Science Canada: 06/12/09

Sometimes I wonder whether my research is useful to anyone. But I do know that I'm in awe
Jun 11, 2009
Lindsay LeBlanc
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/physics-is-beauty/article1177308/

Province kicks in $3.8-million over four years on international effort to map how genes work as embryonic stem cells develop
Jun 12, 2009
ANNE McILROY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-funding-keeps-canada-in-stem-cell-project/article1179054/

Lawmakers are finally acknowledging concerns about the esthetic and health impacts of wind turbines, but that hasn't stopped plans for massive investment in the new source of energy
Jun 10, 2009
Dakshana Bascaramurty, Dawn Walton and Rhéal Séguin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/blowing-up-a-storm/article1177125/

Ontario panel recommends world's strictest limits for the amount of cancer-causing tritium considered safe
Jun 11, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tough-drinking-water-standard-proposed/article1175482/

Federal regulation doesn't inspire confidence
June 11, 2009
Don Braid
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Technology/Braid+Carbon+offsets+disaster+making/1684734/story.html

Why Canadians have to wait for the coolest new gadgets
June 9, 2009
Colin Campbell
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/09/you-can%E2%80%99t-buy-that-here/

Ducks Unlimited buys land from Catalyst for $3M
June 11, 2009
Robert Barron
Daily News
http://www.canada.com/Environmentalists+purchase+Chemainus+estuary+victory/1685199/story.html

But move will only take place if 'justified': Records
June 11, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Feds+reduce+safety+standards/1685210/story.html

Low child vaccination rate worries officials
June 11, 2009
Danielle Bell
Daily News
http://www.canada.com/Many+kids+aren+fully+protected/1685160/story.html

Ottawa urged not to abandon medical isotope business it pioneered a half-century ago
Jun 12, 2009
Gloria Galloway and Anna Mehler Paperny
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mds-industry-want-to-revisit-mothballed-maple-reactors/article1179058/

Secret briefing notes suggest the federal government believes AECL has been picked to build Ontario's new reactor, but that the province considers the price too high
Jun 11, 2009
Shawn McCarthy and Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-and-ottawa-at-odds-over-reactor/article1176875/

Institute says a lot of health care depends on strategies that used to work
June 12, 2009
ADAM BOWIE
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/697238

Science Canada

Friday, June 12, 2009

Physics is beauty

Minister's resignation demanded after reviewing funding for Israel-Palestine conference

Oversold age of innovation has yet to deliver

Ontario funding keeps Canada in stem-cell project

Province sends $18.5M for Ottawa medical research

WHO declares swine flu pandemic, no change in Canada's approach

Blowing up a storm

Tough drinking-water standard proposed

Energy industry unsure of impact of cap & trade

Carbon offsets disaster in making

Alberta satisfied with Ottawa's carbon market strategy

Ottawa cooking up greenhouse gas stew that could sicken heavy emitter Alberta

What is Macleans' thinking!?

You can’t buy that here

Swine flu vaccine could be ready by fall

Ottawa raises prospect of closing clinics at epicentre of Mba flu outbreak

Environmentalists say purchase of Chemainus estuary a victory

Arctic researchers leave 'tremendous' footprint

Caribou herds worldwide experiencing serious decline: Study

UN sketches countries with climate risk profile

Feds may reduce toy safety standards

Many kids aren't fully protected

McMaster starts producing medical isotopes

Unclear when Chalk River will produce isotopes again: officials

MDs, industry want to revisit mothballed Maple reactors

Canada getting out of medical isotope production: PM

Ontario and Ottawa at odds over reactor

Medical isotopes on Saskatchewan's radar: premier

Medical isotopes: What are the alternatives?

Asbestos: The magic mineral that was once Canada's gold

Ottawa station 1st in world to sell biofuel from wheat straw

Researchers want to share data to improve chronic care