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