May 29, 2009
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/642620
The goal of the Science Canada website is to highlight science policy issues in Canada's political arena and media.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Biggest polluters closer to climate deal: Canada
May 28, 2009
Peter Griffiths
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE54R51U20090528
Peter Griffiths
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE54R51U20090528
Arctic holds 13 per cent of world's undiscovered oil
Figures come as Canada and its polar neighbours pursue competing claims to vast areas of continental shelf
May 29, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/arctic-holds-13-per-cent-of-worlds-undiscovered-oil/article1158726/
May 29, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/arctic-holds-13-per-cent-of-worlds-undiscovered-oil/article1158726/
Ottawa sanctions Atomic Energy overhaul
Employees fear partial privatization of Candu could wipe out years of Canadian innovation
May 29, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/642209
May 29, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/642209
Ottawa can sell the CANDU
May 29, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=e77fa89c-b477-4950-b56d-355015eec4c0
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=e77fa89c-b477-4950-b56d-355015eec4c0
Manager sought for troubled reactor
Ottawa looks for private firm to run Chalk River nuclear research facility
May 29, 2009
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/642328
May 29, 2009
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/642328
Follow Canada's lead on cigarette warnings, says WHO
May 29, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/29/who-smoking-warning549.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/29/who-smoking-warning549.html
Alarming uncertainty
May 29, 2009
editorial
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alarming-uncertainty/article1159005/
editorial
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alarming-uncertainty/article1159005/
U.S. urged to shed energy-wasting image
‘We have to get in the race now – and win it,' top environment official says
May 28, 2009
Angela Charlton
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/us-urged-to-shed-energy-wasting-image/article1158743/
May 28, 2009
Angela Charlton
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/us-urged-to-shed-energy-wasting-image/article1158743/
Ont. health agency scrutinized for contract tendering practices
'Taxpayers are really getting ripped off': PC leader
May 27, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/27/ehealth-ontario.html
May 27, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/27/ehealth-ontario.html
British scientists closer to swine flu vaccine
Development called ‘crucial step' toward large-scale production of vaccine
May 28, 2009
Kate Kelland
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/british-scientists-closer-to-swine-flu-vaccine/article1158794/
May 28, 2009
Kate Kelland
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/british-scientists-closer-to-swine-flu-vaccine/article1158794/
In search of a `green plastic' solution
May 29, 2009
Shelagh McNally
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/news/national/search+green+plastic+solution/1641996/story.html
Shelagh McNally
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/news/national/search+green+plastic+solution/1641996/story.html
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Zealots can't dominate debate
May 28, 2009
Gerry Klein
The StarPhoenix
http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/columnists/story.html?id=6bf73957-e7ec-4fca-8b20-6ab75c3b4b60
Gerry Klein
The StarPhoenix
http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/columnists/story.html?id=6bf73957-e7ec-4fca-8b20-6ab75c3b4b60
Oilsands companies must report contents of waste ponds
May 27, 2009
Hanneke Brooymans
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Business/Oilsands+companies+must+report+contents+waste+ponds/1636791/story.html
Hanneke Brooymans
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Business/Oilsands+companies+must+report+contents+waste+ponds/1636791/story.html
Breast cancer testing in Quebec ‘botched'
‘To put it bluntly this could be an explosive situation,' says president of the Quebec pathologist association as study finds treatment of hundreds of women in question
May 28, 2009
Rhéal Séguin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/breast-cancer-testing-in-quebec-botched/article1156500/
May 28, 2009
Rhéal Séguin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/breast-cancer-testing-in-quebec-botched/article1156500/
Cap-trade on the way
Ontario, Alberta look for deal on environment
May 28, 2009
JONATHAN JENKINS
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/05/28/9594776-sun.html
May 28, 2009
JONATHAN JENKINS
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/05/28/9594776-sun.html
Ontario emissions plan faces 2-year delay
Law gives province power in 2012 to apply cap-and-trade system
May 28, 2009
Rob Ferguson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/641632
May 28, 2009
Rob Ferguson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/641632
Cap, trade charade
Canada unfazed by fact that scheme is a costly failure in Europe
May 28, 2009
LORRIE GOLDSTEIN
Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/comment/columnists/lorrie_goldstein/2009/05/28/9595706-sun.html
May 28, 2009
LORRIE GOLDSTEIN
Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/comment/columnists/lorrie_goldstein/2009/05/28/9595706-sun.html
Ottawa vows to ban cigarillo 'kiddie packs'
Federal Health Minister promises to ban candy-flavoured cigarillos and tighten restrictions on advertising
May 28, 2009
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ottawa-vows-to-ban-cigarillo-kiddie-packs/article1154737/
May 28, 2009
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ottawa-vows-to-ban-cigarillo-kiddie-packs/article1154737/
Recession benefit: Alberta can pause and rethink the oil sands
Any new approach should be based on the simple premise that reducing emissions is the cost of doing business
May 26, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/recession-benefit-alberta-can-pause-and-rethink-the-oil-sands/article1154307/
May 26, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/recession-benefit-alberta-can-pause-and-rethink-the-oil-sands/article1154307/
Cabinet tweaks medical marijuana rules after losing court case
May 26, 2009
Tim Naumetz
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g4Mn1zqhAPsjTQR0xmwiZXbhmztA
Tim Naumetz
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g4Mn1zqhAPsjTQR0xmwiZXbhmztA
Northeast U.S. coast at risk from sea-level rise, report warns
Researchers' findings suggest melting ice from Greenland mean oceans could rise as much as 20 inches by 2100
May 27, 2009
Randolph E. Schmid
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/northeast-us-coast-at-risk-from-sea-level-rise-report-warns/article1156117/
May 27, 2009
Randolph E. Schmid
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/northeast-us-coast-at-risk-from-sea-level-rise-report-warns/article1156117/
The North loses mining innovation to Toronto
May 27, 2009
Andrew Low and Kelly Louiseize
Sudbury Northern Life
http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/2009/innovation260509005.asp?NLStory=innovation260509005
Andrew Low and Kelly Louiseize
Sudbury Northern Life
http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/2009/innovation260509005.asp?NLStory=innovation260509005
Students, Thirsk's friends turn out to marvel at launch
Calgary Astronaut Begins Six-month Space Odyssey
May 28, 2009
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Technology/Students+Thirsk+friends+turn+marvel+launch/1638402/story.html
May 28, 2009
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Technology/Students+Thirsk+friends+turn+marvel+launch/1638402/story.html
The origin of swine flu: Putting the pieces together
A better understanding of how the new strain of influenza arose
May 28, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13726722
May 28, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13726722
The behavioural effects of video games: Good game?
Playing video games can make you a better person
May 28, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13726738
May 28, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13726738
The National Ignition Facility: On target, finally
A machine for testing nuclear weapons opens for business
May 28, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13726730
May 28, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13726730
Carbon offsets: It really isn't easy being green
B.C. learns that it's hard to navigate the murky world of offsets
May 20, 2009
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/carbon-offsets-it-really-isnt-easy-being-green/article1147597/
May 20, 2009
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/carbon-offsets-it-really-isnt-easy-being-green/article1147597/
As it quietly melts away, Struzik charts the North
Most of us ignore the largest part of Canada
May 2, 2009
Todd Babiak
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com/technology/science/quietly+melts+away+Struzik+charts+North/1557027/story.html
May 2, 2009
Todd Babiak
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com/technology/science/quietly+melts+away+Struzik+charts+North/1557027/story.html
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Hope lies in the scientific method
May 27, 2009
John Polanyi
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/hope-lies-in-the-scientific-method/article1152473/
John Polanyi
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/hope-lies-in-the-scientific-method/article1152473/
Don't expand universities: upgrade, demographer says
David Foot questions wisdom on spending stimulus money on bricks-and-mortar projects
May 26, 2009
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dont-expand-universities-upgrade-demographer-says/article1154472/
May 26, 2009
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dont-expand-universities-upgrade-demographer-says/article1154472/
Congress ’09 – the looming decline in university enrolment
May 27, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/congress-09-the-looming-decline-in-university-enrolment
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/congress-09-the-looming-decline-in-university-enrolment
CEMI still not part of federal plans
May 27, 2009
HAROLD CARMICHAEL
THE SUDBURY STAR
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1585652
HAROLD CARMICHAEL
THE SUDBURY STAR
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1585652
Mac, Mohawk await funding news
More coming Friday after $1.2b given out yesterday to colleges, universities
May 26, 2009
Wade Hemsworth
The Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/571999
May 26, 2009
Wade Hemsworth
The Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/571999
Canada: petro-state or rich nation?
May 27, 2009
David Suzuki and Faisal Moola
Special to The Citizen
http://www.canada.com/Canada+petro+state+rich+nation/1635053/story.html
David Suzuki and Faisal Moola
Special to The Citizen
http://www.canada.com/Canada+petro+state+rich+nation/1635053/story.html
No end in sight to isotope crisis
Shutdown of reactor could lead to worse shortage than in 2007, says former head of nuclear watchdog
May 27, 2009
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/640991
May 27, 2009
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/640991
No-smoking signs a toothless threat
City has no jurisdiction to enforce bylaw at federal buildings
May 27, 2009
Hugh Adami
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health/Public+Citizen+smoking+signs+toothless+threat/1633316/story.html
May 27, 2009
Hugh Adami
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health/Public+Citizen+smoking+signs+toothless+threat/1633316/story.html
Bad news, and good news, in our emptying oceans
Global study finds dramatic drops in marine life over the centuries, but it also finds hope that some depleted populations can recover
May 25, 2009
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/bad-news-and-good-news-in-our-emptying-oceans/article1150951/
May 25, 2009
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/bad-news-and-good-news-in-our-emptying-oceans/article1150951/
Congress ’09 - educational leaders as activists
May 25, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/congress-09-educational-leaders-as-activists/
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/congress-09-educational-leaders-as-activists/
Genome research takes next step for blood test to replace transplant biopsy
May 26, 2009
Terri Theodore
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hFnjppsVAUM91dHwfCfVwVpFGYOA
Terri Theodore
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hFnjppsVAUM91dHwfCfVwVpFGYOA
Sixties radical Bill Ayers denied entry to Canada
May 21, 2009
Joanne Laucius
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/Sixties+radical+Bill+Ayers+denied+entry+Canada/1616544/story.html
Joanne Laucius
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/Sixties+radical+Bill+Ayers+denied+entry+Canada/1616544/story.html
Bird-killing pesticide facing a ban in Canada
U.S. regulator announces crackdown on carbofuran, and Canadian health authorities are considering whether to follow suit
May 20, 2009
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/bird-killing-pesticide-facing-a-ban-in-canada/article1145925/
May 20, 2009
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/bird-killing-pesticide-facing-a-ban-in-canada/article1145925/
Animal activists win small battles, but not the war
Sealing industry will continue, foie gras is still on store shelves
May 10, 2009
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Animal+activists+small+battles/1584261/story.html
May 10, 2009
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Animal+activists+small+battles/1584261/story.html
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Research funds to flow again from Ottawa, scientists told
Minister says he has received overwhelming support for the recent budget, which included cuts to three funding bodies, as well as billions in new investments in infrastructure
May 26, 2009
Daniel Leblanc
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/research-funds-to-flow-again-from-ottawa-scientists-told/article1152683/
May 26, 2009
Daniel Leblanc
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/research-funds-to-flow-again-from-ottawa-scientists-told/article1152683/
BDC launches venture fund for technology
May 25, 2009
John Greenwood
Financial Post
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/fp/launches+venture+fund+technology/1629117/story.html
John Greenwood
Financial Post
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/fp/launches+venture+fund+technology/1629117/story.html
Flat tuition raises students’ concerns
Queen’s would need to evaluate pros and cons before following the University of Toronto’s lead, Vice-Principal Deane says
May 26, 2009
Jamie Lincoln
The Journal
http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2009-05-26/news/flat-tuition-raises-students-concerns/
May 26, 2009
Jamie Lincoln
The Journal
http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2009-05-26/news/flat-tuition-raises-students-concerns/
U of W given $40M boost
Engineering scores bigMay 26, 2009
Sonja Puzic
The Windsor Star
http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=a6287033-fe7b-4702-8b8f-74389881dc3d
Sonja Puzic
The Windsor Star
http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=a6287033-fe7b-4702-8b8f-74389881dc3d
Growth spurs air quality concerns
May 26, 2009
Kelly Cryderman
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Growth+spurs+quality+concerns/1630636/story.html
Kelly Cryderman
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Growth+spurs+quality+concerns/1630636/story.html
Two clicks and you're out, panel rules
Operating method patents face rough ride under Canadian statute
May 25, 2009
Michael Geist
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/639694
May 25, 2009
Michael Geist
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/639694
Residents not surprised after CN fined for oil spill
Company pleads guilty to three charges related to 2005 derailment that fouled lake
May 26, 2009
Hanneke Brooymans
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Residents+surprised+after+fined+spill/1631292/story.html
May 26, 2009
Hanneke Brooymans
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Residents+surprised+after+fined+spill/1631292/story.html
Climatologists alarmed at Amazon's fatal flooding
Thousands homeless, dozens dead, crops destroyed as unusual climate swings wreak havoc in Brazil
May 25, 2009
Alan Clendenning
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/climatologists-alarmed-at-amazons-fatal-flooding/article1152685/
May 25, 2009
Alan Clendenning
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/climatologists-alarmed-at-amazons-fatal-flooding/article1152685/
Canadians don't trust food firm safety: Poll
Many will believe government more than businesses
May 19, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Canadians+trust+food+firm+safety+Poll/1611911/story.html
May 19, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Canadians+trust+food+firm+safety+Poll/1611911/story.html
Monday, May 25, 2009
Social scientists to press Ottawa for more funding
Thousands of scholars descend on Ottawa for the largest annual gathering of academics in the country
May 25, 2009
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/social-scientists-to-press-ottawa-for-more-funding/article1151350/
May 25, 2009
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/social-scientists-to-press-ottawa-for-more-funding/article1151350/
Nation behind in innovation
Research investment In the last three decades Canada has consistently received a D for innovation
May 23, 2009
John Shmuel
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/676333
May 23, 2009
John Shmuel
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/676333
Elevated BPA levels in people drinking out of plastic bottles, study finds
Study first to measure urine concentrations
May 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/25/bpa-levels-bottles.html
May 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/25/bpa-levels-bottles.html
Businesses can create clean energy jobs, study says
May 25, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/25/clean-energy-jobs.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/25/clean-energy-jobs.html
It's time to venture ahead on technology
May 25, 2009
Barry Reiter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/its-time-to-venture-ahead-on-technology/article1151398/
Barry Reiter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/its-time-to-venture-ahead-on-technology/article1151398/
We can't keep offering cheap calories to consumers
Higher prices become investments in food industries, local and global, that sorely need redevelopment
May 25, 2009
Sylvain Charlebois
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/we-cant-keep-offering-cheap-calories/article1150168/
May 25, 2009
Sylvain Charlebois
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/we-cant-keep-offering-cheap-calories/article1150168/
Meet Canada's climate point man
Michael Martin must convince the world Ottawa is willing to cut emissions
May 25, 2009
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/639731
May 25, 2009
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/639731
Studies track fishing industry's history over 1,000 years
A long decline measured in oceans' abundance
May 25, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/25/marine-census-life.html
May 25, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/25/marine-census-life.html
French nuclear reactor maker offers Canada help
May 25, 2009
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Technology/French+nuclear+reactor+maker+offers+Canada+help/1628459/story.html
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Technology/French+nuclear+reactor+maker+offers+Canada+help/1628459/story.html
Is man-made global warming real?
May 23, 2009
Nigel Hannaford
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/made+global+warming+real/1623981/story.html
Nigel Hannaford
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/made+global+warming+real/1623981/story.html
Scientists continue battle for fate of polar bears
May 25, 2009
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Scientists+continue+battle+fate+polar+bears/1628434/story.html
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Scientists+continue+battle+fate+polar+bears/1628434/story.html
Friday, May 22, 2009
Alberta a 'leader' on climate change
Ottawa set to adapt parts of province's carbon-offset system for national program
May 22, 2009
Dave Cooper
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Technology/Alberta+leader+climate+change/1619859/story.html
May 22, 2009
Dave Cooper
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Technology/Alberta+leader+climate+change/1619859/story.html
'Green' benefits of nuclear power touted, rejected
May 22, 2009
Jeremy Warren
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/Technology/Green+benefits+nuclear+power+touted+rejected/1619627/story.html
Jeremy Warren
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/Technology/Green+benefits+nuclear+power+touted+rejected/1619627/story.html
Manufacturing sector 'undergoing a metamorphosis'
Annual general meeting Industry conference will focus on the harnessing of innovation
May 21, 2009
John Shmuel
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/675310
May 21, 2009
John Shmuel
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/675310
Thaliaceans and the carbon cycle: The jelly cycle
A hitherto unknown way of burying carbon at the bottom of the sea
May 21, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13688170
May 21, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13688170
Satellites and global health: Remote diagnosis
Satellite data can suggest when and where epidemics will strike next
May 21, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13688152
May 21, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13688152
Ideal dose of sunshine vitamin?
New dosage recommendation doubles Cancer Society guidelines
May 22, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ideal-dose-of-sunshine-vitamin/article1148068/
May 22, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ideal-dose-of-sunshine-vitamin/article1148068/
High school project a master's stroke
Teens bring home major science award for independent research into cancerous cells
May 22, 2009
Sarah O'Donnell
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/High+school+project+master+stroke/1618554/story.html
May 22, 2009
Sarah O'Donnell
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/High+school+project+master+stroke/1618554/story.html
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Ontario's attractive prospect
Investment may stem looming brain drain in Ontario
May 20, 2009
Hannah Hoag
Nature
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/090521/full/nj7245-467a.html
May 20, 2009
Hannah Hoag
Nature
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/090521/full/nj7245-467a.html
Flat Fees Pass at U of T
May 20, 2009
David Topping
Torontoist
http://torontoist.com/2009/05/flat_fees_pass_at_university_of_toronto.php
David Topping
Torontoist
http://torontoist.com/2009/05/flat_fees_pass_at_university_of_toronto.php
Canada to match U.S. car fuel rules
Tailpipe-emissions curbs aim for same goal as Obama’s new standards, Prentice says
BRIAN LAGHI AND SHAWN McCARTHY
May 21, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-to-match-us-car-fuel-rules/article1143281/
BRIAN LAGHI AND SHAWN McCARTHY
May 21, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-to-match-us-car-fuel-rules/article1143281/
Miller raising the (green) bar
Mayor announces that Lower Don Lands site will try to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions
May 21, 2009
Paul Moloney
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/637374
May 21, 2009
Paul Moloney
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/637374
Research could allow us to understand soil without getting our hands dirty
May 21, 2009
Kyle MulLin
The Daily Gleaner
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/gleaner/article/673598
Kyle MulLin
The Daily Gleaner
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/gleaner/article/673598
Is it food, natural health product or a drug?
May 20, 2009
Misty Harris
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Health/food+natural+health+product+drug/1613931/story.html
Misty Harris
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Health/food+natural+health+product+drug/1613931/story.html
Return to exploration's glory days voted down
Former sponsor of grand adventurers, Royal Geographical Society charts new course
May 20, 2009
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/news/national/Return+exploration+glory+days+voted+down/1611712/story.html
May 20, 2009
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/news/national/Return+exploration+glory+days+voted+down/1611712/story.html
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Scientists need more money
May 19, 2009
James L. Turk
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/19/james-l-turk-scientists-need-more-money.aspx
James L. Turk
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/19/james-l-turk-scientists-need-more-money.aspx
The art of research
If Canada wants to be a leader in R&D, the solution isn’t more government money; it’s a smarter approach
May 19, 2009
Jack Mintz
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/19/jack-mintz-the-art-of-research.aspx
May 19, 2009
Jack Mintz
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/19/jack-mintz-the-art-of-research.aspx
Meet - and eat - the modified Atlantic salmon
FDA to approve Aqua Bounty's new fish tweaked with genetic material from chinook salmon and eel-like species called ocean pout
May 20, 2009
OLIVER MOORE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090520.wfish20islart2249/BNStory/Science/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail
May 20, 2009
OLIVER MOORE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090520.wfish20islart2249/BNStory/Science/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail
'Patients will suffer' from Chalk River shutdown: medical imaging industry
4 out of 5 medical isotope reactors in the world currently out of service
May 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/19/tech-nuclear-chalk-river-medical-isotopes-shortage-shut-down.html
May 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/19/tech-nuclear-chalk-river-medical-isotopes-shortage-shut-down.html
Canada to fall in line with U.S. car fuel rules
May 20, 2009
Paul Vieira and Carrie Tait
Financial Post
http://www.canada.com/Cars/Canada+fall+line+with+fuel+rules/1612340/story.html
Paul Vieira and Carrie Tait
Financial Post
http://www.canada.com/Cars/Canada+fall+line+with+fuel+rules/1612340/story.html
Canada to match U.S. car fuel rules
Tailpipe-emissions curbs aim for same goal as Obama's new standards, Prentice says
May 20, 2009
BRIAN LAGHI AND SHAWN MCCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090520.FUEL120ART22102/TPStory/Environment
May 20, 2009
BRIAN LAGHI AND SHAWN MCCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090520.FUEL120ART22102/TPStory/Environment
Obama's fuel home run
May 20, 2009
Diane Francis
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/francis/archive/2009/05/20/obama-s-fuel-home-run.aspx
Diane Francis
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/francis/archive/2009/05/20/obama-s-fuel-home-run.aspx
Fuelish policy
The fuel saved by new mileage standards won’t improve energy security or affect the Earth’s climate
May 19, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/19/peter-foster-fuelish-policy.aspx
May 19, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/19/peter-foster-fuelish-policy.aspx
Mileage standards: Deadlier than Iraq
Obama’s new mpg standard will cost $35-million per day in human lives to save $1-million in gas
May 19, 2009
Steve Milloy
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/19/mileage-standards-deadlier-than-iraq.aspx
May 19, 2009
Steve Milloy
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/19/mileage-standards-deadlier-than-iraq.aspx
Renner downplays impact of cuts on Alberta well monitoring
May 20, 2009
Kelly Cryderman
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/News/Renner+downplays+impact+cuts+Alberta+well+monitoring/1612077/story.html
Kelly Cryderman
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/News/Renner+downplays+impact+cuts+Alberta+well+monitoring/1612077/story.html
Oilsands the wrong whipping boy
May 20, 2009
Deborah Yedlin
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Business/Oilsands+wrong+whipping/1612119/story.html
Deborah Yedlin
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Business/Oilsands+wrong+whipping/1612119/story.html
Keeping an eye out for alien invaders
May 20, 2009
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
The Citizen
http://www.canada.com/Keeping+alien+invaders/1610697/story.html
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
The Citizen
http://www.canada.com/Keeping+alien+invaders/1610697/story.html
Look out 'cause this stuff is TOXIC
Beware the rubber duck: According to a new book, our bodies are soaking in harmful chemicals every day
May 19, 2009
ZOSIA BIELSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wltoxic19art1832/BNStory/Front/home?cid=al_gam_mostview
May 19, 2009
ZOSIA BIELSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wltoxic19art1832/BNStory/Front/home?cid=al_gam_mostview
Green gadget promises savings for the power hungry
Spanish invention offers relief for the environment and the wallet by cutting down on standby power use
May 19, 2009
CONNIE FAN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wgtgreen0519/BNStory/Technology/home?cid=al_gam_mostview
May 19, 2009
CONNIE FAN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wgtgreen0519/BNStory/Technology/home?cid=al_gam_mostview
Don't panic, prepare
Employers have obligation to protect workers
May 19, 2009
Jim Middlemiss
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=ab787da5-115a-46f5-a50d-ad09a874ebb8
May 19, 2009
Jim Middlemiss
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=ab787da5-115a-46f5-a50d-ad09a874ebb8
47-million-year-old fossil may provide link to human ancestors -- or not
Scientists differ on significance of new find
May 19, 2009
MICHELLE NICHOLS
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wmonkey19/BNStory/International/home
May 19, 2009
MICHELLE NICHOLS
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wmonkey19/BNStory/International/home
High-tech hunting expedition makes no sense
CT scans might find all kinds of things lurking in our bodies, but most will never go on to hurt us
May 18, 2009
Alan Cassels
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com/Health/High+tech+hunting+expedition+makes+sense/1606027/story.html
May 18, 2009
Alan Cassels
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com/Health/High+tech+hunting+expedition+makes+sense/1606027/story.html
Addiction: Could it be a big lie?
A Harvard psychologist's new book argues that addiction isn't really an illness, infuriating the medical establishment. We examine his incendiary hypothesis
May 16, 2009
Daniel Dale
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/635237
May 16, 2009
Daniel Dale
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/635237
The myth of the Danish green energy ‘miracle’
May 11, 2009
Michael Trebilcock
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/11/the-myth-of-the-danish-green-energy-miracle.aspx
Michael Trebilcock
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/11/the-myth-of-the-danish-green-energy-miracle.aspx
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Collaboration = innovation
Canada must stimulate R&D spending, universities argue
May 19, 2009
Karen Mazurkewich
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/blogs/story.html?id=1607262
May 19, 2009
Karen Mazurkewich
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/blogs/story.html?id=1607262
Researching and developing ways to save Canada's R&D
New brain drain to U.S. could start sapping us of our brightest minds and our innovative potential
May 17, 2009
David Olive
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/635522
May 17, 2009
David Olive
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/635522
Feds to spend $1B on clean energy
May 19, 2009
Dave Cooper
Edmonton Journal
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Business/Feds+spend+clean+energy/1609464/story.html
Dave Cooper
Edmonton Journal
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Business/Feds+spend+clean+energy/1609464/story.html
Conservatives still don't have draft regulations for environment plan three years later
The Tories have been in power for more than three years, and still don't have a plan
May 18, 2009
Bea Vongdouangchanh
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/may/18/legislation/&c=2
May 18, 2009
Bea Vongdouangchanh
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/may/18/legislation/&c=2
Ignatieff and Asbestos
How he really can get on the right side of this long overdue debate
May 19, 2009
Murray Dobbin
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/Views/2009/05/19/IgnatieffAsbestos/
May 19, 2009
Murray Dobbin
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/Views/2009/05/19/IgnatieffAsbestos/
Worst of flu outbreak 'over' in Canada
Advisory against travel to Mexico lifted; Canada's chief public health officer says second spike still possible
May 19, 2009
CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wflu19art02250/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090519.wflu19art02250
May 19, 2009
CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wflu19art02250/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090519.wflu19art02250
Doctors brace for a new wave of vaccine hysteria
Star Jenny McCarthy's Oprah turn could spark fears
May 18, 2009
Emily Senger
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=1606853
May 18, 2009
Emily Senger
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=1606853
Abandoned research station a 'toxic ghost town'
'It's a travesty'
May 19, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Technology/Abandoned+research+station+toxic+ghost+town+scientists/1609143/story.html
May 19, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Technology/Abandoned+research+station+toxic+ghost+town+scientists/1609143/story.html
N.S. Power must cut dependence on coal
As the world punishes polluters with carbon taxes, the price of power produced from fossil fuels can only go up, URB chairman says
May 19, 2009
JUDY MYRDEN
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/News/1122715.html
May 19, 2009
JUDY MYRDEN
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/News/1122715.html
Oil sands face green investor microscope
May 19, 2009
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wroilsands19art1940/BNStory/energy/home
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wroilsands19art1940/BNStory/energy/home
Oh, dear - caribou plan draws criticism
Draft from province contains little in the way of action or clear policy, environment groups say
May 19, 2009
Tanya Talaga
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/636025
May 19, 2009
Tanya Talaga
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/636025
Angels or demons: Physics in the movies
May 19, 2009
Nigel S. Lockyer
Georgia Straight
http://www.straight.com/article-222146/angels-or-demons-physics-movies
Nigel S. Lockyer
Georgia Straight
http://www.straight.com/article-222146/angels-or-demons-physics-movies
Scientist honoured for stem-cell coup
Genetic discovery vaults researcher onto list with Obama, Gates
May 18, 2009
Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/635760
May 18, 2009
Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/635760
The cap-and-trade con game
The closer the United States gets to adopting a cap-and-trade system to control greenhouse gas emissions, the more frightening it gets
May 17, 2009
National Post editorial board
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/17/national-post-editorial-board-the-cap-and-trade-con-game.aspx
May 17, 2009
National Post editorial board
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/17/national-post-editorial-board-the-cap-and-trade-con-game.aspx
At the science fair, girls dominate the class
May 15, 2009
HAYLEY MICK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090515.wlfair15/BNStory/lifeMain/home
HAYLEY MICK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090515.wlfair15/BNStory/lifeMain/home
Libel: Court behind
“Evidence”: a scientific word—or a legal one?
May 14, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13643973
May 14, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13643973
For and against wind power
Utility-scale wind energy, critics insist, is neither as green as supporters say, nor as economical
May 12, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/632642
May 12, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/632642
30% emission reduction by 2016
May 11, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/emission+reduction+2016/1585281/story.html
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/emission+reduction+2016/1585281/story.html
An open, honest nuclear debate
Alberta's 'public consultation' on nuclear power seems designed to quash any opposition to the plan
May 6, 2009
Douglas Roche
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com/Business/open+honest+nuclear+debate/1568305/story.html
May 6, 2009
Douglas Roche
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com/Business/open+honest+nuclear+debate/1568305/story.html
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Anti-Harper campaign politicizes research to the detriment of science
The government of Canada and elements of our scientific community are embroiled in a nasty little struggle about the future of research support, which seems likely to produce only losers
May 14, 2009
Michael Bliss
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/14/michael-bliss-anti-harper-campaign-politicizes-research-to-the-detriment-of-science.aspx
May 14, 2009
Michael Bliss
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/14/michael-bliss-anti-harper-campaign-politicizes-research-to-the-detriment-of-science.aspx
'Could do better'
Canada's research and innovation sectors are not living up to their full potential, report card says
HEATHER MUNROE-BLUM
May 14, 2009
The Gazette
http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=e2ca01cf-89af-4f93-83de-e827d346b292
HEATHER MUNROE-BLUM
May 14, 2009
The Gazette
http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=e2ca01cf-89af-4f93-83de-e827d346b292
Canadians decent recyclers, but use a lot of fuel: National Geographic
May 13, 2009
Tiffany Crawford
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadians+decent+recyclers+fuel+National+Geographic/1592492/story.html
Tiffany Crawford
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadians+decent+recyclers+fuel+National+Geographic/1592492/story.html
Inspection of gadgets predicts global power surge
Computers, iPods, TVs will suck up too much energy unless drastic cuts made, study warns
May 14, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/634138
May 14, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/634138
Cottagers fume as Lake Huron sinks
Water level plunges but no action needed, says Great Lakes study
May 14, 2009
Catherine Porter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/634093
May 14, 2009
Catherine Porter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/634093
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Innovate and prosper
May 13, 2009
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health/Innovate+prosper/1590102/story.html
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health/Innovate+prosper/1590102/story.html
Pharma freebies sway med students
Even trivial handouts influence the brand of drugs favoured by students, says new research paper
May 12, 2009
MARINA JIMÉNEZ
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090512.wlfreebies12art1832/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth
May 12, 2009
MARINA JIMÉNEZ
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090512.wlfreebies12art1832/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth
WHO, flu experts looking into claim swine flu evolved in lab
5,251 cases of flu worldwide, 358 in Canada
May 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/12/swine-flu-evolution.html
May 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/12/swine-flu-evolution.html
Climate change commitment unmeasured, environment commissioner says
May 12, 2009
Janice Tibbetts
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Climate+change+commitment+unmeasured+environment+commissioner+says/1588959/story.html
Janice Tibbetts
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Climate+change+commitment+unmeasured+environment+commissioner+says/1588959/story.html
Cheese puffs, with added vitamin D
Canada inches closer to a decision on whether to allow companies to add vitamins and minerals to packaged or processed food
May 13, 2009
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090513.wljunk13art1833/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
May 13, 2009
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090513.wljunk13art1833/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
Health Canada rules: Red tape or healthy caution?
Healthy eating is becoming a preoccupation with consumers – and a multi-billion-dollar industry. But Canada's confusing and outdated food regulations are obstacles to getting products out into the market in a timely fashion, critics warn
May 13, 2009
Dana Flavelle
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/633386
May 13, 2009
Dana Flavelle
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/633386
Food rules need update: Watchdog
Companies working around standard process for approval
May 13, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Food+rules+need+update+Watchdog/1591512/story.html
May 13, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Food+rules+need+update+Watchdog/1591512/story.html
Reel life situation
Commissioner makes waves over lack of protection for fish
May 13, 2009
GREG WESTON
Winnipeg Sun
http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/greg_weston/2009/05/13/9439251-sun.html
May 13, 2009
GREG WESTON
Winnipeg Sun
http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/greg_weston/2009/05/13/9439251-sun.html
U.S. sets pace on endangered species
May 13, 2009
David Suzuki and Faisal Moola
Special to The Citizen
http://www.canada.com/sets+pace+endangered+species/1590542/story.html
David Suzuki and Faisal Moola
Special to The Citizen
http://www.canada.com/sets+pace+endangered+species/1590542/story.html
Smokes: First you'll feel green, and then you'll die
Cigarette company touts environmental package
May 13, 2009
Moira Welsh
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/633388
May 13, 2009
Moira Welsh
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/633388
Energy industry embraces Alberta's native prairie grass
Rough fescue in demand to restore drilling sites
May 12, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/12/calgary-fescue-carbon-storage.html
May 12, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/12/calgary-fescue-carbon-storage.html
Thousands of Canadians sign up for cancer study
31,000 volunteers have already been enlisted to participate in the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer's decades-long investigation
May 8, 2009
LISA PRIEST
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090508.wlcancer08art01625/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth
May 8, 2009
LISA PRIEST
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090508.wlcancer08art01625/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Natives demand protection of rivers near oilsands
MPs tour Fort McMurray, Fort Chipewyan developments
May 12, 2009
Hanneke Brooymans
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Business/Natives+demand+protection+rivers+near+oilsands/1587653/story.html
May 12, 2009
Hanneke Brooymans
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Business/Natives+demand+protection+rivers+near+oilsands/1587653/story.html
Noise protesters howling about windfarms
Group calls giant turbines a threat to health, but early studies suggest fears are overblown
May 11, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/632161
May 11, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/632161
Green oil would cost US$105 a barrel: CERI
Oil sands can meet environmental challenge, but at a cost, study says
May 12, 2009
Claudia Cattaneo
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1586363
May 12, 2009
Claudia Cattaneo
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1586363
Alberta may join billion-dollar tobacco lawsuit
Bill also seeks health costs from criminals
May 12, 2009
Jason Fekete And Michelle Lang
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Alberta+join+billion+dollar+tobacco+lawsuit/1587409/story.html
May 12, 2009
Jason Fekete And Michelle Lang
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Alberta+join+billion+dollar+tobacco+lawsuit/1587409/story.html
Beware of sales pitch for unnecessary CT scans
May 12, 2009
Alan Cassels
Special to Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Comment+Beware+sales+pitch+unnecessary+scans/1587993/story.html
Alan Cassels
Special to Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Comment+Beware+sales+pitch+unnecessary+scans/1587993/story.html
Health care faces U.S. attack ads
May 12, 2009
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/Health+care+faces+attack/1587738/story.html
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/Health+care+faces+attack/1587738/story.html
Great thinkers meet in Ottawa thru May
May 12, 2009
TRACEY TONG
METRO OTTAWA
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/227384--great-thinkers-meet-in-ottawa-thru-may
TRACEY TONG
METRO OTTAWA
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/227384--great-thinkers-meet-in-ottawa-thru-may
Truscott case can teach scientists
Opinions change, courts want finality
May 11, 2009
Scott Tracey
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/479693
May 11, 2009
Scott Tracey
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/479693
Monday, May 11, 2009
The basic vs. applied research debate
May 11, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Afairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-basic-vs-applied-research-debate
Leo Charbonneau
University Afairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-basic-vs-applied-research-debate
Global warming critics appointed to science boards
Harper government's actions are 'dreadful' and undercut public pledges to tackle climate change, leading glaciologist says
May 11, 2009
BILL CURRY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090511.SCIENCEOTT11ART2225/TPStory/National
May 11, 2009
BILL CURRY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090511.SCIENCEOTT11ART2225/TPStory/National
Ottawa to push ethanol, despite concerns
As Prentice prepares bio-fuel regulation, controversy grows in the U.S. over indirect land-use emissions
May 11, 2009
SHAWN MCCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090511.RETHANOL11ART1927/TPStory/Business
May 11, 2009
SHAWN MCCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090511.RETHANOL11ART1927/TPStory/Business
Better water management 'imperative'
'Vital resource' threatened, report says
May 11, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1583292
May 11, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1583292
Oil and gas industry looking for clear leadership on carbon emissions
And commissioner of environment Scott Vaughan to release first audit of climate change plans under Kyoto Implementation Act.
May 11, 2009
Bea Vongdouangchanh
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/may/11/legislation/&c=2
May 11, 2009
Bea Vongdouangchanh
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/may/11/legislation/&c=2
First Vanier scholars hail mostly from home
More international students expected to win the prestigious scholarship in coming years
May 11, 2009
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/first-vanier-scholars-hail-mostly-from-home.aspx
May 11, 2009
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/first-vanier-scholars-hail-mostly-from-home.aspx
Universities face 'staggering' pension fund losses
May 11, 2009
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/the-pain-of-pension-fund-losses.aspx
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/the-pain-of-pension-fund-losses.aspx
Nunavut grants first graduate degrees
May 11, 2009
Pauline Anderson
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-master-of-education-in-nunavut.aspx
Pauline Anderson
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-master-of-education-in-nunavut.aspx
Tories drop ball on lab upgrade
A few theories why expansion on shelf
May 11, 2009
Dan Lett
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/tories-drop-ball-on-lab-upgrade-44702517.html
May 11, 2009
Dan Lett
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/tories-drop-ball-on-lab-upgrade-44702517.html
Pigs culled at quarantined Alberta farm
Worker who had been in Mexico in April somehow transmitted virus to hogs when changing barn vents
May 11, 2009
DAWN WALTON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com//servlet/story/LAC.20090511.FLU11ART2204/TPStory/National/
May 11, 2009
DAWN WALTON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com//servlet/story/LAC.20090511.FLU11ART2204/TPStory/National/
EU's seal product ban is backed up by science
May 11, 2009
Marcie Gauntlett
The Daily News
http://www.canada.com/seal+product+backed+science/1584281/story.html
Marcie Gauntlett
The Daily News
http://www.canada.com/seal+product+backed+science/1584281/story.html
Do small victories affect big picture in animal rights debate?
May 10, 2009
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Life/small+victories+affect+picture+animal+rights+debate/1582327/story.html
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Life/small+victories+affect+picture+animal+rights+debate/1582327/story.html
Mining the moon, they hope
Canadian miners aim to regain lost ground as resourceful innovators
May 11, 2009
Peter Koven
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1583302
May 11, 2009
Peter Koven
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1583302
Protecting Your Intellectual Property With Patents
May 11, 2009
Janice Kelland
Ottawa Business Journal
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/297118540914151.php
Janice Kelland
Ottawa Business Journal
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/297118540914151.php
Mighty Marquis wheat is back
Heritage cereal grains appeal to organic food producers, artisan bakers, chefs
May 11, 2009
David Finlayson
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Mighty+Marquis+wheat+back/1583031/story.html
May 11, 2009
David Finlayson
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Mighty+Marquis+wheat+back/1583031/story.html
Canada's budding scientists display research at U of M
May 11, 2009
Carol Sanders
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/canadas-budding-scientists-display-research-at-u-of-m-44702442.html
Carol Sanders
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/canadas-budding-scientists-display-research-at-u-of-m-44702442.html
Sunday, May 10, 2009
$34.7M to help upgrade city labs
May 9, 2009
Larry Kusch
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/347m-to-help-upgrade-city-labs-44633727.html
Larry Kusch
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/347m-to-help-upgrade-city-labs-44633727.html
North gets disproportionately fewer R&D dollars
Arm's-length funding agency counsels region on how to compete for more government funding
May 9, 2009
MICHAEL PURVIS
SAULT STAR
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1561213
May 9, 2009
MICHAEL PURVIS
SAULT STAR
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1561213
Canadians cool on carbon tax: poll
May 10, 2009
DIRK MEISSNER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090510.wcarbontaxpoll0510/BNStory/National/home?cid=al_gam_mostview
DIRK MEISSNER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090510.wcarbontaxpoll0510/BNStory/National/home?cid=al_gam_mostview
Ottawa urged to establish forensics watchdog
Standards must be set for `science' behind evidence, activist says
May 10, 2009
Tracey Tyler
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/631983
May 10, 2009
Tracey Tyler
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/631983
B.C. mother challenges safety of Wi-Fi in schools
May 9, 2009
Lena Sin
Vancouver Province
http://www.canada.com/Health/mother+challenges+safety+schools/1581224/story.html
Lena Sin
Vancouver Province
http://www.canada.com/Health/mother+challenges+safety+schools/1581224/story.html
Harcourt throws support behind provincial carbon tax
Former NDP premier joins forces with Suzuki and other environmentalists, despite fact party's current platform promises to scrap it
May 9, 2009
IAN BAILEY AND JUSTINE HUNTER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090509.wbcelectionharcourtart2152/BNStory/National/home
May 9, 2009
IAN BAILEY AND JUSTINE HUNTER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090509.wbcelectionharcourtart2152/BNStory/National/home
Canada's reckless carbon habit
May 9, 2009
ANDREW NIKIFORUK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090509.BKCARBON09ART1454/TPStory/Entertainment
ANDREW NIKIFORUK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090509.BKCARBON09ART1454/TPStory/Entertainment
Bridging accreditation gap
Canada-EU barriers being reduced
May 8, 2009
Derek Sankey
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Business/Bridging+accreditation/1577176/story.html
May 8, 2009
Derek Sankey
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Business/Bridging+accreditation/1577176/story.html
Teen scientist wins top prize for 'designer wheat'
May 9, 2009
Mark Milner
Special to CTV.ca
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090507/designer_wheat_090509/20090509?hub=SciTech
Mark Milner
Special to CTV.ca
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090507/designer_wheat_090509/20090509?hub=SciTech
Inventive teen wins $95,000 in scholarships
Solar energy system gains wide recognition
May 10, 2009
Sarah McGinnis
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/fp/Inventive+teen+wins+scholarships/1581554/story.html
May 10, 2009
Sarah McGinnis
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/fp/Inventive+teen+wins+scholarships/1581554/story.html
Canada ready for pandemic, CMAhead says
May 8, 2009
Sharon Kirkey
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Canada+ready+pandemic+CMAhead+says/1580709/story.html
Sharon Kirkey
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Canada+ready+pandemic+CMAhead+says/1580709/story.html
Friday, May 8, 2009
VENTURE CAPITAL BREAKDOWN
Canada's challenged system forcing entrepreneurs to turn to the U.S. for cash
May 8, 2009
MATT HARTLEY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090508.RVCFUNDING05ART1940/TPStory/Business
May 8, 2009
MATT HARTLEY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090508.RVCFUNDING05ART1940/TPStory/Business
'Sound science' only raises more questions
May 8, 2009
K. Jean Cottam
The Daily News
http://www.canada.com/Sound+science+only+raises+more+questions/1576517/story.html
K. Jean Cottam
The Daily News
http://www.canada.com/Sound+science+only+raises+more+questions/1576517/story.html
Canada can influence U.S. climate change legislation
May 7, 2009
Claudia Cattaneo
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/energy/story.html?id=1573673
Claudia Cattaneo
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/energy/story.html?id=1573673
The wrong direction
May 7, 2009
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/wrong+direction/1570792/story.html
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/wrong+direction/1570792/story.html
Oil spill on Burnaby mountain contained
May 7, 2009
Graeme Wood
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/spill+Burnaby+mountain+contained/1572740/story.html
Graeme Wood
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/spill+Burnaby+mountain+contained/1572740/story.html
Save the birds? Save their habitat
May 8, 2009
BRIDGET STUTCHBURY and JEFFREY WELLS AND CAROLINE SCHULTZ
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090507.wcobird08/BNStory/specialComment/home
BRIDGET STUTCHBURY and JEFFREY WELLS AND CAROLINE SCHULTZ
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090507.wcobird08/BNStory/specialComment/home
Climate change may put northern shrimp in peril
May 8, 2009
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Climate+change+northern+shrimp+peril/1576511/story.html
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Climate+change+northern+shrimp+peril/1576511/story.html
Government should support innovation in the fishing industry
May 8, 2009
Keith Vickers
Miramichi Leader
http://miramichileader.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/660341
Keith Vickers
Miramichi Leader
http://miramichileader.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/660341
Saskatoon high school student wins national prize for research
May 7, 2009
Laura Keil
Saskatchewan News Network
http://www.leaderpost.com/Technology/Saskatoon+high+school+student+wins+national+prize+research/1570376/story.html
Laura Keil
Saskatchewan News Network
http://www.leaderpost.com/Technology/Saskatoon+high+school+student+wins+national+prize+research/1570376/story.html
Green roof bylaw moves one step closer to reality
'It's just taking that quick cash grab from us'
May 7, 2009
Allison Hanes
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/story.html?id=1570723
May 7, 2009
Allison Hanes
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/story.html?id=1570723
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Reverse Reaganism, reverse growth
May 7, 2009
William Watson
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=138dc53e-8bee-48d1-a83b-09df3528b562
William Watson
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=138dc53e-8bee-48d1-a83b-09df3528b562
Industry faces high cost by neglecting R&D
Internship program helps slow graduate brain drain
May 6, 2009
Marke Andrews
Canwest News Service
http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/working/story.html?id=79f41869-2ebf-4e9d-84cc-a168e410b450
May 6, 2009
Marke Andrews
Canwest News Service
http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/working/story.html?id=79f41869-2ebf-4e9d-84cc-a168e410b450
New map of Arctic could point to Canadian gas, minerals
Data could also be used to claim more Arctic waters, seabed
May 7, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/07/tech-geological-map-arctic-marc-st-onge.html
May 7, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/07/tech-geological-map-arctic-marc-st-onge.html
Britain to remove some DNA profiles from databases
Critics say changes don't go far enough to protect privacy
May 7, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/07/britain-dna-privacy.html
May 7, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/07/britain-dna-privacy.html
Pork industry scrambles to prove meat is safe
Politicians say Canadian pigs still a good food source, but some farmers suggest slaughtering infected Albertan herd
May 7, 2009
GLORIA GALLOWAY and DAWN WALTON AND CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com//servlet/story/LAC.20090507.FLU07ART2257/TPStory/National/
May 7, 2009
GLORIA GALLOWAY and DAWN WALTON AND CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com//servlet/story/LAC.20090507.FLU07ART2257/TPStory/National/
Swine flu is same strain in Canada and Mexico
201 confirmed cases in Canada, 1,893 worldwide
May 6, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/06/swine-flu-sequencing060.html
May 6, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/06/swine-flu-sequencing060.html
Flu virus baffles Canadian scientists
Winnipeg lab can't find reason why Mexicans are being hit the hardest
May 7, 2009
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/630370
May 7, 2009
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/630370
Lafarge proposes test-burning biomass fuels
Company seeks public input this time around
May 7, 2009
PAUL SCHLIESMANN
Whig-Standard
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1556811
May 7, 2009
PAUL SCHLIESMANN
Whig-Standard
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1556811
Animal testing: Suffering for science
Europe votes for better regulation of animal experiments
May 7, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610079
May 7, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610079
Global health: Preparing for the worst
Vaccine makers are ill-prepared for an influenza pandemic
May 7, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13609361
May 7, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13609361
Electric cars and noise: The sound of silence
Sound generators will make electric and hybrid cars safer
May 7, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13606446
May 7, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13606446
Take a look inside the lab at Science Rendezvous
Robots, smart homes and a GPS-outfitted rescue dog part of daylong show-and-tell
May 7, 2009
Noor Javed
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/630394
May 7, 2009
Noor Javed
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/630394
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Canada's progress in science, innovation mediocre, study finds
May 6, 2009
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090506.RESEARCH06ART2119/TPStory/National
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090506.RESEARCH06ART2119/TPStory/National
Council says Canadian businesses weak in R&D
Feds should focus more funding on priority research areas: report
May 5, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/05/tech-090505-research-funding-report.html
May 5, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/05/tech-090505-research-funding-report.html
The state of science and innovation in Canada
May 5, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-state-of-science-and-innovation-in-canada
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-state-of-science-and-innovation-in-canada
Canadian innovators told to heed the circus
Ottawa's big thinkers say Cirque de Soleil a role model for others
May 6, 2009
Bruce Campion-Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/629674
May 6, 2009
Bruce Campion-Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/629674
Report Gives Canadian Research a Middling Grade but Hails Work at Universities
May 6, 2009
Karen Birchard
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/news/article/6429/report-gives-canadian-research-a-middling-grade-but-hails-work-at-universities
Karen Birchard
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/news/article/6429/report-gives-canadian-research-a-middling-grade-but-hails-work-at-universities
Canada private investment in R&D lags
May 5, 2009
Ashleigh Patterson
Reuters
http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCATRE5444H120090505?sp=true
Ashleigh Patterson
Reuters
http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCATRE5444H120090505?sp=true
AUCC supports Science, Technology and Innovation Council’s call for Canada to aim higher
May 5, 2009
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/publications/media/2009/s_t_innovation_council_05_05_e.html
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/publications/media/2009/s_t_innovation_council_05_05_e.html
Academe is a choice not a life sentence
May 6, 2009
Carolyn Steele
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/academe-is-a-choice-not-a-life-sentence/
Carolyn Steele
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/academe-is-a-choice-not-a-life-sentence/
Funding frenzy hits bottom line
May 5, 2009
Carson Jerema
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/Funding-frenzy-hits-bottom-line-44316557.html
Carson Jerema
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/Funding-frenzy-hits-bottom-line-44316557.html
Gene grant just shuffling money: Critics
May 5, 2009
JONATHAN JENKINS
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/05/05/9351421-sun.html
JONATHAN JENKINS
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/05/05/9351421-sun.html
Ontario gears up for 1 in 3 falling ill
Flu pandemic scenario based on 4.5 million cases
May 5, 2009
Theresa Boyle
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/629032
May 5, 2009
Theresa Boyle
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/629032
Livestock main source of E. coli: study
DNA fingerprinting shows human sewage only a tiny fraction of the problem
May 5, 2009
Tom Spears
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/Livestock+main+source+coli+study/1563371/story.html
May 5, 2009
Tom Spears
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/Livestock+main+source+coli+study/1563371/story.html