Science Canada: 07/01/11

Friday, July 1, 2011

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

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

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

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

Oh, Canada...

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

Politicians use science only when it suits them

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

Cuts to science budgets have wider economic impact: May

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

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

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

Endless folly of innovation policy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Research spending signals revival in canada's forest sector

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

Imagining a Possible Future

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

Beware the Big Pharma ghostwriters of medical research

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

Scientists explain about-face on MS trials

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

MS vein therapy trial decision 'unexpected'

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

Aglukkaq is right to authorize Zamboni trials

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

UN force brought cholera to Haiti, study suggests

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

Tainted seeds in E. coli outbreak may be for sale

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

Lead poisoning down in U.S. adults

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

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

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

Airplanes can make it snow

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

The space shuttle: Into the sunset

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

NRC Dimensions - Issue 7, June 2011

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

MS therapy clinical trials get federal OK

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

Ottawa to fund clinical trials for controversial MS treatment

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

MS treatment trials face setback in Saskatchewan

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

SNC takes charge of Canada’s nuclear future

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

Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Wastes Project

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

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

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

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

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

Expanding Provincial Parks

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

New Facilities for Nursing and Media Students at Western

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

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

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

Harper Government Supports Marketing Freedom for Western Canadian Grain Farmers

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

Cohen commission’s calm hides turmoil behind scenes

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

Canadian household CO2 emissions grow

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

Oilsands wealth grew 23-fold since 1990

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

AECL sale to SNC-Lavalin near

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

Impending AECL sale puts Ontario, Ottawa on collision course

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

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

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

Fulfill promise of Great Bear Rainforest pact, Clark urged

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

Rapid melting of Arctic sea ice possibly explained

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

Canadian scientists discover new clues to rapid Arctic ice melt

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

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

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

Asbestos hypocrisy sticking to PM

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

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

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

Minister of State Goodyear Promotes Canadian Biotech

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

Government of Canada Invests in Wind Energy in Southern Ontario

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

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

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

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

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

Final Nortel patents up for auction

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

Is coverage of Type 1 diabetes mice study justified?

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

Melting Northwest Passage lets Pacific species cross

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

Ontario's Partnership Helps Grow Economy And Improve Healthcare

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

Renewing Seneca College's King Campus

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

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

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

Government of Canada Working with Industry to Improve Beef Quality

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

Canada and Korea Achieve Breakthrough in Restoring Beef Market Access

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

Canada’s universities build a passage from India

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

With asbestos, we are the Ugly Canadians

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

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

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

Biofuels: The beef about corn

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

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

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

Governments Team Up for Carbon Capture and Storage Technology in Alberta

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

Government of Canada Promotes Open Trade & Innovation on World Stage

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

Fanshawe's Downtown Campus Expanding

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

Solar power from space: Beam it down, Scotty

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

LSD: Acid tests

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

Mental well-being: A New York state of mind

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

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

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

New Bio-Energy Research Centre At Confederation College

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

Solar Manufacturer To Create 300 Jobs In Toronto

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

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

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

When less asbestos is best

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

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

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

May wants Environment Canada job cuts reversed

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

Ford to nurses: Who needs you?

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

No running away from health care

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

Oilsands activity blamed for caribou decline

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

U.S. Congress votes to block GM salmon

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

Predators migrate en masse to Pacific hotspots

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

Hong Kong boy dies of mutated scarlet fever

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

Silicone breast impant risks understood, FDA says

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

Urban stress changes brain, scans show

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

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

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

Improving Mental Health Supports for Ontario Kids and Families

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

Ontario Helps Open Vaccine Research Centre

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

New Health and Wellness Centre for Sault College Students

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

New Building For McMaster University

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

New Trades and Technology Building for Fleming Students

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

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

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

New report urges mandatory phys-ed in Ontario schools

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

Oceans' decline outpaces predictions, report says

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

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

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

Canadian Cancer Society - Fighting Cancer with Canadians

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

Protecting Ontarians' Access To Public Health Care

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

Ontario A Leader In Reducing Wait Times

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

New Health Sciences Building For Ryerson University Students

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

Expanding Sheridan College's Mississauga Campus

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

Solar Manufacturer Creating 50 Jobs In Burlington

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

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

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

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

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

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Joint Statement

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

Health of world’s oceans is 'bleak'

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

Replacing crops with trees barely slows warming

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

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

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

Professional Institute Awards 2011 Gold Medal for Excellence in Public Service

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

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

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

Mental health stigma still pervades Canadian workplaces

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

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

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

Canada and France Renew their Collaborative Support to SMEs

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

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

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

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

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

New Engineering and Science Building for York University Students

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

Wilfrid Laurier University Expanding

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

Completing The Centre Of Health and Wellness At Georgian College

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

Renovating University Of Toronto's Mississauga Campus

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

Asbestos should be listed in Rotterdam Convention as potentially harmful

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

Falling short in the obesity fight

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

Economics, politics cloud future of world emission talks

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

Another ‘fossil award’ for Canada?

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

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

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

How far should we trust health reporting?

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

Embryonic-like stem cell development trickier than expected

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

Metabolic syndrome: A slim chance

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

It Pays to Drive a Hard Bargain

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