspx?id=66
Demonstration project supports Boeing's strategy to reduce aircraft emissions
Nov 22, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nrc-designed-fuel-cell-system-advances-safe-hydrogen-use-applications-on-commercial-1590149.htm
Nov 22, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-stresses-importance-canadian-mining-sector-mining-day-on-hill-1590177.htm
Nov 22, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-moves-forward-on-protection-key-species-international-commission-conservation-1590140.htm
Nov 21, 2011
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/cancer/breast-cancer/new-breast-cancer-screening-guidelines-inflame-debate-add-to-confusion/article2243503/
Nov 21, 2011
REEM SHAMSEDDINE
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/african-and-mideast/new-oil-reserves-seen-reducing-saudi-arabias-importance/article2243642/
Nov 21, 2011
Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/alberta-looks-to-record-year-for-gas-oil-leases/article2244080/
Nov 21, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/days-of-blindly-topping-up-medicare-are-over/article2244214/
Better sidewalks, benches, washrooms key for people with mobility problems
Nov 21, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/11/21/aging-mobility-city-planners.html
Nov 21, 2011
Robert Evans
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/faster-than-light-finding-wrong-say-scientific-colleagues/article2243189/
After a two-year delay, appointment goes to Scotland's CSA
Nov 21, 2011
Natasha Gilbert
Nature
http://www.nature.com/news/first-eu-chief-scientific-adviser-named-1.9412
Rejecting the Keystone and Northern Gateway pipelines is part of a continental battle to protect our lands and values
Nov 21, 2011
Robert Redford
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/stand-together-against-the-tar-sands-scourge/article2242848/
We made a specific commitment to residents in Mississauga and Etobicoke to relocate the gas generating plant.
Nov 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/11/statement-from-ontario-minister-of-energy-chris-bentley.html

Don’t muzzle our doctors

Limiting doctors’ freedom to challenge alternative medicine only encourages acceptance of dubious practices.
Nov 20, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1089492--don-t-muzzle-our-doctors
Nov 20, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/energy-industry-set-to-cut-funding-for-oil-sands-environmental-watchdog/article2242814/
Nov 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/19/flu-research-concerns.html
Heart disease may be treatable with stem cells. But a project to repair spinal cords is being shelved
Nov 19, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21538657
Social networking tames cheats
Nov 19, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21538658
The team that gave the world un-Einsteinian particles has just seen some more
Nov 18, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/11/neutrinos
Nov 18, 2011
ERIC REGULY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/eric-reguly/north-america-back-in-saddle-as-black-gold-superpower/article2242032/
Nov 18, 2011
Carrie Tait , Shawn McCarthy AND Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/from-oil-sands-to-gas-pump-alberta-looks-to-its-energy-future/article2242155/

An argument for new pipelines

Canada’s contribution to this ancient technology is pure saga. But judging by Obama’s call on Keystone XL, the U.S. seems incapable of heroic things
Nov 18, 2011
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/neil-reynolds/an-argument-for-new-pipelines/article2241832/
Nov 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/18/science-faster-than-light-neutrinos.html
Northern communities turn to innovative solutions to tackle thawing soil
Nov 18, 2011
Laura Wright
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/11/16/north-big-fix-permafrost.html
Nov 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/18/environment-extreme-weather-damages-ipcc.html
Nov 18, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/18/more-extreme-climates-coming-international-scientists/
Co-author of IPCC report Gordon McBean outlines global trends, risks
Nov 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/11/17/f-extreme-weather-ipcc-analysis.html
Rising fossil-fuel use will lead to ‘irreversible and potentially catastrophic climate change’ says the International Energy Agency
Nov 18, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/jeffrey-simpson/amid-dire-warming-warnings-canada-is-mia/article2241898/
Nov 18, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-benefits-of-energy-resources-to-canadas-economy-1588916.htm
Nov 17, 2011
Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/alberta-premier-urges-mps-to-stop-keystone-lobbying/article2240017/
Nov 17, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/top-economist-warns-canada-against-two-tiered-health-care/article2239426/
Liberal Opposition day motion calls on government to ensure clean, running water on reserves
Nov 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/11/17/pol-water-quality-reserves.html
Once surgery and rehabilitation are complete, the challenges faced can be relentless
Nov 17, 2011
RICK HANSEN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/building-on-progress-and-a-vision-for-spinal-cord-injuries/article2240245/
Nov 17, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/17/science-mass-extinction.html
Nov 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/17/pol-water-ntree.html
says new report by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Nov 17, 2011
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-needs-fresh-approach-to-water-supply-management-for-natural-resource-sectors-1588220.htm
Nov 17, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-fifteen-innovative-partnerships-in-southern-ontario-1588740.htm
New funding for research collaborations between colleges, universities and businesses to accelerate innovation
Nov 17, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-launches-new-grants-support-community-based-research-partnerships-1588655.htm
Nov 17, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/the-future-of-nrc-in-new-brunswick-1588639.htm
Ontario Science Centre now accepting candidates for the 2012 Weston Youth Innovation Award
Nov 17, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/879987/do-you-know-a-young-innovator-who-deserves-recognition
Nov 17, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-sustainable-agriculture-technology-1588645.htm
Nov 17, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/880009/canadian-cancer-society-welcomes-caregiver-support-and-palliative-care-recommendations-in-report-released-by-parliamentary-committee-on-palliative-and
Nov 17, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-to-advance-leadership-in-agriculture-1588430.htm
Nov 16, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-bar-opposition-mps-from-official-delegation-at-climate-talks/article2238545/
Nov 16, 2011
Richard Alvarez
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/building-innovation-in-canada/in-health-care-innovation-the-future-is-already-here/article2238644/
Nov 16, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/building-innovation-in-canada/will-technology-save-our-ailing-health-care-system/article2238759/
Nov 16, 2011
SETH BORENSTEIN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/triple-threat-of-scourges-paints-grim-future-for-frogs-study-says/article2238635/
Personal Costs of Managing Diabetes Reaches Breaking Point
Nov 16, 2011
Canadian Diabetes Association
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/879393/public-funding-for-insulin-pumps-could-save-nova-scotia-over-one-million-dollars
Nov 16, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/878721/two-decades-of-sluggish-productivity-growth-costly-to-canadian-businesses-governments-and-individuals
Nov 16, 2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/878933/government-of-canada-celebrates-outstanding-achievement-in-health-research
Nov 16, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-helps-put-more-seafood-on-international-menus-1587883.htm
Nov 15, 2011
Erin Anderssen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/end-of-life/panel-calls-for-legalization-of-assisted-suicide/article2236391/
Nov 15, 2011
Kate Kelland
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/excessive-gaming-may-alter-the-brain-study-says/article2236936/

Pipeline-altering lessons

Nov 15, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/jeffrey-simpson/pipeline-altering-lessons/article2237344/
Nov 15, 2011
Konrad Yakabuski , Shawn McCarthy AND Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/deal-to-divert-keystone-xl-pipeline-puts-heat-on-obama/article2237613/
Nov 15, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/15/environment-greenhouse-gases-rich-poor.html
Nov 15, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/bound-for-us-ndp-critics-vow-to-tell-whole-story-on-alberta-oil/article2236613/
Obama may have bought himself a reprieve with the environmentalists, but nothing else will change
Nov 15, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/margaret-wente/the-keystone-victory-that-wasnt/article2236077/
Nov 15, 2011
Shawn McCarthy AND Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/nebraska-leaders-now-pushing-for-us-to-expedite-keystone/article2237016/
Nov 15, 2011
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/building-innovation-in-canada/hospitals-undergoing-massive-surgery-to-adapt-to-changing-patient-needs/article2237436/
Looking back over the past decade, the Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress concludes that Ontario has achieved more in the public policy arena than in the business sector. Looking ahead, the Task Force urges businesses and individuals to act relentlessly to spur innovation and productivity to achieve the 2020 Prosperity Agenda.
Nov 15, 2011
Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/media/press_releases/task_force_releases_tenth_annual_report/
Nov 15, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/877965/eagle-s-nest-project-public-comments-invited-and-federal-funding-available
Nov 14, 2011
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-slammed-for-stand-against-kyoto-extension/article2236195/
Nov 14, 2011
Shawn McCarthy, Kevin Carmichael AND Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/transcanada-backs-new-route-to-keep-keystone-alive/article2236096/
Nov 14, 2011
SHERYL UBELACKER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/cancer/prostate-cancer/is-the-pill-behind-rising-prostate-cancer-rates/article2236080/
Nov 14, 2011
Jim Wolf
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/orbital-solar-plants-could-help-solve-earths-energy-crisis/article2235668/
Nov 14, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/877031/andre-picard-to-examine-health-care-reform-for-the-conference-board-s-cibc-scholar-in-residence-program
Making Canada a global leader in the digital economy
Nov 14, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-canadian-business-innovation-1586453.htm
Nov 14, 2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/877035/government-of-canada-partners-to-protect-canadians

Donkin Export Coking Coal Project

Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available
Nov 14, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/877005/donkin-export-coking-coal-project
Nov 13, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadas-oil-industry-faces-an-urgent-search-for-new-markets/article2235095/
Nov 13, 2011
Lisa Priest
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canada-should-play-a-more-targeted-role-in-global-health-research-report/article2235159/
Report outlines 5 key roles: Aboriginal Health Research, Population and Public Health, Primary Care, Smart Partnerships, Innovation
Nov 13, 2011
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
http://www.cahs-acss.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CAHSRelease_2011Nov14_EN.pdf
A shiny new telescope is crowding out NASA’s other science missions
Nov 12, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21538079