What’s up for the year ahead?

Dec 23, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/whats-up-for-the-year-ahead/

How to keep women on the career ladder

Female graduates still encounter obstacles to their professional advancement, especially if they have children
Dec 22, 2009
Sarah Wolfe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-to-keep-women-on-the-career-ladder/article1409380/

Magna, NRC announce $7.2M research facility for lightweight vehicle parts

Dec 19, 2009
Kristine Owram
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iHvT1yVCYtrGU4BV5V0xqNonxtMw

Ottawa links with Magna on ultralight car plant

Dec 18, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2009/12/18/clement-nrc-magna-partnership.html

Disputes over Nobel time-honoured

Among laureates, Canadian is not alone in having his achievement questioned
Dec 23, 2009
LES PERREAUX
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/disputes-over-nobel-time-honoured/article1409813/

Canadian's Nobel disputed by ex-colleagues

Dec 22, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/12/22/tech-boyle-nobel.html

U.S. mulls regulating drugs in water

Dec 23, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/12/23/drinking-water-pharmaceuticals.html

Car exhaust, factory smoke linked to pneumonia

Dec 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/12/23/pneumonia-traffic-pollution.html

Ottawa wasted climate talks, McGuinty says

Canada 'missed' chance to lead in the fight against a global threat
Dec 23, 2009
Robert Benzie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/742215--ottawa-wasted-climate-talks-mcguinty-says

Scientists map speed of climate change

Dec 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/12/23/tech-climate-habitat-shift.html

Honest criticism, or act of betrayal?

Dec 23, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/742119--honest-criticism-or-act-of-betrayal

Drug research and policy is vital

Dec 23, 2009
Russell Williams
Burnaby Now
http://www2.canada.com/burnabynow/news/community/story.html?id=70f3b642-3378-4c18-bcfb-fa2278cc0b4f

Nuclear plant spills tritium into lake

Probe looks at why Darlington workers were filling wrong tank
Dec 23, 2009
Tyler Hamilton & Jesse McLean
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/742225--nuclear-plant-spills-tritium-into-lake

Trans fat cuts slow at cafeterias: report

Dec 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/12/22/trans-fats.html

A yo-yo diet of nutritional news

Peanuts were down but vegetarianism was up – along with the BMI of many Canadians
Dec 23, 2009
Leslie Beck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/a-yo-yo-diet-of-nutritional-news/article1409441/

Problems in AECL sale

Dec 22, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/741635--problems-in-aecl-sale

AECL wins 1st Japan contract

Dec 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/12/22/aecl-japan-contract.html

Cancer-fighting additive weighed for junk food

Dec 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/12/22/acrylamide-junk-food-additive.html

Do you want anti-cancer drug in junk food?

Dec 22, 2009
Lesley Ciarula Taylor
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/741811--do-you-want-anti-cancer-drug-in-junk-food

Plan would put drug in food to fight cancer

French Fries, Chips
Dec 22, 2009
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2368755

Advance of the killer fish

Dec 22, 2009
Kelly McParland
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/22/advance-of-the-killer-fish.aspx

Toronto promises to lead way for electric cars

Dec 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/12/22/electric-cars.html

Deconstructing Alberta's spin

Dec 22, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/741634--deconstructing-alberta-s-spin

Canadians cool to Harper's climate change stand

Dec 22, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Canadians+cool+Harper+climate+change+stand/2371025/story.html

Harper is betting on the oil sands

Dec 22, 2009
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/741655

B.C. collects green award while emissions increase

Dec 22, 2009
Adrian MacNair
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/22/adrian-macnair-gordon-cambpell-green-scofflaw.aspx

Fraser Institute: What the green movement learned from the Catholic church

Dec 22, 2009
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/22/moses-green-s-ten-commandments.aspx

Diabetes death rate drops – more so among high-income earners

New research underscores that diabetes is increasingly a disease of poverty in Canada
Dec 21, 2009
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/diabetes-death-rate-drops-more-so-among-high-income-earners/article1408115/

Worry-free feasting

It’s a chemical world: Christmas dinner exposes us to harmless doses of Mother Nature’s finest carcinogens
Dec 21, 2009
Rolf Penner
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/21/rolf-penner-worry-free-feasting.aspx

Study suggests link between occupation and birth defects

Women in certain professions face a high risk of having children with physical problems, research shows
Dec 21, 2009
Beatrice Fantoni
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/study-suggests-link-between-occupation-and-birth-defects/article1408244/

Experts say H1N1 could have a silver lining if it knocks out other viruses

Dec 21, 2009
Helen Branswell
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/swineflu/article/741542--experts-say-h1n1-could-have-a-silver-lining-if-it-knocks-out-other-viruses

Canada has long shadowed the U.S. on climate change

A diluted congressional bill will suit the Harper government just fine
Dec 21, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/canada-has-long-shadowed-the-us-on-climate-change/article1408023/

Obama's phony climate victory

If the Copenhagen farce proves to be a step toward global ruin, blame the President and his big-power politics
Dec 21, 2009
Jeffrey Sachs
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/obamas-phony-climate-victory/article1408090/

Frosty provincal relations new climate crisis

Dec 21, 2009
Don Martin
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/21/don-martin-frosty-provincal-relations-new-climate-crisis.aspx

Provinces urged to back Copenhagen climate pact

Support on climate deal essential, Jim Prentice says
Dec 21, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/copenhagensummit/article/741317--provinces-urged-to-back-copenhagen-climate-pact

We are all Albertans on climate change

Dec 21, 2009
Stephen Gordon
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/21/stephen-gordon-we-are-all-albertans-on-climate-change.aspx

Copenhagen's clowns of climate change

Dec 21, 2009
Kelly McParland
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/21/km-the-deal-in-ebnmark.aspx

Climategate Part 2 — A 2,000-page epic of science and skepticism

There's trouble over tree rings as the Climategate emails reveal a rift between scientists
Dec 21, 2009
Terence Corcoran
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/12/21/terence-corcoran-a-2-000-page-epic-of-science-and-skepticism-part-2.aspx

Is milk good for your kids?

Milk has had a favoured spot in Canada's food guide and in kids' lunches for many years, but new studies have some experts asking if dairy products are really necessary - or even safe
Dec 21, 2009
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/is-milk-good-for-your-kids/article1407183/

Copenhagen's actors: And the winners are...

Dec 21, 2009
Gwyn Morgan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/copenhagens-actors-and-the-winners-are/article1407211/

Climategate: What's the "trick" and what did it "hide"?

Dec 20, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/12/20/climategate-what-s-the-quot-trick-quot-and-what-did-it-quot-hide-quot.aspx

The work must continue

Dec 19, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-work-must-continue/article1406389/

Copenhagen climate talks: Better than nothing

The accord delivered by the Copenhagen climate talks is hardly far-reaching
Dec 19, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15124802

Planetary birth control gone mad

Adopting China's one-child policy won't save the Earth
Dec 18, 2009
Lysiane Gagnon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/planetary-birth-control-gone-mad/article1406093/