Brain food I: the post-doctoral trap

Post-docs stand to take a substantial tax hit
Jul 6, 2010
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/07/06/brain-food-i-the-post-doctoral-trap/

Brain food II: Smart aid for Africa

If you unleash some of those hundreds of millions of minds you help Africa and you help the world
Jul 6, 2010
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/07/06/brain-food-ii-smart-aid-for-africa/

PM announces creation of 70 new fellowships to attract scientists to Canada

July 7, 2010
Brent Davis
Waterloo Record
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/741203

PM announces funds for science education — here and in Africa

Jul 6, 2010
Adrian Humphreys
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Young+Einsteins+Canada+gives+African+education+project/3242978/story.html

Ottawa pledges $20-million for science education in Africa

Announcement made as PM meets with Stephen Hawking in Waterloo
Jul 6, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-pledges-20-million-for-science-education-in-africa/article1630506/

PM announces Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, support for Next Einstein Initiative

Fellowships will establish Canada as a global leader in research; Next Einstein Initiative to help best young minds in Africa
Jul 6, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&pageId=26&id=3529

Merck shutting Montreal R&D plant

Closure will affect 180 researchers; part of company's continuing consolidation following acquisition of Schering-Plough last November
Jul 8, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/merck-shutting-montreal-rd-plant/article1632778/

Merck & Co. to shut Montreal research lab

Jul 8, 2010
Nicolas Van Praet
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news/Merck+shut+Montrael+research/3250774/story.html

Federal Government Scrapping The Census Long-Form: What Will It Mean for Evidence-Based Policy?

July 8, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainnes
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/07/08/census/

Climategate shows the need to raise the bar on transparency

Those dealing with issues of great public interest and consequence, even if they are not public officials, have a duty to be transparent and accountable in their work
Jul 8, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/climategate-shows-the-need-to-raise-the-bar-on-transparency/article1632137/

Deepwater oil exploration too risky: NDP

Gulf of Mexico disaster brings new scrutiny to N.L. industry
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/deepwater-exploration-cnlopb-flemish-708.html

Plug-in hybrid battery gets federal boost

18 companies get total of $40M in clean-tech funds
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/electrovaya-chrysler-sdtc.html

Areva, N.B. reveal nuclear plans

French company considers second N.B. reactor
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/nb-nuclear-letter.html

Ottawa should come to its census: Stop dogging Statscan

The federal government is undermining Statistics Canada’s ability to collect data and undertake analyses that are the bedrock of sound public policies
Jul 7, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ottawa-should-come-to-its-census-stop-dogging-statscan/article1632193/

Census revamp prompts debate over the right to reliable data

Business community attacks change that makes long-form survey voluntary
Jul 7, 2010
Tim Kiladze and Sarah Boesveld
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/census-revamp-prompts-debate-over-the-right-to-reliable-data/article1632390/

Don't cut long census form: Liberals

Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/07/07/liberals-census.html

'Climategate' scientists honest: report

But climate researchers at University of East Anglia weren't open enough, inquiry finds
Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/climategate-report-east-anglia.html

UK climate data was not tampered with

Science sound despite researchers' lack of openness, inquiry finds
Jul 7, 2010
Zeeya Merali
Nature
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100707/full/news.2010.335.html

The heat is on: ClimateGate's harsh lesson for science

An investigation into hacked e-mails clears scientists of wrongdoing, but doesn't let them off the hook
Jul 7, 2010
Andrew Leonard
Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/news/global_warming/?story=/tech/htww/2010/07/07/climategate_investigation

'Climategate' review: verdict

Our panel of commentators give their verdict on the Muir Russell review into the hacked 'climategate' emails
Jul 7, 2010
Raymond Bradley, Michael E Mann, Gavin Schmidt, Mike Hulme, Myles Allen, Ross McKitrick
guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/jul/07/climategate-review-expert-verdict

Energy panels a world apart

Obama’s offshore drilling review group includes environmental activists, while Harper’s National Energy Board has ties to oil industry
Jul 7, 2010
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/energy-panels-a-world-apart/article1632251/

Chalk River safe to reopen, nuclear watchdog declares

AECL expects medical-isotope production to resume by end of July
Jul 7, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/chalk-river-safe-to-reopen-nuclear-watchdog-declares/article1632060/

Conservationists warn of pipeline dangers

Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/edmonton-keystone-alberta-texas-conservation.html

Minister defends lumping AECL sale into ‘Christmas tree’ budget bill

Jul 7, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/minister-defends-lumping-aecl-sale-into-christmas-tree-budget-bill/article1631795/

Former federal fisheries scientist resigns from Cohen commission of inquiry into Fraser salmon

Jul 7, 2010
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/thewest/Former+federal+fisheries+scientist+resigns+from+Cohen+commission+inquiry+into+Fraser+salmon/3246811/story.html

N.S. national park named night sky preserve

Kejimkujik National Park to be free of light pollution
Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/ns-dark-sky-preserve-kejimkujik.html

EU wants ban on cloned animal meat

Canada allows production but not consumption
Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/con-cloned-food.html

Melamine limits set by world food group

Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/who-melamine-limits.html

Lyme disease on the rise

Victims struggle with debilitating complications because doctors can’t agree on symptoms, tests or even treatment
Jul 7, 2010
Paul McLaughlin
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/833115--lyme-disease-on-the-rise

Port Colborne residents win $36 million for nickel contamination

Property values hurt, judge rules in Ontario’s first environmental class action trial
Jul 7, 2010
Tracey Tyler
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/833472--port-colborne-residents-win-36-million-for-nickel-contamination

New TB cases in N.W.T. community

Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/deline-tb-infections.html

Green blackout

Toronto desperately needs a new transmission line to ­prevent power failures, but environmentalists have blocked it
Jul 7, 2010
Tom Adams
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/07/07/green-blackout/

Dutch take blame for UN climate report error

Despite errors in report, fundamental message sound
Jul 6, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/dutch-climate-report-error.html

Alberta's boreal forest protected: minister

Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/edmonton-alberta-knight-boreal-forest-reaction.html

Alberta's grizzly bears at risk: U.S. group

Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/edmonton-alberta-grizzly-bear-warning-conservation-group.html

Ontario’s aging grid puts province at risk of more blackouts

Hydro One's tired system is just another factor that can lead to more outages, just as the temperature rises and demand skyrockets
Jul 6, 2010
Karen Howlett and Ann Hui
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-aging-grid-puts-province-at-risk-of-more-blackouts/article1631045/

Quebec cancer walk nixed over asbestos spat

Jul 6, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/06/montreal-cp-asbestos-cancels-cancer-walk.html

Sunscreen concerns raised by medical journal

Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/06/con-cmaj-sunscreen.html

AC reliance leads to eco-guilt during Central Canada heat wave

In times of extreme heat, even the greenest can’t resist turning to their energy-guzzling air conditioners for comfort
Jul 6, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ac-reliance-leads-to-eco-guilt-during-central-canada-heat-wave/article1630994/

Drowned crops top agenda as agriculture ministers meet

With millions of hectares unseeded after downpours, farmers are seeking financial aid
Jul 6, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/drowned-crops-top-agenda-as-agriculture-ministers-meet/article1630259/

Hurricanes forecast to be bigger, more frequent

La Nina creating conditions for powerful storms
Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/ns-hurricane-forecast.html

Health Canada besieged on the frontline defending against toxic jewelry

Jul 6, 2010
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Health+Canada+frontline+against+toxic+jewelry/3240885/story.html

Barriers may not cut suicides: study

Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/07/06/suicide-barriers.html

Free-roaming herds best way to save Canada's wild bison: scientist

Jul 6, 2010
Hanneke Brooymans
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Free+roaming+herds+best+save+Canada+wild+bison+scientist/3242645/story.html

Why you should care about the sudden demise of the mandatory long census form

Industry Minister Tony Clement’s decision weakens democracy, hobbles the economy and dumbs down government
Jul 6, 2010
David Eaves
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/why-you-should-care-about-the-long-census-forms-demise/article1630413/

Save the census (II)

Jul 6, 2010
Stephen Gordon
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/06/stephen-gordon-save-the-census-ii/

Save the census

Jul 6, 2010
Dan Arnold
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/06/dan-arnold-save-the-census/

Relief well rules under review at NEB

While regulators for the Gulf and Atlantic Canada aren’t likely to adopt such a costly approach, in the Arctic it’s a different story
Jul 4, 2010
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/relief-well-rules-under-review-at-neb/article1628064/

Alarm on cuts to detailed census questionnaire spreads to business groups

Jul 2, 2010
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=n3835988

Former StatsCan head slams census decision by Tories

Jul 1, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/municipal-social-planners-caught-off-guard-by-census-slash-97514599.html

Tories scrap mandatory long-form census

StatsCan says quality of data will suffer
Jun 29, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-scrap-mandatory-long-form-census/article1623458/

Government of Canada Leading Forest Sector Renewal by Investing in Environmental Improvements at DMI's Peace River Pulp Division

Jul 8, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Leading-Forest-Sector-Renewal-Investing-Environmental-Improvements-1287531.htm

Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Invests in New Clean Energy Project in Alberta

Jul 7, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Natural-Resources-Canada-Government-Canada-Invests-New-Clean-Energy-Project-Alberta-1286947.htm

Government of Canada Leading Forest Sector Renewal: New Investment Announced for Environmental Improvements at Canfor Pulp

Jul 7, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Leading-Forest-Sector-Renewal-New-Investment-Announced-Environmental-1286842.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Community Environmental Projects in the Bow Valley Corridor

Jul 7, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Invests-Community-Environmental-Projects-Bow-Valley-Corridor-1286779.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Community Environmental Projects in Metro Vancouver

Jul 7, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-Metro-Vancouver-1286791.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Clean Energy Technology in British Columbia

Jul 6, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Clean-Energy-Technology-in-British-Columbia-1286146.htm