Science Canada: 07/28/09

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

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

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
James Travers
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/672694

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/

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

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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

Science Canada

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Science and technology key to recession-proof Canada

Canada's biotech challenge

Ottawa looks at keeping Nortel Canadian

Keep Nortel technology Canadian: Ont. minister

Top 10 reasons to block Nortel-Ericsson deal

Nortel too important to lose

Don't count on MAPLE for medical isotopes

Shortages no more: Fixing the isotope supply chain

Cities slam Ottawa for poor pandemic planning

No co-ordinated pandemic plans by feds, provinces

In a pandemic, where's the moral ground?

Lesson from the 1918 pandemic: Focus on treatment, not prevention

Canada tallies swine flu vaccine needs

Cigarette packaging sways sense of risk: study

The choice to eat less salt

Health agency to test link between flu, vitamin D

G8 emissions plan is meaningless

U.S. agency warns Canadian drug giant of 'serious deficiencies'

Monsanto investing $15M in Prairie facilities

Is Google good for Canada?

Earth bears scars of human destruction according to Thirsk

Huge investment needed for carbon capture: Report

Capturing carbon emissions would cost government and industry billions: report

Apocalypse Soon