A new system for allocating one of Canada’s most important grants program for university scientists leads to upsets in who gets funding.
Jun 13, 2011
John Lorinc
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/changes-to-nserc-discovery-grants.aspx
The goal of the Science Canada website is to highlight science policy issues in Canada's political arena and media.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Quebec’s research funds will remain autonomous
All three funds will be merged under Fonds Recherche Québec, but each will maintain its own board of directors.
Jun 13, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/quebecs-research-funds-will-remain-autonomous.aspx
Jun 13, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/quebecs-research-funds-will-remain-autonomous.aspx
Government slashes spending at NRC by 20%
Retirees likely to be approached first in effort to cut 25 science jobs
Jun 15, 2011
CHRIS COBB
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Government+slashes+spending/4953501/story.html
Jun 15, 2011
CHRIS COBB
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Government+slashes+spending/4953501/story.html
Government of Canada Supports Innovation in Kingston
Jun 17, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-kingston-1528326.htm
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-kingston-1528326.htm
Cracking the science ceiling
Programs to encourage women to choose science, engineering yield results
Jun 15, 2011
Derek Sankey
Postmedia News
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Cracking+science+ceiling/4947720/story.html
Jun 15, 2011
Derek Sankey
Postmedia News
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Cracking+science+ceiling/4947720/story.html
Universities have ‘lost their way’ on undergraduate education
We can do better to improve the student experience, senior administrators.
Jun 13, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/universities-have-lost-their-way-on-undergraduate-education.aspx
Jun 13, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/universities-have-lost-their-way-on-undergraduate-education.aspx
The devaluation of higher learning
'Students will exit university and end up with the same job they would have without attending'
Jun 11, 2011
Joanne Laucius
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/todays-paper/devaluation+higher+learning/4931270/story.html?id=4931270
Jun 11, 2011
Joanne Laucius
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/todays-paper/devaluation+higher+learning/4931270/story.html?id=4931270
These cures are no longer science fiction
Regenerative medicine can transform the delivery of health care, with lower costs, and faster and more effective treatments
Jun 16, 2011
Robert McEwen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/these-cures-are-no-longer-science-fiction/article2062110/
Jun 16, 2011
Robert McEwen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/these-cures-are-no-longer-science-fiction/article2062110/
Acfas conference goes totally green
Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop’s University host an “environmentally responsible” gathering of 5,000 researchers.
Jun 13, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/acfas-conference-goes-totally-green.aspx
Jun 13, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/acfas-conference-goes-totally-green.aspx
Six suggestions for presidents to improve undergraduate education
An open letter.
Jun 13, 2011
Arshad Ahmad
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/six-suggestions-for-presidents-to-improve-undergraduate-education.aspx
Jun 13, 2011
Arshad Ahmad
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/six-suggestions-for-presidents-to-improve-undergraduate-education.aspx
Thoughts on tuition
All-quiet masks problems on the tuition front.
Jun 13, 2011
Doug Owram
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/thoughts-on-tuition.aspx
Jun 13, 2011
Doug Owram
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/thoughts-on-tuition.aspx
New POSTnotes from Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Jun 2011
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Informal STEM Education: http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn_382-informal-science-education.pdf
Mental Capacity and Healthcare: http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn_381-mental-capacity-and-healthcare.pdf
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Informal STEM Education: http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn_382-informal-science-education.pdf
Mental Capacity and Healthcare: http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn_381-mental-capacity-and-healthcare.pdf
Council of Canadian Academies E-News June 2011
Jun 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/council%20news/june2011.html
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/council%20news/june2011.html
NSERC InPartnership Newsletter
Jun 2011
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC)
http://www.nsercpartnerships.ca/Bulletins/bulletinhtml.asp
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC)
http://www.nsercpartnerships.ca/Bulletins/bulletinhtml.asp
The Ones to Watch: A Pharma Matters Report
A review of January - March 2011
Jun 2011
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/TOTW_Q2_2011.pdf
Jun 2011
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/TOTW_Q2_2011.pdf
North American Electricity: Escalating Prices Possible Unless Infrastructure Investment Barriers are Eased
May 30, 2011
Gerry Angevine & Carlos Murillo
Fraser Institute
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/north-american-electricity.pdf
Gerry Angevine & Carlos Murillo
Fraser Institute
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/north-american-electricity.pdf
Pain in the Asbestos Mines
Somehow, the Tories (and other political parties) keep on defending Canada's asbestos industry.
Jun 17, 2011
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/5691-pain-in-the-asbestos-mines
Jun 17, 2011
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/5691-pain-in-the-asbestos-mines
Canadian Cancer Society Statement about Betty Fox's Death
Jun 17, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/17/c7373.html
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/17/c7373.html
France recalls hamburgers after E. coli scare
Jun 16, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/16/e-coli-france-hamburgers.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/16/e-coli-france-hamburgers.html
Major National Study finds there is significant work to be done to improve the quality of stroke care in Canada
Canadians are not recognizing the symptoms of stroke
Jun 16, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/16/c6606.html
Jun 16, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/16/c6606.html
NDP resurrects climate change bill
Jun 15, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/15/pol-climate-change-accountability.html
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/15/pol-climate-change-accountability.html
Protecting the sharks
Each year it’s estimated that some 70 million sharks end up slowly dying at the bottom of our oceans, their fins sliced off for the dubious pleasure of a bowl of soup in a restaurant.
Jun 15, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1008774--protecting-the-sharks
Jun 15, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1008774--protecting-the-sharks
Antipsychotic Drugs: Labelling Update Regarding the Risk of Abnormal Muscle Movements and Withdrawal Symptoms in Newborns Exposed During Pregnancy
Supporting Biomedical Innovation To Create New Jobs
Ontario is helping Hamilton's Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) undertake one of the largest studies led by Canadian scientists.
Jun 15, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/06/supporting-biomedical-innovation-to-create-new-jobs.html
Jun 15, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/06/supporting-biomedical-innovation-to-create-new-jobs.html
Science meets art as the Ontario Science Centre showcases the beauty behind stem cells with Super Cells: The Wonder of Stem Cells
June 1 to October 1, 2011
Jun 15, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/15/c6181.html
Jun 15, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/15/c6181.html
The best kept secret in health care
Community health centres treat people, not just their symptoms
Jun 14, 2011
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1008807--goar-the-best-kept-secret-in-health-care
Jun 14, 2011
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1008807--goar-the-best-kept-secret-in-health-care
Ontario power: Don’t give in to energy NIMBYs
Two years ago Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said NIMBYism would “no longer prevail,” yet it seems to be thriving
Jun 14, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1008037--don-t-give-in-to-energy-nimbys
Jun 14, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1008037--don-t-give-in-to-energy-nimbys
Asbestos: 'Magic' mineral was once Canada's gold
Critics decry Canadian production but industry, government says it's safe
Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/06/12/f-backgrounder-asbestos.html
Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/06/12/f-backgrounder-asbestos.html
Asbestos back in the spotlight
Support is needed for adding chrysotile asbestos to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals
Jun 14, 2011
Fe de Leon and Sarah Miller
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1008808--asbestos-back-in-the-spotlight
Jun 14, 2011
Fe de Leon and Sarah Miller
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1008808--asbestos-back-in-the-spotlight
Sunscreen rules toughened in U.S.
New rules coming for Canadian consumers
Jun 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/suncreen-fda.html
Jun 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/suncreen-fda.html
Clean Energy Project In Lower Mattagami Creating 550 Local Jobs
Northern Ontario's first major hydroelectric project in 40 years is making good progress and is now 20 per cent complete.
Jun 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/06/clean-energy-project-in-lower-mattagami-creating-550-local-jobs.html
Jun 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/06/clean-energy-project-in-lower-mattagami-creating-550-local-jobs.html
Ajax Copper-Gold Mine Project Availability of $50,000 to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
Jun 14, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/14/c5740.html
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/14/c5740.html
Our turbine problem is aesthetic
If we can’t stop them, we should humanize them. Dutch windmills are a better model
Jun 13, 2011
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/our-turbine-problem-is-aesthetic/article2056253/
Jun 13, 2011
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/our-turbine-problem-is-aesthetic/article2056253/
A Space Legacy
How Canadian researchers are continuing the nation’s 60-year record of excellence in aerospace.
Jun 13, 2011
Tim Johnson
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-space-legacy.aspx
Jun 13, 2011
Tim Johnson
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-space-legacy.aspx
Researcher taps into dandelions’ potential
University of Guelph prof. finds a use for the little yellow flowers.
Jun 13, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/researcher-taps-into-dandelions-potential.aspx
Jun 13, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/researcher-taps-into-dandelions-potential.aspx
Surgery podcasts go viral
Learn the basics of a medical condition through an audio recording.
Jun 13, 2011
Tara Siebarth
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/surgery-podcasts-go-viral.aspx
Jun 13, 2011
Tara Siebarth
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/surgery-podcasts-go-viral.aspx
Councillors back proposal to ban shark-fin soup in Toronto
Jun 13, 2011
PATRICK WHITE AND KIM MACKRAEL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/councillors-back-proposal-to-ban-shark-fin-soup-in-the-city/article2058786/
PATRICK WHITE AND KIM MACKRAEL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/councillors-back-proposal-to-ban-shark-fin-soup-in-the-city/article2058786/
Driving the Future Of Automotive Research
Ontario's industry leaders, top researchers and some of the best and brightest students now have a state-of-the-art facility to create and test the newest automotive innovations.
Jun 13, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/06/driving-the-future-of-automotive-research.html
Jun 13, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/06/driving-the-future-of-automotive-research.html
Team From NRC Recognized for Developing Neurosurgical Simulator
Helping Canada be a world leader in next-generation virtual medical simulation
June 13, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/team-from-nrc-recognized-for-developing-neurosurgical-simulator-1526025.htm
June 13, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/team-from-nrc-recognized-for-developing-neurosurgical-simulator-1526025.htm
Agricultural Research Celebrating its Roots
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Commemorates 125 Years of Scientific Advances
June 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/agricultural-research-celebrating-its-roots-1525983.htm
June 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/agricultural-research-celebrating-its-roots-1525983.htm
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research's Technology Expo 2011 to feature new cancer-related innovations
Jun 13, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/13/c5239.html
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/13/c5239.html
Painkiller plague: Valuable lessons from Down Under
Canada has experienced an alarming increase in unintentional prescription painkiller deaths
Jun 12, 2011
Ann Silversides
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1006796--painkiller-plague-valuable-lessons-from-down-under
Jun 12, 2011
Ann Silversides
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1006796--painkiller-plague-valuable-lessons-from-down-under
Mobile phones and health: Voices in the head
Fears about the safety of mobile phones are overdone
Jun 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/mobile-phones-and-health
Jun 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/mobile-phones-and-health
Manufacturing Investment Creating 80 New Jobs In West Nipissing
Ontario is helping Jennmar - North America's largest manufacturer of mining construction products - establish its first Canadian facility and create up to 80 new jobs in Sturgeon Falls.
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/06/manufacturing-investment-creating-80-new-jobs-in-west-nipissing.html
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/06/manufacturing-investment-creating-80-new-jobs-in-west-nipissing.html
New Training For Jobs In Dryden
In Dryden, 240 northerners will begin training this year that will prepare them for good jobs in the forestry sector.
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-training-for-jobs-in-dryden.html
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-training-for-jobs-in-dryden.html
Ontario Strengthening Patient Safety
Ontario is taking action to improve Ontarians' safety by proposing to set quality and safety standards for non-emergency medical transfer services.
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/06/ontario-strengthening-patient-safety.html
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/06/ontario-strengthening-patient-safety.html
Monday, June 13, 2011
Building a ‘Green Canada’ brand
Jun 13, 2011
Christopher Hoyt, Victor Sant’Anna, Andre Albinati
iPolitics
http://ipolitics.ca/2011/06/13/seechange-building-a-green-canada-brand/
Christopher Hoyt, Victor Sant’Anna, Andre Albinati
iPolitics
http://ipolitics.ca/2011/06/13/seechange-building-a-green-canada-brand/
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Environment and energy ignored in election, but a big part of “winning the future”
Velma McColl
IRPP Policy Options May 2011
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/jun11/mccoll.pdf
IRPP Policy Options May 2011
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/jun11/mccoll.pdf
Is Oil the New Cod? Resource Redux in Newfoundland and Labrador
Jun 8, 2011
Martin Prosperity Institute
http://martinprosperity.org/images/stories/jmc/cache/mpi-is-oil-the-new-cod.pdf
Martin Prosperity Institute
http://martinprosperity.org/images/stories/jmc/cache/mpi-is-oil-the-new-cod.pdf
Canada not responding to global food crisis
Our agricultural policies are stuck in the 1970s
Jun 11, 2011
Dan Gardner
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Canada+responding+global+food+crisis/4930870/story.html?cid=megadrop_story
Jun 11, 2011
Dan Gardner
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Canada+responding+global+food+crisis/4930870/story.html?cid=megadrop_story
Medical devices lack testing
Regulation at Health Canada 'unsatisfactory'
Jun 10, 2011
SARAH SCHMIDT
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Medical+devices+lack+testing/4922755/story.html
Jun 10, 2011
SARAH SCHMIDT
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Medical+devices+lack+testing/4922755/story.html
Germany decides sprouts are to blame for E. coli outbreak
Jun 10, 2011
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and DAVID RISING
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/germany-decides-sprouts-are-to-blame-for-e-coli-outbreak/article2055125/
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and DAVID RISING
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/germany-decides-sprouts-are-to-blame-for-e-coli-outbreak/article2055125/
Salad eaters beware. Raw sprouts have hidden dangers
Jun 10, 2011
MARIA CHENG
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/salad-eaters-beware-raw-sprouts-have-hidden-dangers/article2056049/
MARIA CHENG
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/salad-eaters-beware-raw-sprouts-have-hidden-dangers/article2056049/
Ocean-watching satellite launches
Canada participating in mission
Jun 10, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/10/science-ocean-satellite.html
Jun 10, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/10/science-ocean-satellite.html
Professor challenges ban on pesticides in Nanaimo
VIU instructor says no science supports city's list of banned substances
Jun 10, 2011
Darrell Bellaart
The Daily News
http://www.canada.com/Professor+challenges+pesticides+Nanaimo/4925049/story.html
Jun 10, 2011
Darrell Bellaart
The Daily News
http://www.canada.com/Professor+challenges+pesticides+Nanaimo/4925049/story.html
Ontario Supports Film Industry Innovation, Creates 18 Jobs
McGuinty Government Helps Kitchener Company Bring New Technology To Market
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/IAF061011.asp
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/IAF061011.asp
Announcement of Collaborative Health Research Projects Program
Speaking Points for The Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP, Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Jun 9, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06524.html
Jun 9, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06524.html
Disparate prescriptions in desperate times
Canadians attending the CMA's town hall meetings on health care transformation offered at vast range of diagnoses about the ailments of the health care system, and as vast a range of prescriptions.
Jun 9, 2011
Wayne Kondro
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/9june11_disparate-prescriptions-in-desperate-times.dtl
Jun 9, 2011
Wayne Kondro
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/9june11_disparate-prescriptions-in-desperate-times.dtl
Making the case for vaccines
Jun 9, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-policy/making-the-case-for-vaccines/article2054835/
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-policy/making-the-case-for-vaccines/article2054835/
2 elements added to periodic table
No permanent names yet for elements 114 and 116
Jun 9, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/09/science-elements-periodic-table.html
Jun 9, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/09/science-elements-periodic-table.html
Cancer therapy: Taking aim sooner
If personalised medicine is to achieve its full potential, it should be used earlier on in clinical trials
Jun 9, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18802942
Jun 9, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18802942
Canadian Researchers Discover Method for Direct Measurement of the Quantum Wavefunction
Keeping Canada at the forefront of quantum research
Jun 9, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadian-researchers-discover-method-direct-measurement-quantum-wavefunction-1524983.htm
Jun 9, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadian-researchers-discover-method-direct-measurement-quantum-wavefunction-1524983.htm
Investing In Innovation To Create 70 New Jobs And Protect 300 Jobs
McGuinty Government Helps Biotech Company Drive Innovation In Mississauga
Jun 9, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/06/investing-in-innovation-to-create-70-new-jobs-and-protect-300-jobs.html
Jun 9, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/06/investing-in-innovation-to-create-70-new-jobs-and-protect-300-jobs.html
Supporting Innovation At University Of Windsor
Students will soon have a new state-of-the-art facility to help them study aerospace manufacturing and engineering in Windsor.
Jun 9, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/post-4.html
Jun 9, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/post-4.html
CFIA/Help Save Our Forests: Don't Move Firewood
Jun 9, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/cfia-help-save-our-forests-dont-move-firewood-1525132.htm
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/cfia-help-save-our-forests-dont-move-firewood-1525132.htm
How a child’s breakfast can improve health in old age
A new study of 17,000 Canadians over 16 years shows that children from families with lower educational and income levels are less healthy over time than their more affluent counterparts
Jun 8, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/how-a-childs-breakfast-can-improve-health-in-old-age/article2052411/
Jun 8, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/how-a-childs-breakfast-can-improve-health-in-old-age/article2052411/
Springer and Canada's International Development Research Centre launch new book series
Multi-disciplinary series to showcase emerging topics in economic, political, social, environmental, and technological development around the world
Jun 8, 2011
International Development Research Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/08/c3860.html
Jun 8, 2011
International Development Research Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/08/c3860.html
New Clean Energy Jobs For Chatham-Kent
Ontario's shift toward clean, renewable energy is strengthening the province's economy by attracting good jobs and investment opportunities for families in the Chatham-Kent area.
Jun 8, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/06/new-clean-energy-jobs-for-chatham-kent.html
Jun 8, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/06/new-clean-energy-jobs-for-chatham-kent.html
New Research Boat Supports Ontario Fisheries
A new research boat launched today on Lake Ontario will help manage the lake's fish population and support commercial and recreational fishing. The construction of the new boat also created 15 jobs.
Jun 8, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2011/06/new-research-boat-supports-ontario-fisheries.html
Jun 8, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2011/06/new-research-boat-supports-ontario-fisheries.html
Government of Canada Announces Progress on Marine Protection
Minister Ashfield announces three new Areas of Interest
June 8, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-announces-progress-on-marine-protection-1524427.htm
June 8, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-announces-progress-on-marine-protection-1524427.htm
Your Opinion is in Season! Join the Discussion on the Future of Agricultural Policy in Canada
Jun 8, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/your-opinion-is-season-join-discussion-on-future-agricultural-policy-canada-1524478.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/your-opinion-is-season-join-discussion-on-future-agricultural-policy-canada-1524461.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/your-opinion-is-season-join-discussion-on-future-agricultural-policy-canada-1524455.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/your-opinion-is-season-click-join-discussion-on-future-agricultural-policy-canada-1524517.htm
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/your-opinion-is-season-join-discussion-on-future-agricultural-policy-canada-1524478.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/your-opinion-is-season-join-discussion-on-future-agricultural-policy-canada-1524461.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/your-opinion-is-season-join-discussion-on-future-agricultural-policy-canada-1524455.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/your-opinion-is-season-click-join-discussion-on-future-agricultural-policy-canada-1524517.htm
"Arm Chair Forensic Scientists" experience the thrill of CSI: LIVE! at the Ontario Science Centre
This live-action stage performance takes place from June 6 to September 5, 2011
Jun 8, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/08/c3758.html
Jun 8, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/08/c3758.html
Proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project in Ontario
Availability of $150,000 to Support Participation in the Environmental Assessment-Phase II
Jun 8, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/08/c3578.html
Jun 8, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/08/c3578.html
More than 45 Canadians hospitalized every day due to self-injury
Report provides new measures of health system performance for mental health services
Jun 8, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/08/c3936.html
Jun 8, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/08/c3936.html
Afraid of a needle? Hospital staff must get flu shots
Too many health-care workers are failing to get flu protection, and that’s putting their patients at risk.
Jun 7, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1003680--hospital-staff-must-get-flu-shots
Jun 7, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1003680--hospital-staff-must-get-flu-shots
Ontario’s overlooked health crisis
Province spends just 3 cents out of every health-care dollar on mental illness — and Toronto is below the provincial average.
Jun 7, 2011
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1004318--goar-ontario-s-overlooked-health-crisis
Jun 7, 2011
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1004318--goar-ontario-s-overlooked-health-crisis
EU proposals in trade negotiations would wipe out savings from Ontario drug reforms
Jun 7, 2011
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/07/c3533.html
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/07/c3533.html
The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA): A $12-billion boost to the Canadian economy and an increase in bilateral trade by over 20%
Jun 7, 2011
Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/07/c3785.html
Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/07/c3785.html
Historic Drug Reforms Delivering Better Health Care For Ontarians
Ontarians now have access to more cancer drugs, receive new services from their local pharmacists, and get better value for their health care dollars thanks to drug system reforms.
Jun 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/06/historic-drug-reforms-delivering-better-health-care-for-ontarians.html
Jun 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/06/historic-drug-reforms-delivering-better-health-care-for-ontarians.html
More Spaces For Graduate Students
Ontario is creating 6,000 new spaces for students to enrol in masters and PhD programs at universities across the province by 2015-16.
Jun 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/more-spaces-for-graduate-students.html
Jun 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/more-spaces-for-graduate-students.html
Ontario Invests In Innovation, Creates More Than 20 New Jobs
McGuinty Government Helps Clean-Tech Company Turn the Corner
Jun 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/IDF060711.asp
Jun 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/IDF060711.asp
Minister Joe Oliver Highlights the Next Phase of Canada's Economic Action Plan's Benefits to Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area
Harper Government committed to a Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth
Jun 7, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-joe-oliver-highlights-next-phase-canadas-economic-action-plans-benefits-toronto-1523798.htm
Jun 7, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-joe-oliver-highlights-next-phase-canadas-economic-action-plans-benefits-toronto-1523798.htm
CFIA: Statement by Dr. Brian Evans
Chief Food Safety Officer (CFSO) /Chief Veterinary Officer of Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
June 7, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/cfia-statement-by-dr-brian-evans-1524002.htm
June 7, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/cfia-statement-by-dr-brian-evans-1524002.htm
Canada's food sector has a nourishing impact on economy and employment
Jun 7, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/07/c3357.html
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/07/c3357.html
Transmission corridor or World Heritage site?
Proposal to protect boreal forest threatened by plans for hydro development
Jun 6, 2011
David Israelson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1002692--transmission-corridor-or-world-heritage-site
Jun 6, 2011
David Israelson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1002692--transmission-corridor-or-world-heritage-site
Que. measles outbreak worsens
Health authorities call for vaccinations as number of reported cases grows
Jun 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/06/quebec-measles-outbreak.html
Jun 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/06/06/quebec-measles-outbreak.html
Obesity: The next health challenge
Effective public policy dramatically reduced smoking. It's time to take the same approach with obesity.
Jun 6, 2011
Dr. Ben Chan
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1002695--obesity-the-next-health-challenge
Jun 6, 2011
Dr. Ben Chan
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1002695--obesity-the-next-health-challenge
Ontario Invests in Innovation, Creates 90 New Jobs
Ontario is helping Entropex -- an innovative recycling company in Sarnia -- pilot new technology, generate local and global business opportunities and create 90 jobs for families.
Jun 6, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/06/ontario-invests-in-innovation-creates-90-new-jobs.html
Jun 6, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/06/ontario-invests-in-innovation-creates-90-new-jobs.html
Limited offer for free blood glucose monitoring kits
Association provides kits to Canadians living with diabetes as part of Compassionate Use Program
Jun 6, 2011
Canadian Diabetes Association
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/06/c2689.html
Jun 6, 2011
Canadian Diabetes Association
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/06/c2689.html
Death by cellphone? Put the fear industry on hold
Your mobile is harmless, unlike lawn mowers, deer and other everyday killers
Jun 4, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/death-by-cellphone-put-the-fear-industry-on-hold/article2046759/
Jun 4, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/death-by-cellphone-put-the-fear-industry-on-hold/article2046759/
Three decades of AIDS
Disease that first hit gay men in North America now is a plague among Africa’s poor
Jun 4, 2011
Dr. Philip Berger
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1002703--three-decades-of-aids
Jun 4, 2011
Dr. Philip Berger
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1002703--three-decades-of-aids
Fresh hope arises for finding a cure for AIDS
Jun 3, 2011
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/fresh-hope-arises-for-finding-a-cure-for-aids/article2046272/
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/fresh-hope-arises-for-finding-a-cure-for-aids/article2046272/
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Key to productivity is innovation, not invention
Creative management and product development can be more important than scientific breakthroughs
May 31, 2011
Roger Martin and James Milway
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1000453--key-to-productivity-is-innovation-not-invention
May 31, 2011
Roger Martin and James Milway
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1000453--key-to-productivity-is-innovation-not-invention
Canada’s innovation imperative
Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity - Report on Canada 2011
Jun 1, 2011
Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
http://www.competeprosper.ca/images/uploads/Report_on_Canada_2011_FINAL.pdf
Jun 1, 2011
Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
http://www.competeprosper.ca/images/uploads/Report_on_Canada_2011_FINAL.pdf
Towards Green Growth
The Green Growth Strategy provides concrete recommendations and measurement tools to support countries’ efforts to achieve economic growth and development, while at the same time ensure that natural assets continue to provide the ecosystem services on which our well being relies.
May 25, 2011
OECD
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/towards-green-growth_9789264111318-en
May 25, 2011
OECD
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/towards-green-growth_9789264111318-en
Is Canada's Innovation Performance Really So Bad?
Jun 3, 2011
Joshua Gans
Harvard Business Review
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/06/is_canadas_innovation_performa.html
Joshua Gans
Harvard Business Review
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/06/is_canadas_innovation_performa.html
Governor General to see projects bear fruit
Jun 2, 2011
Luisa D’Amato
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/542074--governor-general-to-see-projects-bear-fruit
Luisa D’Amato
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/542074--governor-general-to-see-projects-bear-fruit
New POSTnotes from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Jun 2011
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Evidence-Based Conservation: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_379-Evidence-Based-Conservation.pdf
Landscapes of the Future: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_380-Landscapes-of-the-Future.pdf
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Evidence-Based Conservation: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_379-Evidence-Based-Conservation.pdf
Landscapes of the Future: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_380-Landscapes-of-the-Future.pdf
Oilsands greenhouse gas emissions up in 2009
New calculation; Substantial rise in pollution: report
Jun 3, 2011
MIKE DE SOUZA
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Oilsands+greenhouse+emissions+2009/4884882/story.html
Jun 3, 2011
MIKE DE SOUZA
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Oilsands+greenhouse+emissions+2009/4884882/story.html
Hope for AIDS cure 30 years after 1st U.S. case
Jun 3, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/03/hiv-aids-anniversary.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/03/hiv-aids-anniversary.html
4 E. coli cases in U.S. linked to Germany
Germany may push for Spain to get aid following wrongful blame controversy
Jun 3, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/03/contaminated-veggies-europe.html
Jun 3, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/03/contaminated-veggies-europe.html
Canadian Cancer Society Funded Research Among Best of Best
Canadian Cancer Society funded research recognized among "Best of ASCO" to be released Saturday and Monday
Jun 3, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/03/c2611.html
Jun 3, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/03/c2611.html
Building A Clean Economy And Communities
McGuinty Government Partnering To Promote Sustainable Cities
Jun 3, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/OIA060311.asp
Jun 3, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/OIA060311.asp
WHO says European E. coli strain has never been seen before
Jun 2, 2011
MARIA CHENG and NATALIYA VASILYEVA
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/who-says-european-e-coli-strain-has-never-been-seen-before/article2044128/
MARIA CHENG and NATALIYA VASILYEVA
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/who-says-european-e-coli-strain-has-never-been-seen-before/article2044128/
'Super-toxic' E. coli blamed in European outbreak
Canada to increase testing of European vegetables
Jun 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/02/contaminated-vegetables-europe.html
Jun 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/02/contaminated-vegetables-europe.html
For $41-billion, Canadians deserve a straight answer
The next federal-provincial health care agreement needs to contain clearer measures to hold the provinces accountable for how they spend the money
Jun 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/for-41-billion-canadians-deserve-a-straight-answer/article2045014/
Jun 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/for-41-billion-canadians-deserve-a-straight-answer/article2045014/
AIDS: The 30 years war
Hard pounding is gradually bringing AIDS under control
Jun 2, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18772276
Jun 2, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18772276
International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change Announces Research Awards
Five Canadian and Developing Country Teams to Study Climate Change Adaptation
Jun 2, 2011
International Development Research Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/02/c2084.html
Jun 2, 2011
International Development Research Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/02/c2084.html
Elmtree Property Gold Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
Jun 2, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/02/c2127.html
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/02/c2127.html
Wrestling with Big Pharma
New Zealand leverages taxpayers’ bargaining power to get the best prices on drugs
Jun 1, 2011
Colleen M. Flood
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1001101--wrestling-with-big-pharma
Jun 1, 2011
Colleen M. Flood
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1001101--wrestling-with-big-pharma
Ottawa public-sector layoffs may be tip of the iceberg
Jun 1, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO AND JAMES ADAMS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-public-sector-layoffs-may-be-tip-of-the-iceberg/article2043917/
RENATA D’ALIESIO AND JAMES ADAMS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-public-sector-layoffs-may-be-tip-of-the-iceberg/article2043917/
Smoking gun elusive in deadly E. coli outbreak
Jun 1, 2011
DAVID RISING AND MIKE STOBBE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/smoking-gun-elusive-in-deadly-e-coli-outbreak/article2043859/
DAVID RISING AND MIKE STOBBE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/smoking-gun-elusive-in-deadly-e-coli-outbreak/article2043859/
Scientists eye algae as fuel
Project focuses on aircraft power
Jun 1, 2011
CLARE MELLOR
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1246283.html
Jun 1, 2011
CLARE MELLOR
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1246283.html
Institute releases Report on Canada 2011, Canada’s innovation imperative
Canada faces an innovation imperative. Our lackluster innovation record stands in the way of all Canadians realizing their full prosperity potential
Jun 1, 2011
Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/media/press_releases/institute_releases_report_on_canada_2011_canadas_innovation_imperative/
Jun 1, 2011
Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity
http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/media/press_releases/institute_releases_report_on_canada_2011_canadas_innovation_imperative/
Algal Biofuel Research Draws Attention From Governor General
Governor General tours NRC research facility in Nova Scotia
Jun 1, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/algal-biofuel-research-draws-attention-from-governor-general-1521192.htm
Jun 1, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/algal-biofuel-research-draws-attention-from-governor-general-1521192.htm
CQDM Welcomes Eli Lilly Canada, A Leading Innovative Pharmaceutical Company, to Support the Explore Program
Jun 1, 2011
Québec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/01/c9476.html
Québec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/01/c9476.html
Ajax Copper-Gold Mine Project - Public Comment Period and Open House
Jun 1, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/01/c9696.html
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/01/c9696.html
WHO agency warns cellphone use ‘possibly carcinogenic’
May 31, 2011
CARLY WEEKS AND IAIN MARLOW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/cancer/other-cancers/who-agency-warns-cellphone-use-possibly-carcinogenic/article2041461/
CARLY WEEKS AND IAIN MARLOW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/cancer/other-cancers/who-agency-warns-cellphone-use-possibly-carcinogenic/article2041461/
E. coli outbreak kills 2 more in Europe
Vegetable source in outbreak unclear
May 31, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/31/vegetables-contaminated-europe.html
May 31, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/31/vegetables-contaminated-europe.html
Food crisis will create millions more hungry: Oxfam
Demand for food to rise 70-90% by 2050 as production capacity drops: report
May 31, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/31/oxfam-food-report.html
May 31, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/31/oxfam-food-report.html
Canada's health-care promises not yet met
Some progress but long way to go on accord signed by all health ministers
May 31, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/31/pol-health-accord-report.html
May 31, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/31/pol-health-accord-report.html
Progress Report 2011: Health care renewal in Canada
May 31, 2011
Health Council of Canada
http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/docs/rpts/2011/progress/2011Progress_ENG.pdf
Health Council of Canada
http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/docs/rpts/2011/progress/2011Progress_ENG.pdf
Saving Brains: Unlocking Potential for Development
Request for Proposals Announcement
May 31, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/0684135b03/1315031809/cc0c5cfa91/
May 31, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/0684135b03/1315031809/cc0c5cfa91/
Education research helps under-achieving students
Deans of Education promise the best in education research for Canada's families
May 31, 2011
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/31/c9043.html
May 31, 2011
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/31/c9043.html
Ontario Science Centre puts its Eyes on the Skies
Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen recruited to launch Eyes on the Skies, a new planetarium program for toddlers
May 31, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/31/c9052.html
May 31, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/31/c9052.html
Europeans trade blame over E. coli outbreak
May 30, 2011
Don Melvin and Veronika Oleksyn
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/europeans-trade-blame-over-e-coli-outbreak/article2040098/
Don Melvin and Veronika Oleksyn
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/europeans-trade-blame-over-e-coli-outbreak/article2040098/
Toll climbs in European E. coli outbreak
May 30, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/toll-climbs-in-european-e-coli-outbreak/article2040566/
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/toll-climbs-in-european-e-coli-outbreak/article2040566/
Germany to shut down nuclear plants by 2022
May 30, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/05/30/germany-nuclear-shutdown.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/05/30/germany-nuclear-shutdown.html
Rising obesity rates pose a growing risk to Canadian health
May 30, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/30/c8656.html
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/30/c8656.html
BlackRock Mining Project - Public Consultation Period and Federal Funding Available
May 30, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/30/c8705.html
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/30/c8705.html
Global warming jeopardizing ice highways, study says
May 29, 2011
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/global-warming-jeopardizing-ice-highways-study-says/article2038904/
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/global-warming-jeopardizing-ice-highways-study-says/article2038904/
Canadian ‘lunabot’ takes NASA’s design prize
May 29, 2011
JAMES BRADSHAW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/canadian-lunabot-takes-nasas-design-prize/article2039313/
JAMES BRADSHAW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/canadian-lunabot-takes-nasas-design-prize/article2039313/
Forest conservation: Lidartector
How to tell if countries are cheating on their conservation commitments
May 26, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18741402
May 26, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18741402
The Anthropocene: A man-made world
Science is recognising humans as a geological force to be reckoned with
May 26, 2011 |
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18741749
May 26, 2011 |
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18741749
Medicine: There is no alternative
Virtually all alternative medicine is bunk; but the placebo effect is rather interesting
May 19, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18712290
May 19, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18712290