Grand Challenges Canada will bring scientific innovation to the developing world to solve urgent health problems
Jun 30, 2010
Peter Singer
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/1772-a-new-way-to-change-the-world
The goal of the Science Canada website is to highlight science policy issues in Canada's political arena and media.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Doctors of Philosophy? I fear not...
June 30, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/06/30/doctors-of-philosophy-i-fear-not/
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/06/30/doctors-of-philosophy-i-fear-not/
Plight of MS patients exposes flaws in Canada’s approach to medical research
Medical journal calls for system to initiate clinical studies in response to promising therapeutic discoveries
Jun 28, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/plight-of-ms-patients-exposes-flaws-in-canadas-approach-to-medical-research/article1621494/
Jun 28, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/plight-of-ms-patients-exposes-flaws-in-canadas-approach-to-medical-research/article1621494/
Public has a right to influence research policy
June 29, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/public-has-a-right-to-influence-research-policy/
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/public-has-a-right-to-influence-research-policy/
Transforming Africa, one student at a time
Institute recruits top graduates in math, science and engineering to be the leaders of the future
Jun 30, 2010
Neil Turok
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/transforming-africa-one-student-at-a-time/article1624575/
Jun 30, 2010
Neil Turok
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/transforming-africa-one-student-at-a-time/article1624575/
Canadian universities see India as land of opportunity
Interest in expansion abroad driven by scarce resources at home and huge untapped market
Jul 2, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-universities-see-india-as-land-of-opportunity/article1627322/
Jul 2, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-universities-see-india-as-land-of-opportunity/article1627322/
Staff declines hurt education: universities
Jul 2, 2010
Nick Martin
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/staff-declines-hurt-education-universities-97650904.html
Nick Martin
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/staff-declines-hurt-education-universities-97650904.html
It’s time to talk carbon taxes
Jul 5, 2010
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/830737--hamilton-it-s-time-to-talk-carbon-taxes
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/830737--hamilton-it-s-time-to-talk-carbon-taxes
Canada's regulatory system 'one of the best in the world,' says Energy Minister Paradis
The Senate Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment Committee is studying whether a sub-ocean blowout like BP's in the Gulf of Mexico could happen in Canada. Oil companies say no, but some Senators aren't convinced.
Jul 5, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/drilling-07-05-2010
Jul 5, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/drilling-07-05-2010
The quest for truth in the oil sands
Are they an economic bonanza? Or an environmental apocalypse?
Jul 5, 2010
Todd Hirsch
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-quest-for-truth-in-the-oil-sands/article1626967/
Jul 5, 2010
Todd Hirsch
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-quest-for-truth-in-the-oil-sands/article1626967/
Protecting our oceans, protecting our economy
Liberal government would formalize moratorium on crude-oil tanker traffic to prevent spill from occurring off B.C.'s north coast
Jul 5, 2010
Michael Ignatieff
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Protecting+oceans+protecting+economy/3236454/story.html
Jul 5, 2010
Michael Ignatieff
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Protecting+oceans+protecting+economy/3236454/story.html
Canada lacks info about biodiversity: Mt. A prof
Research finds there aren't enough experts gathering knowledge about plants and animals in the field
Jul 5, 2010
cynthia vukets
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1122152
Jul 5, 2010
cynthia vukets
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1122152
Many moons to go: the promise of lunar mining
Saturn’s Titan is a vast reservoir of hydrocarbons
Jul 5, 2010
Neil Reynolds
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/many-moons-to-go-the-promise-of-lunar-mining/article1626913/
Jul 5, 2010
Neil Reynolds
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/many-moons-to-go-the-promise-of-lunar-mining/article1626913/
Threat of West Nile has fallen steadily
Jul 4, 2010
Katherine Dedyna
Times Colonist
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Threat+West+Nile+fallen+steadily/3234488/story.html
Katherine Dedyna
Times Colonist
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Threat+West+Nile+fallen+steadily/3234488/story.html
Federal government must reconsider decision to scrap the mandatory long form Census: CAUT
Jul 2, 2010
Canadian Association of University Teachers
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2010/02/c9863.html
Canadian Association of University Teachers
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2010/02/c9863.html
Harper to decide fate of B.C. mine
Federal review panel, which warned of ‘significant adverse environment effects,’ didn’t have mandate to weigh economic benefits
Jul 2, 2010
David Ebner and Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/harper-to-decide-fate-of-controversial-mine/article1627110/
Jul 2, 2010
David Ebner and Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/harper-to-decide-fate-of-controversial-mine/article1627110/
Province blocks solar generation loophole
Jul 2, 2010
John Spears
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/831294--province-blocks-solar-generation-loophole
John Spears
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/831294--province-blocks-solar-generation-loophole
U.S. home birth risk review 'political': MD
U.S. journal editor defends finding of higher mortality for home births
Jul 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/02/home-births-safety.html
Jul 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/02/home-births-safety.html
Stelmach’s timely reminder of American self-interest
The Alberta government’s ad in The Washington Post, making the case for the oil sands in the United States, is both necessary and appropriate
Jul 2, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/stelmachs-timely-reminder-of-american-self-interest/article1627132/
Jul 2, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/stelmachs-timely-reminder-of-american-self-interest/article1627132/
Oil spills increase arsenic in oceans: study
'A potential new environmental danger'
Jul 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/02/oil-spill-arsenic.html
Jul 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/02/oil-spill-arsenic.html
Don’t base MS cure on hope: Paper
Jul 1, 2010
Kathryn Blaze Carlson
National Post
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/base+cure+hope+Paper/3223856/story.html
Kathryn Blaze Carlson
National Post
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/base+cure+hope+Paper/3223856/story.html
Researchers ask Canada to ban asbestos
Group is calling for global ban on the mining and use of the mineral
Jul 1, 2010
Julie Steenhuysen
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/researchers-ask-canada-to-ban-asbestos/article1625512/
Jul 1, 2010
Julie Steenhuysen
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/researchers-ask-canada-to-ban-asbestos/article1625512/
The genetics of ageing: Methuselah decoded
A new test can forecast extreme longevity
Jul 1, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16479276
Jul 1, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16479276
Ocean acidification: The other carbon-dioxide problem
Acidification threatens the world’s oceans, but quantifying the risks is hard
Jul 1, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16479264
Jul 1, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16479264
What the beluga can teach us about ourselves
Jun 30, 2010
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/science-matters-what-the-beluga-can-teach-us-about-ourselves-97472704.html
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/science-matters-what-the-beluga-can-teach-us-about-ourselves-97472704.html
Areva, N.B. discuss 2nd nuclear reactor
French nuclear giant looking to build clean energy parks
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/30/nb-areva-nuclear-reactor-532.html
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/30/nb-areva-nuclear-reactor-532.html
Oil-tainted seafood worries U.S. agencies
Agreement aims to keep contaminated seafood out of circulation
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/30/con-gulf-fishing.html
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/30/con-gulf-fishing.html
Windmills kill more birds
A double standard applies to the ‘Cuisinarts of the Air’
Jun 30, 2010
Diane Katz
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/30/windmills-kill-more-birds/
Jun 30, 2010
Diane Katz
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/30/windmills-kill-more-birds/
Don't revive asbestos mine: cancer society
Quebec government considering investment in dying Jeffrey mine
Jun 29, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/29/mtl-cancer-society-asbestos-industry.html
Jun 29, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/29/mtl-cancer-society-asbestos-industry.html
'We need a carbon tax'
Harvard professor urges Canadians not to follow the U.S. path
Jun 29, 2010
Lynn Moore
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/need+carbon/3214419/story.html
Jun 29, 2010
Lynn Moore
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/need+carbon/3214419/story.html
Many popular baby foods high in sugar: Study
Jun 29, 2010
Tamara Gignac
Calgary Herald
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Many+popular+baby+foods+high+sugar+Study/3215410/story.html
Tamara Gignac
Calgary Herald
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Many+popular+baby+foods+high+sugar+Study/3215410/story.html
The Canadian Space Agency Invests in Concept Studies
Potential Future Mission to Venus, an Asteroid or the Moon
Jun 29, 2010
CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/The-Canadian-Space-Agency-Invests-in-Concept-Studies-1283018.htm
Jun 29, 2010
CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/The-Canadian-Space-Agency-Invests-in-Concept-Studies-1283018.htm
The connected Arctic
A long way from anywhere, researchers are plugged into everywhere
Jun 29, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16472913
Jun 29, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16472913
Aerospace Innovation Taking Off In Toronto
McGuinty Government Supports Local Manufacturing And Job Creation
Jun 29, 2010
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2010/06/aerospace-innovation-taking-off-in-toronto.html
Jun 29, 2010
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2010/06/aerospace-innovation-taking-off-in-toronto.html
Portugal's experience points to drug solution
Political will needed but Tories going other way
Jun 29, 2010
Ethan Baron
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Portugal+experience+points+drug+solution/3214518/story.html
Jun 29, 2010
Ethan Baron
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Portugal+experience+points+drug+solution/3214518/story.html
Carbon capture concerns raised
Jun 28, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/28/carbon-capture-storage.html
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/28/carbon-capture-storage.html
Maine firm eyes N.B. tidal power options
Irving Oil decision to kill its tidal power plans sparks interest in Maine
Jun 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/28/nb-tidal-power-maine-610.html
Jun 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/28/nb-tidal-power-maine-610.html
Weed Control Part 2: 'Still treated as criminals'
Medical marijuana growers face obstacles, while police still see issues
Jun 27, 2010
David Hutton
The StarPhoenix
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Weed+Control+Part+Still+treated+criminals/3204415/story.html
Jun 27, 2010
David Hutton
The StarPhoenix
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Weed+Control+Part+Still+treated+criminals/3204415/story.html
Beef up rules on prescription drugs, inquest urges
Coroner’s inquest into suicide of Ontario teen recommends sweeping changes to drug safety regulations
Jun 28, 2010
Adrian Morrow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/beef-up-rules-on-prescription-drugs-inquest-urges/article1622095/
Jun 28, 2010
Adrian Morrow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/beef-up-rules-on-prescription-drugs-inquest-urges/article1622095/
New Avandia study raises more questions about diabetes
The diabetes drug is under fire again as the U.S FDA gets ready to examine its risks and benefits Jun 28, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-avandia-study-raises-more-questions-about-diabetes/article1622006/
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-avandia-study-raises-more-questions-about-diabetes/article1622006/
Medical journal urges caution over new MS treatment
Canada's top medical journal urges caution over new MS treatment
Jun 28, 2010
Megan Ogilvie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/829834--medical-journal-urges-caution-over-new-ms-treatment
Jun 28, 2010
Megan Ogilvie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/829834--medical-journal-urges-caution-over-new-ms-treatment
MS patients going in droves for unproven therapy
June 28, 2010
Helen Branswell
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/829735--ms-patients-going-in-droves-for-unproven-therapy
Helen Branswell
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/829735--ms-patients-going-in-droves-for-unproven-therapy
Magnitude of global warming uncertain: Survey
Jun 28, 2010
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Magnitude+global+warming+uncertain+survey+finds/3212837/story.html
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Magnitude+global+warming+uncertain+survey+finds/3212837/story.html
R&D, plus vision equals success
Instrument Concepts enjoys strong rep
Jun 28, 2010
MARTHA WILSON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1189449.html
Jun 28, 2010
MARTHA WILSON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1189449.html
Canary in a coal mine
Jun 28, 2010
Larry Sampson
New Brunswick Business Journal
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1112823
Larry Sampson
New Brunswick Business Journal
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1112823
Rx&D and the 2010-2013 Québec Research and Innovation Strategy: A Shared Vision, A Common Direction
Jun 28, 2010
CANADA'S RESEARCH-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES (RX&D)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2010/28/c8903.html
CANADA'S RESEARCH-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES (RX&D)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2010/28/c8903.html
Good bugs, bad bugs and bugbears of farming
Federal government scientists seek out beneficial insects in effort to control crop pests
Jun 27, 2010
Brian Lewis
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/life/Good+bugs+bugs+bugbears+farming/3207713/story.html
Jun 27, 2010
Brian Lewis
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/life/Good+bugs+bugs+bugbears+farming/3207713/story.html
PM should end fossil fuel subsidy at summit: poll
Jun 26, 2010
Mike Desouza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/should+fossil+fuel+subsidy+summit+poll/3204612/story.html
Mike Desouza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/should+fossil+fuel+subsidy+summit+poll/3204612/story.html
Oil spill cleanup technology underfunded
Jun 26, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/26/oil-cleanup-technology.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/26/oil-cleanup-technology.html
Commissioner of Patents proposes to advance the examination of patent applications related to green technology
May 19, 2010
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr02462.html
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr02462.html