Exclusion of women from prestigious university appointments reignites battle of the sexes

May 28, 2010
Janet Steffenhagen
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Exclusion+women+from+prestigious+university+appointments+reignites+battle+sexes/3081498/story.html

Top grades for Canada’s new research program

For a drop in the bucket, Ottawa furthers the cause of higher education
Mar 26, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/top-grades-for-canadas-new-research-program/article1580623/

Hiring based solely on merit, so naturally there's uproar

May 22, 2010
Tom Oleson
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/fyi/hiring-based-solely-on-merit-so-naturally-theres-uproar-94646589.html

No female scientists? Did anyone really look?

May 26, 2010
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/814183--goar-no-female-scientists-did-anyone-really-look

Water research funding dries up

May 26, 2010
Robert Sandford
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/health/Water+research+funding+dries/3071598/story.html

Whiz kids on path 'to change the world'

Ottawa-area students were big winners in the Canada-Wide Science Fair, and they have some big ideas
May 28, 2010
Zev Singer
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Whiz+kids+path+change+world/3080916/story.html

Better water science needed

May 28, 2010
John Pomeroy
Special to The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/Better+water+science+needed/3081292/story.html

Eco-friendly bacteria eat tires, earn student innovation prize

May 27, 2010
Conal Pierse
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/friendly+bacteria+tires+earn+student+innovation+prize/3076422/story.html

B.C. oil leak could spur clean-up protocol change

May 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/28/bc-chevron-refinery-leak-squamish-nation.html

The Key to Carbon Pricing

With a proper carbon-pricing policy, Canada can fight climate change, put its fiscal house in order, and solve its productivity gap
May 28, 2010
Alex Wood
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/1496-the-key-to-carbon-pricing

Low H1N1 vaccination rate alarms health experts

Toronto study's finding ‘signals serious problems' across the board in Canada's program for dealing with pandemics
May 28, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/low-h1n1-vaccination-rate-alarms-health-experts/article1583841/

Researchers alarmed at bacteria in Canadian bottled water

May 28, 2010
Allison Cross
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Researchers+alarmed+bacteria+Canadian+bottled+water/3072771/story.html

AIDS funding cuts risk African lives: report

May 28, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/28/hiv-africa-msf.html

Alberta grizzly protection lacking: report

May 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/05/28/alberta-grizzly-bears-save-conservation-report.html

Polar bears not at risk: Nunavut

May 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/05/28/nunavut-polar-bear-status.html

Copper surfaces can kill hospital microbes, study finds

Larger trial planned to see if use reduces patient infection rates
May 28, 2010
Paul Taylor
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/copper-surfaces-can-kill-hospital-microbes-study-finds/article1584109/

Study looks at Sable seal cull

More than 300,000 on the island; DFO says they eat too much fish
May 28, 2010
PATRICIA BROOKS ARENBURG and DAVID JACKSON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1184524.html

Trans-fat crusade has made food leaner: study

May 27, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/27/trans-fat.html

Health dollars: Down the drain or up in smoke?

May 27, 2010
Dr. David Saul
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/814997--health-dollars-down-the-drain-or-up-in-smoke

Polar bear population could fall by 30 per cent in a year: study

May 27, 2010
Lesley Ciarula Taylor
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/815309--polar-bear-population-could-fall-by-30-per-cent-in-a-year-study

Health workers and flu

May 27, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/815012--health-workers-and-flu

Biofuel makers dispute government study

Industry says Environment Canada report underestimates benefits to environment, rural development
May 26, 2010
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/biofuel-makers-dispute-government-study/article1582102/

Turtles threatened by longline fishery: ecologists

May 26, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/26/marine-stewardship-council-swordfish.html

Canada’s teen birth and abortion rate drops by 36.9 per cent

Better access to contraception, higher quality sex education and shifting social norms contribute to decline, say researchers
May 26, 2010
ZOSIA BIELSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/canadas-teen-birth-and-abortion-rate-drops-by-369-per-cent/article1581673/

Arctic leak would be a disaster: scientist

May 26, 2010
Andrew Mayeda
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Arctic+leak+would+disaster+scientist/3072269/story.html

Canada’s aboriginal people are the key to boreal agreement’s success

May 26, 2010
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/science-matters-canadas-aboriginal-people-are-the-key-to-boreal-agreements-success--94925329.html

Scientists urge G8 to help reduce unsafe abortions

May 26, 2010
Tonda MacCharles
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/814998--scientists-urge-g8-to-help-reduce-unsafe-abortions

A Canadian compromise

How Harry Potter and Victoria’s Secret helped to save a lot of trees
May 25, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=16209008

Time to drop ban on gay blood donors, experts say

Leading HIV-AIDS researchers call for Canada to reform ‘unfair’ policy in medical journal
May 25, 2010
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-drop-ban-on-gay-blood-donors-experts-say/article1580575/

Nunavut board OKs Lancaster Sound energy probe

May 25, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/25/lancaster-seismic-nirb-nunavut.html

CIDA abortion advice ignored: records

May 25, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/25/cida-abortion-maternal-health.html

St. Lawrence water levels drop

May 24, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/24/que-st-lawrence-water-level-low.html

N.S. coastal policy 'dysfunctional': group

May 24, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/24/ns-coastal-action-report-1007.html

Environmental group relies on corporate funds

May 24, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/24/pei-environmental-funding-1147.html

Synthetic cell worries farm group

May 22, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/22/sk-farmers-synthetic-venter-10522.html

Canada ranked low in climate report

Environment minister slams methodology of rankings
May 20, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/20/climate-report-prentice.html

The Gulf oil spill: What lies beneath

New and valuable lessons are being learnt from the massive operation to stop the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
May 20, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16160853

Artificial lifeforms: Genesis redux

A new form of life has been created in a laboratory, and the era of synthetic biology is dawning
May 20, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=16163006

Scientists create first artificial cell

Living cell is powered by man-made DNA
May 20, 2010
Lauran Neergaard
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/scientists-create-first-artificial-cell/article1576053/

Scientists create first synthetic cell

May 20, 2010
Sharon Oosthoek
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/20/venter-synthetic-genome-cell-bacteria.html

Awarding of research chairs ‘brain coup’ or brain cramp?

Government shows disturbing lack of vision by its narrow focus on just four areas
May 25, 2010
Penni Stewart
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/813036--awarding-of-research-chairs-brain-coup-or-brain-cramp

Toronto Region Research Alliance Appoints Patrick Draper New President

Veteran Economic Development Executive to Lead Regional Investment Attraction Agency
May 25, 2010
Toronto Region Research Alliance
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2010/25/c5986.html

Project to make Canada epicentre of DNA bar-coding needs cash

May 25, 2010
Kathryn May
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Project+make+Canada+epicentre+coding+needs+cash/3068351/story.html

Why does anyone think science is a good job?

May 24, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/05/24/why-does-anyone-think-science-is-a-good-job/

CERCs: Innovative Research, Stale Criticism

May 21, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/cerc-announcements/

When science gets political, long-term knowledge is lost

The problem with Canada’s new research chairs isn’t lack of women, it’s lack of open-ended vision
May 21, 2010
Sumitra Rajagopalan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/when-science-gets-political-long-term-knowledge-is-lost/article1576356/

Where are the women scientists?

May 21, 2010
Bob McDonald
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/quirks-blog/2010/05/where-are-the-women-scientists.html

Why women were shut out of Canada’s science-star search

Government-appointed panel of female academics identify factors that led to all-male recruitment
May 20, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/why-women-were-shut-out-of-canadas-science-star-search/article1575135/

Feds grant big dollars to all-male research group

$10-million in new federal research money goes to 19 men, no women
May 19, 2010
Susan Delacourt
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/811171--feds-grant-big-dollars-to-all-male-research-group

Supporting New Solar Energy Technology

May 19, 2010
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/IDF051910.asp

World-class researchers coming to Canada

May 17, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/world-class-researchers-coming-to-canada/

Manning as champion of science

May 17, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/manning-as-champion-of-science/

No Need to Wait for a Low-Carbon Economy

Recent developments give reason to believe real policy innovation is just down the road
May 25, 2010
Alex Wood
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/1531-no-need-to-wait-for-a-low-carbon-economy

Offshore drilling is safe if done right

May 23, 2010
David Olive
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/812658--olive-offshore-drilling-is-safe-if-done-right

Canada: Heavy-Duty Vehicle Carbon Emissions Regulations

May 21, 2010
John T. Connelly
Business Review Canada
http://www.businessreviewcanada.ca/news/reduction/canada-heavy-duty-vehicle-carbon-emissions-regulations

Critical climate report spurs Jim Prentice to call watchdog group on carpet

Arms-length federal agency puts Canada sixth among G8 countries in carbon-use index
May 20, 2010
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/critical-climate-report-spurs-jim-prentice-to-call-watchdog-group-on-carpet/article1576103/

New Government of Canada Investment Attracts Top Minds to Canadian Universities

Inaugural Canada Excellence Research Chairs Introduced at University of Toronto Ceremony
May 17, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/05563.html

Canada Excellence Research Chairs National Announcement

May 17, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/05566.html

Canada’s $200-million lure pulls in 19 big-name researchers

Other countries mourning their loss of scientific talent in brain drain
May 17, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-200-million-lure-pulls-in-19-big-name-researchers/article1572362/

How Canada poached academic stars from around the globe

Man at centre of $200-million talent drive says process was 'like a hockey negotiation'
May 18, 2010
Steven Chase and Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/how-canada-poached-academic-stars-from-around-the-globe/article1573620/

With new brain gain, brash Canada is back

Canada is attempting to Own the Podium in science, but the ultimate goal should be to nurture our own, homegrown research stars
May 18, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/with-new-brain-gain-brash-canada-is-back/article1573436/

Famed neuroscientist explains his move to Canada

Adrian Owen is leaving Cambridge for Western
May 17, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/famed-neuroscientist-explains-his-move-to-canada/article1572369/

Fears of brain drain as renowned British scientists move to Canada

Uncertainty over science funding has led top researchers to accept C$20m awards from the Canadian government in what may be first sign of a brain drain
May 17, 2010
Ian Sample
guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/may/17/brain-drain-british-neuroscientist-canada

Today’s a big day in Canadian science

May 17, 2010
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/17/todays-a-big-day-in-canadian-science/

Canadian universities attract top minds

May 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/17/canada-research-chairs.html

Canada imports brains

May 19, 2010
Adam McDowell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=3045801

But what about the classroom?

Canada poaches scientists from around the world, critics worry about lack of funds for teaching
May 19, 2010
Carson Jerema
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/05/19/but-what-about-the-classroom/

Female academics 'discouraged' after women shut out of funding

May 19, 2010
Mia Rabson
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Female+academics+discouraged+after+women+shut+funding/3045365/story.html

Turning university research into riches

Every year, billions of dollars are spent in this country on university-based R&D. But how do we get more societal value from this investment?
May 18, 2010
Jim Roche
Ottawa Business Journal
http://www.obj.ca/Opinion/2010-05-18/article-1120111/Turning-university-research-into-riches/1

Life Sciences Commercialization Strategy

Apr 30, 2010
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/documents/Life%20Science%20Strategy.pdf

Future is here at fair: Science minister

May 18, 2010
SARAH DEETH
Peterborough Examiner
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2585045

Prentice dismisses NASA scientist's oilsands comments

May 19, 2010
BILL KAUFMANN
QMI AGENCY
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Environment/2010/05/19/14012696.html

Arctic oil spill cleanup research cancelled

May 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/05/19/arctic-oil-spill-research.html

We need to value and conserve water

Pricing water service at closer to its true cost would help pay for infrastructure and reduce waste
May 19, 2010
Oliver M. Brandes, Kirk Stinchcombe And Steven Renzettiis
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/need+value+conserve+water/3040766/story.html

Environmental “Law & Order”

May 18, 2010
Katia Opalka
Special to The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Environmental+Order/3043729/story.html

A decade after Walkerton: What still needs to be done?

May 19, 2010
David Caplan
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/811221--a-decade-after-walkerton-what-still-needs-to-be-done

Water levels running low

Climatologist cites Light snowfall; Our winter and spring weather is coming back to haunt us
May 19, 2010
ANNE SUTHERLAND
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Montreal+area+water+levels+running/3044711/story.html

B.C. has lowest death rates for cancer in Canada

May 19, 2010
Lena Sin
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/health/lowest+death+rates+cancer+Canada/3048627/story.html

Alberta oilsands become largest U.S. supplier of crude in 2010: Report

Massachusettsbased Cambridge Energy Research Associates finds 2010 will mark the first time oilsands production will account for the lion's share of U.S. imports of petroleum and refined products
May 19, 2010
Shaun Polczer
Calgary Herald
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Alberta+oilsands+become+largest+supplier+crude+2010+Report/3046820/story.html

Cheap diabetes drug tested as cancer treatment

Clinical trial in Toronto to explore effect of 50-year-old insulin-lowering medication on breast cancer recurrence
May 19, 2010
Lisa Priest
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/cheap-diabetes-drug-tested-as-cancer-treatment/article1573595/

Cellphone cancer study questionable: scientist

Guidelines skewed statistics, professor says
May 17, 2010
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=3036200

Ban Ki-moon's Climate Challenge

The UN secretary-general has stated that climate change should be on the agenda at the G20 summit in Toronto
May 18, 2010
Tyson Dyck
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/1526-ban-ki-moon-s-climate-challenge

Action on climate change stalled by political reality

May 18, 2010
Stephen Murgatroyd
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=10790

Four steps to “greening“ Alberta`s dirty oil

May 18, 2010
Stephen Murgatroyd
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=10793

Geothermal could meet Canada’s power needs

May 17, 2010
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/809649--hamilton-geothermal-could-meet-canada-s-power-needs

The tobacco epidemic in women

CIHR experts discuss smoking in light of World No Tobacco Day
May 18, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2010/18/c4505.html

Polar trekkers study North Pole to determine region's ecological health

May 18, 2010
Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Polar+trekkers+study+North+Pole+determine+region+ecological+health/3043202/story.html

Manitoba hub for Arctic ice study

U of M to host joint effort with Greenland
May 18, 2010
Bruce Owen
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/manitoba-hub-for-arctic-ice-study-94059239.html

Politicians, activists raise alarm over Greenland’s ambitious drilling program

Even a minor spill would be catastrophic, leaving dozens of Canadian towns along iceberg alley coated
May 18, 2010
Patrick White
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/politicians-activists-raise-alarm-over-greenlands-ambitious-drilling-program/article1573590/

Let the Discussions Begin!

May 12, 2010
Marianne Stanford
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/05/12/let-the-discussions-begin/

Post-docs are not students, also not really employees

May 11, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/post-docs-are-not-students-also-not-really-employees/

Bringing science to bear on policy

May 13, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/bringing-science-to-bear-on-policy/

Preston Manning: Proselytizer of science

From right-wing, populist politician to coach for the science cause, former leader of the Reform Party reinvents himself
May 14, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/preston-manning-proselytizer-of-science/article1569939/

Symposium Opens Dialogue to Strengthen Science to Protect Canadians

May 12, 2010
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Symposium-Opens-Dialogue-to-Strengthen-Science-to-Protect-Canadians-1259052.htm

Challenging the climate-change deniers

Scientists are finally entering the debate, and defending their work
May 13, 2010
Graham Thomson
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Challenging+climate+change+deniers/3021533/story.html

UNB gets cash to boost biofuel capabilities

May 15, 2010
NICOLE VEERMAN
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/1053918

What to do with $88 million?

AIDS prevention through such means as safe injection sites, would be a productive use of monies that were scheduled to be used for the construction of a pilot lot manufacturing facilities, some researchers say
May 14, 2010
Dan Lett
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/14may10-what-to-do-with-88-million.dtl

Squabble continues over cancellation of HIV vaccine facility

The federal government's decision to terminate an $88-million vaccine manufacturing facility continues to generate impassioned debate about whether the world is suffering from a shortage of facilities to produce trial lots of promising vaccine prototypes
May 13, 2010
Dan Lett
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/13may10-squabble-continues-over-cancellation-of-hiv-vaccine-facility.dtl

AECL on Arrow’s flightpath

Canada’s reputation for innovation and thousands of jobs are in jeopardy
May 11, 2010
Michael Ivanco
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/807398--aecl-on-arrow-s-flightpath

UBC's $50m biodiversity centre opens to world's researchers

Blue whale skeleton is centrepiece of facility which includes a museum
May 14, 2010
Gerry Bellett
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/biodiversity+centre+opens+world+researchers/3026563/story.html

Trudeau Foundation Awards $2.7 Million in Scholarships to 15 Doctoral Students

Scholars Receive $180,000 Each to Tackle Today's Critical Social Issues
May 13, 2010
Trudeau Foundation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2010/13/c3001.html

Clement invites input on digital economy

May 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/10/digital-economy-tony-clement-consultation.html

Cod in Newfoundland: Already seen that drama

Year after year, we hear angry denial about the need for more serious conservation action
May 15, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/cod-in-newfoundland-already-seen-that-drama/article1567957/

Chrysotile Institute champions asbestos - by any other name

May 15, 2010
MICHELLE LALONDE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Chrysotile+Institute+champions+asbestos+other+name/3031134/story.html

Scientist says songbird decline in N.B. will hurt biodiversity

May 15, 2010
MOLLY CORMIER
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/1053913

Ontario’s biogas program is a lot of hot air

May 15, 2010
Peter Gorrie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/809561--gorrie-ontario-s-biogas-program-is-a-lot-of-hot-air

Quality child care linked to kids' well-being

May 14, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/14/con-child-development.html

Arctic health officials learn from PCB mistakes

New approach focuses on choosing, not avoiding country foods
May 14, 2010
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/28/toxic-arctic-food-contamination-pcb.html

Health claims on food need more scrutiny: report

May 14, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/13/food-supplement-health-claims-fda.html

Sea lice pesticide resistance 'inevitable'

May 14, 2010
Courier-Islander
http://www.canada.com/business/lice+pesticide+resistance+inevitable/3025471/story.html

Save the forests, save the world

'Hairy' trees, like oak, clean the air, while eastern white cedars produce `aerosols with an antiviral component,’ says botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger
May 14, 2010
Nancy J. White
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/809134--save-the-forests-save-the-world

Landslides are Canada's top deadly natural disaster, scientist says

May 14, 2010
Jennifer Green
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Landslides+Canada+deadly+natural+disaster+scientist+says/3025603/story.html

Watershed authority questions order by Environment Canada

May 14, 2010
Rory MacLean with files by James Wood
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Watershed+authority+questions+order+Environment+Canada/3026422/story.html

Ban criticizes Canada on climate

UN chief urges Harper to comply with Kyoto Protocol targets
May 13, 2010
JULIET O'NEILL
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/letters/criticizes+Canada+climate/3020585/story.html

Georges Bank drilling ban extended

N.S., Ottawa lengthen offshore exploration moratorium by 3 years
May 13, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/13/ns-georges-bank.html

Heavy metals, poisons dot N.L. Abitibi sites

May 13, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/13/abitibibowater-environment-toxic-513.html

Genetic test kits put on hold by U.S. pharmacy

May 13, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/13/genetic-test-walgreen.html

UN chief presses Harper on climate change

May 12, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/12/ban-ottawa012.html

Solar panel plant to start up in Windsor

Facility could employ 500 within 3 years
May 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/12/windsor-solar-plant.html

Perfumes' chemical safety unknown: report

May 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/11/fragrance-perfume-chemicals.html

New physical activity guidelines proposed

May 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/12/exercise-physical-activity-guide.html

Storing B.C. babies' blood violates privacy: group

May 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/12/bc-infant-blood-samples-privacy-violations.html

Food allergy diagnosis lacking: review

May 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/12/food-allergy.html

Fiddleheads should be farmed: scientists

Rated higher than blueberries for antioxidants
May 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/05/12/ns-fiddleheads-farm-nutrients.html

Message to the G8: Put up the money and save the mothers

A woman’s death during pregnancy or childbirth is as much a societal and economic disaster as it is a moral outrage
May 12, 2010
Maureen McTeer
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/message-to-the-g8-put-up-the-money-and-save-the-mothers/article1566502/

Northern bug study tracks climate change

May 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/12/pei-north-insect-study-584.html

India's emissions swelling: report

May 11, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/11/india-greenhouse-gas-climate-change.html

Canada goose thrives while Earth’s species dwindle

UN report raises alarm on threat to wildlife and ecosystems
May 11, 2010
Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/808059--canada-goose-thrives-while-earth-s-species-dwindle

Heart disease deaths fall 35% in Ont.: study

May 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/11/heart-disease-mortality-ontario.html

Oral health of Canadians improved in 30 years

May 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/10/dental-health-oral-statistics-canada.html

Recycling electronics

May 11, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/807479--recycling-electronics

Canada's new offshore rules shift responsibility to industry: green expert

May 11, 2010
Andrew Mayeda
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Canada+offshore+rules+shift+responsibility+industry+green+expert/3012165/story.html

Oblique strategies

A new look at the landscape of climate politics calls for subtler and more thoughtful approaches
May 11, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=16099521

Deep drilling starts off Newfoundland

May 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/10/nl-chevron-deepwell-510.html

Rampant growth threatens common species

May 10, 2010
David Coon
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/806200--opinion-rampant-growth-threatens-common-species

Arctic seismic tests could help marine park plans

May 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/10/lancaster-sound-seismic.html

Planet still losing too many species: UN

May 10, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/10/biodiversity-species-un.html

Cancer costs double in U.S. since late '80s

May 10, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/10/cancer-costs.html

Hookah smoke 'major public health threat'

May 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/10/hookah-smoking.html

Africa’s deadly backroom abortions

In a continent with little access to safe, legal abortion, charlatans prey on those desperate for the procedure, resulting in the deaths of 25,000 women and many more injuries each year
May 10, 2010
Geoffrey York
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/africa/africas-deadly-backroom-abortions/article1564162/

Pull down the barriers to maternal health care access

I met Lightness in Tanzania, and I see her face in the statistics
May 10, 2010
Christy Turlington Burns
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/africa/pull-down-the-barriers-to-maternal-health-care-access/article1562327/

When it comes to maternal health, let Africans decide

Canadians should abandon posturing over funding abortion overseas, and instead lobby G8 countries to fund a new facility, focused on maternal and child health, at the Global Fund
May 10, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/africa/when-it-comes-to-maternal-health-let-africans-decide/article1562423/

The CRA response to CAPS: Implications and where should we go from here?

May 11, 2010
Carl Wonders The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/05/11/the-cra-response-to-caps-implications-and-where-should-we-go-from-here/

Recent Roundup

May 7, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/recent-roundup/

Minister Clement Highlights Canada as Premier Destination for Life Science Investment and Research

May 5, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Clement-Highlights-Canada-as-Premier-Destination-Life-Science-Investment-Research-1159516.htm

What are you earning? University salaries, 2007-2008

May 6, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/what-are-you-earning-salaries-at-canadian-universities-2007-2008/

Investment in climate-friendly technologies produces economic and environmental benefits

May 5, 2010
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2010/05/c8687.html

Is Canada leveraging its green advantage?

The Conference Board of Canada suggests Canadian companies are missing out on clean technology opportunities
May 5, 2010
Noelle Stapinsky
Canadian Manufacturing.com
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/cmo/features/featuredarticle/article.jsp?content=20100505_104133_3272

Green investments good for climate, but get less bang for buck economically

May 5, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/805201--green-investments-good-for-climate-but-get-less-bang-for-buck-economically

New Sick Kids tower designed to make research more visible

Modern open-concept structure will be 21-storeys tall
May 4, 2010
ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/new-sick-kids-tower-designed-to-make-research-more-visible/article1556308/

Sick Kids breaks ground on world-class research facility

May 3, 2010
Megan Ogilvie
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/parentcentral/familyhealth/sickkids/article/804027--sick-kids-breaks-ground-on-world-class-research-facility

Federal clean-tech fund running out

May 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/06/ottawa-sustainable-technology-fund.html

How research will vanquish diabetes in the years to come

It used to be that few diabetics lived past the age of 10 – then two Canadian researchers discovered insulin
May 6, 2010
Harry Rosen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/how-research-will-vanquish-diabetes-in-the-years-to-come/article1559374/

Open access becoming a reality

May 3, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/open-access-becoming-a-reality/

Canadian health challenge to help poor nations

May 3, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/03/grand-challenges-malaria.html

Feds put cash behind healthcare problems in developing country

May 3, 2010
KEVIN CONNOR
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/05/03/13808231.html

Science fair demystifies science

Mars rover, laser graffiti and the science behind
May 7, 2010
Noor Javed
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/805724--science-fair-demystifies-science

Without innovation, Canada’s economy will fall behind

May 3, 2010
David Crane
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/columns/article/803108--crane-without-innovation-canada-s-economy-will-fall-behind

Innovate - or stagnate

Competition on the rise: Complacency endangers country, Bank of Canada governor says
May 6, 2010
DAVID CRANE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/todays-paper/Innovate+stagnate/2992903/story.html

Climate change science sound: researchers

May 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/06/tech-climate-chance-science-defence.html

Climate for cooperation

May 9, 2010
Tyson Dyck
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/806555--climate-for-cooperation

The promise and the peril of an engineered climate

Pumping sulphur into the atmosphere would halt global warming, but not without cost
May 7, 2010
Michael Valpy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/the-promise-and-the-peril-of-an-engineered-climate/article1554318/

Sydney tar ponds' green future takes shape

May 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/07/ns-sydney-tar-ponds-park.html

Why won’t polio go away?

‘Every time we think we have this battle won, the virus shows another face'
May 7, 2010
Andre Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/why-wont-polio-go-away/article1561053/

Despite the gulf oil spill, business as usual

May 7, 2010
Peter Gorrie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/806540--gorrie-despite-the-gulf-oil-spill-business-as-usual

Gulf oil disaster fuels fears in Arctic

Energy exploration plans in Lancaster Sound clash with bid to protect the wildlife-rich region
May 7, 2010
Paul Watson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/806593--gulf-oil-disaster-fuels-fears-in-arctic

McDougall's tobacco ties draw more fire

May 7, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/07/tobacco-mcdougall.html

Older moms growing trend in Canada

May 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/07/older-moms.html

Power struggle over Canada's 'dirty oil' sands

The normally dull company AGM has become an unlikely battleground as green-minded pension fund members take on the energy giants exploiting the controversial tar sands of western Canada
May 6, 2010
Sally Williams
Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/7682864/Power-struggle-over-Canadas-dirty-oil-sands.html

Tory G8 abortion stance unjust: journal

May 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/07/abortion-maternal-health-lancet-g8.html

Journal slams Tories’ G8 abortion stand; calls it ‘hypocritical and unjust’

May 6, 2010
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/805869--journal-slams-tories-g8-abortion-stand-calls-it-hypocritical-and-unjust

Tackle environmental cancers, Obama urged

May 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/06/cancer-environment.html

Planned oil well off Newfoundland lacks safeguards to avert disaster

Depth of drilling would create added challenges in case of rupture
May 5, 2010
Gloria Galloway and Grant Robertson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/planned-oil-well-off-newfoundland-lacks-safeguards-to-avert-disaster/article1558396/

Just how evil is oil?

This disaster has simply reinforced the widespread conviction that no good can come from chasing after offshore oil
May 6, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/just-how-evil-is-oil/article1558233/

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Black storm rising

The Deepwater Horizon disaster will affect everyone from pelicans to politicians
May 6, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=16059982

Cost stalls renewable-energy bids in P.E.I.

May 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/06/pei-renewable-energy-costs-584.html

Bar codes cut drug errors in hospital

May 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/06/drug-errors-bar-codes.html

Over-the-counter sleep meds not effective: FDA

Combination products in question
May 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/05/con-sleep-meds.html

Naturopathic Medicine: Nature isn't always good for you

May 5, 2010
Behzad Elahi and Lauren O'Driscoll
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/05/05/naturopathic-medicine-be-aware-of-what-you-eat.aspx

Lack of G8 environment ministers' meeting 'abnormal,' say critics

May 5, 2010
Anca Gurzu
Embassy
http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/g8-05-05-2010

Where’s the power plan?

May 5, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/804531--where-s-the-power-plan

EU head urges Canada to act on climate change

Global bank tax also on Barroso's mind heading into meeting with Harper
May 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/05/harper-barroso-europe-climate-change-bank-tax.html

Extinction risks increasing?

Assessment finds cod still on the decline; province, union disagree
May 5, 2010
TERRY ROBERTS
The Telegram
http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=338824&sc=79

Canada's cities at a crossroads: To sprawl or protect?

May 5, 2010
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/science-matters-canadas-cities-at-a-crossroads-to-sprawl-or-protect-92868864.html

MS patients rally for experimental treatment

May 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/05/05/ms-rallies.html

'Greenwashing' can hinder clean-tech efforts

BP, Jaffer cases highlight suspicions about green marketing
May 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/05/greenwashing-clean-tech.html

Carbon taxes: Solutions needed, not smoke and mirrors

May 5, 2010
Matt Horne
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Carbon+taxes+Solutions+needed+smoke+mirrors/2988303/story.html

Oil spill damage to Gulf of Mexico is deep, complex

May 5, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/article/805190--oil-spill-damage-to-gulf-of-mexico-is-deep-complex

Experimental MS surgery done under radar

May 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/05/ms-ccsvi-bc-ont.html

Fluoridation rejected by Gatineau council

May 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/05/gatineau-water-fluoridation-council.html

Child vaccine refusals increase in U.S.

May 4, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/04/childhood-vaccines-refusals.html

'No change' on abortion policy: CIDA

May 4, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/04/abortion-maternal-health-cida.html

Venerable Canadian oil firm goes solar

May 4, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/04/sarnia-petrolia-oil-solar-100504.html

Climate meeting has 'broken the ice': Germany

'A contribution to making success possible'
May 4, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/04/tech-climate-meeting.html

Extinction risk rises for cod, other species

May 4, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/03/committee-report-endangered-species.html

Time to revisit the dreaded carbon tax

May 4, 2010
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/804045--cohn-time-to-revisit-the-dreaded-carbon-tax

Ecologist finds toxic metals increasing in Athabasca River

May 4, 2010
Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Ecologist+finds+toxic+metals+increasing+Athabasca+River/2986135/story.html

Ottawa will take tough stand on offshore drilling

As the oil industry asks for rules to be relaxed, Environment Minister Jim Prentice insists that won’t happen
May 4, 2010
Grant Robertson and Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-will-take-tough-stand-on-offshore-drilling/article1557095/

U.S. oil spill could hit Atlantic tuna

May 3, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/03/pei-oil-spill-tuna-oysters-584.html

Offshore spill won't happen to Canada: PM

Layton calls for Harper to put Gulf oil disaster on G8 agenda
May 3, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/05/03/bp-oil-spill-question-period-g8.html

Gulf oil spill fuels West Coast tanker fears

Gulf disaster 'raises a lot of additional questions,' minister says
May 3, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/03/bc-west-coast-oil-tanker-spill.html

Arctic oil spill response training planned

May 3, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/03/arctic-oil-spill-response.html

UN: No comprehensive climate deal this year

May 3, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/03/tech-climate-deal-un.html

Germany wants 1 million electric cars by 2020

May 3, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/03/con-german-ecar.html

Feds say mega-marina OK for environment

May 3, 2010
Roszan Holmen
Victoria News
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/victorianews/news/92673969.html

Good ideas, little sustenance, in Liberal food policy

May 3, 2010
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/803128--goar-good-ideas-little-sustenance-in-liberal-food-policy

Study to test lead levels in St. John's kids

May 3, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/05/03/nl-lead-study-503.html

Irving fined for polluting N.B. river

Pulp and Paper company pleads guilty to releasing substance harmful to fish into waterway
May 3, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/atlantic/irving-fined-for-polluting-nb-river/article1555030/

Nova Scotia to ban some pesticides

May 3, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/03/ns-pesticide-ban.html

Health Canada fee hike could hit consumers' wallets

May 2, 2010
CHRISTINA SPENCER
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/05/02/13800761-qmi.html

A debate about food

May 2, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/803169--a-debate-about-food

Don’t let abortion issue hijack maternal health agenda

May 2, 2010
Belinda Stronach
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/803083--don-t-let-abortion-issue-hijack-maternal-health-agenda

Choose evidence over emotion

Apr 30, 2010
Valerie Percival
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Choose+evidence+over+emotion/2968958/story.html

Harper defends maternal health project funding minus abortions for third world countries

Apr 27, 2010
Meagan Fitzpatrick and Richard Foot
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Harper+defends+maternal+health+project+funding+minus+abortions+third+world+countries/2956451/story.html

In praise of the squishy subjects

May 2, 2010
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/02/in-praise-of-the-squishy-subjects-advocating-for-the-social-sciences-and-humanities/

Canada joins international network providing free access to health research

PubMed Central Canada puts latest Canadian health research at fingertips of researchers
Apr 28, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2010/28/c6588.html

Canada's biotech industry feeling pain of financial crisis: report

Number of firms dropped by 10 per cent last year. Quebec's biotech sector particularly hard hit
Apr 29, 2010
Jason Magder
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Canada+biotech+industry+feeling+financial+crisis+pain+report/2965830/story.html

New economy will be 'all about green jobs'

Apr 26, 2010
Derek Sankey
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/economy+will+about+green+jobs/2952000/story.html

Budding young scientist honoured for discovery

Lisgar's Emma Graham won a $1,000 prize for creating a greener insecticide to battle potato beetles, Tony Lofaro writes.
Apr 29, 2010
Tony Lofaro
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Budding+young+scientist+honoured+discovery/2963757/story.html

Teen's lung research work vies for national award

Apr 26, 2010
Taylor Bendig
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Teen+lung+research+work+vies+national+award/2948865/story.html

Plastics industry calls on Victoria to aid innovation

Apr 30, 2010
Paul Luke
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/Plastics+industry+calls+Victoria+innovation/2969894/story.html

The biotech cradle is ready to rock

Apr 26, 2010
Owen Roberts
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/Opinions/EditorialOpinion/article/623685

Of fruit flies and windmills

Students take part in Manitoba Schools Science Symposium
Apr 26, 2010
Geoff Kirbyson and Carol Sanders
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/of-fruit-flies-and-windmills-92074139.html

Bluefin Tuna: An Indicator Species

Apr 30, 2010
Ray Grigg
Courier-Islander
http://www.canada.com/business/Bluefin+Tuna+Indicator+Species/2968872/story.html

Sea ice loss key to Arctic warming: study

Apr 30, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/30/tech-arctic-sea-ice-warming.html

Environmentalist doubts N.L. ready for oil spill

Apr 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/30/nl-tobin-oil-spill-430.html

Fresh water: Canada’s lifeblood

Apr 30, 2010
John Turner
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/802655--fresh-water-canada-s-lifeblood

P.E.I. weighs cost of HPV vaccine for boys

Apr 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/30/pei-hpv-vaccine-boys-584.html

North Pole rainfall 'bizarre': climatologist

Apr 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/29/north-pole-rainfall.html

Most Americans breathe polluted air: study

Apr 29, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/29/us-air-pollution-study.html

Syncrude dismissal bid rejected by judge

Apr 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/29/edmonton-alberta-syncrude-dismissal-rejected-dead-ducks-trial.html

Chimpanzees show human-like awareness of death

Apr 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/26/tech-chimpanzee-death-reaction.html

Alzheimer's prevention tactics unproven: panel

Apr 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/29/alzheimer-prevention.html

WWF says new Arctic Ocean rules needed

Apr 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/28/arctic-wwf-regulations.html

Acupuncture gave little relief in labour: study

Apr 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/28/acupuncture-labour-pain.html

Young Canadians get failing fitness grade

Apr 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/27/physical-activity-children.html

Water unsafe in 1/6th of Ottawa wells

Apr 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/28/ottawa-well-water-contamination.html

Canadians healthier, outliving Americans

Universal health care seen as important factor in higher quality of life
Apr 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/28/health-life-expectancy-canada-us.html

Wind turbines making us sick: Protesters

Apr 28, 2010
Tanya Talaga
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/801604--wind-turbines-making-us-sick-protesters

Recession may spark tuberculosis surge: scientists

Apr 28, 2010
Kate Kelland
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/801616--recession-may-spark-tuberculosis-surge-scientists

Salmon farming may be a good idea after all

Apr 28, 2010
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/science-matters-salmon-farming-may-be-a-good-idea-after-all-92317304.html

Canada's abortion stance worries world aid groups

Oda’s reassurances that policy of refusing to fund procedures applies only to G8 initiative fails to reassure
Apr 27, 2010
Campbell Clark
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-abortion-stance-worries-world-aid-groups/article1549062/

Australia postpones carbon pollution curbs

Apr 27, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/27/tech-australia-emissions.html

Drug spending in Canada hits $30B

Apr 27, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/22/pharmaceutical-drug-spending-canada.html

Food policy may give what we eat a shorter commute

Ignatieff’s initiative makes sense, but should not get transformed into a trade barrier
Apr 27, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/food-policy-may-give-what-we-eat-a-shorter-commute/article1547614/

Setting food safety standards simply good policy

Apr 27, 2010
Kevin Hursh
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/Setting+food+safety+standards+simply+good+policy/2955209/story.html

Liberals put national food policy on the table

Apr 26, 2010
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Liberals+national+food+policy+table/2952466/story.html

Firm 'no' given to abortion for Harper's G8 health initiative

Apr 26, 2010
David Akin and Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Abortion+Harper+health+initiative/2953580/story.html

Clinical trials hindered by red tape: MDs

Apr 26, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/26/clinical-trials-bureaucracy.html

Asian carp decision thrown back by U.S. court

'The carp are knocking at the door,' say environmentalists
Apr 26, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/04/26/wdr-great-lakes-asian-carp-100426.html

H1N1 one year later: Canada examines its response to pandemic

Apr 24, 2010
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/H1N1+year+later+Canada+examines+response+pandemic/2947992/story.html

Hydrogen tries again

Has the lightest and most abundant stuff in the universe found a new role in energy?
Apr 23, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15981031

Canada suffers for its energy incoherence

A wellspring of concern – yes, including from the West – is driving new discussions about a national strategy
Apr 23, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/canada-suffers-for-its-energy-incoherence/article1543555/

Syncrude given extra time to clean up tailings

Apr 23, 2010
Carrie Tait
Financial Post
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/fp/Syncrude+given+extra+time+clean+tailings/2944595/story.html

Sex education is too important to be left to parents

School-based programs work – and even show long-lasting benefits
Apr 23, 2010
Susan Pinker
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/sex-education-is-too-important-to-be-left-to-parents/article1545135/

Six leading scientists to advise Cohen Commission

Fisheries experts to work on federal inquiry into Fraser sockeye salmon stocks
Apr 22, 2010
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/six-leading-scientists-to-advise-cohen-commission/article1543388/

Voluntary efforts to cut trans fats have failed: Health minister

Apr 22, 2010
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Voluntary+efforts+trans+fats+have+failed+Health+minister/2938278/story.html

Electric cars: Hub of the matter

Putting electric motors into the wheels of cars is the way forward
Apr 22, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15949099

Earth Day celebrates 40 years of education and advocacy

Even as Earth Day celebrates 40 years of education and advocacy, there are still serious threats to our planet
Apr 22, 2010
VIVIAN SONG
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/797041--earth-day-celebrates-40-years-of-education-and-advocacy

Watching the Petitcodiac River flow - once again

Apr 22, 2010
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/david-suzukis-science-matters-watching-the-petitcodiac-river-flow---once-again-91839269.html

Growth in drug spending is slowing, CIHI reports

Canadians spent 5 per cent more on medications in 2009 than a year earlier, but trend is downward as drug patents expire
Apr 22, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/growth-in-drug-spending-is-slowing-cihi-reports/article1543669/

B.C. to dump $20M in swine flu vaccine

Apr 21, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/21/bc-swine-flu-vaccine-spoiling.html

B.C. climatologist sues National Post

Skeptics and believers in climate change could battle in civil court
Apr 21, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/04/21/bc-andrew-weaver-national-post-lawsuit.html

Mandatory minimums won't curtail illicit drugs

Harper’s plan to adopt futile U.S. strategy will create more criminals and do little to end violence
Apr 15, 2010
Evan Wood
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/columns/article/795458--mandatory-minimums-won-t-curtail-illicit-drugs