Ottawa neglects key role of science

Feb 20, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/767756--ottawa-neglects-key-role-of-science

Where have all the policy-makers gone?

In the coming decade, government will need to resume a pro-active role in governance
Feb 16, 2010
David Mitchell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/where-have-all-the-policy-makers-gone/article1470244/

30 Years in Science

Secular Movements in Knowledge Creation
Feb 17, 2009
Eric Archambault
Science-Metrix
http://www.science-metrix.com/30years-Paper.pdf

The link between higher ed and a career

Feb 17, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-link-between-higher-ed-and-a-career/

Kickstarting industry research in Canada

Feb 17, 2010
Cheryl Croucher
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=8316

AIDS-vaccine project officially cancelled

Manufacturing plant was to be centrepiece of Ottawa, Gates Foundation partnership
Feb 20, 2010
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/aids-vaccine-project-officially-cancelled/article1475452/

Green jobs abound in public sector: Stimulus funding boosts environmental job prospects

Feb 20, 2010
Canwest News Service
http://www.kelowna.com/2010/02/20/green-jobs-abound-in-public-sector-stimulus-funding-boosts-environmental-job-prospects/

From sick sea lions to cash-cars, science meet has it covered

Feb 18, 2010
Karin Zeitvogel
AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iCqLFWdubHvR1ynsFPzkPs0QUeQA

Funding for Canadian startup firms falls

Drops 27 per cent in 2009
Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/17/venture-capital-falls.html

The Least Work Principle and Catalysing from Complacency

Feb 21, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/02/21/the-least-work-principle-and-catalysing-from-complacency/

Knowledge Translation and Collaboration with Community

Feb 18, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/02/18/knowledge-translation-and-collaboration-with-community/

Funds fuel U of C Arctic exploration

Researchers to map energy potential of North
Feb 17, 2010
Dan Healing
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/energy-resources/Funds+fuel+Arctic+exploration/2575254/story.html

Ottawa funds snake research in Saskatchewan

Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/18/sk-snake-grant-1002.html

A green federal budget?

Feb 21, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/768488--a-green-federal-budget

Nuclear questions left unanswered

Feb 21, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/767748--nuclear-questions-left-unanswered

Canada still not toilet trained

Feb 21, 2010
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/comment/editorial/2010/02/19/12952436.html

Science peers at Haiti's heart

Seismic stations monitor plates. Odds of another major quake hitting Port-au-Prince by 2060 are 50-50
Feb 20, 2010
MARGARET MUNRO
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Science+peers+Haiti+heart/2589060/story.html

Premiers, governors share common ground

On climate change, state leaders are just as divided as their Canadian counterparts
Feb 19, 2010
Konrad Yakabuski
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/premiers-governors-share-common-ground/article1473842/

Salmon farmers not to blame, says association official

Fishing: Aquaculture industry would also like to know how pesticide ended up in bay
Feb 19, 2010
Derwin Gowan
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/959258

Let Ottawa police N.B. fish farms: MP

Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/02/19/nb-aquaculture-industry-thompson-doucet-631.html

Green project head cries foul

Feds favour Quebec initiatives, says environmental group president
Feb 19, 2010
GORDON DELANEY
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1168304.html

RIM hit with more patent woes

Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/19/rim-motorola-kodak-patent.html

Add pregnant women to draft drug guide: MDs

Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/18/pregnancy-drug-safety-guidelines-canada.html

Prince Edward Islanders lack vitamin D

Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/19/pei-vitamin-d-tests-584.html

Food colouring label changes planned

Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/19/food-colouring-label-changes-health-canada.html

HIV vaccine facility won't be built

Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/19/hiv-vaccine-research-bid-winnipeg.html

Faith in fission

Environmentalism is the religion of the left, but many on the right blindly follow a misguided dogma of their own
Feb 19, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/19/lawrence-solomon-faith-in-fission.aspx

Denial not just for the deniers

Feb 19, 2010
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=f78d8107-32e8-4228-a7a5-25fb730ed844

Top 25 Science TV Shows of All Time

Feb 18, 2010
The Health Monitor
http://radiographyschools.org/?page_id=84

Canada won't change plans on improving child, women's health

Feb 18, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/18/ns-women-children-health-g8.html

Loto-Québec online site a health risk: officials

Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/18/que-online-gambling-concerns.html

Combine H1N1, seasonal flu vaccines: WHO

Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/18/h1n1-seasonal-flu-vaccine-who.html

UN climate change chief to resign

Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/18/un-climate-deboer.html

Polar ice shelves: Breaking waves

The coup de grace that shatters ice shelves is administered by ocean waves
Feb 18, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15543691

Lobster death raises questions

Pesticide used in European fish farms found on dead, weak lobsters
Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/02/18/nb-aquaculture-pesticide-bay-of-fundy-lobster-deaths-658.html

Health Canada leads charge to allow industry to readily fortify foods

Skeptics of discretionary industry fortification of foods fear that the end result may be nutrient overexposure within the general population and possibly illness, as is the case with trans fats
Feb 18, 2010
Yoni Freedhoff
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/18feb10-hc-leads-charge-to-allow-industry-to-readily-fortify-foods.dtl

Health Canada seeks public input on changing regulations for food colouring

Feb 18, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i1jIzXzHR72rZkjRMlb2xMq5uXEg

Canada is full of crap

When it comes to sewage, many places aren’t as pretty as they seem
Feb 18, 2010
GREG WESTON
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/greg_weston/2010/02/17/12919366.html

Changes coming to wastewater treatment

Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission looks to the future; new federal regulations set standards for treatment plants
Feb 18, 2010
Eric Lewis
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/958344

Product removes carbon from natural gas

Feb 18, 2010
GLENNA HANLEY
Daily Gleaner
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/gleaner/article/958195

Canada's buildings playing catch-up in eco-friendliness

We trail the U.S., Europe and Australia, report shows
Feb 18, 2010
Steve Ladurantaye
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadas-buildings-playing-catch-up-in-eco-friendliness/article1472220/

Three steps to make pharmacare a reality for all

Feb 18, 2010
Irfan Dhalla
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/767111--three-steps-to-make-pharmacare-a-reality-for-all

Radiation exposure results could take months

Levels within safety regulation guidelines, Bruce plant owner says
Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/18/bruce-power-radiation.html

Albertans are Canada's worst hypertension patients

Province's Blood Pressure Problem; Treatment rate lowest of all provinces
Feb 18, 2010
Tamara Gignac
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Albertans+Canada+worst+hypertension+patients/2580197/story.html

You say potato, they say potential

Feb 18, 2010
SHAWN BERRY
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/front/article/958165

We're drowning in climate stupidity

Feb 18, 2010
LORRIE GOLSTEIN
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/comment/columnists/lorrie_goldstein/2010/02/17/12919331.html

Train to a sustainable future

Feb 18, 2010
Jeffrey M. Casello
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/18/jeffrey-m-casello-train-to-a-sustainable-future.aspx

Decoding a can of kidney beans

Understanding labels helps you make smart, healthy choices
Feb 18, 2010
Patrick Langston
Canwest News Service
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Decoding+kidney+beans/2580288/story.html

A dying initiative

Feb 18, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/18/lawrence-solomon-a-dying-initiative.aspx

Canada's permafrost retreats amid warming trend

Feb 17, 2010
Deborah Zabarenko
Reuters
http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE61G5BG20100217?sp=true

Keeping an eye on nano

Health Canada builds toward regulations for nanotechnology
Feb 17, 2010
Noelle Stapinsky
Canadian Manufacturing.com
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/cmo/features/featuredarticle/article.jsp?content=20100217_113521_10312&top=y

Expert sounds alarm on salmon farming

Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/02/17/bc-fish-farming-norwegian-rieber-mohn.html

Green power sounds good until you calculate the cost

Wind and solar energy are expensive and can't satisfy Ontario's appetite for electricity
Feb 17, 2010
Andy Frame
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/766504--green-power-sounds-good-until-you-calculate-the-cost

High blood pressure found in 19% of Canadian adults

Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/02/17/blood-pressure-canadians.html

Canada leads world in hypertension treatment, Statscan says

However, doctors warn that prevention rates for the condition still lag
Feb 17, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/canada-leads-world-in-hypertension-treatment-statscan-says/article1471797/

Canada making isotopes deal with Poland

Feb 17, 2010
CHRISTINA SPENCER
SUN MEDIA
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/02/17/12912311.html

Medical isotope supply boosted by Poland

Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/17/isotopes-medical-poland.html

Stelco called cleanup saboteur

New book says it tried to derail harbour upgrade
Feb 17, 2010
Eric McGuinness
The Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/723184

Hibernia expanding south

Partners sign deal to develop new oil fields
Feb 17, 2010
GREG LOCKE
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1167954.html

Go ahead, take a breath

Feb 17, 2010
Clare Demerse
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/go-ahead-take-a-breath/article1470678/

The damage done on vaccinations

Feb 17, 2010
Michael Fumento
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/17/michael-fumento-the-damage-done-on-vaccinations.aspx

Isotope shortage to get worse with closing of more reactors

All five international producers to close in mid-March, further straining Canada's razor-thin supply
Feb 17, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/isotope-shortage-to-get-worse-with-closing-of-more-reactors/article1472035/

Fundy lobster deaths blamed on pesticide

Environment Canada investigating after pesticide found in bay
Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/17/nb-lobster-fund-pesticide-1209.html

Program sees stillbirths drop

Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/17/stillbirths-training-developing-countries.html

What's wrong with saving babies from killer cribs? Lots

Feb 17, 2010
Karen Selick
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/What+wrong+with+saving+babies+from+killer+cribs+Lots/2574427/story.html

Whole Foods eviscerates oil sands ostrich

Feb 17, 2010
Robert Remington
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/17/whole-foods-eviscerates-oil-sands-ostrich.aspx

Cap and fade

Feb 17, 2010
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/17/terence-corcoran-cap-and-fade.aspx

Attention Ottawa: Insite is a health care service

Feb 17, 2010
Maxine Davis
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Attention+Ottawa+Insite+health+care+service/2574886/story.html

When Ideology Trumps Evidence

The Harper Government’s "tough on crime" stance ignores reality in favour of dogma
Feb 16, 2010
Johannes Wheeldon
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/956-when-ideology-trumps-evidence

217 possibly exposed to radiation at Ont. plant

Feb 16, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/02/16/bruce-power-nuclear913.html

Frozen food is simple, yes, but is it good for you?

As food manufacturers position themselves as nutritious choices, more Canadians are turning to convenience foods for healthy ingredients
Feb 16, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/frozen-food-is-simple-yes-but-is-it-good-for-you/article1470312/

Canada pledges Games will be carbon neutral

Feb 16, 2010
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/2010wintergames/sports/2010wintergames/Canada+pledges+Games+will+carbon+neutral/2571815/story.html

Human Health Biotechnologies to 2015

Feb 16, 2010
Anthony Arundel, David Sawaya, and Ioana Valeanu
OECD
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/19/38/44534354.pdf

Biotechnologies in Agriculture and Related Natural Resources to 2015

Feb 16, 2010
Anthony Arundel and David Sawaya
OECD
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/19/37/44534329.pdf

Federal granting agencies get more appointees from outside academe

Outcry over a Pfizer executive appointed to CIHR’s governing body hasn’t echoed with the other granting councils
Feb 8, 2010
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/federal-granting-agencies.aspx

Astronaut Thirsk lauds space investment

Feb 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/08/calgary-thirsk-astronaut-degree-benefits.html

Advocating for PhD career support on campus

Feb 12, 2010
Carolyn Steele
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/advocating-for-phd-career-support-on-campus/

NRC to lay off 86 workers in April

Information specialists, administrators most affected by cost cutting ordered by Treasury Board
Feb 16, 2010
Mohammed Adam
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/workers+April/2568010/story.html

McGill reconsiders restrictions on research tied to military

Feb 8, 2010
Peggy Curran
Montreal Gazette
http://www.vancouversun.com/McGill+reconsiders+restrictions+research+tied+military/2538451/story.html

R&D employment rose in 2007, most work in Ontario, Quebec: StatsCan

Feb 11, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jufcHPFoOKNJyjhUiZ3yi5ywDhBw

Manning Award laureates on the cutting edge

Awards celebrate the technological and entrepreneurial achievements of Canadian innovators
Feb 8, 2010
Gwyn Morgan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/manning-award-laureates-on-the-cutting-edge/article1459675/

Students are skipping environmental programs

Feb 12, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/students-are-skipping-environmental-programs/

CIHR grants $5 million to MUHC/McGill research

Funding to analyze the impact of widely used environmental contaminants on reproductive health
Feb 15, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2010/15/c9837.html

Albert Friesen Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canada Foundation for Innovation

Feb 15, 2010
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Dr-Albert-Friesen-Appointed-Board-Directors-Canada-Foundation-Innovation-1116946.htm

Minister Goodyear Announces Support for Research Projects That Will Benefit our Economy, Society and Environment

Feb 8, 2010
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Goodyear-Announces-Support-Research-Projects-That-Will-Benefit-our-Economy-1113936.htm

Minister Jim Prentice Highlights Government Investment and New Research Partnership for Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Feb 10, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Jim-Prentice-Highlights-Government-Investment-New-Research-Partnership-Southern-1115439.htm

Climate change: Copenhagen accounting

What countries are currently offering on climate
Feb 16, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15539489

Probe launched after pesticide found in bay

Feb 16, 2010
Derwin Gowan
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/955689

McGuinty defends appeal of raw milk verdict, as farmer calls it a persecution

Feb 16, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jkQaAQmXKsGISrXi6e443WzeXQ1g

Warning: ‘May be extremely calming’

The opposite of Red Bull, these ‘anti-energy’ drinks claim to provide instant relaxation
Feb 16, 2010
Kate Lunau
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/warning-%E2%80%98may-be-extremely-calming%E2%80%99/

Keep pets out of airline cabins, journal says

Canadian Medical Association Journal editorial argues against letting cats and dogs to share cabin space with passengers
Feb 16, 2010
Anne-Marie Tobin
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/keep-pets-out-of-airline-cabins-journal-says/article1469897/

Spin is in, but climate change still there

Feb 15, 2010
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/765519--hamilton-spin-is-in-but-climate-change-still-there

UN climate panel's errors no excuse to put work on ice

World can't afford further delay in facing up to the challenges of climate change
Feb 15, 2010
Achim Steiner
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/764810--un-climate-panel-s-errors-no-excuse-to-put-work-on-ice

The science isn't settled. Now what?

The climate debate is usually portrayed as a fight between people who think global warming is a hoax and people who think catastrophe is imminent. But there's a third position
Feb 15, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-science-isnt-settled-now-what/article1469050/

Don't wait for trouble

Feb 15, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/dont-wait-for-trouble/article1468520/

Greenpeace picks Canadian to head international climate change campaign

Feb 15, 2010
Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/greenpeace-picks-canadian-to-head-international-climate-change-campaign/article1468526/

Rocket science

Feb 15, 2010
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Rocket+science/2565837/story.html

1 in 3 chance of developing asthma: study

Feb 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/15/asthma-ontario-health.html

Infertility should be treated like a medical condition, say patients

Feb 15, 2010
Raveena Aulakh
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/765870--infertility-should-be-treated-like-a-medical-condition-say-patients

Canada closes ports to Faroe Islands, Greenland for refusing NAFO shrimp quotas

Feb 15, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jqdr5ER2KRMjiQ1TmCa7hwjv0k3Q

The search for isotope answers

Feb 14, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/764761--the-search-for-isotope-answers

Couples rally to get OHIP coverage of in vitro fertilization treatments

Feb 14, 2010
Keith Leslie
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gTSTsTsk-8_s6tDryVa96GKxA_yA

Ottawa must help fund new sewage treatment rules: HRM mayor

Feb 14, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/02/14/ns-halifax-sewage.html

Climate change skeptics can’t change reality

Feb 14, 2010
SILVER DONALD CAMERON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotian/1167503.html

The West Wants Out of the Western Climate Initiative

Feb 14, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/14/lawrence-solomon-the-west-wants-out-of-the-western-climate-initiative.aspx

Price swings, not boycotts, real risk to oil sands

Feb 13, 2010
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/764873--walkom-price-swings-not-boycotts-real-risk-to-oil-sands

Ont. appealing raw milk producer's acquittal

Feb 13, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/13/ont-raw-milk-schmidt.html

Risky products may be escaping controls: Health Canada audit

Bureau charged with determining safety and handling of chemicals and organisms struggles to meet deadlines
Feb 12, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/risky-products-may-be-escaping-controls-health-canada-audit/article1467232/

Controversy brews over asbestos deaths in Mexico

Canada exports majority of dangerous mineral to developing countries
Feb 12, 2010
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/controversy-brews-over-asbestos-deaths-in-mexico/article1467211/

Historic trauma in aboriginals boosts hepatitis C risk

Feb 12, 2010
Amina Zafar
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/hepatitis-c-aboriginal.html

Tar sands snubbed by 'green' retailers

Eco-campaign against Alberta's oil heats up with companies' boycott
Feb 11, 2010
Mitch Potter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/763791--tar-sands-snubbed-by-green-retailers

Wind Energy and Its Merits

Feb 11, 2010
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Wind+Energy+Merits/2550033/story.html

Credible solution on isotopes greeted with silence in Ottawa

Expert panel's report cuts through the fog and makes a strong case for a new research reactor
Feb 11, 2010
Jatin Nathwani & Donald Wallace
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/763644--credible-solution-on-isotopes-greeted-with-silence-in-ottawa

WHO to consider if H1N1 has peaked

Feb 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/h1n1-who.html

Poverty, housing factors in N.W.T. MRSA cases

Feb 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/nwt-mrsa-campaign.html

Sask. university listeria experiments probed

Hazard said 'negligible'
Feb 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/sk-listeria-experiments-1002.html

Caribou hunting ban raises Dene health concerns

Feb 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/nwt-caribou-dene-health.html

Developing minds

Feb 11, 2010
Tom Spears
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Developing+minds/2549272/story.html

H1N1 patients were younger and needed more care, study says

Canadians who died of swine flu were 30 years younger that those who typically die of seasonal influenza, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information
Feb 11, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-patients-were-younger-and-needed-more-care-study-says/article1465088/

H1N1 continues to confuse Canadians: Poll

Feb 11, 2010
CHRISTINA SPENCER
SUN MEDIA
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/02/11/12843976-qmi.html

Logging makes forests more flammable: study

Feb 11, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/11/tech-logging-forest-fire.html

U.S. forgoes surest way to stop Asian carp

Feb 11, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/11/tech-asian-carp-plan.html

Inequality: In sickness and in health

Despite efforts to improve the health of the poor, the richer you are, the better
Feb 11, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15501633

India and GM food: Without modification

A setback for GM in India
Feb 11, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15498385

Prepare for rising sea levels, Halifax told

Feb 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/10/ns-halifax-harbour-levels.html

Questions for climate change skeptics

Feb 10, 2010
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/762954--questions-for-climate-change-skeptics

Scientists seek better way to do climate report

Feb 10, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/10/tech-climate-report-reform.html

Vaccinations may have spared Ont. new round of H1N1

Feb 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/10/ontario-h1n1.html

Water crackdown needs cash flow, Prentice told

Feb 10, 2010
Mike de Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Water+crackdown+needs+cash+flow+Prentice+told/2543654/story.html

Relaxation drinks take on the energy market

Drinks like Slow Cow promise calm in a can – but some health experts are skeptical about their effectiveness and safety
Feb 10, 2010
Wency Leung
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/relaxation-drinks-take-on-the-energy-market/article1463630/

Ill-funded public good

Canada risks losing its status as an important centre for clinical trials, and patients could end up receiving well intentioned, but lesser care
Feb 10, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/ill-funded-public-good/article1463852/

Fertility and false economies

Feb 10, 2010
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/762953--fertility-and-false-economies

Your square-jawed hero is, in fact, the scientist

If climate-change researchers sound alarmist, it's only because they're alarmed
Feb 9, 2010
Gerald Butts
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/your-square-jawed-hero-is-in-fact-the-scientist/article1461995/

Ottawa goes to court to kill B.C.'s safe-injection site

Feb 9, 2010
Alyssa Dalton and Neal Hall
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ottawa+goes+court+kill+safe+injection+site/2541644/story.html

Mackenzie River's fish contaminated with dangerous toxins: scientists

Warming of Arctic triggers burst of biological activity, leading to unexpected consequence
Feb 9, 2010
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mackenzie-rivers-fish-contaminated-with-dangerous-toxins-scientists/article1462248/

Cap-and-dividend: the jolt Harper needs?

The potential political allure of the U.S. Senate bill: Families would get a cheque in the mail every year
Feb 9, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/cap-and-dividend-the-jolt-harper-needs/article1461994/

Minister must protect Alberta caribou in face of industry pressure, groups say

Feb 9, 2010
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jmd6F-E7ilw-g2wDxG1XMHSt-LnA

Marijuana does nothing to help memory in Alzheimer's: study

Synthetic form of the drug shows a negative effect in high doses
Feb 9, 2010
Pamela Fayerman
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Marijuana+does+nothing+help+memory+Alzheimer+study/2539934/story.html

CT scan rules developed to cut kids’ exposure to unnecessary radiation

One CT scan delivers 300 to 600 times the radiation of a single chest x-ray, and their use after minor head injuries has surged, researchers say
Feb 9, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ct-scan-rules-developed-to-cut-kids-exposure-to-unnecessary-radiation/article1461217/

Health Canada approves a second vaccine against HPV

Canadian women will now have choice between newly approved Cervarix and Gardasil
Feb 9, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/health-canada-approves-a-second-vaccine-against-hpv/article1462104/

First Lady vs. obesity

Feb 9, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/762404--first-lady-vs-obesity

Inuit adapt to climate change: new documentary

Researchers record the tales and observations of people from the North for a feature-length film on climate change, arctic survival and adaptation
Feb 8, 2010
Heather Sutherland
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/inuit-adapt-to-climate-change-new-documentary.aspx

Hamilton researchers to test Italian scientist's MS theory

Idea that MS is a treatable vascular disease has been controversial
Feb 8, 2010
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hamilton-researchers-to-test-italian-scientists-ms-theory/article1460740/

Prostate cancer dilemma

How would you feel about prostate surgery if you knew the odds were roughly 98 per cent that you didn't need it?
Feb 8, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/prostate-cancer-dilemma/article1460634/

Natural Remedy Makers In 'Crisis'

Pharmacists told not to sell unlicensed items
Feb 8, 2010
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2535804

Isotope shortage set to worsen

Feb 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/02/08/medical-isotopes-dutch-canada.html

Western Canada to suffer from isotope shortage

With Ontario facility still off-line, shutdown at Netherlands reactor will squeeze world supply even further
Feb 8, 2010
Gloria Galloway and Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/western-canada-to-suffer-from-isotope-shortage/article1460756/

Report: Achieving heart health targets would lead to big savings for Canada

Feb 8, 2010
CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2010/08/c7617.html

Experts back automakers' concerns

Tailpipe rules; Quebec emission targets described as too tough
Feb 8, 2010
Mike Desouza
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/politics/story.html?id=2536389

The science of alien invasions

Why Bjorn Lomborg chooses to stay with the climate fiasco is a mystery
Feb 8, 2010
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/08/peter-foster-the-science-of-alien-invasions.aspx

A modest nuclear revival is just as well

Canada is well placed to help ensure safety, security and non-proliferation
Feb 5, 2010
Louise Fréchette
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/a-modest-nuclear-revival-is-just-as-well/article1457915/

Climate strategy on a road to nowhere

After a string of empty promises agreed to in Rio, then Kyoto, then Copenhagen, Canada needs a new approach in making meaningful change to emissions policy
Feb 5, 2010
Bjorn Lomborg
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/climate-strategy-on-a-road-to-nowhere/article1458191/

Canada gets 'D' in innovation

Feb 2, 2010
TAVIA GRANT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canada-gets-d-in-innovation/article1452800/

NSERC sees researchers as out-source labour

Feb 1, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/nserc-sees-researchers-as-out-source-labour/

What's cooking in Canadian innovation?

We should think beyond narrowly defined science and technology
Feb 2, 2010
Daniel Schwanen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/whats-cooking-in-canadian-innovation/article1453827/

Can Canada Keep Up?

Jan 27, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/can-canada-keep-up/

Canada continues to trail other countries in innovation performance

Feb 2, 2010
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2010/02/c5904.html

Canada gets a D in innovation

Feb 2, 2010
Derek Abma
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2513193

Government Boosts Atlantic Canada’s R&D Growth With $62.4M Investment

Research and development across Atlantic Canada is benefiting from an important federal investment of $62.4 million under Round VII of the Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF).
Feb 3, 2010
Gov Monitor
http://thegovmonitor.com/canada_features/canada_features_4/government-boosts-atlantic-canadas-rd-growth-with-62-4m-investment-23053.html

SSHRC: Government of Canada Supports New Research for People Living With Dementia

Funds 20 research partnerships on important issues affecting Canadians
Feb 4, 2010
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/SSHRC-Government-of-Canada-Supports-New-Research-for-People-Living-With-Dementia-1112542.htm

Tories to hire 'green' adviser

Private consultant will keep Ottawa in step with U.S. climate plans
Feb 7, 2010
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/761750--tories-to-hire-green-adviser

Hawking confirms summer visit to Perimeter

Physicist, who holds a research chair at the Waterloo institute, will conduct research, give lecture during his stay
Feb 6, 2010
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hawking-confirms-summer-visit-to-perimeter/article1458564/

Arctic sea ice vanishing faster than 'our most pessimistic models': researcher

Feb 6, 2010
Bruce Owen
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Arctic+vanishing+fast+researcher/2532081/story.html

Minister vows action on oilsands water

Province taking time to review results of study
Feb 6, 2010
Dan Healing
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/energy-resources/Minister+vows+action+oilsands+water/2530114/story.html

Canadian team grows human body parts in Quebec lab

'In 50 to 100 years ... it won't be science fiction. We'll be able to regrow a hand'
Feb 6, 2010
Marianne White
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Canadian+team+grows+human+body+parts+Quebec/2530936/story.html

P.E.I. aquaculture gets cash infusion

Feb 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/02/06/pei-aquaculture-funding-584.html

IPCC: Beyond the Himalayas

Climategate is one of many known IPCC failings
Feb 6, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/06/lawrence-solomon-ipcc-beyond-the-himalayas.aspx

Arctic ice melting faster than feared: study

Feb 5, 2010
John Bowman
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/02/05/tech-climate-arctic-ice.html

Patent nonsense

An end to frivolous patents may finally be in sight
Feb 5, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15479680

Gene doping real threat to Olympians

WADA warns of grave health risk in attempt to boost performance
Feb 5, 2010
Margaret Munro
Canwest news service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/2010wintergames/Gene+doping+real+threat+Olympians/2524538/story.html

Arctic warming will cost world billions: Pew study

Feb 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/05/pew-arctic-warming-cost.html

The great global warming collapse

As the science scandals keep coming, the air has gone out of the climate-change movement
Feb 5, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-great-global-warming-collapse/article1458206/

Dim outlook for nuke industry

Think-tank says worldwide demand for nuclear energy unlikely to grow much before 2030, if at all
Feb 5, 2010
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/760858--dim-outlook-for-nuke-industry

Ban export of Atlantic bluefin tuna: UN panel

Feb 5, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/05/un-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-ban.html

Canada has little choice but to follow where U.S. policy leads

The hard truth is that, for better or for worse, Canada is joined with America at a hip known as the 49th parallel
Feb 5, 2010
Barbara Yaffe
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+little+choice+follow+where+policy+leads/2524765/story.html

Disclose cleaners' contents: green groups

Feb 5, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/05/consumer-household-cleaners-chemicals.html

Labrador gets new national park

Feb 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/05/nl-mealey-mountains-205.html

After 'goofs,' India forms breakaway climate body

Snub To Lead Expert
Feb 5, 2010
Dean Nelson
The Daily Telegraph
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/story.html?id=2523938

Tough times for the guru of climate change

Feb 5, 2010
Kelly McParland
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/05/kelly-mcparland-tough-times-for-the-guru-of-climate-change.aspx

Scientist struggles in ‘denier-central’

Feb 4, 2010
BILL KAUFMANN
Calgary Sun
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/columnists/bill_kaufmann/2010/02/04/12747891.html

Rajendra Pachauri and the IPCC: A time for introspection

Increasing scrutiny of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, in particular, its chairman, should lead to reforms
Feb 4, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15450615

Carbon markets after Copenhagen: Don't hold your breath

Why hasn’t the carbon price fallen further?
Feb 4, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15453006

Climate change likely to make it harder to feed 1 billion hungry: CIDA chief

Feb 4, 2010
Mike Blanchfield
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hz-3oLt-z5t_f0Cap3FaDE4iP6kQ

Quebec gets special treatment: green groups

Feb 4, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/02/04/pei-environment-group-funding-quebec-584.html

Canada should take page out of South Korea's green playbook

We're falling behind on building a national strategy that will set the table for a low-carbon economy
Feb 4, 2010
Keith Stuart
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/760216--canada-should-take-page-out-of-south-korea-s-green-playbook

It is deeply immoral for Quebec to sell asbestos

Feb 4, 2010
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/deeply+immoral+Quebec+sell+asbestos/2519887/story.html

Quebec physicians urge Charest to call for end to silence on asbestos

Doctors claim Indian scientists being threatened with legal action for disseminating information on the dangers of chrysotile asbestos
Feb 4, 2010
Rhéal Séguin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-physicians-urge-charest-to-call-for-end-to-silence-on-asbestos/article1456997/

Playing a dirty game: exporting asbestos

The reason Ottawa won't stop defending asbestos is politics – Quebec politics
Feb 4, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/playing-a-dirty-game-exporting-asbestos/article1456630/

Activists, salmon farmers work together

Groups co-operate on pilot project using closed-containment system
Feb 4, 2010
Clare Backman and Jennifer Lash
Special to Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/columnists/Activists+salmon+farmers+work+together/2520940/story.html

Alberta innovation gap merits budget priority

Feb 4, 2010
Deborah Yedlin
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Alberta+innovation+merits+budget+priority/2521155/story.html

Nunavut proposes Baffin Island caribou survey

Feb 4, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/03/baffin-caribou-survey.html

Whooping cough outbreak hits B.C.'s West Kootenay

Feb 4, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/04/bc-whooping-cough-west-kootenay.html

A blow to vaccine 'link'

Feb 4, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/760237--a-blow-to-vaccine-link

Autism, vaccines and fear

It's doubtful The Lancet's retraction of a flawed 1998 study will have much effect, because the damage has already been done
Feb 3, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/autism-vaccines-and-fear/article1455387/

Canada plans Arctic summit

March Gathering; Will discuss ways to get oil, protect environment
Feb 3, 2010
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=2515744

Olympics get bronze for climate impact

Feb 3, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/03/bc-suzuki-olympic-climate-change.html

Some vegetative patients show awareness

Feb 3, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/03/awareness-vegetative-patients.html

Quebec's rift with Ottawa over climate change grows

In India on trade mission, Premier Charest bristles at criticism of Quebec's environmental efforts by Environment Minister Prentice
Feb 3, 2010
John Ibbitson and Rhéal Séguin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/quebecs-rift-with-ottawa-over-climate-change-grows/article1455013/

Canada to match California, Quebec on tailpipe emissions

Feb 3, 2010
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/money/Canada+match+California+Quebec+tailpipe+emissions/2519053/story.html

Baird puts road ahead of rare turtles

Minister overrules staff, funds Terry Fox extension
Feb 3, 2010
Kate Jaimet
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Baird+puts+road+ahead+rare+turtles/2515368/story.html

Polar-bear summit accomplished little, scientist contends

Feb 3, 2010
Mary Agnes Welch
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Polar+bear+summit+accomplished+little+scientist+contends/2516853/story.html

Melting snowpack thins wolverine population: Study

Feb 3, 2010
David Wylie
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Melting+snowpack+thins+wolverine+population/2518338/story.html

A case not being made

Feb 3, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/a-case-not-being-made/article1454232/

Backward steps on climate change

Feb 3, 2010
The Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/759563--backward-steps-on-climate-change

Traditional aboriginal knowledge is critical to conservation

Feb 3, 2010
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/83439087.html

Coalitions dish $15.5M for disease prevention

Feb 3, 2010
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/02/03/12725901.html

Indoor tanning campaign targets young women

Feb 3, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/02/indoor-tanning-young-women.html

Campus climate orthodoxy

Feb 3, 2010
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/03/fp-letters-campus-climate-orthodoxy.aspx

Prison report urges needle exchange programs

Feb 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/01/prison-needle-exchange.html

Canadian aerospace industry says Obama budget presents a great opportunity

Feb 2, 2010
Peter Rakobowchuk
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g3BNqtMu9gJ3Qq95IYHsuxw0uGfw

NASA budget cancels moon shot

Feb 2, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/02/tech-space-nasa-budget.html

Autism-vaccine study retracted

Feb 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/02/autism-mmr-lancet-wakefield.html

So much for pure science

‘Climategate’ raised questions about global warming. The ongoing debate about its impact raises questions about the the vested interests of climate science
Feb 2, 2010
Kevin Libin
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/magazine/story.html?id=2513619

Our politicians need expert help in dealing with the costs of aging

The federal government should establish a blue-ribbon panel to investigate and report back to the country the various options
Feb 2, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/our-politicians-need-expert-help-in-dealing-with-the-costs-of-aging/article1453824/

Climate gambit

Feb 2, 2010
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=0e5bb2fc-978f-4f08-a7f1-c18e75c4e39c

Taking gentle aim at oil sands

Negative global image may force Ottawa's hand
Feb 2, 2010
Don Martin
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2510677

The UN's enviro-activist in-chief

Feb 2, 2010
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=2510714

Helmets save skiers, snowboarders: review

'We encourage the use of helmets,' researchers say
Feb 1, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/01/ski-snowboard-helmets.html

Prentice attacks Quebec's climate strategy

Province's rules targeting vehicles ‘one of the most glaring examples of the folly of attempting to go it alone'
Feb 1, 2010
Dawn Walton and Rhéal Séguin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/prentice-attacks-quebecs-climate-strategy/article1452601/

Canada to lower greenhouse target

Feb 1, 2010
Sarah McGinnis
Canwest News Service
http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Canada+lower+greenhouse+target/2507742/story.html

Prentice tells oil sands to clean up its act

Feb 1, 2010
Jason Fekete
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/fp/Prentice+tells+sands+clean/2509815/story.html

Keep it clean, Prentice tells oil sands

Environment Minister warns that expansion must remain in check as Canada seeks to reach Copenhagen targets
Feb 1, 2010
Bill Graveland
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/keep-it-clean-prentice-tells-oil-sands/article1452404/

Thoughts on the “Science to Business” Program

Jan 31, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/01/31/thoughts-on-the-science-to-business-program/

Think again

Why PhD candidates should re-evaluate their career expectations
Jan 25, 2010
Andrew Michael Boggs
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/think-again.aspx

The Harper government 'muddles along': Argument for a government-supported science policy

Jan 22, 2010
Eric Mang
Rabble.ca
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/ericmang/2010/01/harper-government-muddles-along-argument-government-supported-scienc

$14 M federal money for N.L. research

Feb 1, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/02/01/nl-fed-money-201.html

N.B. research projects get $19.6 million in funding

Jan 27, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/01/27/nb-acoa-funding.html

Seven N.S. projects get $16.7 million in research funding from ACOA

Jan 25, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iilOMDcH4TUeILtRiZ5OwTagtiDA

Time to clean up the oil sands, Prentice says

Environment Minister says cleaner development, PR battle vital to Canada’s reputation
Feb 1, 2010
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/758850--time-to-clean-up-the-oil-sands-prentice-says

Environmental groups losing interest in lobbying Prentice

Frustration is mounting that the government has locked itself into an environmental policy bunker on climate change
Feb 1, 2010
JEFF DAVIS & CYNTHIA MÜNSTER
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/prentice-02-01-2010

NASA to explore private space flight

Feb 1, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/01/tech-space-nasa-budget.html

Forestry urged to embrace ‘bio-economy'

Study says forest products industry must adapt if it is to once again become an engine of growth in post-recession era
Feb 1, 2010
Bertrand Marotte
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/forestry-urged-to-embrace-bio-economy/article1451911/

Forest industry pitches new bio-products

Feb 1, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/02/01/forestry-biofuel-funding-request.html

Canada's long-struggling forest products industry can transform itself: report

Feb 1, 2010
Financial Post
http://www.cbc.ca/fp/story/2010/02/01/2508386.html

Knock on wood, biomass power is coming

Feb 1, 2010
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/758625--knock-on-wood-biomass-power-is-coming

Pick science, not pies, to make a point

Feb 1, 2010
Owen Roberts
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/Opinions/EditorialOpinion/article/592360

Food author pushes for national food policy in Guelph speech

Feb 1, 2010
Thana Dharmarajah
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/Local/article/593217

The Vancouver Experiment

Welcome to Insite
Feb 1, 2010
Matthew Power
Slate
http://www.slate.com/id/2242828/entry/0/

Treat vitamins as over-the-counter drugs: doctors

Side effects potentially dangerous: paper
Feb 1, 2010
Tom Blackwell
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=2507090

The IPCC needs a makeover

Feb 1, 2010
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2507120

Climbing magazine cited by climate panel

'Anecdotal' Evidence
Feb 1, 2010
Richard Gray and Rebecca Lefort
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=2507116

The changing climate of Climate Change

Feb 1, 2010
Stephen Murgatroyd
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=7811

Ottawa's carbon targets get bad review

Climate activists dismiss goals, say gas emissions will rise
Jan 31, 2010
Bill Graveland
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/758289--ottawa-s-carbon-targets-get-bad-review

Obama to cut NASA's moon plan: officials

Jan 31, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/29/tech-space-nasa-budget-ares.html

Keeping Canadian students in the dark on climate

As far as I know, no Canadian university has ever had a formal debate on climate change
Jan 30, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/01/29/lawrence-solomon-keeping-canadian-students-in-the-dark-on-climate.aspx

Canada's productivity trap

The harder we work, the less rich we seem to be. We need to emphasize education, innovation and trade to break free
Jan 29, 2010
Kevin Lynch
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/canadas-productivity-trap/article1449944/

Lawn-care firms seek charges against health officials

Jan 29, 2010
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lawn-care-firms-seek-charges-against-health-officials/article1448590/

Tories hold science in contempt

Jan 29, 2010
Dr. Evan Wood
Special to QMI Agency
http://www.lfpress.com/comment/2010/01/29/12669231.html

Running out of juice

How will we recharge all the electric cars?
Jan 29, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15434416

More Kennedy nonsense, this time about fish

Jan 29, 2010
Steve Thoms
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/01/29/skeptic-north-more-kennedy-nonsense-this-time-about-fish.aspx

Obama targets U.S. government for emissions cuts

Jan 29, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/29/obama-global-warming.html

Quebec accused of hypocrisy on asbestos exports

Jan 29, 2010
Michelle Lalonde
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Quebec+accused+hypocrisy+asbestos+exports/2496940/story.html

Charest told to ban asbestos exports

Jan 29, 2010
RHÉAL SÉGUIN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/charest-told-to-ban-asbestos-exports/article1448541/

Liberals to develop national strategy on brain disease

When Michael Ignatieff's grandmother began losing her memory, ‘it was a simple matter of shame'
Jan 29, 2010
Erin Anderssen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-to-develop-national-strategy-on-brain-disease/article1450246/

Climate change blamed for Olympic snow shortage

Winter snow season has been slowly shrinkng in past 50 years, says researcher
Jan 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/01/28/bc-olympics-climate-change.html

Environmental panel's demands could kill Mackenzie project: Imperial

Jan 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2010/01/29/mackenzie-pipeline-backers-objections-to-jrp.html

Gates backing U of C climate research

Jan 29, 2010
Kelly Cryderman
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Gates+backing+climate+research/2493432/story.html

Bill Gates pledges $10B US for vaccines for poor

Jan 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/29/gates-vaccine.html

Vaccine stops TB in African HIV trial

Jan 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/29/tb-vaccine-hiv-tanzania.html

Doctor behind autism-vaccine scare censured

Jan 28, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/28/autism-vaccine-wakefield.html

Quebec urged to end asbestos exports

Scientists write to premier about controversial industry
Jan 28, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/01/28/qc-asbestos-intl-letter.html

Taking the measure of Canada's environmental performance

We may be rich, but we don't rank in the top tier of 163 nations surveyed
Jan 28, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/taking-the-measure-of-canadas-environmental-performance/article1448054/

Earth needs sunblock and fast, scientist says

Shooting sulphur into atmosphere could slow climate change, he says
Jan 28, 2010
Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/science/article/756904--earth-needs-sunblock-and-fast-scientist-says

Canada sends 5 million doses of H1N1 vaccine to WHO

Jan 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/28/h1n1-vaccine-canada-who.html

New exercise targets might scare Canadians

Jan 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/27/exercise-guidelines.html

Proposed Baffin Bay polar bear quota rejected

Jan 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/27/nwmb-baffin-pbears.html

Slowdown in warming may be due to water vapour: study

Jan 28, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/28/tech-climate-water-vapour.html

R&D centre has wind at its back

Unique climatic wind tunnel set for summer launch aims to boost Oshawa auto sector
Jan 28, 2010
Tony Van Alphen
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/756846--r-d-centre-has-wind-at-its-back

Chemical pollution and fertility: Flame wars

Fire retardants may affect female reproduction
Jan 28, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15391226

Scientists urge huge B.C. land preservation

Jan 27, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/27/bc-environment-coaltion-preservation.html

Arctic marine health focus of circumpolar meeting

Jan 27, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/01/27/arctic-marine.html

Land use for biofuel can be small: expert

Jan 27, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/27/tech-energy-biofuel-land.html

Carbon capture effort must transcend borders, industry told

Jan 27, 2010
Dina O'Meara
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Carbon+capture+effort+must+transcend+borders+industry+told/2489287/story.html

N.W.T. premier chastised over caribou ban controversy

Jan 27, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/27/nwt-caribou-hunt.html

Kennedy defends claim that Alberta fish inedible

Jan 27, 2010
CTV.ca News
http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100127/kennedy_fish_100127/20100127/?hub=EdmontonHome

Bidders frustrated by stalled HIV vaccine project

Federal government has quietly put the brakes on plans to build an HIV vaccine-manufacturing facility in Canada
Jan 27, 2010
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bidders-frustrated-by-stalled-hiv-vaccine-project/article1445503/

School board enacts ban on energy drinks

Saskatoon policy also eliminates diet pops
Jan 27, 2010
Janet French
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/School+board+enacts+energy+drinks/2490213/story.html

Climate agency going up in flames

Exit of Canada's expert a sure sign IPCC in trouble
Jan 27, 2010
Terence Corcoran
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2488011

Overhaul UN climate panel, scientist urges

'Fundamental shift'
Jan 27, 2010
Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2488036

Government hasn't acted on listeriosis: groups

Jan 27, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/27/listeroisis-food-safety.html

New laboratory will study effects of consumer chemicals on aquatic life

Jan 26, 2010
Mark McNeil
The Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/711849

Global warming dead last in poll

Jan 26, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/01/26/lawrence-solomon-global-warming-dead-last-in-poll.aspx

More inconvenient news for the ‘settled’ science

Jan 26, 2010
PAUL SCHNEIDEREIT
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Columnists/1164234.html

New Inuit centre hopes to influence research agenda

The controversy among Inuit and western researchers about the health of polar bear populations prompted the creation of a new Inuit Knowledge Centre, but the centre will also focus on incorporating traditional Inuit knowledge into research of climate change, life and health in Canada's Arctic
Jan 26, 2010
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/26jan10-new-inuit-centre.dtl

Canada must broaden aid policies to improve health in poor countries: critics

Jan 26, 2010
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+must+broaden+policies+improve+health+poor+countries+critics/2487349/story.html

Heart-disease risk grows for young Canadians

'Storm of cardiovascular disease' could overwhelm health care, doctor says
Jan 25, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/25/heart-stroke-unhealthy-habits.html

Canadians’ food supply unsafe, CMAJ report says

Current food-safety systems are seen as less proactive than reactive, professor argues
Jan 25, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/canadians-food-supply-unsafe-cmaj-report-says/article1443689/

Sable Island may become national park

Jan 25, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/01/25/ns-sable-island.html

H1N1 flu numbers down, but still a threat

Jan 25, 2010
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/H1N1+numbers+down+still+threat/2481716/story.html

Raw milk: magic elixir or health hazard?

Jan 25, 2010
Darcy Wintonyk
CTV News
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100120/bc_raw_dairy_health_100122/20100125?hub=BritishColumbia

The face of heart disease gets younger

The number of younger adults with high-blood pressure has almost doubled in the past decade, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation
Jan 25, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/the-face-of-heart-disease-gets-younger/article1443686/

‘A cure in sight’? Not so fast

Media coverage reeks of typical hope-mongering
Jan 25, 2010
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/01/25/terence-corcoran-a-cure-in-sight-not-so-fast.aspx

China finds more melamine in milk products

Jan 25, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/25/consumer-china-melamine-dairy.html

Is new MS research the real thing, or a media-driven frenzy?

Cure vs. Hype: 'I had patients in tears'
Jan 23, 2010
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=2475272

Canada and the environment: a fresh start for a fresh decade

There are grounds for new dialogue in Canada's conservation conversation
Jan 22, 2010
Preston Manning
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/canada-and-the-environment-a-fresh-start-for-a-fresh-decade/article1441290/

First Nations represented bulk of Manitoba's severe H1N1 infection: study

Jan 22, 2010
Amy Husser
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/First+Nations+represented+bulk+Manitoba+severe+H1N1+infection+study/2474378/story.html

Many Albertans agree: A carbon tax was the best solution

The economics of sequestration are expensive on a per-tonne basis
Jan 22, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/many-albertans-agree-a-carbon-tax-was-the-best-solution/article1441309/