Science Canada: July 2011

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Bridging the gap between river research and action

Call to arms: Greater emphasis needs to be placed on bringing findings to decision makers: chairman
July 11, 2011
Adam Huras
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1422474

Energy: Power to Choose exhibition opens at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

Jul 15, 2011
Canada Science and Technology Museum
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/15/c5292.html

Young Canadians' passion for science takes them to world stage

Jul 15, 2011
Marianne White
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Young+Canadians+passion+science+takes+them+world+stage/5109868/story.html

Ottawa funds science experience for kids

Jul 13, 2011
STEPHEN LLEWELLYN
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/1423119

Feds to champion Canadian energy exports

Jul 15, 2011
Derrick Penner
Vancouver Sun
http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/industry/archive/2011/07/15/feds-to-champion-canadian-energy-exports.aspx

GM salmon could breed in wild, study shows

Grow GM fish in closed containers on land to minimize risk, researchers urge
Jul 15, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/15/science-salmon-gm-transgenic.html

Oilsands may threaten whooping cranes' survival

Jul 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/15/whooping-cranes-oilsands-report.html

Wolves' return a howling success

Apex canines repopulating Yellowstone Park since the 1990s provide a healthy boost to local ecosystem
Jul 15, 2011
MARGARET MUNRO
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/Wolves+return+howling+success/5105802/story.html

Tories seen as threat to green energy firms

Jul 15, 2011
Tamsin McMahon
National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/15/tories-seen-as-threat-to-green-energy-firms/

Ontario Supports Pharmaceutical Sector, Creates Jobs

Ontario is helping Teva Canada Limited - a leading pharmaceutical company - expand its production while creating 20 new jobs and protecting 182 jobs at its Stouffville, Markham and Scarborough plants.
Jul 15, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/07/ontario-supports-pharmaceutical-sector-creates-jobs.html

Brain wasting disease research gets $2.9M in funding

Jul 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/14/prion-research-funding.html

Oil tycoon takes on Ontario Green Energy Act over wind farm

Jul 14, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-tycoon-takes-on-ontario-green-energy-act-over-wind-farm/article2097575/

Scientists call on Ottawa to save caribou habitat

Open letter to prime minister; Animal depicted on Canada's quarter will soon be 'on the road to extinction'
Jul 14, 2011
RANDY BOSWELL
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Scientists+call+Ottawa+save+caribou+habitat/5099690/story.html

A deadly disdain for science

Jul 14, 2011
Peter McKnight
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/DISDAIN+SCIENCE/5101780/story.html

HIV treatment as prevention called winning approach

Jul 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/14/hiv-treatment-prevention-montaner.html

Asthma symptom changes reflect placebo effect

Jul 14, 2011
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/14/asthma-placebo.html

Syphilis cases spike in Halifax

Jul 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/14/ns-syphilis-halifax.html

U.S. food ads for kids face new industry standards

Jul 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/14/junk-food-marketing-children.html

Natural gas not the answer, climate groups say

Jul 14, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/13/pol-pembina-natural-gas-report.html

Forests absorb a third of world’s CO2 emissions

Other land ecosystems have no effect on CO2, study suggests
Jul 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/14/science-forests-co2-fossil-fuels.html

Investigating the asteroids: Dawn's early light

A mission to the asteroid belt will visit leftovers from the solar system’s formation
Jul 14, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18956114

Innovation Procurement Offers a Compelling Opportunity for Canadian Health Care

Jul 14, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/14/c5366.html

DVS Sciences Inc. raises more than $14 million in a Series A financing

Jul 14, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/14/c5327.html

Ensuring Patient Safety In Ontario's Hospitals

Ontario is reminding hospitals to take advantage of all the resources available to help them combat hospital-acquired infections.
Jul 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/07/ensuring-patient-safety-in-ontarios-hospitals.html

Harper Government Invests in Transformation of Canada's Forest Industry

Jul 14, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-invests-in-transformation-of-canadas-forest-industry-1538416.htm

Ontario urged not to scrap renewable energy policy

Jul 13, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ontario-urged-not-to-scrap-renewable-energy-policy/article2096481/

H1N1 vaccine not linked to rare disorder

Jul 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/13/h1n1-vaccine-guillain-barre-syndrome.html

Niagara region C. difficile outbreak demands more staff

Jul 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/13/c-difficile-niagara.html

Scientists warn caribou ‘on road to extinction’

Jul 13, 2011
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/13/scientists-warn-caribou-on-road-to-extinction/

Investigation hits at climate change denier’s 'science'

Jul 13, 2011
David Suzuki
canoe.ca
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Environment/Suzuki/2011/07/13/18414011.html

Pesticides in Canada are safe to use

A provincewide ban on all products is not justified because strict regulations based on scientific research already protect our health
Jul 13, 2011
Lorne Hepworth
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Pesticides+Canada+safe/5094168/story.html

Patient-centred care: It’s about relationships

A continuum across a range of hospital and community-based services, including in the non-profit sector, is crucial
Jul 13, 2011
Heather Menzies
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/patient-centred-care-its-about-relationships/article2094754/

Ontario’s power priorities

The province needs to do what other countries are doing and reassess the role of nuclear in its long-term energy strategy.
Jul 13, 2011
Mark Winfield
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1024567--ontario-s-power-priorities

Ottawa reintroduces home retrofit subsidy

Jul 13, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/13/pol-home-retrofit-announcement.html

Smelly socks could be a key to preventing malaria deaths in the developing world

Grand Challenges Canada Announces Funding for Innovative Proposal to Help Curb Deadly Disease
Jul 13, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/2295813ed6/1380027233/0170ed12a3/

Economic Action Plan Helps Quebec's Agri-Processing Sector

Jul 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/economic-action-plan-helps-quebecs-agri-processing-sector-1537703.htm

Government of Canada Boosting Blueberry Opportunities

Jul 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-boosting-blueberry-opportunities-1537711.htm

More Savings for Canadians Who Make Home Improvements

Jul 13, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/more-savings-for-canadians-who-make-home-improvements-1537723.htm

Reducing the risk of climate catastrophe

One of the economic models informing our climate-policy debate is called DICE. This model is fatally flawed
Jul 12, 2011
TOM RAND
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/reducing-the-risk-of-climate-catastrophe/article2091394/

Nunavut commissions fish research ship

Jul 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/12/nunavut-research-vessel-nuliajuk.html

Health care’s next chapter will be a tough one

When the time does come to discuss the way forward on health care, there may not even be a negotiating table
Jul 12, 2011
Chantal Hébert
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1023198--hebert-health-care-s-next-chapter-will-be-a-tough-one

Edmonton Becomes North American Microscope Leader

Canada-Japan Partnership Supports Technology Commercialization and Research
Jul 12, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/edmonton-becomes-north-american-microscope-leader-1537378.htm

British Columbia Vegetable and Livestock Producers Receive Disaster Relief

Jul 12, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/british-columbia-vegetable-and-livestock-producers-receive-disaster-relief-1537305.htm

Government of Canada Helps Pack a Punch in Canada's Pulse Industry

Jul 12, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-helps-pack-a-punch-in-canadas-pulse-industry-1537405.htm

Critics slam feds' defence of Quebec asbestos mine

Asbestos industry says asbestos can be used safely, but critics say it's time the governing Conservatives let it die a natural death.
Jul 11, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH, LAURA RYCKEWAERT
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/asbestos-07-11-2011

To get to a national energy plan, co-operate first

To its credit, the Canadian business world has overcome its dread of anything with a name resembling that of the national energy program of the 1980s
Jul 11, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/to-get-to-a-national-energy-plan-co-operate-first/article2093956/

'Exotic' species come north to Nunavut

Jul 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/11/nunavut-arctic-species.html

Resistant gonorrhea strain found in Japan

Jul 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/11/gonorrhea-resistant.html

Drinking guides may need update for cancer risk

Jul 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/11/alcohol-drinking-cancer-guidelines.html

Why a national energy strategy makes sense

Jul 11, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/why-a-national-energy-strategy-makes-sense/article2093979/

Keep Alberta's oil in the ground

The tar sands are the temptation that will define Canada's soul
Jul 11, 2011
Bill McKibben
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/keep-albertas-oil-in-the-ground/article2089908/

Researchers seek cold facts on how winter affects elderly

Jul 11, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/researchers-seek-cold-facts-on-how-winter-affects-elderly/article2094216/

Support For Research In St. Catharines

Ontario is helping researchers in St. Catharines make new discoveries that will protect jobs by helping the province's wine industry with changes in weather and climate.
Jul 11, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/07/support-for-research-in-st-catharines.html

Patients should be at centre of health services

Jul 10, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/patients-should-be-at-centre-of-health-services/article2092995/

National energy strategy gains clout

Jul 10, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/national-energy-strategy-gains-clout/article2092820/

World's population soon to hit 7 billion

Jul 10, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/07/10/f-world-population-day-7billion.html

UBC does more than study green initiatives - it's immersed in them

Lessons learned on campus may help larger urban centres solve the problems they're facing
Jul 9, 2011
Don Cayo
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/does+more+than+study+green+initiatives+immersed+them/5077743/story.html

Tory posturing on eHealth bid could harm already fragile agency

Jul 8, 2011
ADAM RADWANSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/tory-posturing-on-ehealth-bid-could-harm-already-fragile-agency/article2092102/

Oil sands panel recommends environmental monitoring group

Jul 5, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-sands-panel-recommends-environmental-monitoring-group/article2087613/

Infoway's Second Decade: Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way – Part Two

Jun 7, 2011
Will Falk
Longwoods.com
http://www.longwoods.com/content/22424

Infoway's Second Decade: Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way – Part One

May 31, 2011
Will Falk
Longwoods.com
http://www.longwoods.com/content/22416

Monday, July 11, 2011

Time for action on innovation, not more study

Jul 3, 2011
BARRIE McKENNA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/barrie-mckenna/time-for-action-on-innovation-not-more-study/article2084968/

Canadian talent pool deep but overlooked, study finds

Science and innovation council report suggests country could be more competitive
Jul 7, 2011
Scott Simpson
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canadian+talent+pool+deep+overlooked+study+finds/5063437/story.html

We need a culture of innovation

Build links between business and academe
Jul 5, 2011
Paul Davidson
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/07/05/we-need-a-culture-of-innovation/

Risk aversion, laziness hurts private sector

Jul 1, 2011
Susan Riley
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Risk+aversion+laziness+hurts+private+sector/5034198/story.html

Give Canada’s visiting brains a boost

Jul 10, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/give-canadas-visiting-brains-a-boost/article2092848/

Business students losers in federal research funding experiment

Jul 4, 2011
JAMES BRADSHAW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/business-students-losers-in-federal-research-funding-experiment/article2086517/

University research needs fraud oversight, MD says

Jul 7, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/06/ottawa-universities-research-fraud.html

Government can work smarter

Jul 5, 2011
David Mitchell and Paul MacMillan
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Government+work+smarter/5050144/story.html

New Questions Added to Ontario’s Social Innovation Wiki

Questions from Ministers Glen Murray (Research and Innovation), Dr. Eric Hoskins (Citizenship and Immigration) and Laurel Broten (Children and Youth Services) in Response to the Social Innovation Policy Paper
Jun 30, 2011
Ontario’s Social Innovation Wiki
http://ontariosiwiki.marsdd.com/index.php/Questions_from_the_Ministers_in_Response_to_the_Social_Innovation_Policy_Paper#Regulatory_and_Legal_Barriers

Canadian Rising Stars Round Two Now Open

Request for Proposals Announcement
Jul 5, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/5a2fa4118f/1315033971/3f7b835378/

Innovation in government? Conversations with Canada's public service leaders

July 2011
Public Policy Forum & Deloitte
http://www.ppforum.ca/sites/default/files/11-916G%20PS%20PPF-Innovation-Strategy-report-EN-WEB.pdf

POSTnote: Carbon Footprint of Electricity Generation

Jun 2011
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_383-carbon-footprint-electricity-generation.pdf

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020

Jun 29, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/oecd-fao-agricultural-outlook-2011_agr_outlook-2011-en

In search of a national energy strategy

Jul 10, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/in-search-of-a-national-energy-strategy/article2092820/

Hospitals with C. difficile remain safe, officials say

Jul 10, 2011
KIM MACKRAEL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/hospitals-with-c-difficile-remain-safe-officials-say/article2092688/

Integrating health care necessary for an aging population

Jul 10, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/integrating-health-care-necessary-for-an-aging-population/article2092956/

C. difficile outbreak over in 3 Ontario hospitals

Jul 10, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/10/cdifficile-ontario.html

Don’t reject public health nurses

When even “free” is deemed too expensive, it’s time to fight Mayor Rob Ford’s senseless penny-pinching.
Jul 10, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1022365--don-t-reject-public-health-nurses

Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent Departs for Arctic Supporting Science and Northern Shipping

Jul 10, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadian-coast-guard-ship-louis-s-st-laurent-departs-arctic-supporting-science-northern-1536201.htm

Food for thought: we can do better

A national strategy just common sense
Jul 9, 2011
Laura Rance
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/food-for-thought-we-can-do-better-125259519.html

Federal coal regulations risk being tarnished

Maxim Power sidestepped new rules phasing out 'dirty' plants with the help of Ottawa and Alberta
Jul 9, 2011
Tim Weis
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Federal+coal+regulations+risk+being+tarnished/5077038/story.html

2nd Canadian dies after MS surgery

Jul 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/08/multiple-sclerosis-ccsvi-death.html

Pro-asbestos lobby decries critics, applauds Canada

Jul 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/08/montreal-asbestos-defence-708.html

Toronto stem-cell breakthrough may help treat cancer, diseases

Jul 8, 2011
Daniela Minicucci
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Toronto+stem+cell+breakthrough+help+treat+cancer+diseases/5067888/story.html

Honeybees’ alarming mortality rate leaves beekeepers looking for answers

Jul 8, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/honeybees-alarming-mortality-rate-leaves-beekeepers-looking-for-answers/article2092111/

Canada's future space flight plans up in the air

Jul 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/08/technology-space-canada-maclean.html

Final space shuttle flight blasts off

Atlantis gets break in wet weather for NASA's 30-year shuttle program finale
Jul 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/08/atlantis-takeoff-final-space-shuttle.html

Celebrating Final Launch of the Space Shuttle Program: Minister Paradis and Minister of State Goodyear Highlight Canadian Achievements in Space

July 8, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/celebrating-final-launch-space-shuttle-program-minister-paradis-minister-state-goodyear-1536052.htm

An Innovative, Modern Agriculture Sector to Foster Growth and Prosperity

Jul 8, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/an-innovative-modern-agriculture-sector-to-foster-growth-and-prosperity-1536069.htm

Valproate Anti-Epileptic Drugs May Pose Risks to Children When Taken by Mothers During Pregnancy

Jul 8, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/valproate-anti-epileptic-drugs-may-pose-risks-children-when-taken-mothers-during-pregnancy-1536044.htm

Canada praised for regulation of toxic chemicals

Environmental Defence report calls government's chemicals management plan "cutting edge"
Jul 7, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/07/pol-chemical-report.html

Healthy eating: Hold the carcinogens

Outdoor grilling doesn’t have to infuse food with cancerous chemicals
Jul 7, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/07/healthy-eating

Robots: Zoobotics

A new generation of animal-like robots is about to emerge from the laboratory
Jul 7, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18925855

Ontario calls in federal experts to help with superbug outbreak

Jul 7, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/ontario-calls-in-federal-experts-to-help-with-superbug-outbreak/article2089869/

Health costs are killing us: Let’s try an outcomes-based payment system

We need to fundamentally re-evaluate how we pay for health services in this country
Jul 7, 2011
SANJAY CHERIAN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/health-costs-are-killing-us-lets-try-an-outcomes-based-payment-system/article2090215/

Opportunistic superbug present in most hospitals

Controlling C. difficile is an ongoing battle
Jul 7, 2011
Peter Hadzipetros
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/07/f-c-difficile-control-is-difficult.html

Bad news for Canada: U.S. could scrap new space telescope

Jul 7, 2011
Max Harrold
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/space-shuttle/news+Canada+could+scrap+space+telescope/5067942/story.html

Shuttle finale won't end space age, Hadfield says

Canadian astronaut reflects on end of NASA’s shuttle program
Jul 7, 2011
Fabiola Carletti
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/28/f-chris-hadfield-interview-shuttle.html

Ontario Helps Advance Aerospace Technology

Ontario is investing in Messier-Dowty Inc., an innovative Ajax company that is developing aerospace technologies and creating jobs for Ontario families.
Jul 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/07/ontario-helps-advance-aerospace-technology.html

On Track To Grow Clean Energy Economy

Ontario has become a global leader in the clean energy industry, creating thousands of jobs for families and cleaning up the air we breathe.
Jul 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/07/on-track-to-grow-clean-energy-economy.html

Canada's Environment Minister Announces Decision on the Environmental Assessment of the Proposed 407 East Transportation Corridor Project

Jul 7, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/07/c4019.html

Canada's Environment Minister Announces Decision on the Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Eider Rock Project, Marine Terminal

Jul 7, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/07/c4022.html

Impact of renewables on higher power costs minimal, report says

Jul 6, 2011
Richard Blackwell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/impact-of-renewables-on-higher-power-costs-minimal-report-says/article2087782/

Experts call for agency to monitor oilsands

Jul 6, 2011
Kelly Cryderman
Calgary Herald
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Experts+call+agency+monitor+oilsands/5056166/story.html

Budget cuts to Environment Canada and how they affect Canada's water sources

Jul 6, 2011
Emma Lui
rabble.ca
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/making-waves/2011/07/budget-cuts-environment-canada-and-how-they-affect-canada%E2%80%99s-wate

Asbestos industry giving Canada ‘black eye’ on world stage, say Martin and McGuinty

The asbestos industry is using Canada’s 'Boy Scout image' to promote its product, but is turning the country into an 'international pariah' and giving it a 'black eye' on the world stage, says NDP MP Pat Martin, who has been fighting to ban asbestos globally ever since he was elected in 1997.
Jul 6, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/dailyupdate/view/asbestos_industry_giving_canada_black_eye_on_world_stage_say_martin_and_mcguinty_07-06-2011

How long will oil sands producers be disconnected from world prices?

Jul 6, 2011
Jeff Rubin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/jeff-rubins-smaller-world/how-long-will-oil-sands-producers-be-disconnected-from-world-prices/article2087123/

Crosscheck: Counting carbon in B.C.

Jul 6, 2011
ROBERT MATAS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/crosscheck-counting-carbon-in-bc/article2089222/

Ottawa may probe Nortel patent auction

Jul 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/06/nortel-patent-industry-canada.html

What kind of health system does Ontario want?

Jul 6, 2011
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/what-kind-of-health-system-does-ontario-want/article2088797/

Frustrated Niagara residents speak out about C.difficile concerns

Jul 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/frustrated-niagara-residents-speak-out-about-cdifficile-concerns/article2088633/

Move past eHealth scandal and make electronic records a priority: Medical association

Jul 6, 2011
Romina Maurino
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/move-past-ehealth-scandal-and-make-electronic-records-a-priority-medical-association/article2088366/

Canadian space robot to get new talents

Demand for bandwidth boosts need to fix satellites in space
Jul 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/06/technology-dextre-space-robot.html

Iceland volcano eruption feared by scientists

Jul 6, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/06/iceland-volcano.html

Study Identifies Top Global Grand Challenges in Mental Health

Jul 6, 2011
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/59113b8b2c/1315033971/3f7b835378/

Minister of State Goodyear Meets With Florida's Lieutenant Governor, Encourages S&T Links With Canada

Jul 6, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-meets-with-floridas-lieutenant-governor-encourages-s-t-links-1535291.htm

Government of Canada Launches Call for Proposals for Forest Industry Transformation Funding

Jul 6, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-launches-call-proposals-forest-industry-transformation-funding-1535136.htm

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Gatineau Outside the Current Regulated Area

Jul 6, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/emerald-ash-borer-confirmed-in-gatineau-outside-the-current-regulated-area-1535332.htm

New Building Helping Humber College Expand

Ontario is helping Humber College build new learning facilities to create space for 2,200 more students at their North Campus.
Jul 6, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/07/new-building-helping-humber-college-expand.html

NDP MP Martin's one-man battle to ban asbestos mining in Canada gains traction

NDP MP Pat Martin, who has been fighting to ban asbestos mining in Canada ever since he was elected to the House in 1997, and who has been waging a vocal battle in the House against the federal government’s controversial support for it, has his own personal asbestos story.
Jul 5, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/dailyupdate/view/ndp_mp_martins_oneman_battle_to_ban_asbestos_mining_in_canada_gains_traction_07-05-2011

China's pollution temporarily slowed climate change

Jul 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/05/science-china-pollution-climate-change-coal.html

Government of Canada Announces Investment in Green Innovation for Canada's Auto Sector

Jul 5, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-investment-green-innovation-canadas-auto-sector-1534548.htm

International Arrangement Gives Canadian Consumers More Organic Food Choices

Jul 5, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/international-arrangement-gives-canadian-consumers-more-organic-food-choices-1534753.htm

Groups protest Tories’ proposed environment cuts

Jul 4, 2011
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/04/protest-tories-proposed-environment-cuts/

Kent meets more energy, environment groups, but feds' climate strategy remains to be seen

Environment groups still waiting for federal government policies to tackle catastrophic climate change.
Jul 4, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/kent-07-04-2011

C. difficile kills 16 in Niagara Region

Outbreak of deadly bacteria declared on June 23
Jul 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/04/c-difficile-niagara.html

Concerns about Niagara hospitals grow as C. difficile death toll rises to 16

Jul 4, 2011
Mark Brownlee
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/concerns-about-niagara-hospitals-grow-as-c-difficile-death-toll-rises-to-16/article2086683/

Rare earth metals abundant in deep-sea mud

Jul 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/04/science-rare-earth-elements.html

New Clean Energy Projects Creating 5,000 Jobs

Ontario's clean energy economy continues to grow, creating 5,000 new jobs.
Jul 4, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/07/new-clean-energy-projects-creating-5000-jobs.html

Renard Diamond Mine Project Public Consultation Period and Federal Funding Available

Jul 4, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/04/c2967.html

Getting medical marijuana to the people who need it

Jul 3, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/getting-medical-marijuana-to-the-people-who-need-it/article2083017/

B.C. finds success with controversial carbon tax

Jul 3, 2011
DAVID EBNER, SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/bc-finds-success-with-controversial-carbon-tax/article2084989/

Deadly superbug outbreak hits problem-plagued network of Ontario hospitals

Jul 3, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/deadly-superbug-outbreak-hits-problem-plagued-network-of-ontario-hospitals/article2085247/

Exxon oil spill in Yellowstone River prompts evacuations

Jul 2, 2011
MATTHEW BROWN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/exxon-oil-spill-in-yellowstone-river-prompts-evacuations/article2084498/

A pipeline in peril

Jul 2, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/a-pipeline-in-peril/article2083926/

France reports E. coli death

Jul 2, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/02/ecoli-europe.html

Nortel sells remaining patents for $4.5B US

Research In Motion part of consortium making purchase
Jul 1, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/01/nortel-patents-auctioned.html

Scientists read minds to predict hand actions

Brain-driven prosthetics possible, but 'Minority Report' scenario far off
Jul 1, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/30/science-brain-mind-reading-planning.html

Website tracks seafood dinners back to fishermen

Jul 1, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/01/ns-thisfish-tracks-diner-to-water.html

Local food movement goes national

Jul 1, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/local-food-movement-goes-national/article2084221/

The carbon footprint of local versus global food

Jul 1, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/explainer-the-carbon-footprint-of-local-versus-global-food/article2084220/

'Climategate' scientists must share data: watchdog

Jul 1, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/01/science-climategate-data.html

Three years on, only B.C. has a carbon tax

Jun 30, 2011
DIRK MEISSNER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/three-years-on-only-bc-has-a-carbon-tax/article2082961/

Minister Keith Ashfield Announces Groundfish Management Plans for 2011

Jun 30, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-keith-ashfield-announces-groundfish-management-plans-for-2011-1533777.htm

Minister Ashfield Officially Opens New Brunswick Community College's New Fredericton Campus

Jun 30, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-ashfield-officially-opens-new-brunswick-community-colleges-new-fredericton-1533435.htm

Census expected to cost $660-million, says Statistics Canada

This year’s census and the controversial voluntary household survey accompanying it are expected to cost a total of $660-million from planning and preparation to end stages in 2015, Statistics Canada says.
Jun 29, 2011
TIM NAUMETZ
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/dailyupdate/view/census_expected_to_cost_660million_says_statistics_canada_06-29-2011

Ottawa to step in on emissions technology

Jun 26, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ottawa-to-step-in-on-emissions-technology/article2076326/

Backyard wheat fields produce food for green-policy debate

Jun 25, 2011
WENDY STUECK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/backyard-wheat-fields-produce-food-for-green-policy-debate/article2075443/

Brand name and generic drug companies disagree on research spending

Jun 23, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/124451929.html

Finally, a health-care paper that makes sense

Jun 22, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/finally-a-health-care-paper-that-makes-sense/article2071521/

Friday, July 1, 2011

State of the Nation 2010 - Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation System

Jun 28, 2011
Science, Technology and Innovation Council
http://www.stic-csti.ca/eic/site/stic-csti.nsf/vwapj/10-059_IC_SotN_Rapport_EN_WEB_INTERACTIVE.pdf/$FILE/10-059_IC_SotN_Rapport_EN_WEB_INTERACTIVE.pdf

For job-hunting PhDs, the degree was the easy part

Jun 30, 2011
Vanessa Lu
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1017994--for-job-hunting-phds-the-degree-was-the-easy-part

Oh, Canada...

A tax-law change has dealt a heavy blow to Canadian postdocs
June 22, 2011
Lucie Low
Nature
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2011/110623/full/nj7352-533a.html

Politicians use science only when it suits them

Jun 30, 2011
Dan Gardner
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Politicians+science+only+when+suits+them/5028336/story.html

Cuts to science budgets have wider economic impact: May

Jun 22, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Cuts+science+budgets+have+wider+economic+impact/4988549/story.html

Science, Technology and Innovation Council: Deploying our excellent talent will give us a chance to win

2010 report on the state of Canada's science, technology and innovation system
Jun 28, 2011
Science, Technology and Innovation Council
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/28/c9729.html

Canada struggles to capitalize on innovation

Jun 28, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/28/politics-science-innovation-stic.html

Canada’s knowledge economy: not so much

Jun 28, 2011
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/canadas-knowledge-economy-not-so-much/

Companies need to step up R&D to drive innovation: report

Jun 28, 2011
Derek Abma
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Companies+need+step+drive+innovation+report/5018481/story.html

Canada slips further in innovation rankings

Jun 28, 2011
BARRIE McKENNA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canada-slips-further-in-innovation-rankings/article2077788/

Taxpayers should subsidize more business R&D: Government think-tank

Jun 28, 2011
Daniel Proussalidis
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/28/taxpayers-should-subsidize-more-business-rd-government-think-tank

Canadian businesses struggle to turn bright ideas into money makers: report

Jun 27, 2011
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/sci_tech/124630189.html

Companies must step up R&D to push innovation, report says

Jun 29, 2011
Derek Abma
Postmedia News
http://www.financialpost.com/todays-paper/Companies+must+step+push+innovation+report+says/5020718/story.html

Endless folly of innovation policy

Too many bright undergrads want to save the world, not raise productivity
Jun 29, 2011
William Watson
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/06/29/william-watson-endless-folly-of-innovation-policy/

Minister Paradis and Minister of State Goodyear Welcome State of the Nation Report by Science, Technology and Innovation Council

Jun 28, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-paradis-minister-state-goodyear-welcome-state-nation-report-science-technology-1532253.htm

The storm is brewing: Postdocs are speaking out...

Jun 30, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/06/30/the-storm-is-brewing-postdocs-are-speaking-out/

Open Minds, Healthy Minds: Ontario’s Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy

Jun 22, 2011
Government of Ontario
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/mental/pdf/open_minds_healthy_minds_en.pdf

Research spending signals revival in canada's forest sector

New programs valued at $110 million put industry at top of development game
Jun 28, 2011
Gordon Hamilton
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Research+spending+signals+revival+canada+forest+sector/5015711/story.html

Imagining a Possible Future

The hope we gain from technological innovation could make optimists out of us all
Jun 28, 2011
Mark Stevenson
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/5815-imagining-a-possible-future

Beware the Big Pharma ghostwriters of medical research

Jun 27, 2011
Dr. Marc-Andre Gagnon and Dr. Sergioi Sismondo
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1418736

Scientists explain about-face on MS trials

Jun 30, 2011
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1017876--scientists-explain-about-face-on-ms-trials

MS vein therapy trial decision 'unexpected'

Jun 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/30/ms-aglukkaq-clinical-trial.html

Aglukkaq is right to authorize Zamboni trials

Jun 30, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/aglukkaq-is-right-to-authorize-zamboni-trials/article2082943/

UN force brought cholera to Haiti, study suggests

Jun 30, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/30/haiti-cholera-un.html

Tainted seeds in E. coli outbreak may be for sale

Jun 30, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/30/e-coli-germany-france-vegetables-fenugreek.html

Lead poisoning down in U.S. adults

Jun 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/30/lead-adults-cdc.html

Threat to polar bears is real, U.S. judge rules

Jun 30, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/30/polar-bears-us-court.html

Airplanes can make it snow

Yellowknife airport among six studied around the world
Jun 30, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/30/science-weather-modification.html

The space shuttle: Into the sunset

The final launch of the space shuttle brings to an end the dreams of the Apollo era
Jun 30, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18895018

NRC Dimensions - Issue 7, June 2011

Jun 29, 2011
National Research Council of Canada
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/dimensions/index.html

MS therapy clinical trials get federal OK

Jun 29, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/29/pol-aglukkaq-ms.html

Ottawa to fund clinical trials for controversial MS treatment

Jun 29, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-policy/ottawa-to-fund-clinical-trials-for-controversial-ms-treatment/article2080401/

MS treatment trials face setback in Saskatchewan

Jun 29, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110629/saskatchewan-ms-liberation-therapy-trial-setbacks-110629/

SNC takes charge of Canada’s nuclear future

Jun 29, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY, RICHARD BLACKWELL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/snc-takes-charge-of-canadas-nuclear-future/article2080430/

Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Wastes Project

Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
Jun 29, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/29/c9948.html

Statement by Minister Aglukkaq on Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency and Multiple Sclerosis

Jun 29, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-minister-aglukkaq-on-chronic-cerebrospinal-venous-insufficiency-multiple-sclerosis-1533104.htm

Government of Canada and SNC-Lavalin Group Reach Agreement on AECL CANDU Reactor Division

Jun 29, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-snc-lavalin-group-reach-agreement-on-aecl-candu-reactor-division-1533174.htm

Expanding Provincial Parks

Ontario is adding a new provincial park this year and expanding two others, giving families and visitors more opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy the province's natural beauty.
Jun 29, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2011/06/expanding-provincial-parks.html

New Facilities for Nursing and Media Students at Western

Ontario is helping the University of Western Ontario provide students with improved classroom space and up-to-date technology, media studios, and clinical training laboratories.
Jun 29, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-facilities-for-nursing-and-media-students-at-western.html

Government of Canada Investing in a Honey Bee Breeding and Management Program

Jun 29, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-investing-in-a-honey-bee-breeding-and-management-program-1532650.htm

Harper Government Supports Marketing Freedom for Western Canadian Grain Farmers

Jun 29, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-supports-marketing-freedom-for-western-canadian-grain-farmers-1532939.htm

Cohen commission’s calm hides turmoil behind scenes

Jun 28, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/cohen-commissions-calm-hides-turmoil-behind-scenes/article2079410/

Canadian household CO2 emissions grow

Alberta, oil and gas industry spend most to protect environment
Jun 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/28/environment-greenhouse-gas-households.html

Oilsands wealth grew 23-fold since 1990

Jun 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/28/business-statscan-natural-resources-oil-sands.html

AECL sale to SNC-Lavalin near

Jun 28, 2011
Peter Evans
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/28/aecl-lavalin.html

Impending AECL sale puts Ontario, Ottawa on collision course

Jun 28, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY AND KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/impending-aecl-sale-puts-ontario-ottawa-on-collision-course/article2079561/

Dwight Duncan on Ottawa’s AECL deal: ‘What are they going to do for Ontario?’

Jun 28, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/dwight-duncan-on-ottawas-aecl-deal-what-are-they-going-to-do-for-ontario/article2078931/

Fulfill promise of Great Bear Rainforest pact, Clark urged

Jun 28, 2011
JUSTINE HUNTER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/logging-threatening-great-bear-rainforest/article2078545/

Rapid melting of Arctic sea ice possibly explained

Colder, saltier meltwater could be forcing warmer water to surface
Jun 28, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/28/arctic-ice-melting.html

Canadian scientists discover new clues to rapid Arctic ice melt

Jun 28, 2011
Bob Weber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/canadian-scientists-discover-new-clues-to-rapid-arctic-ice-melt/article2078461/

Pacific marine life invades Atlantic across newly ice-free Northwest Passage

Jun 28, 2011
Arthur Max
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/pacific-marine-life-invades-atlantic-across-newly-ice-free-northwest-passage/article2078457/

Asbestos hypocrisy sticking to PM

Opponents of Canadian asbestos exports say Ottawa's international stain is now being noticed at home
Jun 28, 2011
Tim Harper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1016241--tim-harper-asbestos-hypocrisy-sticking-to-pm

Volunteering to take part in the Ontario Health Study a Patriotic Way to Celebrate Canada Day

More than 32,000 Ontarians have pledged to make a difference for future generations
Jun 28, 2011
Ontario Health Study
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/28/c9981.html

Minister of State Goodyear Promotes Canadian Biotech

Jun 28, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-of-state-goodyear-promotes-canadian-biotech-1532514.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Wind Energy in Southern Ontario

Jun 28, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-wind-energy-in-southern-ontario-1532393.htm

Economic Action Plan Helps Prince Edward Island's Agri-Processing Sector

Jun 28, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/economic-action-plan-helps-prince-edward-islands-agri-processing-sector-1532354.htm

Ottawa to sell Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. to SNC-Lavalin

Jun 27, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-to-sell-atomic-energy-of-canada-ltd-to-snc-lavalin/article2078110/

Final Nortel patents up for auction

Jun 27, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/27/nortel-patents.html

Is coverage of Type 1 diabetes mice study justified?

Some question quality of reporting on medical studies whose human impact is still unclear
Jun 27, 2011
Amina Zafar
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/27/f-medical-studies.html

Melting Northwest Passage lets Pacific species cross

Jun 27, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/27/environment-northwest-passage.html

Ontario's Partnership Helps Grow Economy And Improve Healthcare

Ontario and Québec are working together to create a Life Sciences Corridor that will improve the health and quality of life for families, and provide better jobs and a stronger economy.
Jun 27, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/BIO062711.asp

Renewing Seneca College's King Campus

Ontario is helping Seneca College build new classrooms, state-of-the-art learning labs and study spaces for students at their King Campus.
Jun 27, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/renewing-seneca-colleges-king-campus.html

Health Canada Reviewing Stop-Smoking Drug Champix (Varenicline Tartrate) and Potential Risk of Heart Problems in Patients With Heart Disease

Jun 27, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-reviewing-stop-smoking-drug-champix-varenicline-tartrate-potential-risk-1531687.htm

Government of Canada Working with Industry to Improve Beef Quality

Jun 27, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-working-with-industry-to-improve-beef-quality-1531715.htm

Canada and Korea Achieve Breakthrough in Restoring Beef Market Access

Jun 27, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-and-korea-achieve-breakthrough-in-restoring-beef-market-access-1531673.htm

Canada’s universities build a passage from India

Jun 26, 2011
CAMPBELL CLARK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-universities-build-a-passage-from-india/article2076373/page1/

With asbestos, we are the Ugly Canadians

This week, Canada stood alone against the world in blocking the listing of chrysotile as a hazardous chemical under the Rotterdam Convention
Jun 25, 2011
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/with-asbestos-we-are-the-ugly-canadians/article2074858/

Harper parties in mining town as Canada keeps asbestos off hazardous list

Jun 24, 2011
STEVE RENNIE
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-parties-in-mining-town-as-canada-keeps-asbestos-off-hazardous-list/article2074399/

Biofuels: The beef about corn

Why America is no longer betting the farm on corn-based ethanol
Jun 24, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/biofuels

The radical science of geo-engineering: Maybe it’s not so crazy

Jun 24, 2011
John Lorinc
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/the-radical-science-of-geo-engineering-maybe-its-not-so-crazy/article2074900/

Governments Team Up for Carbon Capture and Storage Technology in Alberta

Jun 24, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/governments-team-up-for-carbon-capture-and-storage-technology-in-alberta-1531163.htm

Government of Canada Promotes Open Trade & Innovation on World Stage

Jun 24, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-promotes-open-trade-innovation-on-world-stage-1531196.htm

Fanshawe's Downtown Campus Expanding

Ontario is helping Fanshawe College expand into downtown London with a new leading-edge learning space for arts and technology students.
Jun 24, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/fanshawes-downtown-campus-expanding.html

Solar power from space: Beam it down, Scotty

Harvesting solar power in space, for use on Earth, comes a step closer to reality
Jun 23, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18864324

LSD: Acid tests

Research into hallucinogenic drugs begins to shake off decades of taboo
Jun 23, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18864332

Mental well-being: A New York state of mind

Urban brains behave differently from rural ones
Jun 23, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18864354

Nine-point strategy for growth and sustainability of Ontario bioscience industry is launched

Plan is first of kind for province
Jun 23, 2011
Ontario Bioscience Industry Organization (OBIO)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/23/c8474.html

New Bio-Energy Research Centre At Confederation College

Ontario is helping Confederation College build a new biomass energy research centre to provide students and researchers with state-of-the-art labs to gain hands-on training in renewable fuel technologies.
Jun 23, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-bio-energy-research-centre-at-confederation-college.html

Solar Manufacturer To Create 300 Jobs In Toronto

Ontario's shift toward clean, renewable energy is attracting more jobs and investment to the Toronto-area.
Jun 23, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/06/solar-manufacturer-to-create-300-jobs-in-toronto.html

Tory axe hits ‘muscle and bone’ of climate science, Elizabeth May says

Jun 22, 2011
JANE TABER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tory-axe-hits-muscle-and-bone-of-climate-science-elizabeth-may-says/article2070874/

When less asbestos is best

The federal government was wrong to oppose the modest restrictions being proposed on chrysotile asbestos in Geneva yesterday
Jun 22, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/when-less-asbestos-is-best/article2071600/

Standing alone, Canada blocks push to label asbestos a hazardous chemical

Jun 22, 2011
STEVE RENNIE
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/standing-alone-canada-blocks-push-to-label-asbestos-a-hazardous-chemical/article2071111/

May wants Environment Canada job cuts reversed

Jun 22, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/22/pol-climate-change-jobs.html

Ford to nurses: Who needs you?

This goes beyond mere penny-pinching—there’s no good reason for Mayor Rob Ford’s rejection of free public health nurses.
Jun 22, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1013497--ford-to-nurses-who-needs-you

No running away from health care

Party leaders don’t really want to talk about the health-care system, but Ontarians do.
Jun 22, 2011
Ted Ball
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1013490--no-running-away-from-health-care

Oilsands activity blamed for caribou decline

Jun 22, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/22/science-caribou-oilsands.html

U.S. Congress votes to block GM salmon

Jun 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/22/pei-genetic-salmon-vote-584.html

Predators migrate en masse to Pacific hotspots

Jun 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/22/science-marine-predators.html

Hong Kong boy dies of mutated scarlet fever

Outbreak may have spread to neighbouring Macau and mainland China
Jun 22, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/22/scarlet-fever-hong-kong.html

Silicone breast impant risks understood, FDA says

Jun 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/22/breast-implants-silicone.html

Urban stress changes brain, scans show

Jun 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/22/city-stress-brain.html

Sanofi Pasteur opens $100M R&D centre in Canada

Strategic Canadian asset puts Ontario at the heart of global vaccine innovation
Jun 22, 2011
Sanofi Pasteur
http://smr.newswire.ca/en/sanofi-pasteur/sanofi-pasteur-opens-100m-rd-centre-in-canada

Improving Mental Health Supports for Ontario Kids and Families

Over 50,000 Ontario kids and their families will now have quicker and easier access to the right mental health supports, when and where they need them.
Jun 22, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
http://news.ontario.ca/mcys/en/2011/06/improving-mental-health-supports-for-ontario-kids-and-families.html

Ontario Helps Open Vaccine Research Centre

Premier Dalton McGuinty helped officially open Sanofi Pasteur's new vaccine research and development centre of excellence.
Jun 22, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/06/ontario-helps-open-vaccine-research-centre.html

New Health and Wellness Centre for Sault College Students

Ontario is helping Sault College build a state-of-the-art training institute for students in the health sector.
Jun 22, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-health-and-wellness-centre-for-sault-college-students.html

New Building For McMaster University

Ontario is helping McMaster University build a new research facility for humanities and social science students.
Jun 22, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-building-for-mcmaster-university.html

New Trades and Technology Building for Fleming Students

Ontario is helping Fleming College build a new skills training centre to provide state-of-the-art education and training facilities to a growing number of students.
Jun 22, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-trades-and-technology-building-for-fleming-students.html

Wood products industry to record second consecutive year of profitability in 2011

Jun 22, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/22/c8343.html

New report urges mandatory phys-ed in Ontario schools

Jun 21, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/new-report-urges-mandatory-phys-ed-in-ontario-schools/article2070093/

Oceans' decline outpaces predictions, report says

Overfishing and habitat loss are biggest threats, followed by climate change
Jun 21, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/21/environment-state-of-the-oceans-un.html

Canadian Cancer Society releases election policy recommendations and issues Call to Action

New poll reveals protecting youth from the dangers of indoor tanning IS an election issue in Ontario
Jun 21, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/21/c7809.html

Canadian Cancer Society - Fighting Cancer with Canadians

Jun 21, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/21/c8014.html

Protecting Ontarians' Access To Public Health Care

The McGuinty government is taking action to ensure Ontarians aren't being charged extra fees to access health care services that are covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
Jun 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/06/protecting-ontarians-access-to-public-health-care.html

Ontario A Leader In Reducing Wait Times

Ontario is once again a national leader in reducing wait times for five priority health services, according to a new report card issued by the Wait Time Alliance (WTA).
Jun 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/06/ontario-a-leader-in-reducing-wait-times.html

New Health Sciences Building For Ryerson University Students

Ontario is helping build a new applied health sciences building at Ryerson University to provide students with the best classrooms and labs.
Jun 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-health-sciences-building-for-ryerson-university-students.html

Expanding Sheridan College's Mississauga Campus

Ontario is helping Sheridan College expand its new Mississauga campus to provide students with additional state-of-the art classrooms, teaching and lab space.
Jun 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/expanding-sheridan-colleges-mississauga-campus.html

Solar Manufacturer Creating 50 Jobs In Burlington

Ontario's shift toward clean, renewable energy is strengthening the province's economy by attracting good jobs, investment and opportunities for Burlington-area families.
Jun 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/06/solar-manufacturer-creating-50-jobs-in-burlington.html

Federal Government Celebrates Opening of World-Leading Life Sciences Research Institute in Halifax

Jun 21, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-government-celebrates-opening-world-leading-life-sciences-research-institute-1529446.htm

Minister Paradis Congratulates Canadian Aerospace Firms on a Successful International Paris Air Show

Jun 21, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-paradis-congratulates-canadian-aerospace-firms-on-successful-international-1529659.htm

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Joint Statement

Jun 21, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/fisheries-and-oceans-canada-joint-statement-1529807.htm

Health of world’s oceans is 'bleak'

Jun 20, 2011
SETH BORENSTEIN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/health-of-worlds-oceans-is-bleak/article2068252/

Replacing crops with trees barely slows warming

Jun 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/20/science-afforestation-montenegro.html

Grand Challenges Canada joins Canadian Partners in tackling Hypertension in Low and Middle Income Countries

Hypertension/High Blood Pressure: Reducing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
Jun 20, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/019e813fd5/1315033277/78d32919bf/

Professional Institute Awards 2011 Gold Medal for Excellence in Public Service

Jun 20, 2011
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/professional-institute-awards-2011-gold-medal-for-excellence-in-public-service-1529076.htm

Increased activity and healthier eating can improve obesity rates, but aren't the only factors at play

Comprehensive new report examines how obesity varies across Canada, who's most at risk and possible actions to address it
Jun 20, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/20/c7607.html

Mental health stigma still pervades Canadian workplaces

Jun 20, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/20/c7451.html

Harper Government's Canada Consumer Product Safety Act Comes Into Force

Jun 20, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-governments-canada-consumer-product-safety-act-comes-into-force-1528989.htm

Canada and France Renew their Collaborative Support to SMEs

Strengthening innovation in a global economy
June 20, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-and-france-renew-their-collaborative-support-to-smes-1528985.htm

Government of Canada Announces Support for Two Toronto Start-Up Businesses

Jun 20, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-announces-support-for-two-toronto-start-up-businesses-1528843.htm

Government of Canada and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Reach Agreement on Narwhal Management

Statement by Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Jun 20, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-nunavut-tunngavik-incorporated-reach-agreement-on-narwhal-management-1529189.htm

New Engineering and Science Building for York University Students

Ontario is building state-of-the art classrooms, labs and tutorial space for engineering and science students at York University.
Jun 20, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-engineering-and-science-building-for-york-university-students-2.html

Wilfrid Laurier University Expanding

Ontario is helping Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) expand its Waterloo campus to provide students in business and mathematics with state-of-the-art classrooms and the latest technology.
Jun 20, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/wilfrid-laurier-university-expanding.html

Completing The Centre Of Health and Wellness At Georgian College

Ontario is helping Georgian College finish the final phase of the Centre for Health and Wellness, giving more students access to education and training in the healthcare field.
Jun 20, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/completing-the-centre-of-health-and-wellness-at-georgian-college.html

Renovating University Of Toronto's Mississauga Campus

Ontario students will have more leading-edge lab space thanks to the renovation of two existing buildings on the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus.
Jun 20, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/renovating-university-of-torontos-mississauga-campus.html

Asbestos should be listed in Rotterdam Convention as potentially harmful

Jun 19, 2011
CHUCK STRAHL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/asbestos-should-be-listed-in-rotterdam-convention-as-potentially-harmful/article2067185/

Falling short in the obesity fight

We are lacking a comprehensive government approach to combat this growing health crisis.
Jun 19, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1011060--falling-short-in-the-obesity-fight

Economics, politics cloud future of world emission talks

Jun 17, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/economics-politics-cloud-future-of-world-emission-talks/article2066197/

Another ‘fossil award’ for Canada?

Jun 17, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/another-fossil-award-for-canada/article2066198/

Cancer of the psyche: Weighing news of risks from cellphones to coffee

Jun 17, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/17/f-cancer-risks.html

How far should we trust health reporting?

If health-risk information in newspapers is routinely misleading, there are real-world consequences
Jun 17, 2011
Ben Goldacre
guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/17/bad-science-health-reporting?CMP=twt_gu

Embryonic-like stem cell development trickier than expected

Jun 17, 2011
CAROLYN ABRAHAM
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/embryonic-like-stem-cell-development-trickier-than-expected/article2066338/

Metabolic syndrome: A slim chance

Insulin’s role in obesity
Jun 16, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18833493

It Pays to Drive a Hard Bargain

New Zealand's strategy to keep drug prices down has lessons for the world.
Jun 14, 2011
Colleen M. Flood
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/5536-it-pays-to-drive-a-hard-bargain