Science Canada: August 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

AUCC calls for investment in granting councils

Association of universities submits pre-budget brief to House of Commons committee.
Aug 17, 2011
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/aucc-calls-for-investment-in-granting-councils.aspx

Low gender balance in high-tech

Canadian women remain under-represented in science and engineering.
Aug 29, 2011
Lorraine Dyke
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1046592--low-gender-balance-in-high-tech

PhD studies in Canada: A dilemma for international students

In Canada, international students working on their PhD are given funding for four years. After that, they are on their own.
Aug 23, 2011
Stephanie Kapusta & Cristina Roadevin
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/phd-studies-in-canada-a-dilemma-for-international-students.aspx

Hudak would end foreign student scholarship program

Aug 23, 2011
Rob O’Flanagan
Guelph Mercury
http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/article/583102--hudak-would-end-foreign-student-scholarship-program

Government of Canada Encourages Youth to Discover Careers in Science and Tech

Aug 17, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-encourages-youth-to-discover-careers-in-science-and-tech-1550887.htm

Racial discrimination in science: A black and white answer

In American science, race affects the chance of getting a grant
Aug 20, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526320

More children whose parents don't have a degree are completing university: StatsCan

Aug 24, 2011
Alexandra Posadzki
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/more-children-whose-parents-dont-have-a-degree-are-completing-university-statscan/article2140590/

Don’t turn universities into trade schools

Aug 18, 2011
Patrick Keeney
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/08/18/patrick-keeney-don%E2%80%99t-turn-universities-into-trade-schools/

Ivory tower besieged by the new economic reality

Aug 25, 2011
Pete McMartin
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ivory+tower+besieged+economic+reality/5304949/story.html

The kids go to university, not the parents

Today, parents have an intense and growing preoccupation with the postsecondary education of their children.
Aug 17, 2011
Christine Overall
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/the-kids-go-to-university-not-the-parents.aspx

UW chosen to lead clean-water consortium

Aug 23, 2011
Dianne Wood
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/582959--uw-chosen-to-lead-clean-water-consortium

McGuinty backs new hub for the heart

Premier offers support for expansion of University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Aug 25, 2011
David Reevely
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/McGuinty+backs+heart/5303571/story.html

High-dollar deals

Life sciences venture capital funding jumps 37% from last quarter but falls short of 2Q 2010 performance
Aug 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers
https://emarketing.pwc.com/reaction/images/HI/High-dollar-deals_LifeSciencesVentureCapitalFunding.pdf

Mover and Shakers: A Pharma Matters Report

A review of April – June 2011. Published August 2011.
Aug 2011
Thompson Reuters Scientific
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/movers_shakers-cwp-en_issue16.pdf

Agricultural Progress and Poverty Reduction: Synthesis Report

OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers No. 49
Aug 10, 2011
Joe Dewbre, Dalila Cervantes-Godoy, Silvia Sorescu
OECD
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/fulltext/5kg6v1vk8zr2.pdf?expires=1313717909&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=427554A3636506F581016FFDA01EB249

Regional Innovation News: Aug 2011

Aug 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance
http://www.trra.ca/en/About/RINpeople.asp

NDP losing its green allies

Environmentalists are seeing red over the fading green credentials of Ontario’s NDP.
Aug 29, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1046644--cohn-ndp-losing-its-green-allies

Ontario Plugs Into Clean Cars, Creates Over 700 Jobs

Ontario is helping Magna International and Magna E-Car develop the next generation of clean vehicle technologies creating 728 jobs and protecting another 1,337 jobs at Magna's Aurora, Brampton, Concord and St. Thomas plants.
Aug 29, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/08/ontario-plugs-into-clean-cars-creates-over-700-jobs.html

Government of Canada Supports Earth Rangers to Encourage Youth to Discover Careers in Environmental Science

Aug 29, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-earth-rangers-encourage-youth-discover-careers-environmental-1554655.htm

Minister of State Goodyear Tours NEPTUNE Canada

Aug 29, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-of-state-goodyear-tours-neptune-canada-1554693.htm

Government of Canada Supports Innovation to Prevent Soldier Injuries

Aug 29, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-to-prevent-soldier-injuries-1554745.htm

Canpotex Potash Terminal Project - Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available

Aug 29, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/29/c6886.html

Environmental group blasts Keystone pipeline

Aug 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/27/cgy-keystone-pipeline-opposition.html

Climate science: Seasons of discontent

El Niño, a worldwide fluctuation in the climate, may provoke civil war as well as inclement weather
Aug 27, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526787

N.B. scientists tag endangered monarch butterflies

Aug 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/27/nb-monarch-butterflies-saint-john.html

U of M prof loses round in PhD fight

He has no standing in matter, judge says
Aug 26, 2011
Jason Bell
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/u-of-m-prof-loses-round-in-phd-fight-128450718.html

Futuristic 'airships' planned for North

Yellowknife, British companies sign tentative deal for aircraft that can land almost anywhere
Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/26/nwt-discovery-airship.html

Environmental groups pan caribou recovery plan

Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/26/edmonton-caribou-draft-plan.html

Obesity deterrents by governments called for

Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/obesity-rates-projections-tax-junk-food.html

Vaccines largely safe, U.S. review says

Aug 26, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/vaccine-safety-report.html

Vitamin A could save 600,000 kids' lives a year

Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/vitamin-a-supplements-children.html

NRC Wind Research and Expertise

Projects at the National Research Council Canada that measure how hurricane winds affect Canada and the United States
Aug 26, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nrc-wind-research-and-expertise-1554210.htm

Release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement by the U.S. State Department

Aug 26, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-following-release-final-1554308.htm

The Government of Canada Fosters the Competitiveness and Profitability of the Horticulture Sector

Aug 26, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-fosters-competitiveness-profitability-horticulture-sector-1554148.htm

Privy Council blocked scientist’s access to media, Cohen probe told

Aug 25, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/privy-council-blocked-scientists-access-to-media-cohen-probe-told/article2142621/

In for the long haul with nuclear

We need the nuclear fleet to help keep the lights on.
Aug 25, 2011
Michal Moore
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1045151--in-for-the-long-haul-with-nuclear

Ontario urged to learn from Japanese crisis before building power plants

Aug 25, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/panel-approves-ontarios-darlington-nuclear-plants/article2141756/

Anti-cervical cancer vaccinations lag in U.S.

Aug 25, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/hpv-cervical-cancer-vaccination.html

Harper adds $60M to Arctic health program

Aug 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/pol-harper-yellowknife.html

Dengue-resistant mosquitoes could stop spread

Aug 25, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/dengue-mosquitoes.html

Message to McGuinty: Most green-job schemes have been miserable failures

Aug 25, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/message-to-mcguinty-most-green-job-schemes-have-been-miserable-failures/article2140859/

Government of Canada Invests in Gedex Inc. to Help Canadian Resource Industry Compete Globally

Aug 25, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-gedex-inc-help-canadian-resource-industry-compete-globally-1553737.htm

Ontario, Ottawa investing in research, jobs to fuel green future of cars

Aug 24, 2011
Greg Keenan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ontario-ottawa-investing-in-research-jobs-to-fuel-green-future-of-cars/article2139439/

DFO scientist says she may have the ‘smoking gun’ that killed Fraser River sockeye

Aug 24, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/dfo-scientist-says-she-may-have-the-smoking-gun-that-killed-fraser-river-sockeye/article2140605/

Climate cycles blamed for driving civil conflicts

Aug 24, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/24/environment-climate-civil-conflicts.html

Complications recorded in 5 MS vein patients

Aug 24, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/24/multiple-sclerosis-calgary-ccsvi-complications.html

Keep pets out of plane cabins, CMA says

Aug 24, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/24/pets-cargo-planes-cma.html

Scientist says fish farms may not affect wild salmon

Aug 24, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/24/environment-salmon-cohen-commission-kristi-miller.html

CMA slams Ottawa’s reluctance to stop asbestos exports to developing countries

Aug 24, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/cma-slams-ottawas-reluctance-to-stop-asbestos-exports-to-developing-countries/article2141043/

Do Canadians have what it takes to transform medicare?

Aug 24, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/do-canadians-have-what-it-takes-to-transform-medicare/article2141042/

Government of Canada Investing to Keep Bee Industry Buzzing

Aug 24, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-investing-to-keep-bee-industry-buzzing-1553327.htm

Government of Canada Invests in McMaster University's Automotive Resource Centre

Aug 24, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-mcmaster-universitys-automotive-resource-centre-1553220.htm

Health Canada Reminds Canadians About the Risks of Drinking Raw Milk

Aug 24, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-reminds-canadians-about-the-risks-of-drinking-raw-milk-1553361.htm

Fisheries and Oceans researcher Kristi Miller still not talking

Aug 23, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fisheries-and-oceans-researcher-kristi-miller-still-not-talking/article2139668/

Health officials baffled by E.coli spread in southwestern Ontario

Aug 23, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/health-officials-baffled-by-ecoli-spread-in-southwestern-ontario/article2139292/

When even Dr. Optimism is losing faith in medicare, it’s time to fix it

Aug 23, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/when-even-dr-optimism-is-losing-faith-in-medicare-its-time-to-fix-it/article2139537/

One-quarter of hospitalized psychiatric patients restrained

Aug 23, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/one-quarter-of-hospitalized-psychiatric-patients-restrained/article2139013/

Government of Canada Invests in Clean Water Technology

Aug 23, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-clean-water-technology-1552653.htm

Nearly one in four mental health inpatients in Ontario experiences some form of restraint or seclusion

People admitted to a general hospital far more likely to experience a control intervention than those admitted to a psychiatric hospital
Aug 23, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/23/c5641.html

Joint Review Panel Submits Environmental Assessment Report For Proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project

Aug 23, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/23/c5618.html

Layton tells people with cancer not to lose hope

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/layton-cancer.html

Hidden cost of cuts to Environment Canada

There are very real consequences when the environment is not properly watched.
Aug 22, 2011
Thomas J. Duck
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1043380--hidden-cost-of-cuts-to-environment-canada

Use closed containment for fish farms, ex-Canuck tells Cohen inquiry

Aug 22, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/use-closed-containment-for-fish-farms-ex-canuck-tells-cohen-inquiry/article2138210/

Sea lice linked to wild salmon mortality

Aug 22, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/technology-sea-lice-salmon.html

Salmon inquiry focuses on fish farms and disease

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/bc-cohen-commission-salmon.html

Taking Sasquatch from the tabloids to the science journals

Aug 22, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/taking-sasquatch-from-the-tabloids-to-the-science-journals/article2138013/

Caribou populations back from the brink

Aug 22, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/environment-caribou-comeback-decline.html

'Oldest' fossils reveal life 3.4 billion years ago

Sulphur-eating bacteria lived in hot, oxygen-poor early ocean
Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/science-oldest-fossils-bacteria-sulphur.html

Ottawa wants accountability from provinces in new health deal: health minister

Aug 22, 2011
Sue BaileY
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-wants-accountability-from-provinces-in-new-health-deal-health-minister/article2137164/

Ottawa seeks one national health accord, not separate pacts

Aug 22, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/ottawa-seeks-one-national-health-accord-not-separate-pacts/article2137794/

More health-care accountability sought, poll says

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/health-care-accountable-cma-poll.html

Chemo drug shortage may start impacting patients

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/nb-drug-shortage-625.html

Ontario cancer clinical trials get $12.6 M

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/cancer-ontario-clinical-trials.html

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research announces $12.6 million to support high impact clinical trials in Ontario

Aug 22, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/22/c5118.html

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in Southern Ontario

Aug 22, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-southern-ontario-1552089.htm

Government of Canada Investment Fires up Business for Flax Producers

Funding for Manitoba Company is Delivering a New Product to Market
Aug 22, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-investment-fires-up-business-for-flax-producers-1552161.htm

Canadians want health charter to guarantee quality and timeliness

Aug 21, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadians-want-health-charter-to-guarantee-quality-and-timeliness/article2136635/

Canadians want health charter to guarantee quality and timeliness

Aug 21, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadians-want-health-charter-to-guarantee-quality-and-timeliness/article2136635/

It’s not just kids who suffer from ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults has not received the same level of recognition. Many in the medical community still associate the disorder only with children – even though almost two-thirds of patients never outgrow their symptoms.
Aug 21, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/its-not-just-kids-who-suffer-from-adhd/article2136537/

Intellectual property: Patent medicine

Why America’s patent system needs to be reformed, and how to do it
Aug 20, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526370

Dozens arrested outside White House in Keystone pipeline protests

Aug 20, 2011
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/dozens-arrested-outside-white-house-in-keystone-pipeline-protests/article2136225/

Cancer rates downstream from oilsands to be probed

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/edm-cancer-oilsands-fort-chipewyan-study.html

Ottawa set to reveal new coal-plant regulations

Consultations set to begin on tougher greenhouse gas limits - for new plants only
Aug 19, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/pol-coal-ghg-emissions-regulations.html

West Coast fish to be tested for Fukushima radiation

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/bc-salmon-radiation-testing.html

Yukon to test for radiation in caribou herd

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/yukon-radiation-test.html

Global warming pushes species north

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/ns-animals-moving-north.html

Environmentalists prepare massive White House protest against Alberta oil sands

Aug 19, 2011
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/environmentalists-prepare-massive-white-house-protest-against-alberta-oil-sands/article2135860/

Calgary addicts no longer given crack pipes

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/calgary-crack-pipes-street-health.html

Government of Canada Supports Community Jobs and Growth

New funding for leading-edge research to foster innovation at Centennial College
Aug 19, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-community-jobs-and-growth-1551706.htm

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in The Greater Toronto Area

Aug 19, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-the-greater-toronto-area-1551686.htm

On Track To Provide Better Health For All Ontarians

More than 7,000 doctors, who care for 6.5 million Ontarians, now manage their patients' health information with an electronic medical record.
Aug 19, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/08/on-track-to-provide-better-health-for-all-ontarians.html

Harper Government Announces Agreement to Provide Loan Guarantee for Lower Churchill River Clean Energy Projects

Aug 19, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-announces-agreement-provide-loan-guarantee-lower-churchill-river-clean-1551574.htm

Scientists urge Harper to balance Arctic strategy and act quickly

Aug 18, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/Scientists+urge+Harper+balance+Arctic+strategy+quickly/5270900/story.html

Cohen inquiry points to flawed response to oil spills

Aug 18, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/cohen-inquiry-points-to-flawed-response-to-oil-spills/article2134485/

Choose ethics over asbestos exports, MDs tell physician-turned-Tory MP

Aug 18, 2011
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/choose-ethics-over-asbestos-exports-mds-tell-physician-turned-tory-mp/article2134228/

Mosquitoes become resistant to bed-net insecticide

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/malaria-mosquito-insecticide-resistance.html

Health Canada warns of potential chemo drug shortage

Aug 18, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/health-canada-warns-of-potential-chemo-drug-shortage/article2133739/

Chemo drug shortages possible, hospitals warned

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/chemotherapy-drug-shortages-health-canada.html

Aerospace gets $300K marketing boost from Ottawa

Aug 18, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/18/pol-aerospace-cash.html

C. difficile concerns prompt hospital hiring

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/ottawa-cdifficile-hospital-hiring.html

Brain-destroying amoeba in U.S. water kills 3

Aug 18, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/amoeba-deaths.html

Space weather forecasts get a boost

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/18/science-solar-storms.html

Potato Rot Nematode Confirmed in Ontario

Aug 18, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/potato-rot-nematode-confirmed-in-ontario-1551309.htm

Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador Invest in Farming Sector

Aug 18, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-and-newfoundland-and-labrador-invest-in-farming-sector-1551287.htm

Sisson Project (Tungsten and Molybdenum Mine)

Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available
Aug 18, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/18/c4614.html

Toxic algae may be killing salmon, probe told

Aug 17, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/toxic-algae-may-be-killing-salmon-probe-told/article2133150/

Powering homes with poo from the zoo

Aug 17, 2011
May Jeong
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/business-categories/sustainability/powering-homes-with-toronto-zoos-poo/article2131509/

Bioenergy plant fires up UNBC

How much is 64,000 gigajoules of energy?
Aug 17, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/bioenergy-plant-fires-up-unbc.aspx

C. difficile spread ministry's fault: union head

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/ottawa-cdifficile-spread.html

Working to improve aboriginal health

Aug 17, 2011
John G. Abbott
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1040867--working-to-improve-aboriginal-health

Lung cancer sniffer dogs proposed

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/lung-cancer-sniffer-dogs.html

Cancer treatment device to be developed in Alberta

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/edm-cancer-device.html

Kids' obesity rates skewed by parents' estimates

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/obesity-child-adult-bias-statistics-canada.html

Obese Canadians fudge weight data

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/obesity-adults-statistics-canada.html

Statoil to plead guilty to oilsands environmental charges

Aug 17, 2011
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/statoil-to-plead-guilty-to-oilsands-environmental-charges/article2132368/

Government of Canada Boosts International Marketing Opportunities at Expo Quebec

Aug 17, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-boosts-international-marketing-opportunities-at-expo-quebec-1550869.htm

Rushed fishermen throwing dead chum salmon overboard, groups charge

Aug 16, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/rushed-fishermen-throwing-dead-chum-salmon-overboard-groups-charge/article2131879/

Fraser salmon runs strong for second year in a row

Aug 15, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/fraser-salmon-runs-strong-for-second-year-in-a-row/article2130556/

The return of salmon to Salmon River

Aug 14, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/the-return-of-salmon-to-salmon-river/article2129366/

Rock snot algae clogs rivers, causing world-wide environmental problem

Aug 14, 2011
TERRI THEODORE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/rock-snot-algae-clogs-rivers-causing-world-wide-environmental-problem/article2129159/

Solar power among renewable projects languishing from Hydro One delays

Aug 11, 2011
RENATA D'ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/solar-power-among-renewable-projects-languishing-from-hydro-one-delays/article2127342/

In Ontario, gloomy skies for solar power

Aug 10, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/in-ontario-gloomy-skies-for-solar-power/article2125904/

New green ships to flush out Great Lakes invaders

Aug 10, 2011
Graham Lanktree
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/business-categories/sustainability/new-green-ships-to-flush-out-great-lakes-invaders/article2124232/

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Science must be free from political interference in Canada

Aug 16, 2011
David Suzuki
Straight.com
http://www.straight.com/article-425056/vancouver/david-suzuki-science-must-be-free-political-interference

Final Notch in the STIC: How should we measure knowledge development?

Aug 11, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/08/11/final-notch-in-the-stic-how-should-we-measure-knowledge-development/

Canadians have the right to speak to their scientists

Aug 14, 2011
Jack Knox
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Knox+Canadians+have+right+speak+their+scientists/5253615/story.html

Groups Call for Scientists to Engage the Body Politic

Aug 8, 2011
CORNELIA DEAN
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/science/09emily.html

Young Canadians Get Passionate About Science and Engineering Through Hands-On Learning

Aug 11, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ich-epi.nsf/eng/02222.html

NSERC InPartnership Newsletter August 2011

Aug 2011
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
http://www.nsercpartnerships.ca/_docs/Media-Media/Bulletins-Bulletins/Vol2-Issue3-EN.pdf

Near-Term Opportunities for Integrating Biomass into the U.S. Electricity Supply: Technical Considerations

Aug 2011
David S. Ortiz, Aimee E. Curtright, Constantine Samaras, Aviva Litovitz, Nicholas Burger
RAND
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2011/RAND_TR984.pdf

Quebec grants funding extension to asbestos mine

Aug 16, 2011
Tom Sandborn
The Tyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Health/2011/08/16/Asbestos_mine/

Sockeye hearings shift focus to aquaculture

Aug 16, 2011
Derrick Penner
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Sockeye+hearings+shift+focus+aquaculture/5262072/story.html

Forestry sector lays the roots for a future in bioproducts

Aug 16, 2011
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/forestry-sector-lays-the-roots-for-a-future-in-bioproducts/article2131795/

Don’t break the bank on textbooks

Aug 16, 2011
Dakshana Bascaramurty
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/household-finances/dont-break-the-bank-on-textbooks/article2130905/

Kingston hospital fighting C. difficile outbreak

Aug 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/16/ottawa-kingston-cdifficile-outbreak.html

Just 15 minutes of exercise a day improves health

Aug 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/16/exercise-physical-activity-15-minutes.html

Man wants Alberta to fund U.S. brain surgery

Aug 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/08/16/edmonton-brain-surgery-alberta-payment.html

New State-Of-The-Art Health Centre Coming To Brampton

A major redevelopment project at the Peel Memorial site of the Williams Osler Health System will give people and families in Brampton better access to state-of-the-art health care services.
Aug 16, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/08/new-state-of-the-art-health-centre-coming-to-brampton.html

Canada Launches Canadian University Teams' Participation in EcoCAR 2

Aug 16, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-launches-canadian-university-teams-participation-in-ecocar-2-1550248.htm

A Summer School like no other at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

Aug 16, 2011
Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/16/c4062.html

Don't rush the ethics of the oilsands

Aug 15, 2011
Elaine McCoy
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/rush+ethics+oilsands/5254902/story.html

Province spending $1.1M to help university students launch companies

Aug 15, 2011
Luisa D’Amato
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/578952--province-spending-1-1m-to-help-university-students-launch-companies

Researchers racing against erosion around historic island

Aug 15, 2011
Sabrina Doyle
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Researchers+racing+against+erosion+around+historic+island/5258490/story.html

Niagara hospital system faces government control

Aug 15, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/15/c-difficile-niagara-supervisor.html

Melting Arctic permafrost will boost carbon emissions

Aug 15, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/15/science-carbon-sink-source-arctic.html

Alberta team turning cow parts into plastic

Aug 15, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/15/cow-plastic.html

Higher autism risk in siblings called a surprise

Aug 15, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/15/autism-siblings.html

Obesity score helps predict death risk

Aug 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/15/obesity-scoring-system.html

Is obesity cause for state intervention?

Aug 15, 2011
STASIA HADJIYANNAKIS and ANNICK BUCHHOLZ
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/is-obesity-cause-for-state-intervention/article2128249/

A good start toward rational health-care billing

Aug 15, 2011
Will Falk
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1039877--a-good-start-toward-rational-health-care-billing

Jumping the queue for health care

RCMP’s quickie investigation in Alberta has raised more questions than answers.
Aug 15, 2011
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1039878--steward-jumping-the-queue-for-health-care

Ontario mayor decries ‘shameful’ Tory tactics toward asbestos widow

Aug 15, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-mayor-decries-shameful-tory-tactics-toward-asbestos-widow/article2129917/

Better Health Care For Children

Ontario is helping to provide the best health care for our children by investing in a new research centre at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
Aug 15, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/08/better-health-care-for-children.html

Montreal company hopes to revive Asbestos mine

Industry struggles as anti-asbestos crusader takes on federal Conservatives
Aug 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/08/14/balcorp-asbestos.html

Rheumatoid arthritis genetic link explains severity

Aug 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/12/arthritis-rheumatoid-gene.html

Ottawa mulling course for all food workers

Aug 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/14/ottawa-food-course.html

Lawyers attack Harper’s tough-on-crime agenda

Aug 14, 2011
KIRK MAKIN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lawyers-attack-harpers-tough-on-crime-agenda/article2129321/

A healthy choice: funding in-vitro fertilization

Ontario should follow Quebec and fund in-vitro fertilization.
Aug 14, 2011
Heather Mallick
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1039328--a-healthy-choice-funding-in-vitro-fertilization

Medicare shouldn’t mean monopoly

Publicly-funded medicare systems should invite more competition
Aug 14, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/medicare-shouldnt-mean-monopoly/article2128332/

Tories tussle with widow over use of party logo in asbestos ad campaign

Aug 14, 2011
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-tussle-with-widow-over-use-of-party-logo-in-asbestos-ad-campaign/article2128997/

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: New Markets Now Open for Canadian Producers

For the First Time Since 2003, An Asian Market Has Opened Its Doors to Canadian Live Breeding Cattle, Sheep and Goats
Aug 14, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/agriculture-and-agri-food-canada-new-markets-now-open-for-canadian-producers-1549292.htm

Statement from Ontario Minister of Energy Brad Duguid

Today marks the eighth anniversary of the power blackout that plunged Ontario families and businesses into darkness. The blackout came during a summer when the province's electricity supply suffered from brownouts and diesel generators could be found in parking lots because of the uncertainty.
Aug 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/08/statement-from-ontario-minister-of-energy-brad-duguid-1.html

Cuts to Environment Canada are a blow to science

Re: Ottawa turns its back on climate, critics say, Aug. 5
Aug 13, 2011
Jeannette Whitton
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Cuts+Environment+Canada+blow+science/5251008/story.html

Ontario's green dreams

Aug 13, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Ontario+green+dreams/5249618/story.html

Effectively silencing Canada’s whistleblowers

Aug 13, 2011
David Hutton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1038934--effectively-silencing-canada-s-whistleblowers

MS meets reality

Aug 12, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/meets+reality/5244205/story.html

Donations reactivate search for other intelligent life in the universe

Budget cuts had threatened to shut off telescopes
Aug 12, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/donations-reactivate-search-for-other-intelligent-life-in-the-universe/article2127995/

Spray-on solar panels developed at U of A

Aug 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/12/edm-spray-on-solar-cells.html

Listeria fears prompt U.S. recall of Canadian bacon

No recall in Canada
Aug 12, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/12/canada-us-bacon-recall.html

Ottawa councillor wants to extend smoking ban

Aug 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/12/ottawa-smoking-ban-parks.html

Giant tent to cover Japan nuclear reactor

Aug 12, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/12/japan-tent-nuclear-reactor.html

Ontario Doctors Given the Green Light to Promote Quackery

August 12, 2011
Centre for Inquiry Canada
http://www.cficanada.ca/blogs/entry/media_advisory_ontario_doctors_given_the_green_light_to_promote_quackery/

Improving Publicly-Funded Health Care For Ontarians

Ontario patients will see further improvements to their health care and taxpayers will get even better value for the health care dollars they spend through new initiatives agreed to by the Ontario Medical Association and the government.
Aug 12, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/08/improving-publicly-funded-health-care-for-ontarians.html

Investment in Food Packaging Research Will go the Distance for Growers

Innovative Food Packaging to Open the Way for Safe, Long-Distance Shipping
Aug 12, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/investment-in-food-packaging-research-will-go-the-distance-for-growers-1549158.htm

Matoush Exploration Project - Public Comments Invited on the Comprehensive Study Report

Aug 12, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/12/c3438.html

Ontarians Reminded To Protect Themselves Against Mosquitoes and Ticks

Mosquito pools testing positive for the West Nile virus are on the rise across the province and Ontarians need to continue taking proper precautions to reduce their risk of contracting the virus.
Aug 11, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/08/ontarians-reminded-to-protect-themselves-against-mosquitoes-and-ticks.html

Environment Canada forecasts Prairie job cuts

Aug 10, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/08/10/mb-environment-job-cuts-flood-water.html

Governor General to lead AUCC international delegation

University presidents to visit Brazil next spring.
Aug 10, 2011
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/governor-general-to-lead-aucc-international-delegation.aspx

A coal-fired plant and the lie of the land

What do you do when your government knowingly permits investments in new coal plants that prevent it from meeting its emissions-reduction promises? Aug 10, 2011
Aug 10, 2011
MARK JACCARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/a-coal-fired-plant-and-the-lie-of-the-land/article2125530/

UBC joins throng of schools opting out of copyright contract

Aug 10, 2011
MATTHEW ROBINSON
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/joins+throng+schools+opting+copyright+contract/5237728/story.html

‘Fractured’ health-care system failing patients, doctors say

Aug 10, 2011
GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/fractured-health-care-system-is-failing-canadians-report-finds/article2125077/

First nation blockade of B.C. mine stalls aboriginal exploration deal

Aug 10, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/first-nation-blockade-of-bc-mine-stalls-aboriginal-exploration-deal/article2125382/

Invasive species: Should we learn to love them?

Aug 10, 2011
Sharon Oosthoek
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/09/f-environment-invasive-species.html

Food inspection cuts put Canadians at risk, union warns Ottawa

Aug 10, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/food-inspection-cuts-put-canadians-at-risk-union-warns-ottawa/article2125430/

Massive study disputes Zamboni theory of multiple sclerosis

Aug 10, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/massive-study-disputes-zamboni-theory-of-multiple-sclerosis/article2125784/

Celebrated Montreal scientist's work suspended

Possible 'error' in heart studies
Aug 10, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Celebrated+Montreal+scientist+work+suspended/5231358/story.html

Government of Canada Supports Business in Kitchener

Aug 10, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-business-in-kitchener-1548149.htm

Harper Creek Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment

Aug 10, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/10/c2512.html

Hammond Reef Gold Mine Project - Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available

Aug 10, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/10/c2862.html

Health Canada ordered to reinstate whistleblower scientist

Aug 9, 2011
DON BUTLER
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Health+Canada+ordered+reinstate+whistleblower+scientist/5225329/story.html

Herbal consumer safety information questioned

Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database contains information on natural health products
Aug 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/09/herbal-remedies-safey-messages.html

Newer Canadian immigrants have fewer heart health risks

Aug 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/09/immigrant-heart-health.html

Hepatitis A advisory issued in Vancouver

Aug 9, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/09/bc-hepatitis-warning-vancouver.html

No menopause fix from soy pills

Aug 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/08/soy-menopause-bone.html

Air Canada may be legally OK not to ship monkeys

Aug 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/09/monkeys-air-canada-research.html

Lax Kw’alaams first nation demands BC Hydro project stop until compensation deal is reached

Aug 9, 2011
JUSTINE HUNTER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/lax-kwalaams-first-nation-demands-bc-hydro-project-stop-until-compensation-deal-is-reached/article2124767/

Parks Canada protects endangered piping plovers

Aug 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/09/nb-piping-plover-conservation-1157.html

Math prof charts influence of social networks

Professor says research may explain social influence on Facebook, Twitter
Aug 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/09/nb-social-media-research-messinger-538.html

Ontario Leading The Way For Electric Cars

Ontario is going to kick-start the widespread availability of electric car charging stations to make it more convenient for families to choose electric cars.
Aug 9, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/08/ontario-leading-the-way-for-electric-cars.html

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in Southern Ontario

Aug 9, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-southern-ontario-1547730.htm

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Aug 9, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/emerald-ash-borer-confirmed-in-united-counties-of-prescott-and-russell-1547744.htm

Joint Review Panel Established for the Proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project in Ontario

Aug 9, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/09/c2581.html

Prescription drug shortage plagues Nova Scotia

Aug 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/08/ns-sydney-drug-shortage.html

Time of 1st cigarette points to cancer risk

Aug 8, 2011
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/08/smoking-morning-cancer-risk.html

Deer ban called for on P.E.I.

Aug 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/08/pei-deer-ban-craig-584.html

Bird conservation efforts hurt by development

Aug 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/08/nb-birds-ecosystem-536.html

1 of 3 Health Canada 'whistleblowers' reinstated

Aug 8, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/08/pol-whistleblowers.html

A Sad Day for Whistleblower Protection and Integrity in Canada Says PIPSC

Aug 8, 2011
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/08/pol-whistleblowers.html

More Jobs For Families In Clean Energy Economy

Premier Dalton McGuinty visited the workers who are developing Siemens Canada's new plant in Tillsonburg today, thanking them for their hard work in helping Ontario become a global leader in clean energy.
Aug 8, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/08/more-jobs-for-families-in-ontarios-clean-energy-economy-1.html

Statement by Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: Gathering Strength

Aug 8, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-by-keith-ashfield-minister-of-fisheries-and-oceans-gathering-strength-1547251.htm

Oil sands expected to undo carbon cuts

Aug 7, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/oil-sands-expected-to-undo-carbon-cuts/article2122227/

G8 maternal health money needs strings

Aug 7, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/g8-maternal-health-money-needs-strings/article2121508/

Supermarket adopts animal welfare standards for meat in Canada

Aug 7, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/supermarket-adopts-animal-welfare-standards-for-meat-in-canada/article2122278/

Health Canada warns MDs not to push drugs online

Aug 7, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/health-canada-warns-mds-not-to-push-drugs-online/article2123117/

Concordia changes science learning

It's 'Akin to a foreign culture' so traditional methods of teaching are not always the best ways to develop critical thinking
Aug 6, 2011
DONNA NEBENZAHL
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Concordia+changes+science+learning/5215271/story.html

Mosquitoes defying regional trends this summer

Usually buggy Winnipeg gets a break while Edmonton feels the sting
Aug 5, 2011
Kazi Stastna
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/08/02/f-mosquitoes-summer-trends.html

Skin cancer rates rising in Quebec

Experts say people underestimate the dangers of sun exposure and tanning beds
Aug 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/05/quebec-skin-cancer.html

Diabetes drug Actos clouded in lawsuits

Aug 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/05/actos-bladder-cancer.html

HRT class action case on breast cancer OK'd

Aug 5, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/05/hormone-replacement-lawsuit.html

School phys-ed grants cut

Aug 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/05/ns-boards-equipment-cuts.html

No Asian carp found during 4-day hunt

Aug 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/05/science-asian-carp.html

What future for our national parks?

Parks Canada, now 100 years old, has a great history, and should get the political and public support to continue conserving Canada's lands and waters
Aug 5, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/what-future-for-our-national-parks/article2121478/

Solar-powered NASA spacecraft begins five-year trip to Jupiter

Aug 5, 2011
MARCIA DUNN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/solar-powered-nasa-spacecraft-begins-five-year-trip-to-jupiter/article2121689/

NASA launches probe to Jupiter

Aug 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/05/science-nasa-juno-jupiter.html

Cats wreak havoc on bird populations: scientists

Aug 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/05/nb-cats-eating-birds.html

Ontario Puts A Charge Into Electric Vehicle Production

Ontario took another step today toward the plan to become a world-leading clean energy and manufacturing economy.
Aug 5, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/08/ontario-puts-a-charge-into-electric-vehicle-production.html

Government of Canada Invests in Research by Top Canadian Scholars to Build Knowledge on Economic, Social and Cultural Issues

Aug 5, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-research-top-canadian-scholars-build-knowledge-on-economic-1546644.htm

Government of Canada Supports World-Leading Health Research to Benefit Canadians

Aug, 5, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-world-leading-health-research-to-benefit-canadians-1546624.htm

McGill reprimands prof over ghostwriting scandal

Failed to acknowledge DesignWrite's work
Aug 5, 2011
AARON DERFEL
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/todays-paper/McGill+reprimands+prof+over+ghostwriting+scandal/5209461/story.html

Brain-drain plugged, Stephen Harper says

Aug 4, 2011
Adrian Humphreys
National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/08/04/brain-drain-plugged-stephen-harper-says/

PM brings scholarship cash to Mac

Aug 4, 2011
Emma Reilly
Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/572723--pm-brings-scholarship-cash-to-mac

Harnessing the power of bacteria

There’s mounting scientific data to support the use of a high-dose probiotic formula to prevent infection by repopulating the intestine with ‘friendly’ bacteria
Aug 4, 2011
KHURSHEED JEEJEEBHOY and PIERRE-JEAN MAZIADE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/harnessing-the-power-of-bacteria/article2119960/

Putting green energy front and centre

Aug 4, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1034762--putting-green-energy-front-and-centre

Mars could have liquid water: NASA

Aug 4, 2011
Alex Dobuzinskis
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/mars-could-have-liquid-water-nasa/article2120238/

Environment Canada job cuts raise concerns

Aug 4, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/04/pol-environment-job-cuts.html

Hundreds of job cuts loom for Environment Canada workers

Aug 4, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hundreds-of-job-cuts-loom-for-environment-canada-workers/article2119833/

Reprieve for mental health guardian

Health minister unexpectedly suspends plan to cut loose Ontario’s watchdog for psychiatric patients.
Aug 4, 2011
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1034785--goar-reprieve-for-mental-health-guardian

Water flowing on Mars, NASA images suggest

Aug 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/04/water-mars-nasa.html

You’ll just feel a little pinch

Measles and mumps viruses are on the prowl. They can easily be deterred – but if only you make an effort and get a needle.
Aug 4, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1034763--you-ll-just-feel-a-little-pinch

Knowledge is power in the fight against cancer

Canadian Cancer Society's Cancer Information Service celebrates milestone: One million Canadians helped!
Aug 4, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/04/c9274.html

More Jobs For Families In Ontario's Clean Energy Economy

Premier Dalton McGuinty met with workers at Celestica in Toronto today, thanking them for their hard work in helping Ontario become a global leader in clean energy.
Aug 4, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/08/more-jobs-for-families-in-ontarios-clean-energy-economy.html

Finasteride (Propecia, Proscar): Potential Rare Risk of Breast Cancer in Men

Aug 4, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/finasteride-propecia-proscar-potential-rare-risk-of-breast-cancer-in-men-1546101.htm

Hybrid grizzly-polar bears a worrisome sign of the North’s changing climate

Aug 3, 2011
JOSH WINGROVE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hybrid-grizzly-polar-bears-a-worrisome-sign-of-the-norths-changing-climate/article2119020/

In praise of ghostly scribes for scientists

Ghostwriting is not immoral, and scientific researchers could well benefit if professional writers rendered their often impenetrable prose more readable, both to the public and to other researchers.
Aug 3, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/in-praise-of-ghostly-scribes-for-scientists/article2118829/

McGuinty energizes Ontario campaign with promise of green jobs

Aug 3, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT AND RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-liberals-strike-revised-green-energy-deal-with-samsung/article2118494/

Science fair gold medalist, 17, invents better way to search Internet

Aug 3, 2011
EMILY JACKSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science-fair-gold-medalist-17-invents-better-way-to-search-internet/article2118962/

U.S. scientists oppose pipeline

Aug 3, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/03/science-keystone-pipeline.html

Native ladybugs lose ground to foreign species

Aug 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/01/science-environment-ladybug.html

New HIV infections in U.S. hold steady

Aug 3, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/03/hiv-aids-infections.html

Haida Gwaii doctors sound alarm on psychedelic use

Aug 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/03/bc-haida-gwaii-drugs.html

Alternative medicine popular for arthritis

Aug 3, 2011
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/03/arthritis-alternative-medicine.html

Centenarians' lifestyles not especially healthy

Good genes trump healthy habits, study suggests
Aug 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/03/centenarians-longevity-genes-lifestyle.html

Prostate cancer urine test aims for better screen

Aug 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/03/prostate-cancer.html

U of Alberta distances self from U.S. researcher

Aug 3, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/03/science-polar-bear-alberta.html

Ontarians Reminded To Be Vaccinated Against Measles and Mumps

Ontario's' Chief Medical Officer of Health is advising Ontarians that mumps and measles are circulating in Ontario.
Aug 3, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/08/ontarians-reminded-to-be-vaccinated-against-measles-and-mumps.html

Statement from Ontario Minister of Energy Brad Duguid

In January, 2010 the McGuinty government and Samsung C&T Corporation and the Korea Electric Power Corporation announced an agreement to create 16,000 direct and indirect jobs in Ontario for Ontarians, bring four manufacturing plants to Ontario, inject $7 billion of investment into our economy and build 2,500 megawatts of clean wind and solar electricity.
Aug 3, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/08/statement-from-ontario-minister-of-energy-brad-duguid.html

Government of Canada Invests in Aquaculture Innovation Projects in B.C.

Aug 3, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-aquaculture-innovation-projects-in-bc-1545745.htm

Labrador caribou hunt indefinitely postponed

Aug 2, 2011
OLIVER MOORE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/atlantic/labrador-caribou-hunt-indefinitely-postponed/article2117694/

Renewing renewable energy

Ontario needs to encourage wind power without alienating communities.
Aug 2, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1033766--renewing-renewable-energy

McGuinty Liberals make it harder to cancel green energy programs ahead of election

Aug 2, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT AND RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mcguinty-liberals-make-it-harder-to-cancel-green-energy-programs-ahead-of-election/article2117778/

Judge sets deadline for Ottawa to come up with caribou protection plan

Jul 29, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/judge-sets-deadline-for-ottawa-to-come-up-with-caribou-protection-plan/article2114468/

The greenest province?

Jul 20, 2011
ROBERT MATAS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/crosscheck-the-greenest-province/article2104435/

Ontario tax dollars supporting energy in the West, McGuinty says

Jul 19, 2011
IAN BAILEY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-tax-dollars-supporting-energy-in-the-west-mcguinty-says/article2103037/

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Closing the Innovation Gap in Canada

Industry Canada's take on the strengths, weaknesses, and next steps for the nation.
Jul 25, 2011
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/6159-closing-the-innovation-gap-in-canada

Notch 3 in the STIC: Business Expenditures on Research & Development

Jul 25, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/25/notch-2-in-the-stic-business-expenditures-on-research-development/

Notch 4 in the STIC – The 30 year old question: Why does Canada lag in R&D spending?

Jul 27, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/27/the-30-year-old-question-why-does-canada-lag-in-rd-spending/

Government of Canada Invests in Development of World-Class Research Talent

Supporting a new generation of researchers in social sciences and humanities
Jul 28, 2011
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-development-of-world-class-research-talent-1543649.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Research by Top Canadian Scholars to Build Knowledge on Economic, Social and Cultural Issues

Strong focus on partnerships addresses needs of private, public and not-for-profit sectors
Jul 28, 2011
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-research-top-canadian-scholars-build-knowledge-on-economic-1543648.htm

Council of Canadian Academies Annual Report 2010/11: Evidence First

July 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/annual%20reports/cca_ar_eng_web.pdf

Managing Risk in Agriculture: Policy Assessment and Design

Jul 12, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/managing-risk-in-agriculture_9789264116146-en

Internal Co-ordination Group for Biotechnology (ICGB): Biotechnology Update - No. 22

Jul 28, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/21/12/48464394.pdf

Breaking New Ground: Promoting Environmental and Energy Programs in Local Government

July 2011
James H. Svara, Anna Read, Evelina Moulder
IBM Center for The Business of Government
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/Promoting%20Environmental%20and%20Energy%20Programs%20in%20Local%20Government.pdf

Pharmaceutical policy and the effects of the economic crisis

Jul 2011
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
http://www.euro.who.int/en/home/projects/observatory/publications/eurohealth/pharmaceutical-policy-and-the-effects-of-the-economic-crisis

New POSTnote: Biofuels from Algae

Jul 2011
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technolgy (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_384-biofuels-from-algae.pdf

In America’s National Interest — Canadian Oil: A Comparison of Civil, Political, and Economic Freedoms in Oil-Producing Countries

Jul 19, 2011
Mark Milke
Fraser Institute
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/in-americas-national-interest-canadian-oil.pdf

Access Delayed, Access Denied: Waiting for New Medicines in Canada - 2011 Report

Jun 29, 2011
Mark Rovere & Brett J. Skinner
Fraser Institute
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/access-delayed-access-denied-2011.pdf

Plugging into Savings: A New Incentive-Based Market Can Address Ontario’s Power-Surplus Problem

Jul 19, 2011
Benjamin Dachis and Donald N. Dewees
C.D. Howe Institute
http://www.cdhowe.org/pdf/ebrief120.pdf

Regional Innovation News: July 2011

Jul 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance
http://www.trra.ca/en/About/RINpeople.asp

China unveils feed-in tariff for solar power

Aug 2, 2011
Leslie Hook
Financial Times
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/global-exchange/financial-times/china-unveils-feed-in-tariff-for-solar-power/article2116937/

Ghostwritten medical articles called fraud

Aug 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/02/ghostwriting-medical-legal-fraud.html

HIV killer ruled dangerous offender

Aug 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/02/hiv-offender-aziga.html

'Gluten free' food labels get 2nd look in U.S.

Aug 2, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/02/gluten-free-food-labels.html

C. difficile patient blasts St. Catharines Hospital hygiene

Claims room was filthy
Aug 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/02/toronto-cdifficile-st-catharines-342.html

Salmonella in ground turkey probed in U.S. death

Aug 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/02/ground-turkey-salmonella.html

Hydro reservoirs produce less CO2 than believed

Aug 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/02/science-hydro-electric-reservoirs-greenhouse-gas-carbon.html

Sea lettuce machine effectiveness questioned

Aug 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/02/pei-sea-lettuce-machine-584.html

Harper Government Launches New Clean Energy Innovation Initiative

Aug 2, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-launches-new-clean-energy-innovation-initiative-1544916.htm

Moving Clean Energy Projects Forward

Ontario is making it easier for energy developers and manufacturers to do business in the province. This is part of ongoing efforts to help provide stability and create jobs in Ontario's clean energy sector while protecting the health and safety of Ontarians and the environment.
Aug 2, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/08/moving-clean-energy-projects-forward.html

Starting next week, Ontario families will benefit from new free vaccines that will help keep our kids healthy and save parents money.
Jul 29, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/07/ontario-launches-free-vaccines-program.html

Ontario Leading North America - Clean, Safe, Reliable Drinking Water

Ontario continues to be a North American leader in providing clean, safe and reliable drinking water to Ontarians.
Jul 29, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/07/ontario-leading-north-america---clean-safe-reliable-drinking-water.html

Statement From the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, Regarding the Supreme Court of Canada's Decision in R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Lt

Jul 29, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-from-honourable-leona-aglukkaq-minister-health-regarding-supreme-court-canadas-1544074.htm