Study finds similarities, some surprising differences, at Canada’s universities
Sep 21, 2009
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/researchers-analyze-tenure-policy-across-canada.aspx
The goal of the Science Canada website is to highlight science policy issues in Canada's political arena and media.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Canadian-made code of ethics for stem cell research stresses public trust
Sep 22, 2009
Sheryl Ubelacker
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ioo6pbaf7dnmzQCCoLGisqNvW6Ow
Sheryl Ubelacker
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ioo6pbaf7dnmzQCCoLGisqNvW6Ow
Fight protectionism by going green
Sep 22, 2009
Rudyard Griffiths
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/09/22/rudyard-griffiths-fight-protectionism-by-going-green.aspx
Rudyard Griffiths
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/09/22/rudyard-griffiths-fight-protectionism-by-going-green.aspx
Climate linked to security
Millions will be displaced by global warming, research scientist warns foresters in Nanaimo
Sep 22, 2009
Robert Barron
Daily News
http://www.canada.com/Climate+linked+security/2019299/story.html
Sep 22, 2009
Robert Barron
Daily News
http://www.canada.com/Climate+linked+security/2019299/story.html
Co-operation needed for new climate change plan: Obama
Meeting aims to build momentum for December's Copenhagen conference
Sep 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/22/climate-change-un-ban-new-york381.html
Sep 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/22/climate-change-un-ban-new-york381.html
China passes U.S. in battle against warming, UN says
President Hu Jintao to unveil new plans at summit on climate change today
Sep 22, 2009
John Heilprin
Associated Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/698947
Sep 22, 2009
John Heilprin
Associated Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/698947
PM's office given green petition
Sep 22, 2009
BILL KAUFMANN
SUN MEDIA
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2009/09/22/11045871-sun.html
BILL KAUFMANN
SUN MEDIA
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2009/09/22/11045871-sun.html
Kudos to college
Marc Garneau applauds school's research into alternative and renewable energy technologies
Sep 22, 2009
MIKE NORRIS
Whig-Standard
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1762885
Sep 22, 2009
MIKE NORRIS
Whig-Standard
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1762885
Nortel's Demise Adds to Worries That Canada Lags in High Tech
Sep 21, 2009
PHRED DVORAK and BEN DUMMETT
The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125348241860626023.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
PHRED DVORAK and BEN DUMMETT
The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125348241860626023.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Patent protection, the new mother of invention
A win for a Canadian startup was a win for innovation and the free market
Sep 21, 2009
Michael Trebilcock and Edward Iacobucci
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/patent-protection-the-new-mother-of-invention/article1296305/
Sep 21, 2009
Michael Trebilcock and Edward Iacobucci
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/patent-protection-the-new-mother-of-invention/article1296305/
China could lead climate change fight: UN's de Boer
Sep 21, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/21/china-climate-change.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/21/china-climate-change.html
Tories spend five times more on touting economic plan than H1N1 prevention
Sep 21, 2009
Bruce Cheadle
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ibUw5fihl-5Y-7vUbSGqU4EY1WcA
Bruce Cheadle
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ibUw5fihl-5Y-7vUbSGqU4EY1WcA
It's time to rethink our approach to garbage
Sep 21, 2009
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
Special to LondonTopic.ca
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=16058
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
Special to LondonTopic.ca
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=16058
H1N1 flu outbreak would affect a fall federal election campaign, say MPs
Conservative MP Tim Uppal says some MPs are concerned that the campaign itself could spread H1N1.
Sep 21, 2009
Cynthia Münster
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/html/cover_index.php?display=story&full_path=/2009/september/21/h1n1/&c=1
Sep 21, 2009
Cynthia Münster
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/html/cover_index.php?display=story&full_path=/2009/september/21/h1n1/&c=1
Fewer feet, smaller footprint
A world with fewer people would emit less greenhouse gases
Sep 21, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14488619
Sep 21, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14488619
Feds offer financial help for research centre
Sep 21, 2009
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/business/Feds+offer+financial+help+research+centre/2016843/story.html
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/business/Feds+offer+financial+help+research+centre/2016843/story.html
H1N1 triage: Hope for the best, plan for the worst
Why Hamilton Health Sciences has a pandemic protocol
Sep 21, 2009
Andrea Frolic
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/h1n1-triage-hope-for-the-best-plan-for-the-worst/article1293606/
Sep 21, 2009
Andrea Frolic
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/h1n1-triage-hope-for-the-best-plan-for-the-worst/article1293606/
Dementia cases rising faster than predicted: report
Sep 21, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/21/alzheimer-dementia-age.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/21/alzheimer-dementia-age.html
One in six first-year university students will not make the grade
Sep 20, 2009
Sunny Freeman
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iaJS6ELf0TP4bCshIAbtv8pbel9Q
Sunny Freeman
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iaJS6ELf0TP4bCshIAbtv8pbel9Q
Feds right to dot I's, cross the T's on pandemic vaccine approval: Doctors
Sep 20, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g3xUqfcj5tds9LjeSUvnZSpdrJQA
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g3xUqfcj5tds9LjeSUvnZSpdrJQA
Better H1N1 protection for homeless needed
But access to care and more outreach also a concern, says community group
Sep 20, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/20/200909-h1n1-homeless-priority.html
Sep 20, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/20/200909-h1n1-homeless-priority.html
The man who fought the 'neo-Luddites'
Norman Borlaug used biotechnology to boost crop yields, saving millions from starvation
Sep 20, 2009
Diane Katz
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/697995
Sep 20, 2009
Diane Katz
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/697995
Tory waste-water policy will punish taxpayers: cities
Sep 20, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=2014108
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=2014108
The carbon tax and the triumph of green
Sep 20, 2009
Jesse Kline
Western Standard.ca
http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2009/09/the-carbon-tax-and-the-triumph-of-green.html
Jesse Kline
Western Standard.ca
http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2009/09/the-carbon-tax-and-the-triumph-of-green.html
Want to know why professors don't teach?
In the reward system of universities, it's research that matters
Sep 19, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/want-to-know-why-professors-dont-teach/article1293548/
Sep 19, 2009
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/want-to-know-why-professors-dont-teach/article1293548/
Biotech 'revolution' may loom
Sep 19, 2009
HANK DANISZEWSKI
London Free Press
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/2009/09/19/10990841-sun.html
HANK DANISZEWSKI
London Free Press
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/2009/09/19/10990841-sun.html
Canada hasn't joined U.S., others in donating H1N1 vaccine
Group of developing nations contributing one-tenth of pandemic vaccine to countries that lack access to the shots
Sep 19, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-hasnt-joined-us-others-in-donating-h1n1-vaccine/article1293749/
Sep 19, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-hasnt-joined-us-others-in-donating-h1n1-vaccine/article1293749/
Ground for concern about radioactive waste cleanup
After decades of struggle, residents hope a $260 million project will finally eradicate curse of town's nuclear past
Sep 19, 2009
Carola Vyhnak
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/698050
Sep 19, 2009
Carola Vyhnak
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/698050
Nova Scotia looks to tap powerful Bay of Fundy tides for clean energy
Sep 19, 2009
Mike Barber
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Nova+Scotia+looks+powerful+tidal+energy/2012332/story.html
Mike Barber
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Nova+Scotia+looks+powerful+tidal+energy/2012332/story.html
Desperately seeking dead ducks
Scientist documents his hunt for precious stuffed specimens
Sep 19, 2009
Noor Javed
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/698076
Sep 19, 2009
Noor Javed
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/698076
Swine flu protocol signed for First Nations
Health minister says communications plan should reduce fear over pandemic
Sep 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/19/swine-flu-aglukkaq.html
Sep 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/19/swine-flu-aglukkaq.html
Oil sands need positive spin
Sep 19, 2009
Diane Francis
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=c205bfa8-21f6-4f11-86c8-36d348968cf7
Diane Francis
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=c205bfa8-21f6-4f11-86c8-36d348968cf7
Why B.C.'s biotech industry is falling behind
The global recession means new sources of money are becoming increasingly elusive
Sep 18, 2009
Nicole Poirier
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/biotech+industry+falling+behind/2007192/story.html
Sep 18, 2009
Nicole Poirier
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/biotech+industry+falling+behind/2007192/story.html
Fight climate change by giving condoms to poor: Lancet
Sep 18, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/18/condoms-climate-change.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/18/condoms-climate-change.html
Fundy right whale numbers rebound
Record number of calves born this year
Sep 18, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/18/nb-right-whales.html
Sep 18, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/18/nb-right-whales.html
Medical supply companies scramble to fill H1N1 orders
Demand for products up 300 per cent, one firm reports
Sep 18, 2009
Glen McGregor
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.canada.com/health/Medical+supply+companies+scramble+fill+H1N1+orders/2006584/story.html
Sep 18, 2009
Glen McGregor
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.canada.com/health/Medical+supply+companies+scramble+fill+H1N1+orders/2006584/story.html