Science Canada: September 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011

Research focus hitting undergrad education

Sep 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/22/pei-undergraduate-education-quality-584.html

Are science and democracy mutually exclusive?

ACFAS debate looks at growing power of citizens in influencing research.
Sep 19, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/are-science-and-democracy-mutually-exclusive.aspx

Rewarding Innovation: Improving Federal Tax Support for Business R&D in Canada

Sep 22, 2011
Mark Parsons
C.D. Howe Institute
http://www.cdhowe.org/pdf/Commentary_334.pdf

The Revitalization of Undergraduate Education in Canada

A report on the AUCC workshop on undergraduate education in Halifax, March 6-8, 2011
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
http://www.aucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-revitalization-of-undergraduate-education-in-canada-2011.pdf

Healthy Animals, Healthy Canada

The Expert Panel on Approaches to Animal Health Risk Assessment
Sep 22, 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/assessments%20and%20publications%20and%20news%20releases/animal%20health/final_ah_web_report_eng.pdf

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011: Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies

Sep 20, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/oecd-science-technology-and-industry-scoreboard-2011_sti_scoreboard-2011-en

OECD Sustainable Manufacturing Toolkit: Seven Steps to Environmental Excellence

Start-up Guide
Sep 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/60/48704993.pdf

Fostering Innovation for Green Growth

OECD Green Growth Studies
Sep 14, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/fostering-innovation-for-green-growth_9789264119925-en

Redefining the Future of Growth: The New Sustainability Champions

Sep 2011
World Economic Forum
http://reports.weforum.org/pdf/wef-new-sustainability-champions-2011.pdf

Open Innovation in Europe: effects, determinants and policy

Sep 8, 2011
Bernd Ebersberger, Sverre J. Herstad, Eric Iversen, Eva Kirner, Oliver Som
European Commission
http://www.proinno-europe.eu/sites/default/files/innogrips/Innogrips%20-%20WP3_final_0.pdf

Oilsands growth continues, with or without Keystone

Minister confident pipeline approval will come, but vows development will continue regardless
Sep 26, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/26/pol-keystone-mcdiarmid.html

Alternatives to antibiotics for farm animals sought

Sep 26, 2011
Erica Johnson
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/23/antibiotic-usee-in-animals.html

Ontario’s energy election

Sep 26, 2011
Mark Winfield
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1060025--ontario-s-energy-election

Energy NIMBYs win

The Mississauga area’s energy needs are being sacrificed to win an election.
Sep 26, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1060032--energy-nimbys-win

Inuit debate polar bear quota

Nunavut hunters concerned too many bears killed in Nunavik this year
Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/09/26/north-polar-bear-quota.html

Ottawa River wetland to become part of a new nature reserve in Quebec

Sep 26, 2011
Monique Beaudin
The Gazette
http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2011/09/26/ottawa-river-wetland-to-become-part-of-a-new-nature-reserve-in-quebec/

Canada urged to back string of charging stations for electric vehicles

Sep 26, 2011
Lynn Moore
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Canada+urged+back+string+charging+stations+electric+vehicles/5461299/story.html

Clean energy tech that's either crazy or brilliant

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/26/quirks-clean-energy-mad-like-tesla.html

Cancer care shows 'culture of excess'

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/cancer-care-costs.html

Don't call kids 'obese,' parents tell doctors

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/weight-terms-children-teens.html

Canada's air quality 3rd best in world

Ahvaz, Iran, world's worst city for air pollution
Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/air-pollution-who-ahvaz.html

Colon cancer site varies with fruits, vegetables

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/colon-cancer-fruits-vegetables.html

Caffeine use extended despite health warnings

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/caffeine-children-limits.html

Hudak questions Liberal commitment to cancel Ontario power plant

Sep 26, 2011
Steve Ladurantaye AND Carys Mills
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/hudak-questions-liberal-commitment-to-cancel-ontario-power-plant/article2180365/

Minister Oliver Highlights Canada's Energy Advantage at International Science Meeting

Sep 26, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-highlights-canadas-energy-advantage-at-international-science-meeting-1565431.htm

Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on the Keystone XL Pipeline

Sep 26, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-on-keystone-xl-pipeline-1565415.htm

University education no guarantee of earnings success

Sep 25, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/university-education-no-guarantee-of-earnings-success/article2179803/

Ontario physics institute grabbing top scientists

Sep 25, 2011
Peter McMahon
CTV News
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110922/waterloo-physics-institute-grabbing-top-scientists-110924/20110924/?hub=TorontoNewHome&cid=top

Battle lines drawn in Nebraska over Keystone pipeline

Sep 25, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/battle-lines-drawn-in-nebraska-over-keystone-pipeline/article2179472/

Beach seining for salmon raises question of waste

Sep 25, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/beach-seining-for-salmon-raises-question-of-waste/article2179839/

Chronic diseases in developing countries: Growing pains

Poor countries are developing the diseases of the rich, with lethal consequences
Sep 24, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21530099

Climate change in the Arctic: Beating a retreat

Arctic sea ice is melting far faster than climate models predict. Why?
Sep 24, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21530079

McGuinty retreats on controversial gas-fired power plant plan

Sep 24, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/mcguinty-retreats-on-controversial-gas-fired-power-plant-plan/article2179046/

Reports NASA satellite debris fell in Alberta may be misguided

Details were still sketchy, but officials say that the bus-sized satellite first penetrated Earth's atmosphere somewhere over the Pacific Ocean
Sep 24, 2011
Dawn Walton AND Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/reports-nasa-satellite-debris-fell-in-alberta-may-be-misguided/article2178971/

Scary are the Tory measures to combat crime

Sep 24, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/scary-are-the-tory-measures-to-combat-crime/article2178055/

Natural gas fracking reviews launched

Sep 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/23/bc-federal-study-fracking.html

Fully electric car makes debut in Canada

Sep 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/23/ont-nissan-leaf-sale.html

Saskatchewan sending MS patients to New York

Sep 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/23/sk-ms-patients-liberation-1109.html

Insecticides to kill bedbugs tied to 1 death

Sep 23, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/23/bedbugs-insecticide.html

Federal government blowing hot air over ozone-monitoring cuts: critics

Sep 23, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Federal+government+blowing+over+ozone+monitoring+cuts+critics/5450956/story.html

Smoking ban approved for Metro Vancouver parks

Sep 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/23/bc-metro-vancouver-parks-smoking-ban.html

Dentists urged to dispose of mercury safely

Sep 23, 2011
Alison Crawford
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/23/pol-mercury-fillings.html

Fundamental physics: There was a neutrino named Bright

Who travelled faster than light
Sep 23, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/neutrinos

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization 2011 Annual Meeting

Sep 23, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/northwest-atlantic-fisheries-organization-2011-annual-meeting-1564961.htm

Minister Oliver Touts Canada's Energy Resources and Economic Strengths

Sep 23, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-touts-canadas-energy-resources-and-economic-strengths-1564848.htm

New Market Access to Serbia and Malaysia for Canadian Sheep and Goat Industry

Sep 23, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-market-access-to-serbia-and-malaysia-for-canadian-sheep-and-goat-industry-1564816.htm

The problem with 'ethical oil'

Sep 22, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/problem+with+ethical/5439271/story.html

Pipeline foes miss the point

The problem is not oil production, but consumption.
Sep 22, 2011
Jatin Nathwani
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1058308--pipeline-foes-miss-the-point

Particles faster than light measured

Sep 22, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/22/technology-particles-light-speed.html

5 chemical threats to the Great Lakes

Sep 22, 2011
Brian Kemp
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/21/great-lakes-threat-list.html

Planned Parenthood's Canadian funding renewed

Sep 22, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/22/pol-planned-parenthood-funding.html

No MDs to deliver babies in western Labrador

Sep 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/22/nl-labrador-mothers-922.html

Ont. wind farm health risks downplayed: documents

Sep 22, 2011
Dave Seglins and John Nicol
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/21/wind-turbines.html

Virus, chronic fatigue link more in doubt

Sep 22, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/22/chronic-fatigue-xmrv.html

Bureaucrats questioned on principle of Fisheries Act at Cohen Commission

Sep 22, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bureaucrats-questioned-on-principle-of-fisheries-act-at-cohen-commission/article2177088/

Falling satellite chunks will miss North America

Sep 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/22/technology-satellite-uars-debris.html

The Council of Canadian Academies Releases an Expert Panel Report

Healthy Animals, Healthy Canada
Sep 22, 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/22/c5652.html

Statement From Canada's Chief Veterinary Officer: Council of Canadian Academies Report on Animal Health Risk Assessment

Sep 22, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-from-canadas-chief-veterinary-officer-council-canadian-academies-report-on-1564521.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Feasibility Study for Bio-based Jet Fuel

Sep 22, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-feasibility-study-for-bio-based-jet-fuel-1564443.htm

Plavix (Blood Thinner): New Recommendations for Use with PPIs (antacids)

Sep 22, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/plavix-blood-thinner-new-recommendations-for-use-with-ppis-antacids-1564480.htm

Baby Car Seat Carrier Safety Belts Pose Risk of Serious Injury to Infants

Sep 22, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/baby-car-seat-carrier-safety-belts-pose-risk-of-serious-injury-to-infants-1564518.htm

Keystone pipeline approval ‘complete no-brainer,’ Harper says

Sep 21, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/keystone-pipeline-approval-complete-no-brainer-harper-says/article2174907/

Energy drinks are drugs: panel

Rules proposed; Health Canada ponders advice from experts
Sep 21, 2011
SARAH SCHMIDT
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Energy+drinks+drugs+panel/5433513/story.html

Keystone XL: A pipeline that should not be built

Sep 21, 2011
Brian Topp
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/brian-topp/keystone-xl-a-pipeline-that-should-not-be-built/article2174916/

MS treatment avenue may expand with brain steroids

Sep 21, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/21/multiple-sclerosis-brain-neurosteroids.html

Sugar provides 20% of calories Canadians consume

Beverages among top sources of sugar
Sep 21, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/21/sugar-eat-statistics-canada.html

Oil-sands workers press MPs to oppose ‘wrongheaded’ Keystone pipeline

Sep 21, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/oil-sands-workers-press-mps-to-oppose-wrongheaded-keystone-pipeline/article2174188/

From New York to Cannes: baby steps in the battle against non-communicable diseases

At the UN meeting, leaders mouthed fine phrases and principles. But they put neither new money nor a credible strategy on the table needed to back them up
Sep 21, 2011
John Kirton AND Laurette Dubé
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/from-new-york-to-cannes-baby-steps-in-the-battle-against-non-communicable-diseases/article2173549/

Sweet heavens: Statscan finds average Canadian eats 26 tsp of sugar a day

Sep 21, 2011
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/sweet-heavens-statscan-finds-average-canadian-eats-26-tsp-of-sugar-a-day/article2174438/

Thomson Reuters Predicts Nobel Laureates

Twenty-four “Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates” Recognized for Their Contributions to the Advancement of Science
Sep 21, 2011
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/press_room/science/2011-citation-laureates

Health Canada Decision on Trasylol (Aprotinin)

Sep 21, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-decision-on-trasylol-aprotinin-1564068.htm

Working With Canadians to Protect our Trees

Sep 21, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/working-with-canadians-to-protect-our-trees-1564024.htm

Sweeping Conservative crime bill only ‘the beginning’

Sep 20, 2011
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/sweeping-conservative-crime-bill-only-the-beginning/article2173915/

Canadian MDs consider denying fertility treatments to obese women

Sep 20, 2011
Carolyn Abraham
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadian-mds-consider-denying-fertility-treatments-to-obese-women/article2173941/

‘Ethical oil’ ad sparks war of words between Ottawa, Saudis

Sep 20, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ethical-oil-ad-sparks-war-of-words-between-ottawa-saudis/article2173999/

Author of salmon science review accused of bias

Sep 20, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/author-of-salmon-science-review-accused-of-bias/article2173846/

Montreal-raised researcher wins $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship

Sep 20, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/montreal-raised-researcher-wins-500000-macarthur-fellowship/article2172217/

Natural gas extraction industry still in a transition period

Sep 20, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/20/c4906.html

Joint Panel Established To Review Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion Project

Sep 20, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/20/c5016.html

Backlash grows against Ontario’s nonconventional therapy guidelines

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has proposed guidelines that would compel physicians "to propose both allopathic and non-allopathic therapeutic options that are clinically indicated or appropriate."
Sep 19, 2011
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/19sept11_nonconventional-therapy-guidelines.xhtml

Chronic diseases could cost global economy $47-trillion

Sep 19, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/chronic-diseases-could-cost-global-economy-47-trillion/article2171607/

No ‘primary cause’ for salmon collapse of 2009, analysis of evidence shows

Sep 19, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/no-primary-cause-for-salmon-collapse-of-2009-analysis-of-evidence-shows/article2172114/

CHART: Tracking killer chronic diseases

Cardiovascular diseases leading worldwide killer: WHO
Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/who-2011/

Blood donation ban for gay men merits re-evaluation

Canada should for the time being continue its exclusion of blood donations from men who have had sex with men, but should also continue to re-examine the question
Sep 19, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/blood-donation-ban-for-gay-men-merits-re-evaluation/article2171947/

Energy flashpoints and the politics of power

Ontario’s political parties differ sharply in one key area — energy: what kind to produce, and how to pay for it.
Sep 19, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1056440--cohn-energy-flashpoints-and-the-politics-of-power

Brains of obese crave calories differently

Treats look more inviting when blood sugar drops, brain scans show
Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/19/obese-brain-scans.html

Ontario elk boom prompts historic hunt

Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/19/ottawa-elk-hunt.html

Oceans may pause warming of Earth's surface

Sep 19, 2011
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/19/science-oceans-climate-change.html

Gamers' discovery could generate anti-HIV drugs

Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/19/technology-foldit-hiv.html

Solutions for tackling chronic disease worldwide

Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/19/chronic-disease-un.html

New Alternative Medicine Policy Draws Fire From Doctors, Public

Sep 19, 2011
Centre for Inquiry
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-alternative-medicine-policy-draws-fire-from-doctors-public-1562945.htm

Ovarian cancer continues to claim many Canadian lives

Sep 19, 2011
September is ovarian cancer awareness month. Research is crucial to help prevent, detect and treat this disease
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/19/c3928.html

Jean-Pierre Côté Named Recipient of the 2011 CRKN Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award

Jean-Pierre Côté honoured for his collaborative contribution to the establishment of the pilot-phase Canadian National Site Licensing Project and its successor organization, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network
Sep 19, 2011
Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/19/c4285.html

Fish return to Howe Sound, once a toxic dead zone

Sep 18, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fish-return-to-howe-sound-once-a-toxic-dead-zone/article2170555/

Are we serving the public or the providers?

Sep 17, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/are-we-serving-the-public-or-the-providers/article2169054/

Ontario class hits gym in search of brain boost

Niagara region hopes exercise regime will help improve its students’ marks
Sep 17, 2011
John Rieti
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/16/f-photos-eastdale-sparking-life.html

L’Aquila’s earthquake: Scientists in the dock

An extraordinary manslaughter trial starts in Italy
Sep 17, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21529006

Research Critical to Creating Jobs and Economic Growth Says Minister of State Goodyear as Stephen Hawking Centre Opens

Sep 17, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/research-critical-creating-jobs-economic-growth-says-minister-state-goodyear-as-stephen-1562344.htm

Reliability of the grid: Disaster waiting to happen

Old and creaking, America’s electricity grid needs urgently to be rewired
Sep 16, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/reliability-grid

Project to help salmon past hot spot abandoned, Cohen Commission told

Sep 15, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/project-to-help-salmon-past-hot-spot-abandoned-cohen-commission-told/article2168284/

Make Pacific salmon B.C.’s official fish, groups urge

Sep 14, 2011
Sunny Dhillon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/make-pacific-salmon-bcs-official-fish-groups-urge/article2166574/

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Development of Regional Innovation Environments

The plenary sessions of the National Academies workshop (which will be held September 20-22, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin) will be webstreamed.
National Academy of Sciences
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/COSEPUP/PGA_063544

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Dr. Mehrdad Hariri in Ottawa Sept 14-16 to promote Canadian Science Policy Conference (Nov. 16-18 2011)

Sep 12, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/dr-mehrdad-hariri-ottawa-sept-14-16-promote-canadian-science-policy-conference-nov-16-1559784.htm

Flaherty urges more private innovation spending

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/flaherty-technology-investment.html

Invest in R&D, minister says

Necessary to remain competitive; 'We need to move toward a more innovative economy,' Paradis says
Sep 13, 2011
ALISON MA CGREGOR
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Invest+minister+says/5392280/story.html

Wanted: culture of innovation

Where’s Canada’s sense of urgency?
Sep 16, 2011
Kevin Lynch AND Munir Sheikh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/wanted-culture-of-innovation/article2167856/

The innovation riddle

Todd Hirsch
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/hirsch.pdf

Canadians say R&D critical to prosperity

Nik Nanos
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/nanos.pdf

A simple solution to Canada’s innovation problem

Tom Jenkins
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/jenkins.pdf

Innovation dividend = stronger productivity growth

Kevin Lynch and Munir A. Sheikh
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy

http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/lynch.pdf

Higher education and innovation

Heather Munroe-Blum
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/munroe-blum.pdf

Innovation: Looking beyond science and technology

Jeremy Leonard
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/leonard.pdf

Canada’s innovation puzzle: Is our national conversation missing a piece?

John Stewart
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/stewart.pdf

Innovation in Canada’s trade gateways and corridors

Charles McMillan
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/mcmillan.pdf

High-growth entrepreneurship: The key to Canada’s future economic success

Shannon Wells and Geordie Hungerford
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/wells.pdf

Innovation by design: Differentiator in the digital age

Sara Diamond and Linda Lewis
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/diamond-lewis.pdf

A call for centralized access to R&D funding in Canada

Marielle Piché and Kevin Goheen
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/piche-goheen.pdf

From the eureka moment to the marketplace

John Manley and Ross Laver
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/manley-laver.pdf

The creation of an “innovative university”

Gary Polonsky
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/polonsky.pdf

Building an innovation nation with life sciences

Russell Williams
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/williams.pdf

Productivity and innovation key to prosperity in an aging society

David Crane
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/crane.pdf

Research vice-presidents of smaller Canadian universities form new alliance

Group will pool resources and share best practices of small universities committed to research.
Sep 12, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/research-vice-presidents-of-smaller-canadian-universities-form-new-alliance.aspx

Canadian cities need a lesson in academic potential

Sep 14, 2011
Nick Rockel
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/shaping-the-future/canadian-cities-need-a-lesson-in-academic-potential/article2164474/

Professional development for grad students

Skills training gives PhD students a boost, whether they ?nd work inside or outside academia.
Sep 12, 2011
Virginia Galt
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/professional-development-for-grad-students.aspx

Federal Investment in Research Spurs Growth and Innovation

Sep 1, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556417.htm

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556437.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556493.htm

Rebalancing the academy: teaching and research at Canadian universities

Canadian universities are in danger of falling out of balance.
Aug 31, 2011
Daniel Woolf
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/rebalancing-the-academy.aspx

Beyond borders: Global biotechnology report 2011

Sep 2011
Ernst & Young
http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Beyond_borders_global_biotechnology_report_2011/$FILE/Beyond_borders_global_biotechnology_report_2011.pdf

POSTnote: GM Crops and Food Security

September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_386-GM-Crops-and-Food-Security.pdf

POSTnote: Marine Planning

September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn388_Marine-Planning.pdf

POSTnote: Anaerobic Digestion

September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn387_anaerobic-digestion.pdf

POSTnote: Water in Production and Products

August 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_385-water-in-production-and-products.pdf

Implementing Sustainability in Federal Agencies: An Early Assessment of President Obama’s Executive Order 13514

The Obama administration has called upon the federal government to lead by example by making its operations more sustainable, responsible, and efficient.
Sep 2011
Daniel J. Fiorino
IBM Center for The Business of Government
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/Implementing%20Sustainability%20in%20Federal%20Agencies.pdf

Regional Innovation Monitor: Regional Innovation Report (London)

To the European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, Directorate D – Industrial Innovation and Mobility Industries
Aug 22, 2011
Paula Knee
Technopolis
http://www.rim-europa.eu/index.cfm?q=p.file&r=72a409ac2930bd34ca7b26716cbe5bd1

Innovation in China: the rise of Chinese inventors in the production of knowledge

Sep 2011
Rachel Griffith and Helen Miller
Institute for Fiscal Studies
http://www.ifs.org.uk/wps/wp1115.pdf

Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway

July 2011
Rune Dahl Fitjar & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
IMDEA Social Sciences Institute
http://repec.imdea.org/pdf/imdea-wp2011-12.pdf

Measuring University Contributions to Regional Economies: A Discussion of Guidelines for Enhancing Credibility

Aug 2011
Dave Swenson
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/papers/p13992-2011-08-08.pdf

The Ones to Watch: A Pharma Matters Report

A review of April-June 2011. Published September 2011.
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/TOTW_Q3_2011.pdf

Policy Briefing: Sustainable Energy

Jun 20, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1308542400

Policy Briefing: Water & Oceans

Jun 6, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1307332800

Policy Briefing: Life Sciences

Apr 25, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1303704000

Faces of the Future: Fostering the next generation of bio-economy talent

A report on BioTalent Canada's programs for youth
Aug 2011
BioTalent Canada
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/faces/BioTalent_Faces_of_the_future_July_28_2011_E.pdf

Biotechnology Learning Continuum - Grades 7 to 12

Aug 2011
BioTalent Canada and Toronto District School Board
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/continuum/BioTalent_Learning_Continuum_July28_2011_E.pdf

Keystone XL pipeline -- key to prosperity

Alternatives to pipeline are much worse
Sep 16, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/keystone-xl-pipeline----key-to-prosperity/article2169363/

Alberta must kick its coal habit

The province has all the resources it needs to become a leader in low- or no-emission power
Sep 16, 2011
Tim Weis
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/alberta-must-kick-its-coal-habit/article2167798/

McGuinty’s clean green machine dodges a debate

Can Dalton McGuinty win over voters by pitching a greenish platform that adds up to real jobs?
Sep 16, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1055416--cohn-mcguinty-s-clean-green-machine-dodges-a-debate

Canada's ozone tracking in jeopardy

Sep 16, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/environment-ozone-monitoring.html

Soyuz capsule lands safely in Kazakhstan

Sep 16, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/russia-soyuz-kazakhstan.html

Beluga dies from infection at Vancouver Aquarium

Officials say death not likely linked to recent break-in
Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/bc-beluga-death-tiqa-vancouver.html

New Terry Fox memorial unveiled in Vancouver

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/bc-terry-fox-memorial.html

No radiation detected in West Coast fish

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/bc-no-radiation-west-coast-fish.html

Global vaccine centre opens in Saskatoon

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/vaccine-research-saskatoon.html

Inadvertent child poisonings rise dramatically

Child poisoning trend likely mirrored in Canada
Sep 16, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/medication-poisoning-kids.html

Wikipedia on cancer accurate but hard to read

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/wikipedia-cancer.html

Newborn deaths in China more than halved

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/china-infant-deaths.html

Ottawa threatened by oceans planning

Sep 16, 2011
Ross McMillan
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Ottawa+threatened+oceans+planning/5412149/story.html

Canada instrumental in watering down elements of noncommunicable diseases plan

Sep 16, 2011
Paul Christopher Webster
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/16sept11_canada-instrumental-in-watering-down-elements-of-noncommunicable-diseases-plan.xhtml

University, Talisman distance themselves from Friends of Science

Sep 16, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.canada.com/technology/University+Talisman+distance+themselves+from+Friends+Science/5414844/story.html

Government of Canada Supports Community Jobs and Growth

New funding for leading-edge research to foster innovation at the Cegep de Thetford
Sep 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-community-jobs-and-growth-1562125.htm

Government of Canada Invests in University Research at the Universite de Montreal and the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

Sep 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-university-research-universite-de-montreal-ecole-polytechnique-1562155.htm

Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on National Forest Week

Sep 16, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-on-national-forest-1562119.htm

Taking science out of the lab and into the boardroom

Grad students create forum for discussion with the Science & Policy Exchange
Sep 15, 2011
Katherine Gombay
McGill Reporter
http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/09/taking-science-out-of-the-lab-and-into-the-boardroom/

Older moms face more birth complications

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/15/birth-complications-older-women.html

E. coli case prompts criminal charges in B.C.

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/15/bc-north-okanagan-ecoli-charges.html

The Horn of Africa’s last famine?

We have the tools to prevent food crises by making smart, long-term investments in agriculture
Sep 15, 2011
SAM DRYDEN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-horn-of-africas-last-famine/article2166524/

Attempt to rename controversial corn syrup is ‘misleading’: FDA

Sep 15, 2011
THOMAS WATKINS
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/attempt-to-rename-controversial-corn-syrup-is-misleading-fda/article2167469/

FDA slams Dr. Oz over apple juice report

Sep 15, 2011
Marilynn Marchione
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/fda-slams-dr-oz-over-apple-juice-report/article2167606/

Canadians wary of foreign food safety, trust domestic

Sep 15, 2011
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadians+wary+foreign+food+safety+trust+domestic/5410290/story.html

Alberta’s dinosaur feathers have paleontologists all atwitter

Sep 15, 2011
Renata D’Aliesio
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/alberta-scientists-strike-evolutionary-gold-with-discovery-of-dinosaur-feathers/article2167320/

Planet with 2 suns discovered

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/15/technology-planet-suns.html

University of Calgary 'research accounts' used to fund anti-Kyoto Protocol campaign

Sep 15, 2011
Mike Desouza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/University+Calgary+research+accounts+used+fund+anti+Kyoto+Protocol+campaign/5405627/story.html

Budget cuts target vital ozone layer monitoring

Arctic research dependent on Canada's involvement: scientists
Sep 15, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Budget+cuts+target+vital+ozone+layer+monitoring/5405629/story.html

World Famous Skeptic JAMES "The Amazing" RANDI to Tour Canada, Challenge Psychics and Quacks in Provocative Lectures, Sept. 22-30

Sep 15, 2011
Centre for Inquiry
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/world-famous-skeptic-james-the-amazing-randi-tour-canada-challenge-psychics-quacks-provocative-1561948.htm

One in two first-time mothers over 40 has a C-section delivery

National study measures how advanced maternal age affects mothers and their babies
Sep 15, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/15/c3397.html

Government of Canada Announces First Recipients of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-first-recipients-banting-postdoctoral-fellowships-1561658.htm

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Speaking Points for the Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06758.html

Government of Canada Invests in University Research at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-university-research-institut-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique-1561786.htm

Food Safety Confidence in Canada on the Rise

Sep 15, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/food-safety-confidence-in-canada-on-the-rise-1561716.htm

Minister Oliver Promotes Canada as Secure Energy Partner to California

Sep 15, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-promotes-canada-as-secure-energy-partner-to-california-1561936.htm

For undergrads at Canada’s universities, a new way of learning

Sep 14, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/for-undergrads-at-canadas-universities-a-new-way-of-learning/article2166759/

Activists target Environment Canada with hoax releases

Sep 14, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110914/environment-canada-hoax-releases-activists-110914/

The poverty behind the plague

The best way to prepare for disaster is to stop asking how we’ll survive the next pandemic and ask, instead, how we want to address the problems that fuel it
Sep 14, 2011
PRISCILLA WALD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-poverty-behind-the-plague/article2164841/

And the winner in Keystone feud is... jobs and security

Sep 14, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/and-the-winner-in-keystone-feud-is-jobs-and-security/article2166435/

Gov't puts climate change trend archive on ice

Sep 14, 2011
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/puts+climate+change+trend+archive/5396714/story.html

Daryl Hannah’s ‘dirty’ talk has Brad Wall evangelizing ethical oil

Sep 14, 2011
Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/daryl-hannahs-dirty-talk-has-brad-wall-evangelizing-ethical-oil/article2165898/

Ontario's health depends on Better Care Faster

Sep 14, 2011
RX&D
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/14/c3116.html

Government of Canada Announces New Initative for Canadian Clean Energy Businesses

Sep 14, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-announces-new-initative-for-canadian-clean-energy-businesses-1561265.htm

Minister Oliver Promotes Investment in Canada while at Stanford University Think-Tank on California Tour

Sep 14, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-promotes-investment-canada-while-stanford-university-think-tank-on-california-1561320.htm

Canada looks to diversify oil export markets

Sep 13, 2011
Margo McDiarmid
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/pol-oliver-pipeline-oil-exports.html

Greenpeace: 40 years of advocacy

Sep 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/greenpeace/index.html

Ottawa assures Asian countries of access to energy

Sep 13, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ottawa-assures-asian-countries-of-access-to-energy/article2164849/

The health care cutbacks no party will talk about

Ontario's major political parties are poised to trim health care spending by up to $2 billion a year. But none is saying how.
Sep 13, 2011
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1053108--walkom-the-health-care-cutbacks-no-party-will-talk-about

Authors sue universities over digital library

'Orphan' book scans from Google unauthorized, suit claims
Sep 13, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/technology-lawsuit-universities-books-google.html

High-tech storage for green energy

Sep 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/12/quirks-clean-energy-storage.html

Russia postpones next astronaut launch

Sep 13, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/technology-russia-soyuz-launch.html

Potentially habitable exoplanet found

Sep 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/science-habitable-expolanet.html

Dangerous TB spreading at ‘scary’ rate in Europe

Sep 13, 2011
Kate Kelland
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/dangerous-tb-spreading-at-scary-rate-in-europe/article2164900/

AIDS vaccine hunt gains clues

Sep 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/13/aids-vaccine-thailand.html

Traffic management: APPlied logic

How to reduce congestion and save fuel using smart phones
Sep 13, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/traffic-management

Conservative platform's geometry found faulty

Sep 13, 2011
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/13/c2779.html

Government of Canada Invests in Business Innovation

Sep 13, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-business-innovation-1560421.htm

Minister Oliver Attends First-Ever Joint APEC Transportation and Energy Minister's Conference

Sep 13, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-attends-first-ever-joint-apec-transportation-energy-ministers-conference-1560700.htm

Canada, U.S. to Practise Emergency Response on St. Marys River, September 13-14th, 2011

Sep 13, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-us-to-practise-emergency-response-on-st-marys-river-september-13-14th-2011-1560543.htm

Minister of State Goodyear Addresses Delegates at International Forum on R&D

Sep 13, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-of-state-goodyear-addresses-delegates-at-international-forum-on-r-d-1560254.htm

Government of Canada Supports Canadian Farmers Through Green Research

Sep 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-canadian-farmers-through-green-research-1560401.htm

Doctors slam alternative medicine proposal

Ontario college's proposal supported by naturopathic body
Sep 12, 2011
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/09/alternative-medicine-guidelines.html

CASS: Feedback on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s draft guidelines on alternativ

Aug 13, 2011
Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/CASS.pdf

Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology:Feedback on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s guidelines on alternative medicine

Aug 30, 2011
Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/110830-feedback-allergy.pdf

British Columbia Medical Association: Feedback on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s draft guidelines on alternative medicine

Aug 31, 2011
British Columbia Medical Association
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/110831-Feedback-BCMA.pdf

Consider this: Coal is essential for Alberta until cleaner technologies pick up the slack

Sep 12, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/consider-this-coal-is-essential-for-alberta-until-cleaner-technologies-pick-up-the-slack/article2162027/

Cheap and dirty: Where provinces diverge on energy crossroads

Sep 12, 2011
Josh wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/cheap-and-dirty-where-provinces-diverge-on-energy-crossroads/article2162021/

Can coal come clean or is wind the future?

Sep 12, 2011
Josh wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/can-coal-come-clean-or-is-wind-the-future/article2163514/

Alberta tries to make coal cleaner

Sep 12, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-tries-to-make-coal-cleaner/article2163511/

Arctic sea ice hits record low

Sep 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/12/science-arctic-sea-ice-record.html

6 months into Japan's cleanup, radiation a major worry

Sep 12, 2011
Craig Dale
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/09/f-vp-dale-japan-six-months-after-tsunami.html

It’s time to reinvest in nuclear

Nuclear is an important part of Canada's clean energy portfolio.
Sep 12, 2011
Denise Carpenter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052419--it-s-time-to-reinvest-in-nuclear

Creating drought tolerant barley

Anthony Anyia is researching ways to use genetic markers to make barley more drought tolerant.
Sep 12, 2011
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052653--creating-drought-tolerant-barley

Don’t blame aging boomers

Sep 12, 2011
Kimberlyn McGrail
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052697--don-t-blame-aging-boomers

Prairie farmers vote to keep Canadian Wheat Board

Sep 12, 2011
Paul Waldie
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/prairie-farmers-vote-to-keep-wheat-board/article2162272/

SpongeBob may impair 4-year-olds' brains

Sep 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/12/tv-cartoon-children-brain-spongebob.html

Dr. William R. Driedzic Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canada Foundation for Innovation

Sep 12, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/dr-william-r-driedzic-appointed-board-directors-canada-foundation-innovation-1559894.htm

A New Face for Agricultural Science at Lethbridge Research Centre

Sep 12, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/a-new-face-for-agricultural-science-at-lethbridge-research-centre-1559850.htm

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in Toronto

Sep 12, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-toronto-1559719.htm

Misconduct in science: An array of errors

Investigations into a case of alleged scientific misconduct have revealed numerous holes in the oversight of science and scientific publishing
Sep 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21528593

Canada unprepared for Arctic oil spill, group says

Sep 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/09/environment-canada-arctic-oil.html

Asian oil markets beckon if U.S. kills Keystone: Ottawa

Sep 9, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/asian-oil-markets-beckon-if-us-kills-keystone-ottawa/article2160371/

McGuinty sounds warning shot over Hudak's green-jobs ‘threat’

Sep 9, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/mcguinty-sounds-warning-shot-over-hudaks-green-jobs-threat/article2159832/

A mayoral flip-flop on nurses

Now that Rob Ford has reversed himself on the idea of hiring provincially funded public health nurses, it’s time to fix the harm done by his earlier rejection.
Sep 9, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1051831--a-mayoral-flip-flop-on-nurses

Supersaver Registration Rates for the 2011 Canadian Science Policy Conference Expire on September 9th, 2011

Explore 16 Exceptional Panels!
Sep 9, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/supersaver-registration-rates-2011-canadian-science-policy-conference-expire-on-september-1559270.htm

Canada Calls for Rules-Based Trade Rooted in Sound Science

Successful international agriculture trade ministerial meeting concludes
Sep 9, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-calls-for-rules-based-trade-rooted-in-sound-science-1559202.htm

Pirates of academe? We laugh

Sep 8, 2011
Paul Davidson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/pirates-of-academe-we-laugh/article2157017/

Promote equality of opportunity in university education

Sep 8, 2011
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Promote+equality+opportunity+university+education/5369269/story.html

McGuinty dares Hudak: Tell green-energy workers ‘I’m killing your future’

Sep 8, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/mcguinty-dares-hudak-tell-green-energy-workers-im-killing-your-future/article2158031/

Greying Ontario fuels health-care pitches

Sep 8, 2011
Paul Jay
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontariovotes2011/story/2011/09/07/ontario-votes-seniors-health-care-pledges.html

U.K. lifts lifetime ban on gay men donating blood

Sep 8, 2011
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/uk-lifts-lifetime-ban-on-gay-men-donating-blood/article2158533/

Record demand for environmental engineers

'Problem solvers' needed in many industries
Sep 8, 2011
Derek Sanke
Financial Post
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Record+demand+environmental+engineers/5368339/story.html

Mining Continues to Drive the Economies of Canada's North

Sep 8, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/08/c9485.html

Nuxalk First Nation Marks the Opening of a New Health and Administration Building

Sep 8, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nuxalk-first-nation-marks-the-opening-of-a-new-health-and-administration-building-1558784.htm

GnRH Agonists: Heart-related Risk in Men Treated for Prostate Cancer

Sep 8, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/gnrh-agonists-heart-related-risk-in-men-treated-for-prostate-cancer-1558721.htm

Research council cuts jobs in city

20 positions 'not even tip of iceberg:' union
Sep 7, 2011
Martin Cash
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/research-council-cuts-jobs-in-city-129359873.html

Nobel laureates jump into Keystone fray

Sep 7, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/nobel-laureates-ask-obama-to-block-keystone-pipeline/article2156614/

Drug trials should not be information inhibitors

Health Canada has the duty to make sure drugs approved for sale are safe. Yet crucial information from clinical trials is often kept from the Canadian public, as “confidential business information” or “trade secrets.”
Sep 7, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/drug-trials-should-not-be-information-inhibitors/article2157156/

Making water the new oil

Sep 7, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Making+water/5361677/story.html

Southern Vaccine Advocacy Challenge Request for Proposals Announcement

Sep 7, 2011
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/55dc3b1452/1402023565/0170ed12a3/

Canada falls out of the top 10 in 2011 Global Competitiveness Rankings

Sep 7, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c9066.html

Smoking in Canada Hits All-Time Low in 2010

Sep 7, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/smoking-in-canada-hits-all-time-low-in-2010-1558087.htm

Harper Government Invests in New Energy Efficiency Initiatives

Sep 7, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-invests-in-new-energy-efficiency-initiatives-1558076.htm

Government of Canada Helping to Sprout New Market Opportunities for Bean Growers

Sep 7, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-helping-to-sprout-new-market-opportunities-for-bean-growers-1558109.htm

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) 2011 Medal and Award Recipients

Sep 7, 2011
Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c8969.html

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) names new Fellows

Sep 7, 2011
Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c8965.html

Health Canada Whistleblowers Continue their Fight for the Public Good

PIPSC calls for judicial review of the case of Drs. Shiv Chopra, Margaret Haydon and Gerard Lambert
Sep 7, 2011
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-whistleblowers-continue-their-fight-for-the-public-good-1557894.htm

Recharging electric cars: Bidding for volts

How to recharge electric cars without causing brownouts
Sep 6, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/recharging-electric-cars

McGuinty promises grants for students

Sep 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1261808.html

Plans for crewless space station underway

Sep 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/06/technology-astronauts-space-station.html

Mental disorders estimated in 165 million in EU

Sep 6, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/mental-illness-europe.html

Ritalin abuse on campus akin to cheating

Sep 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/stimulant-abuse-university-ritalin.html

Health care spending affecting well-being

Sep 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/well-being-index-health-economy.html

2nd chickenpox shot recommended for kids

Sep 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/chickenpox-vaccine-two-doses.html

Miscarriage risk of anti-inflammatory drugs raised

Sep 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/miscarriage-painkiller-nsaid.html

Minister Paradis Welcomes Investment in Dalhousie University as Part of Industrial and Regional Benefits From Boeing Contracts

Sep 6, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-paradis-welcomes-investment-dalhousie-university-as-part-industrial-regional-1557667.htm

Innovation for Beef Feedlot Industry Is All in the Genes

New Management System Helps Feedlot Operators Boost Revenues
Sep 6, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/innovation-for-beef-feedlot-industry-is-all-in-the-genes-1557640.htm

Ajax Copper-Gold Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment

Sep 6, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/06/c8673.html

Government of Canada Announces New Funding for Forest Communities in New Brunswick

Sep 6, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-announces-new-funding-for-forest-communities-in-new-brunswick-1557394.htm

McGill ranked tops university in Canada

Sep 5, 2011
KAREN SEIDMAN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/McGill+ranked+tops+Canada/5353659/story.html

Ontario Liberals make tuition grants centrepiece of platform

Sep 5, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-liberals-make-tuition-grants-centrepiece-of-platform/article2153810/

China charges 5 after chemical dump in reservoir

Chromium-contaminated soil and water could take till 2012 to clean up
Sep 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/05/china-chemical-dumping-arrests.html

McDonald's to show calories on UK menus

Part of government anti-obesity push
Sep 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/05/mcdonalds-calories-menu.html

PC leadership candidate talking chiropractic funding

Sep 5, 2011
ANGELIQUE RODRIGUES
Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/09/05/pc-leadership-candidate-talking-chiropractic-funding

High-profile oil-sands protesters take last stand outside White House

Sep 4, 2011
DAVID EBNER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/high-profile-oil-sands-protesters-take-last-stand-outside-white-house/article2153534/

Where are all the female engineers?

Sep 3, 2011
Darah Hansen
Postmedia News
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Where+female+engineers/5349979/story.html

Fusion power: Next ITERation?

Generating electricity by nuclear fusion has long looked like a chimera. A reactor being built in Germany may change that
Sep 3, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21528216

Lightning sensors thwart forest fire flare-ups

Sep 2, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/31/environment-lightning-forest-fires.html

Children need not replicate their parents’ education

Sep 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/children-need-not-replicate-their-parents-education/article2152616/

Two U.S. children develop flu from pigs, U.S. government researchers say

Sep 2, 2011
Julie Steenhuysen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/two-us-children-develop-flu-from-pigs-us-government-researchers-say/article2152626/

Montreal hospital dismisses cardiac researcher over misconduct allegations

Sep 2, 2011
ANDY BLATCHFORD
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/montreal-hospital-dismisses-cardiac-researcher-over-misconduct-allegations/article2152724/

Toronto reports first case of West Nile for 2011

Sep 2, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/toronto-reports-first-case-of-west-nile-for-2011/article2151723/

Why many international students get a failing grade in academic integrity

Sep 2, 2011
JAMES BRADSHAW and TAMARA BALUJA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/why-many-international-students-get-a-failing-grade-in-academic-integrity/article2152899/

When it comes to emissions, we have bureaucracy run wild

Oil industry executives’ worst nightmare is a government imposing micro-regulations for each company operation
Sep 2, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/when-it-comes-to-emissions-we-have-bureaucracy-run-wild/article2152317/

Examining 5 oilsands claims by Daryl Hannah

Sep 2, 2011
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/01/daryl-hannah-oil-sands.html

Education and productivity

Post-secondary education is one of the most effective antidotes to poverty and the attendant social costs.
Sep 2, 2011
Martin Connell & Roger Martin
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1048918--education-and-productivity

Live long and prosper, without fiscal doom

Two health economists who studied B.C. found that only a tiny percentage of rising health-care budgets can be blamed on the aging demographic
Sep 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/live-long-and-prosper-without-fiscal-doom/article2152583/

Government of Canada to Promote Science and Math for Students in London

Sep 2, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-to-promote-science-and-math-for-students-in-london-1556819.htm

Canada's Wild Bird Survey for Avian Influenza Underway

Sep 2, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadas-wild-bird-survey-for-avian-influenza-underway-1556879.htm

Government of Canada Invests to Strengthen Traceability in B.C. Beef Industry

Sep 2, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-to-strengthen-traceability-in-bc-beef-industry-1556932.htm

‘Space junk’ mess could damage spaceships, NASA warns

Old satellites and leftover boosters are among the countless objects in orbit scientists say must be cleaned up before they do damage to satellites and spaceships
Sep 1, 2011
SETH BORENSTEIN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/space-junk-mess-could-damage-spaceships-nasa-warns/article2150361/

A desperate bid to save the iconic sage-grouse from extinction in Alberta

Sep 1, 2011
DAWN WALTON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/a-desperate-bid-to-save-the-iconic-sage-grouse-from-extinction-in-alberta/article2151006/

Improving Canada's Food Regulatory System will Boost Innovation and Economic Growth

Sep 1, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/01/c7915.html

Fisheries Ministers Renew Commitment to Sustainability and Prosperity of Canadian Fishing and Aquaculture Industry

Sep 1, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/correction-fisheries-ministers-renew-commitment-sustainability-prosperity-canadian-fishing-1556673.htm

Statement from Minister of the Environment John Wilkinson Regarding Highland Companies Proposed Quarry in Dufferin County

"After careful consideration, the Minister of Natural Resources and I have agreed to bring forward a regulation making Highland Companies subject to the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act."
Sep 1, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/09/statement-from-minister-of-the-environment-john-wilkinson-regarding-highland-companies-proposed-quar.html

National Announcement for the Canada Foundation for Innovation's Leaders Opportunity Fund

Speaking Points for the Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP, Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Sep 1, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06737.html

New Ontario school for those whose parents didn’t attend postsecondary

Unique program will support students to help them succeed at college or university.
Aug 31, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/new-ontario-school-for-those-whose-parents-didnt-attend-postsecondary.aspx

Oil price differentials, not emissions, the key to Keystone

Aug 31, 2011
Jeff Rubin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/jeff-rubins-smaller-world/oil-price-differentials-not-emissions-the-key-to-keystone/article2146947/

Deny Keystone permit, Nebraska governor urges

Aug 31, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/deny-keystone-permit-nebraska-governor-urges/article2148512/

Nanocrystalline cellulose is breathing new life into Canada’s forest industry

A minuscule fibre with a big future.
Aug 31, 2011
David Savoie
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/nanocrystalline-cellulose-is-breathing-new-life-into-Canadas-forest-industry.aspx

Antibiotic resistance found in ancient bacteria

Aug 31, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/31/science-antibiotic-resistance-bacteria-permafrost.html

The shocking truth about electric cars

Please don’t blame me for this splash of cold water. Blame the greens
Aug 31, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-shocking-truth-about-electric-cars/article2149465/

Government of Canada Invests in University Research and Training

Aug 31, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-university-research-and-training-1555859.htm

Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Confirmed in New Brunswick

Aug 31, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/brown-spruce-longhorn-beetle-confirmed-in-new-brunswick-1555999.htm

New Drive Clean Changes Help Families Save Time and Money

Changes to Drive Clean coming into effect tomorrow will save Ontario families money and protect the air our children, grandchildren and seniors breathe.
Aug 31, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/08/new-drive-clean-changes-help-families-save-time-and-money.html