Stimulus Minister of State tells Moncton Chamber of Commerce science and technology is Canada's future
July 25, 2009
GILEAN WATTS
Canadaeast News Service
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/740112
The goal of the Science Canada website is to highlight science policy issues in Canada's political arena and media.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Canada's biotech challenge
July 27, 2009
Andrew McConaghie
Pharmafocus
http://www.pharmafocus.com/cda/focusH/1,2109,22-0-0-0-focus_feature_detail-0-493032,00.html
Andrew McConaghie
Pharmafocus
http://www.pharmafocus.com/cda/focusH/1,2109,22-0-0-0-focus_feature_detail-0-493032,00.html
Ottawa looks at keeping Nortel Canadian
Softens hands-off stance under growing pressure to protect wireless assets from foreign ownership
Jul 28, 2009
Les Whittington & Rob Ferguson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Article/672695
Jul 28, 2009
Les Whittington & Rob Ferguson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Article/672695
Top 10 reasons to block Nortel-Ericsson deal
Intervention would signal nation's loyalty to iconic Canadian firms
Jul 28, 2009
David Olive
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/672623
Jul 28, 2009
David Olive
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/672623
Don't count on MAPLE for medical isotopes
July 28, 2009
Dr. Jean-Pierre Labrie
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/07/28/dount-count-on-maple-for-medical-isotopes.aspx
Dr. Jean-Pierre Labrie
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/07/28/dount-count-on-maple-for-medical-isotopes.aspx
Cities slam Ottawa for poor pandemic planning
No guidelines to protect front-line workers, group says
Jul 28, 2009
Gloria Galloway and Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cities-slam-ottawa-for-poor-pandemic-planning/article1233027/
Jul 28, 2009
Gloria Galloway and Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cities-slam-ottawa-for-poor-pandemic-planning/article1233027/
No co-ordinated pandemic plans by feds, provinces
Lack of agreement has impact on both health, economy
July 27, 2009
Andrew Mayeda
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/ordinated+pandemic+plans+feds+provinces/1832175/story.html
July 27, 2009
Andrew Mayeda
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/ordinated+pandemic+plans+feds+provinces/1832175/story.html
In a pandemic, where's the moral ground?
As medical ethicists confront the difficult issues around swine flu, experts say ordinary Canadians should get in on the debate
Jul 27, 2009
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/in-a-pandemic-wheres-the-moral-ground/article1231853/
Jul 27, 2009
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/in-a-pandemic-wheres-the-moral-ground/article1231853/
Lesson from the 1918 pandemic: Focus on treatment, not prevention
In preparing for a possible autumn wave of influenza, we should prepare our health-care infrastructure to meet a worst-case scenario
Jul 27, 2009
Mark Humphries
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/lesson-from-the-1918-pandemic-focus-on-treatment-not-prevention/article1230854/
Jul 27, 2009
Mark Humphries
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/lesson-from-the-1918-pandemic-focus-on-treatment-not-prevention/article1230854/
Health agency to test link between flu, vitamin D
By screening infected blood, researchers hoping to find new ways to fight the virus
Jul 27, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/health-agency-to-test-link-between-flu-vitamin-d/article1231852/
Jul 27, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/health-agency-to-test-link-between-flu-vitamin-d/article1231852/
G8 emissions plan is meaningless
July 27, 2009
Sophia Dore & Andrew Laursen
METRO CANADA
http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/comment/article/268656--g8-emissions-plan-is-meaningless
Sophia Dore & Andrew Laursen
METRO CANADA
http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/comment/article/268656--g8-emissions-plan-is-meaningless
U.S. agency warns Canadian drug giant of 'serious deficiencies'
July 27, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/agency+warns+Canadian+drug+giant+serious+deficiencies/1834199/story.html
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/agency+warns+Canadian+drug+giant+serious+deficiencies/1834199/story.html
Is Google good for Canada?
As the U.S.-based Web giant extends its reach around the world, its effect on Canadian tech policy is growing
July 25, 2009
Matt Hartley And Jamie Sturgeon
Financial Post
http://www.canada.com/technology/Google+good+Canada/1826864/story.html
July 25, 2009
Matt Hartley And Jamie Sturgeon
Financial Post
http://www.canada.com/technology/Google+good+Canada/1826864/story.html
Huge investment needed for carbon capture: Report
Ottawa, Alberta may have to spend billions per year to develop commercial carbon capture technologies
Jul 27, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/672157
Jul 27, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/672157
Apocalypse Soon
Flooding. Drought. Wildfires. Mass migrations of desperate people. Mike Blanchfield explains why security experts fear climate change will lead to war on a scale we have yet to see on this planet.
July 25, 2009
Mike Blanchfield
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Apocalypse+Soon+Cimate+change+lead+world+worst+wars/1827484/story.html
July 25, 2009
Mike Blanchfield
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Apocalypse+Soon+Cimate+change+lead+world+worst+wars/1827484/story.html
Friday, July 24, 2009
Seasonal flu shot may be mismatch
Samples of the emerging new strain of H3N2 viruses show substantially reduced response to antibodies generated by the corresponding virus in the vaccine, raising the possibility of significantly reduced protection
Helen Branswell
Jul 24, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/seasonal-flu-shot-may-be-mismatch/article1228824/
Helen Branswell
Jul 24, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/seasonal-flu-shot-may-be-mismatch/article1228824/
Swine flu could strike 40% in U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate means about twice the number of people who usually get sick in a normal flu season would be affected, and hundreds of thousands could die
Jul 24, 2009
Mike Stobbe
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/swine-flu-could-strike-40-in-us/article1230000/
Jul 24, 2009
Mike Stobbe
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/swine-flu-could-strike-40-in-us/article1230000/
Swine flu pandemic in early days: WHO
July 24, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/24/swine-flu-h1n1-who-pandemic.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/24/swine-flu-h1n1-who-pandemic.html
20 per cent of Canada's flu vaccine headed to developing nations
Commitment made by company, not federal government
Jul 24, 2009
Caroline Alphonso and Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/20-per-cent-of-canadas-flu-vaccine-headed-to-developing-nations/article1227827/
Jul 24, 2009
Caroline Alphonso and Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/20-per-cent-of-canadas-flu-vaccine-headed-to-developing-nations/article1227827/
Federal policies fuel spread of swine flu
July 23, 2009
Paul Webster
Canadian Medical Association Journal
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/23july09_aboriginals.shtml
Paul Webster
Canadian Medical Association Journal
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/23july09_aboriginals.shtml
As Canadian as salt? Study finds more in our food
In every product studied, foods contained significantly higher levels of sodium than the same products sold in other countries
Jul 23, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/as-canadian-as-salt-study-finds-more-in-our-food/article1227967/
Jul 23, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/as-canadian-as-salt-study-finds-more-in-our-food/article1227967/
Electronic cigarettes toxic, FDA says
July 23, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/23/electronic-cigarette.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/23/electronic-cigarette.html
Government should reform food labelling policy: report
July 19, 2009
Amy Minsky
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Government+should+reform+food+labelling+policy+report/1809551/story.html
Amy Minsky
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Government+should+reform+food+labelling+policy+report/1809551/story.html
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
PhDs can get lost in sterotypes
Jul 20, 2009
Carolyn Steele
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/phds-can-get-lost-in-sterotypes/
Carolyn Steele
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/phds-can-get-lost-in-sterotypes/
Public protection
July 22, 2009
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Public+protection/1814197/story.html
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Public+protection/1814197/story.html
A troubling report
July 22, 2009
Edmonton Journal
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/troubling+report/1815573/story.html
Edmonton Journal
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/troubling+report/1815573/story.html
Food safety report leaves many questions
Analysis catalogues succession of failures that led to troubling tragedy
Jul 22, 2009
Robert Cribb
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/669868
Jul 22, 2009
Robert Cribb
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/669868
Listeriosis outbreak was 'preventable incident': Report
July 21, 2009
Sarah Schmidt and Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Listeriosis+report+calls+greater+role+public+health+officer/1812091/story.html
Sarah Schmidt and Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Listeriosis+report+calls+greater+role+public+health+officer/1812091/story.html
As crab stocks collapse, tensions rise on the waterfront
Fishermen are competing in limited space for a vulnerable resource
Jul 21, 2009
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/as-crab-stocks-collapse-tensions-rise-on-the-waterfront/article1223981/
Jul 21, 2009
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/as-crab-stocks-collapse-tensions-rise-on-the-waterfront/article1223981/
Doing the right thing for whales
July 22, 2009
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
CanadaEast.com
http://www.canadaeast.com/progress/article/736755
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
CanadaEast.com
http://www.canadaeast.com/progress/article/736755
Australia starts first H1N1 vaccine trials
Two biotechnology companies have started injecting adult volunteers in Adelaide and the government has ordered 21 million doses if tests are proven to work
Jul 22, 2009
Tanalee Smith
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/australia-starts-first-h1n1-vaccine-trials/article1226829/
Jul 22, 2009
Tanalee Smith
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/australia-starts-first-h1n1-vaccine-trials/article1226829/
H1N1's oink is proving to be far worse than its bite
Latest flu outbreak is shaping up as fourth pandemic dud in the past six years
Jul 22, 2009
Dr. Richard Schabas
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/669727
Jul 22, 2009
Dr. Richard Schabas
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/669727
Too much faith in mass screening
Does all this testing for cancer make a difference?
Jul 21, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/too-much-faith-in-mass-screening/article1225114/
Jul 21, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/too-much-faith-in-mass-screening/article1225114/
Pincher Creek -- lessons in the science of wind
July 20, 2009
Carrie Tait
Financial Post
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/Pincher+Creek+lessons+science+wind/1809937/story.html
Carrie Tait
Financial Post
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/Pincher+Creek+lessons+science+wind/1809937/story.html
Status quo won't get NASA to Mars, agency's chief says
Commitments to staff space station and return to the moon by 2020 make Martian expedition too daunting a task, says Charlie Bolden
Jul 21, 2009
Irene Klotz
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/status-quo-wont-get-nasa-to-mars-agencys-chief-says/article1226281/
Jul 21, 2009
Irene Klotz
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/status-quo-wont-get-nasa-to-mars-agencys-chief-says/article1226281/
Monday, July 20, 2009
How do we get young Canadians to reach for the stars?
The new space race is a golden opportunity to inspire a new generation of space explorers
Jul 20, 2009
Sumitra Rajagopalan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-do-we-get-young-canadians-to-reach-for-the-stars/article1222910/
Jul 20, 2009
Sumitra Rajagopalan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-do-we-get-young-canadians-to-reach-for-the-stars/article1222910/
Reaching for the stars through a cloud of debris
Growing importance of space makes it imperative to have a long-term strategy
Jul 20, 2009
Anthony Salloum
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/668158
Jul 20, 2009
Anthony Salloum
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/668158
Moon astronauts push for Mars and beyond
Moon could be stepping stone to Martian moon Phobos, Mars and asteroids, says Aldrin
Jul 20, 2009
Seth Borenstein
ASSOCIATED PRESS
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/668852
Jul 20, 2009
Seth Borenstein
ASSOCIATED PRESS
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/668852
Two orbiting Canadian astronauts recall moon landing during space station linkup
Jul 19, 2009
Peter Rakobowchuk
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ha8yJspQni8LpCLr9bGRu9KQX49g
Peter Rakobowchuk
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ha8yJspQni8LpCLr9bGRu9KQX49g
Should humans dictate nature in the name of conservation?
Bold experiment has scientists planting trees in areas they don't belong in a pre-emptive strike on climate change
Jul 19, 2009
Alicia Chang
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/should-humans-dictate-nature-in-the-name-of-conservation/article1224103/
Jul 19, 2009
Alicia Chang
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/should-humans-dictate-nature-in-the-name-of-conservation/article1224103/
Enviro-romanticism is hurting Africa
My friends would be horrified to learn their convictions are keeping children hungry
Jul 20, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/enviro-romanticism-is-hurting-africa/article1222806/
Jul 20, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/enviro-romanticism-is-hurting-africa/article1222806/
Winnipeggers battle city proposal to privatize water system
Activists warn potential partnership could lead to commodified water nationwide
Jul 20, 2009
PATRICK WHITE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/winnipeggers-battle-city-proposal-to-privatize-water-system/article1224306/
Jul 20, 2009
PATRICK WHITE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/winnipeggers-battle-city-proposal-to-privatize-water-system/article1224306/
Listeriosis report to be submitted
July 20, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/20/listeriosis-report-ritz856.html
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/20/listeriosis-report-ritz856.html
Greenhouse gas calculator gets failing grade
Jul 17, 2009
Tyler Hamilton & Catherine Porter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/667681
Tyler Hamilton & Catherine Porter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/667681
It's all in the low-enriched uranium
Let's create a bank to guarantee supplies to countries that need nuclear fuel for their power reactors
Jul 17, 2009
Mohamed ElBaradei
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/its-all-in-the-low-enriched-uranium/article1222913/
Jul 17, 2009
Mohamed ElBaradei
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/its-all-in-the-low-enriched-uranium/article1222913/
Companies warned to make plans for H1N1 outbreak
July 20, 2009
Kenyon Wallace & Theresa Boyle
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/668771
Kenyon Wallace & Theresa Boyle
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/668771
Canada will have enough flu vaccines to share
Unique deal with supplier means Canadians will get the shot – and there will be excess supply for countries in need, health officer says
Jul 17, 2009
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-will-have-enough-vaccines-to-share/article1221498/
Jul 17, 2009
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-will-have-enough-vaccines-to-share/article1221498/
Why pay Ontarians to buy U.S.-built cars?
McGuinty's plan to give Volt buyers $10,000 each is electrifyingly dumb
July 19, 2009
Randall Denley
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontarians+built+cars/1805587/story.html
July 19, 2009
Randall Denley
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontarians+built+cars/1805587/story.html
U.S. protectionism in green garb
July 17, 2009
David Wilkins
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/07/17/david-wilkins-congress-tramples-on-trade.aspx
David Wilkins
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/07/17/david-wilkins-congress-tramples-on-trade.aspx
IT industry hopes to become carbon-neutral
Environment Computers help generate as much greenhouse gas as airline industry
July 20, 2009
CHELSEA MURRAY
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/733861
July 20, 2009
CHELSEA MURRAY
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/733861
Canadians will continue to benefit from Nortel's legacy
Canada will continue contributing to the world’s advanced communications networks
July 14, 2009
Sue Spradley
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/trading-desk/technology/story.html?id=1790506
July 14, 2009
Sue Spradley
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/trading-desk/technology/story.html?id=1790506
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Innovation is alive and well in Canada
Entrepreneurs are spending on R&D: survey
July 14, 2009
Rick Spence
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1787664
July 14, 2009
Rick Spence
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1787664
7,000 R&D jobs at risk, biotech group warns
July 16, 2009
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/jobs+risk+biotech+group+warns/1796456/story.html
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/jobs+risk+biotech+group+warns/1796456/story.html
Why the reactor shutdown is really bad news for neutron research
Our industrial and scientific competitiveness is threatened, but there's still hope
Jul 15, 2009
Thad Harroun
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/why-the-reactor-shutdown-is-really-bad-news-for-neutron-research/article1218141/
Jul 15, 2009
Thad Harroun
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/why-the-reactor-shutdown-is-really-bad-news-for-neutron-research/article1218141/
Predicting the future of academe? Don’t bank on it.
July 16, 2009
Carolyn Steele
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/predicting-the-future-of-academe-dont-bank-on-it
Carolyn Steele
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/predicting-the-future-of-academe-dont-bank-on-it
Harming the environment is bad for the economy
Jul 15, 2009
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h2jihLIeMPbBdWhfkkrU599zl0WQ
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h2jihLIeMPbBdWhfkkrU599zl0WQ
Turbine rules may foil wind ventures
Dozens of projects, billions in investment at risk, energy group says
Jul 15, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/666309
Jul 15, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/666309
A plan must engage the public
It is good that Canada has a plan for the H1N1 pandemic. But it involves choices, which need discussion
Jul 16, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/a-plan-must-engage-the-public/article1219950/
Jul 16, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/a-plan-must-engage-the-public/article1219950/
A world of competing sorrows
There's a flu pandemic and health-care resources are scarce. How do we decide who lives and who dies?
Jul 16, 2009
Margaret Somerville
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/a-world-of-competing-sorrows/article1219511/
Jul 16, 2009
Margaret Somerville
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/a-world-of-competing-sorrows/article1219511/
Interview: 'A busy time' for rookie health minister
Amid flu pandemic and isotope crisis, Leona Aglukkaq tells The Globe: ‘You always expect that you will be on the hot seat for something'
Jul 16, 2009
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/a-busy-time-for-rookie-health-minister/article1219866/
Jul 16, 2009
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/a-busy-time-for-rookie-health-minister/article1219866/
Sparks fly over electric cars
Premier offers rebates to ease sticker shock, but critics call plan a misguided 'bribe'
Jul 16, 2009
Tanya Talaga
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/667057
Jul 16, 2009
Tanya Talaga
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/667057
Why so much noise about wind?
Life is full of choices, four doctors argue, and wind turbines are more healthy than the alternatives
Jul 13, 2009
John Howard, Warren Bell, Alan Abelsohn and Cathy Vakil
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/why-so-much-noise-about-wind/article1216749/
Jul 13, 2009
John Howard, Warren Bell, Alan Abelsohn and Cathy Vakil
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/why-so-much-noise-about-wind/article1216749/
Shake the MAPLE tree
Isotope panel should look at the cancelled MAPLE project
July 15, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/07/15/terence-corcoran-shake-the-maple-tree.aspx
July 15, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/07/15/terence-corcoran-shake-the-maple-tree.aspx
How to solve the medical isotope crisis
The MAPLE reactors faced challenges. But they did work
July 15, 2009
Jill Chitra
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/07/15/how-to-solve-the-medical-isotope-crisis.aspx
July 15, 2009
Jill Chitra
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/07/15/how-to-solve-the-medical-isotope-crisis.aspx
Woman who gave birth at 66 dies, reigniting IVF debate
As the world's oldest mother to give birth leaves behind twin sons in death, experts are again debating who should be allowed to undergo infertility treatments
Jul 15, 2009
Dave McGinn
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/woman-who-gave-birth-at-66-dies-reigniting-ivf-debate/article1219661/
Jul 15, 2009
Dave McGinn
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/woman-who-gave-birth-at-66-dies-reigniting-ivf-debate/article1219661/
A small help in easing the isotope crisis
Nanoscience could provide an alternate method of diagnosis, in some cases, to the nuclear technology required for current medical imaging
Jul 16, 2009
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-small-help-in-easing-the-isotope-crisis/article1219825/
Jul 16, 2009
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-small-help-in-easing-the-isotope-crisis/article1219825/
Wal-Mart creating environmental index for its goods
Tool could allow customers to measure how green or sustainable a product is
Jul 15, 2009
Nicole Maestri
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/wal-mart-creating-environmental-index-for-its-goods/article1219519/
Jul 15, 2009
Nicole Maestri
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/wal-mart-creating-environmental-index-for-its-goods/article1219519/
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The summer of student discontent
Students face the coldest summer-job market in more than a decade but schools have less money bursaries
Jul 14, 2009
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-summer-of-student-discontent/article1217086/
Jul 14, 2009
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-summer-of-student-discontent/article1217086/
Target found in G8's climate-change fight
Wealthy countries have agreed to limit the world's temperature to a two-degree increase, requiring aggressive cuts to emissions Canada's oil industry calls 'incredible'
Jul 11, 2009
Brian Laghi and Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/target-found-in-g8s-climate-fight/article1211478/
Jul 11, 2009
Brian Laghi and Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/target-found-in-g8s-climate-fight/article1211478/
Global warming and international borders: Lines in the sand
Climate change could ignite wars in the world's most volatile regions
Jul 13, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14025366
Jul 13, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14025366
Gas pains
Harper refuses to recognize the urgent need for action to reduce greenhouse gases
July 10, 2009
JANET BAGNALL
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/pains/1776662/story.html
July 10, 2009
JANET BAGNALL
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/pains/1776662/story.html
G8 stalemate shows it’s time for climate cool-down
After years of inflamed global warming alarm, we are beginning to see a period of sobering-up
July 10, 2009
Benny Peiser
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/07/10/benny-peiser-g8-stalemate-shows-it-s-time-for-climate-cool-down.aspx
July 10, 2009
Benny Peiser
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/07/10/benny-peiser-g8-stalemate-shows-it-s-time-for-climate-cool-down.aspx
Turn off the lights
Dark sky is better for the environment and for our health
Jul 9, 2009
Robert Dick
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/turn-off-the-lights/article1212771/
Jul 9, 2009
Robert Dick
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/turn-off-the-lights/article1212771/
Science, Scientists and Salmon Farming
July 10, 2009
Ray Grigg
Courier-Islander
http://www.canada.com/Science+Scientists+Salmon+Farming/1776704/story.html
Ray Grigg
Courier-Islander
http://www.canada.com/Science+Scientists+Salmon+Farming/1776704/story.html
Canada’s medical isotope industry in peril as U.S. moves to make its own supply
Loss of its biggest customer could doom Canada's struggling industry already hit by Chalk River shutdown, nuclear watchers say
Jul 13, 2009
Gloria Galloway and Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/isotope-industry-in-peril-as-us-moves-to-make-its-own-supply/article1213096/
Jul 13, 2009
Gloria Galloway and Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/isotope-industry-in-peril-as-us-moves-to-make-its-own-supply/article1213096/
It's worth the risk, Ottawa: Set up an agriculture innovation fund for Africa
We need to ensure that our funding is sufficiently flexible to explore long-shot ideas that might yield big benefits for both Canada and African farmers
Jul 10, 2009
Parker Mitchell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/its-worth-the-risk-ottawa-set-up-an-agriculture-innovation-fund-for-africa/article1214423/
Jul 10, 2009
Parker Mitchell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/its-worth-the-risk-ottawa-set-up-an-agriculture-innovation-fund-for-africa/article1214423/
Health Canada and FDA are on hunt for swine flu scams
Websites are selling unauthorized goods or making false claims
July 9, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health+Canada+hunt+swine+scams/1774239/story.html
July 9, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health+Canada+hunt+swine+scams/1774239/story.html
Federal court says Ottawa misapplying law on endangered species habitat
July 13, 2009
Steve Mertl
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hTPK_iaTpTD0ucwVGYGEGtEU2chA
Steve Mertl
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hTPK_iaTpTD0ucwVGYGEGtEU2chA
Young Canadians missing out on benefits of vitamin C: Study
July 13, 2009
Amy Minsky
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Young+Canadians+missing+benefits+vitamin+Study/1787214/story.html
Amy Minsky
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Young+Canadians+missing+benefits+vitamin+Study/1787214/story.html
Health-care workers should get first crack at pandemic vaccine: WHO
July 13, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iEGQBccjUxRMkPzznkdZFFxChvpw
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iEGQBccjUxRMkPzznkdZFFxChvpw
It's not easy being green
Those new energy-efficient bulbs contain mercury and are a nightmare to get rid of
July 14, 2009
HENRY AUBIN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/easy+being+green/1787872/story.html
July 14, 2009
HENRY AUBIN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/easy+being+green/1787872/story.html
Cellulosic ethanol may be a game-changer for Canada's forestry sector
July 10, 2009
Lynn Moore
Canwest News Service
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/fp/Cellulosic+ethanol+game+changer/1779087/story.html
Lynn Moore
Canwest News Service
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/fp/Cellulosic+ethanol+game+changer/1779087/story.html
Health Canada detects BPA in jarred baby food, water; levels considered safe
July 9, 2009
Anne-Marie Tobin
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hMFbcwT56Nms_msH4xHV3kBPEbAg
Anne-Marie Tobin
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hMFbcwT56Nms_msH4xHV3kBPEbAg
Organic tastes good, but better for us? No
If you want to heal the land, it helps to be well-heeled. Let's just rethink what we eat
Jul 13, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/organic-tastes-good-but-better-for-us-no/article1214614/
Jul 13, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/organic-tastes-good-but-better-for-us-no/article1214614/
Feds won't change polar bear strategy
Jul 9, 2009
Bob Weber
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/canada/2009/07/09/10080126.html
Bob Weber
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/canada/2009/07/09/10080126.html
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Math interns produce private sector results
Federal program links firms with science grads
July 7, 2009
Rick Spence
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/small-business/story.html?id=1767127
July 7, 2009
Rick Spence
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/small-business/story.html?id=1767127
Canada's biotechs short of cash: experts
Investment Capital; Advocacy group calls for loans, tax exemptions
July 8, 2009
Giuseppe Valiante
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/technology/story.html?id=1769493
July 8, 2009
Giuseppe Valiante
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/technology/story.html?id=1769493
On climate change, Ottawa's still emitting hot air
It’s not an issue the Tories feel passionately about, and given Canada’s track record, silence might be the preferred option
Jul 9, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/ottawas-still-emitting-hot-air/article1209797/
Jul 9, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/ottawas-still-emitting-hot-air/article1209797/
Leaders urged to endorse 2-degree limit
Canada and the U.S. will feel the heat as G8 heads of government address climate-change issue
Jul 9, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/leaders-urged-to-endorse-2-degree-limit/article1209961/
Jul 9, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/leaders-urged-to-endorse-2-degree-limit/article1209961/
H1N1 and Canada's plan
Jul 7, 2009
David Butler Jones
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/h1n1-and-canadas-plan/article1206628/
David Butler Jones
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/h1n1-and-canadas-plan/article1206628/
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu not spreading: WHO
July 7, 2009
Laura MacInnis & Stephanie Nebehay
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/662218
Laura MacInnis & Stephanie Nebehay
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/662218
Climate change may spread dengue fever across North America
U.S. report warns of risks when rise in temperatures lets disease-bearing mosquitoes survive in all corners of the country
Jul 8, 2009
Deborah Zabarenko
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/climate-change-may-spread-dengue-fever-across-north-america/article1211208/
Jul 8, 2009
Deborah Zabarenko
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/climate-change-may-spread-dengue-fever-across-north-america/article1211208/
A green idea cool enough for Canada
A U.S. company has developed an environmentally friendly method for cooling buildings during peak summer hours using chunks of ice
Jul 8, 2009
Susan Krashinsky
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/a-green-idea-cool-enough-for-canada/article1210455/
Jul 8, 2009
Susan Krashinsky
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/a-green-idea-cool-enough-for-canada/article1210455/
Ottawa steps up fight against crop-eating fungus
July 9, 2009
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Ottawa+steps+fight+against+crop+eating+fungus/1775118/story.html
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Ottawa+steps+fight+against+crop+eating+fungus/1775118/story.html
Landmark needle exchange program closing down
Innovative program run by the Downtown Eastside Youth Activities Society is ending after 21 years amid allegations of mismanagement and financial improprieties
Jul 9, 2009
Robert Matas
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/landmark-needle-exchange-program-closing-down/article1210092/
Jul 9, 2009
Robert Matas
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/landmark-needle-exchange-program-closing-down/article1210092/
Sask premier eyes new reactor to produce isotopes, but acknowledges cost
Jul 8, 2009
Jennifer Graham
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hfa6SpTzeDYRtmzhDryEFcGVx3EA
Jennifer Graham
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hfa6SpTzeDYRtmzhDryEFcGVx3EA
Antipsychotic drugs being dispensed more often: study
July 9, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Antipsychotic+drugs+being+dispensed+more+often+study/1775229/story.html
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Antipsychotic+drugs+being+dispensed+more+often+study/1775229/story.html
El Nino is back, U.S. scientists say
Periodic warming of water in the tropical Pacific, which can affect weather around the world, has returned, forecasters warn
Jul 9, 2009
RANDOLPH E. SCHMID
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/el-nino-is-back-us-scientists-say/article1212321/
Jul 9, 2009
RANDOLPH E. SCHMID
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/el-nino-is-back-us-scientists-say/article1212321/
Quebec to retest 600 more breast cancer samples
A total of 2,730 test results called into question
July 9, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/09/montreal-breast-cancer-errors-quebec-tests.html
July 9, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/09/montreal-breast-cancer-errors-quebec-tests.html
HPV vaccine Cervarix approved by WHO
Second vaccine aimed at reducing cervical cancer
July 9, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/09/cervarix-vaccine.html
July 9, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/09/cervarix-vaccine.html
Aquaculture gets more than $930,000
Six B.C. firms receive funds to boost business
July 9, 2009
Judith Lavoie, with files from Dan MacLennan
Times Colonist
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Aquaculture+gets+more+than/1773887/story.html
July 9, 2009
Judith Lavoie, with files from Dan MacLennan
Times Colonist
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Aquaculture+gets+more+than/1773887/story.html
Experts need to keep on top of new flu virus contracted by hog workers
Jul 8, 2009
Sheryl Ubelacker
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gHmCT0otgQp0FoiOZXjtpMXF7gJA
Sheryl Ubelacker
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gHmCT0otgQp0FoiOZXjtpMXF7gJA
Constance Bay gardeners ready to fight city in court
July 9, 2009
Kate Jaimet
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Constance+gardeners+ready+fight+city+court/1771979/story.html
Kate Jaimet
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Constance+gardeners+ready+fight+city+court/1771979/story.html
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
U.S. stem cell funding rules finalized
July 7, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/07/stem-cell-rules826.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/07/stem-cell-rules826.html
Breaking the climate-change deadlock
An agreement on clear, practical goals could achieve major reductions in emissions
Jul 6, 2009
Tony Blair
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/660753
Jul 6, 2009
Tony Blair
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/660753
Unready for the next wave
Canada must prepare for another swine flu outbreak this fall
Jul 6, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/unready-for-the-next-wave/article1206214/
Jul 6, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/unready-for-the-next-wave/article1206214/
Fluoride levels in water lowered
July 7, 2009
Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/Fluoride+levels+water+lowered/1766428/story.html
Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/Fluoride+levels+water+lowered/1766428/story.html
Feds remove red tape in obtaining cancer isotopes
July 6, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Feds+remove+tape+obtaining+cancer+isotopes/1764815/story.html
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Feds+remove+tape+obtaining+cancer+isotopes/1764815/story.html
Oxfam dubs climate change greatest threat to humanity
July 6, 2009
Mike Blanchfield
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Business/Oxfam+dubs+climate+change+greatest+threat+humanity/1764766/story.html
Mike Blanchfield
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Business/Oxfam+dubs+climate+change+greatest+threat+humanity/1764766/story.html
Reefs may die off by end of century, experts warn
Increasing amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide has warmed and acidified oceans, killing coral reefs, scientists say in London
Jul 6, 2009
MICHAEL KAHN
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/reefs-may-die-off-by-end-of-century-experts-warn/article1208615/
Jul 6, 2009
MICHAEL KAHN
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/reefs-may-die-off-by-end-of-century-experts-warn/article1208615/
Friday, July 3, 2009
Canada's innovation gap
The decline of Nortel coincides with a troubling reality: Research spending is shrinking, productivity is sliding, and we're still leaning too heavily on our resources
Jul 2, 2009
Konrad Yakabuski
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/canadas-innovation-gap/article1203108/
Jul 2, 2009
Konrad Yakabuski
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/canadas-innovation-gap/article1203108/
Swine flu cases worldwide surpass 77,000
Cumulative totals include at least 332 global deaths
July 2, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/02/swine-flu.html
July 2, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/02/swine-flu.html
Health Canada weighs options as U.S. FDA adds "black box" warnings
July 3, 2009
Teresa Smith
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health/Health+Canada+weighs+options+adds+black+warnings/1756296/story.html
Teresa Smith
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health/Health+Canada+weighs+options+adds+black+warnings/1756296/story.html
Canada to match U.S. climate change rules
Environment Minister Jim Prentice says regulations must be ‘comparable' to avoid punitive tariffs on oil sands and other big greenhouse-gas emitters
Jul 1, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/canada-to-match-us-climate-change-rules/article1202636/
Jul 1, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/canada-to-match-us-climate-change-rules/article1202636/
Oil sands to take hit from U.S. bill
Producers and their U.S. refiners face sharply higher costs
Jul 1, 2009
Shawn McCarthy and Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-sands-to-take-hit-from-us-bill/article1201222/
Jul 1, 2009
Shawn McCarthy and Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-sands-to-take-hit-from-us-bill/article1201222/
Farmers start to write off year as drought parches Prairie land
This may be start of more than a typical dry spell, researcher says
July 3, 2009
Patrick White
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/farmers-start-to-write-off-year-as-drought-parches-prairie-land/article1203663/
July 3, 2009
Patrick White
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/farmers-start-to-write-off-year-as-drought-parches-prairie-land/article1203663/
Climate change in the land of great drought
Given that droughts represent a recurring reality, why does each new occurrence seem to be a surprise?
July 3, 2009
Barry Smit
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/climate-change-in-the-land-of-great-drought/article1204677/
July 3, 2009
Barry Smit
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/climate-change-in-the-land-of-great-drought/article1204677/
Canada dead last on green list
We have fallen behind other nations on climate change plan, scorecard reveals
Jul 1, 2009
Catherine Porter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/659218
Jul 1, 2009
Catherine Porter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/659218
U.S. legal case opens animal testing to more scrutiny
Settlement between Humane Society, federal government means Agriculture Department must post information online
Jul 1, 2009
Mary Clare Jalonick
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/us-legal-case-opens-animal-testing-to-more-scrutiny/article1203653/
Jul 1, 2009
Mary Clare Jalonick
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/us-legal-case-opens-animal-testing-to-more-scrutiny/article1203653/
Changing El Nino making hurricanes more frequent, research suggests
Unconventional new structure could lead to increased warning of deadly storms
July 2, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/02/science-nino-hurricane.html
July 2, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/02/science-nino-hurricane.html
Canada-U.S. may go different routes on pandemic vaccine production
July 1, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iH-wG-zD8Yn_Wxpav5Mn4ssTx5dw
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iH-wG-zD8Yn_Wxpav5Mn4ssTx5dw
New materials for renewable energy: The power of being made very small
Nano-engineering can produce substances with unique properties that will give renewable energy a boost
July 2, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13941135
July 2, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13941135
FDA urges lower doses for popular painkillers
Canada to study U.S. findings
June 30, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/30/fda-painkiller-restrictions375.html
June 30, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/30/fda-painkiller-restrictions375.html
Celebrating our natural wealth on Canada Day
July 2, 2009
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
Special to LondonTopic.ca
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=14938
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
Special to LondonTopic.ca
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=14938