Nov 11, 2010
ADAM RADWANSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/foreign-scholarships-touch-off-ontario-culture-war/article1795839/
The goal of the Science Canada website is to highlight science policy issues in Canada's political arena and media.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Universities join the startup game
Nov 14, 2010
Karen Mazurkewich
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/Universities+join+startup+game/3828782/story.html
Karen Mazurkewich
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/Universities+join+startup+game/3828782/story.html
R&D field is 'chronically under-funded'
ICT: Province spends about 1% of GDP on research and development: NBIT
Nov 18, 2010
JON MACNEILL
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1313383
Nov 18, 2010
JON MACNEILL
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1313383
Don't hold back the brain gain
Nov 18, 2010
Allan Rock, Claude Lague, and Andre Lalonde
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/hold+back+brain+gain/3846564/story.html
Allan Rock, Claude Lague, and Andre Lalonde
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/hold+back+brain+gain/3846564/story.html
In praise of scholarships for foreign students
Nov 17, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/in-praise-of-scholarships-for-foreign-students/
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/in-praise-of-scholarships-for-foreign-students/
Ontario invests $15-million in brain research
Nov 15, 2010
ANNE McILROY and KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-invests-15-million-in-brain-research/article1799326/
ANNE McILROY and KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-invests-15-million-in-brain-research/article1799326/
Look Mom, I can do PCR! Benefits and Drawbacks of Formal Undergraduate Research Programs
Nov 15, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/11/15/look-mom-i-can-do-pcr-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-formal-undergraduate-research-programs/
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/11/15/look-mom-i-can-do-pcr-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-formal-undergraduate-research-programs/
From goat herder to scientific pioneer
A prestigious award is the latest chapter in a remarkable life
Nov 16, 2010
Ian MacLeod
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/From+goat+herder+scientific+pioneer/3833802/story.html
Nov 16, 2010
Ian MacLeod
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/From+goat+herder+scientific+pioneer/3833802/story.html
New P.E.I. university pitched by developer
Homburg University would focus on real estate
Nov 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/11/15/pei-homburg-university-584.html
Nov 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/11/15/pei-homburg-university-584.html
A Govt Versus Its People on Climate Change
The Canadian public is completely at odds with its own government on climate change, a new survey revealed Friday
Nov 19, 2010
Stephen Leahy
Inter Press Service
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=53611
Nov 19, 2010
Stephen Leahy
Inter Press Service
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=53611
The Senate was right to kill the climate-change bill
Proposed law sets irresponsible targets that would have cost thousands of jobs
Nov 19, 2010
TOM HARRIS
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Senate+right+kill+climate+change+bill/3853376/story.html
Nov 19, 2010
TOM HARRIS
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Senate+right+kill+climate+change+bill/3853376/story.html
Bluefin tuna cutback proposal scrapped
EU had wanted to slash current quota in half
Nov 18, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/18/tuna-bluefin-cutback-plan-abandoned.html
Nov 18, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/18/tuna-bluefin-cutback-plan-abandoned.html
Historic hydro pact signed between N.L., N.S.
Lower Churchill power to flow past Quebec, promises stable prices
Nov 18, 2010
John Gushue
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/18/nl-muskrat-deal-1118.html
Nov 18, 2010
John Gushue
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/18/nl-muskrat-deal-1118.html
Canada to strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention research in sub-Saharan Africa
Nov 18, 2010
International Development Research Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/18/c5538.html
International Development Research Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/18/c5538.html
Expert Panel on Biodiversity Science Calls for a Bold Vision
Nov 18, 2010
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/18/c5332.html
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/18/c5332.html
Killed climate change bill flawed: Harper
Defeating legislation passed by House unprecedented, opposition parties say
Nov 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/17/senate-climate-bill.html
Nov 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/17/senate-climate-bill.html
The climate-change file, post-Prentice: same old, same old
Hopes for serious action disappeared when the Republicans won a majority in the U.S. House
Nov 17, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-climate-change-file-post-prentice-same-old-same-old/article1801668/
Nov 17, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-climate-change-file-post-prentice-same-old-same-old/article1801668/
Port Hope mayor criticizes anti-nuclear activist
Caldicott warned about radioactive waste
Nov 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/17/port-hope-radioactive-soil-helen-caldicott.html
Nov 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/17/port-hope-radioactive-soil-helen-caldicott.html
CO2 considered water pollutant by U.S. agency
Nov 17, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/17/carbon-dioxide-water-epa.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/17/carbon-dioxide-water-epa.html
Pomegranate scientist barred from endorsements
Juice company disputes FTC's misleading advertising charges
Nov 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/17/con-pom-phd.html
Nov 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/17/con-pom-phd.html
Harper tough on crime but soft on facts
Charles Pascal
Nov 17, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/891822--harper-tough-on-crime-but-soft-on-facts
Nov 17, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/891822--harper-tough-on-crime-but-soft-on-facts
Mandatory minimums for drug crimes are a giant step backward for Canada
Bill S-10 will neither deter organized crime nor make any serious dent in our drug trade. What it will do is alarm the low-level street dealers
Nov 17, 2010
ERIKA SASSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/mandatory-minimums-for-drug-crimes-are-a-giant-step-backward-for-canada/article1801674/
Nov 17, 2010
ERIKA SASSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/mandatory-minimums-for-drug-crimes-are-a-giant-step-backward-for-canada/article1801674/
Webcast: Innovations in Gender, Sex, and Health Research - Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Gender and Health - Nov 22 & 23, 2010
Nov 17, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/17/c5254.html
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/17/c5254.html
CFI News Brief: New Ways to Harness Energy
Nov 17, 2010
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/CFI-News-Brief-New-Ways-to-Harness-Energy-1355542.htm
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/CFI-News-Brief-New-Ways-to-Harness-Energy-1355542.htm
Biological effects from exposure to EMF from cell towers and Wifi
Critique of the Levitt and Lai Article
Nov 16, 2010
Lorne Trottier
Skeptic North
http://www.skepticnorth.com/2010/11/levitt-and-lai-peddling-discredited-emf-science/
Nov 16, 2010
Lorne Trottier
Skeptic North
http://www.skepticnorth.com/2010/11/levitt-and-lai-peddling-discredited-emf-science/
Alberta opposition slams Horizon tailings pond
Worry mounts despite recent ERCB inspections showing containment
Nov 16, 2010
Keith Gerein
Edmonton Journal
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Alberta+opposition+slams+Horizon+tailings+pond/3831774/story.html
Nov 16, 2010
Keith Gerein
Edmonton Journal
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Alberta+opposition+slams+Horizon+tailings+pond/3831774/story.html
Water fluoridation meets its Waterloo
Nov 16, 2010
Tamsin McMahon
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Water+fluoridation+meets+Waterloo/3839306/story.html
Tamsin McMahon
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Water+fluoridation+meets+Waterloo/3839306/story.html
Supporting Brain Research
McGuinty Government Supports Better Health Care, Life Science Jobs
Nov 15, 2010
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2010/11/supporting-brain-research.html
Nov 15, 2010
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2010/11/supporting-brain-research.html
Does Ontario’s Green Energy Act pass the ‘net benefit’ test?
If we truly want to transform the electricity sector, then increasing the role of renewable technologies along a ‘smart grid’ is a better approach
Nov 15, 2010
JATIN NATHWANI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/does-ontarios-green-energy-act-pass-the-net-benefit-test/article1797190/
Nov 15, 2010
JATIN NATHWANI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/does-ontarios-green-energy-act-pass-the-net-benefit-test/article1797190/
Arctic's 'fiery ice' is potential new energy source
Scientists drill through permafrost to assess challenges in harnessing gas hydrates, a source of clean-burning methane
Nov 15, 2010
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Arctic+fiery+potential+energy+source/3829993/story.html
Nov 15, 2010
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Arctic+fiery+potential+energy+source/3829993/story.html
Baird steps in as acting environment minister, critics concerned
Government House Leader John Baird is also the acting environment minister and critics say the environment will be pushed to the backburner, again
Nov 15, 2010
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/environmentbaird-11-15-2010
Nov 15, 2010
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/environmentbaird-11-15-2010
Government of Canada takes action on childhood obesity
Nov 15, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/15/c4216.html
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/15/c4216.html
A Consumer's Guide to Understanding Green Claims and Labels in Canada
This guide explains some of the common green claims and labels you will see in Canada
Nov 2010
Office of Consumer Affairs, Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/vwapj/10-010-IC-Eco_logos_EN_WEB.pdf/$FILE/10-010-IC-Eco_logos_EN_WEB.pdf
Nov 2010
Office of Consumer Affairs, Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/vwapj/10-010-IC-Eco_logos_EN_WEB.pdf/$FILE/10-010-IC-Eco_logos_EN_WEB.pdf
Two Halifax professors win top national award for spinal cord research
Nov 12, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/12/c3877.html
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2010/12/c3877.html
Government of Canada Supports Innovation at Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses in National Capital Region
Economic Action Plan invests in jobs and growth through research and development
Nov 12, 2010
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Supports-Innovation-Small-Medium-Sized-Businesses-National-Capital-1352766.htm
Nov 12, 2010
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Supports-Innovation-Small-Medium-Sized-Businesses-National-Capital-1352766.htm