Science Canada: 10/16/11

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Policy Briefing: Innovation

Oct 3, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-10-03

Jump-Starting Innovation in Canada

By investing in the research coming out of universities, colleges, and institutes, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has turned the old "brain drain" into a "brain gain."
Oct 5, 2011
Gilles Patry
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/6955-jump-starting-innovation-in-canada

Innovation imperative in Atlantic Canada

Oct 13, 2011
DAVID JOHNSTON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Letters/1268239.html

Don’t push research, pull it

R&D doesn’t just respond to tax subsidies, or push factors
Sep 22, 2011
Mark Parsons
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/09/22/don%E2%80%99t-push-research-pull-it/

Canadian universities must reform or perish

The reformist wave that is transforming health-care delivery in Canada must now reach undergraduate education at our publicly-funded universities
Oct 11, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canadian-universities-must-reform-or-perish/article2195025/

Why our scientific discoveries need to surprise us

Let’s recognize that there’s nothing to beat the most innovative science for the highest degree of relevance
Oct 3, 2011
JOHN POLANYI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/why-our-scientific-discoveries-need-to-surprise-us/article2186778/

Universities aren’t about teaching v. research, they’re about teaching and research

Private researchers focus on their employers’ needs and often won’t share what they learn. Universities are all about sharing information and serving the public good
Sep 30, 2011
STEPHEN SAIDEMAN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/universities-arent-about-teaching-v-research-theyre-about-teaching-and-research/article2184781/

Science cheats must be exposed: MP

Oct 12, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/12/science-cheats-must-be-found-mp/

Adding Shades of Grey into Science Policy

Oct 2, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/02/adding-shades-of-grey-into-science-policy/

Laval launches ambitious teaching chairs program

University plans to create 50 chairs over five years to foster innovation in teaching.
Oct 11, 2011
Mark Cardwell
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/laval-launches-ambitious-teaching-chairs-program.aspx

Europe labels crude from oil sands dirty fuel

Oct 11, 2011
Carrie Rait AND Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/european/europe-labels-crude-from-oil-sands-dirty-fuel/article2191203/

Universities to showcase new buildings to the public

Pan-Canadian event is meant to celebrate success of the KIP program.
Oct 11, 2011
Susan Peters
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/universities-to-showcase-new-buildings-to-the-public.aspx

Do faculty prefer research over teaching?

Oct 11, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/do-faculty-prefer-research-over-teaching/

A university degree is not a risky investment

Oct 3, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/a-university-degree-is-not-a-risky-investment/

Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada

Sep 29, 2011
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
http://nrtee-trnee.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paying-the-price.pdf

Improving Graduate Education to Support a Branching Career Pipeline

Recommendations Based on a Survey of Doctoral Students in the Basic Biomedical Sciences
Fall 2011
CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 10, 239–249
http://www.lifescied.org/content/10/3/239.full.pdf

Regional Innovation News: Sehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifp 2011

Sep 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA)
http://www.trra.ca/en/about/RINgov.asp

How does the Canadian R&D tax regime compare?

R&D Tax Update
Oct 11, 2011
Deloitte
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Content/Articles/Services/Tax/EN/R&D/2011/ca_en_tax_RD_Canadian_RD_%20tax_%20regime_GlobalSurvey_111011.pdf

Global Survey of R&D Tax Incentives

Jul 2011
Deloitte
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Assets/Documents/Tax/EN/2011/ca_en_tax_RD_Global_RD_Survey_TaxIncentives_111011.pdf

Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: Navigating a Path Forward Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Sep 7, 2011
Center for Public Policy Innovation
http://www.cppionline.org/images/CPPI%20SPECIAL%20REPORT_09062011.pdf

Productivity Gains from R&D Investment: Are High-Tech Sectors Still Ahead?

Sep 2011
Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
http://ftp.iza.org/dp5975.pdf

Drawing users into Innovation Policy: a study of the Danish policy on User-Driven Innovation

Sep 1, 2011
Susumu Ogawa, Kritinee Pongtanalert, Stephen Flowers
Kobe University, University of Brighton
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1920818_code1300359.pdf?abstractid=1920818&mirid=1

Op Ed: Manning awards celebrate our amazing Canadian innovators

Edmonton's Randy Marsden honoured tonight for Clean-Keys
Oct 14, 2011
Bruce Fenwick
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Manning+awards+celebrate+amazing+Canadian+innovators/5548237/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Philanthropist donates $100M for university scholarships

Oct 14, 2011
Valerie Hauch
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1069986--philanthropist-donates-100m-for-university-scholarships?bn=1

New universities for Ontario

Oct 14, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1070425--new-universities-for-ontario

Charting arctic change

Oct 14, 2011
PETER GORRIE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Charting+arctic+change/5553543/story.html

Environmental network forced to close doors

Decision tied to loss of federal government funding
Oct 14, 2011
Margo McDiarmid

CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/14/pol-.html

Food aid nutrition called 'sub-standard'

Oct 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/14/food-aid-nutritional-standards.html

Greenpeace launching Rainbow Warrior III

Oct 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/14/greenpeace-new-rainbow-warrior.html

Ontario kids earn poor grades for fitness

Oct 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/14/hi-physical-activity-kids-ontario.html

1 in 6 cellphones have fecal E. coli traces

Oct 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/14/cellphones-handwash-e-coli.html

Antidepressant Celexa reviewed over heart concerns

Oct 14, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/14/antidepressant-.html

Government of Canada Celebrates Research and Development Success

Ottawa-based Energate Inc. grows and delivers positive results in Canada
Oct 14, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-celebrates-research-and-development-success-1573278.htm

Government of Canada Funding Helps Southern Ontario Graduates and Businesses Through New Internship Program

Oct 14, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-funding-helps-southern-ontario-graduates-businesses-through-new-internship-1573346.htm

Government of Canada Supports Increased Safety and Quality of Canadian Dairy

Oct 14, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-increased-safety-and-quality-of-canadian-dairy-1573427.htm

Launch of the National Science and Technology Week 2011

Oct 14, 2011
Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/858671/launch-of-the-national-science-and-technology-week-2011

CBC/Radio-Canada's 75th anniversary exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

Oct 14, 2011
Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/858673/cbc-radio-canada-s-75th-anniversary-exhibition-at-the-canada-science-and-technology-museum

Bilingualism may buffer against Alzheimer's

Oct 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/13/bilingual-alzheimer-delay.html

Manitoba Universities and Project Partners Awarded $6.4-Million from Canadian International Food Security Research Fund for International Research

Principal Investigators include Professors Kirit Patel, Canadian Mennonite University, and Wolé Akinremi, University of Manitoba
Oct 13, 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/858417/manitoba-universities-and-project-partners-awarded-6-4-million-from-canadian-international-food-security-research-fund-for-international-research

Harper Government Secures Jobs Through Forest Sector Innovation and Renewal

Oct 13, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation-and-renewal-1572870.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation-and-renewal-1572912.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation-and-renewal-1572901.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation-and-renewal-1572932.htm

Minister Oliver Discusses Business Opportunities Provided by Canada's Natural Resources

Oct 13, 2011

Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-business-opportunities-provided-canadas-natural-resources-1572727.htm

Government of Canada Supports Green Agriculture Technology

Oct 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-green-agriculture-technology-1572814.htm

Citalopram: Health Canada Reviewing Dose-Related Heart Risk

Oct 13, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/citalopram-health-canada-reviewing-dose-related-heart-risk-1572987.htm

Canadian firms warming to climate-change measures

Oct 12, 2011
Richard Blackwell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/canadian-firms-warming-to-climate-change-measures/article2197896/

Public hearings lacking for Ring of Fire

Mining Watch Canada says 'largely paper process' shuts out public input
Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/story/2011/10/12/tby-cliffs-enviro-assessment.html

Pine genetics producing trait-specific trees

Breakthrough promises more trees for bioenergy
Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/12/pine-tree-breeding.html

Harper Tories endorse heroin research project

Oct 12, 2011
Rod Mickleburgh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/harper-tories-endorse-heroin-research-project/article2199476/

Doubling world's food production target of plan

Greater yields and reduced environmental impact possible
Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/12/world-food-production.html

Black Death genome revealed

Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/12/black-death-genome.html

Catastrophic drug plan advocate dies of cancer

Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/12/nb-andrew-goodridge-obit-611.html

Quebec to open supervised-injection clinics

Oct 12, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/quebec-to-open-supervised-injection-clinics/article2199070/

Lax sperm donor laws in U.S., Canada spawn debate

Disease, incest risks caused by repeated use from same source
Oct 12, 2011
Agence France-Presse

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/sperm+donor+laws+Canada+spawn+debate/5536887/story.html

Acclaimed Moncton science teacher was voted best in the country

Oct 12, 2011
Philip Fine
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/deaths/acclaimed-moncton-science-teacher-was-voted-best-in-the-country/article2199485/

Help save the sharks

Asking Ottawa to ban shark fin imports instead of taking action at the municipal level, here in Toronto, would be a spineless move.
Oct 12, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1068682--help-save-the-sharks

An apple a day: not such a good idea

A British study shows apple eaters and juice drinkers are almost four times more likely to suffer tooth damage than people who prefer soda pop.
Oct 12, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1068693--an-apple-a-day-not-such-a-good-idea

Harper Government Invests in Jobs and Growth Through Science and Technology

Oct 12, 2011
Western Economic Diversification Canada
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/harper-government-invests-in-jobs-and-growth-through-science-and-technology-2011-10-12

Harper Government Announces Investments in Arctic Science Infrastructure

Oct 12, 2011
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/harper-government-announces-investments-in-arctic-science-infrastructure-2011-10-12

Harper Government Invests in Research Excellence at Canadian Post Secondary Institutions Creating Jobs of the Future

Canadian universities attract the brightest and best researchers with federal funding
Oct 12, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-invests-research-excellence-canadian-post-secondary-institutions-creating-1572089.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-invests-research-excellence-canadian-post-secondary-institutions-creating-1572255.htm

Government of Canada Signs Research Agreement with the University of Waterloo

Oct 12, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-signs-research-agreement-with-the-university-of-waterloo-1572139.htm

Hebron Development Project - Public Comments Invited on the Comprehensive Study Report

Oct 12, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/857171/hebron-development-project-public-comments-invited-on-the-comprehensive-study-report

The governor general of Canada and his vision for the country

No previous governor general of this country has known universities as intimately or as broadly as the one who currently holds the office.
Oct 11, 2011
Peggy Berkowitz
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/governor-general-of-canada-and-his-vision-for-the-country.aspx

Canadian education awaits a hard lesson, watchdog warns

Oct 11, 2011
KATE HAMMER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-education-awaits-a-hard-lesson-watchdog-warns/article2197017/

Risk and common sense

Oct 11, 2011

The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Risk+common+sense/5529544/story.html

Cancer specialist, comedian Dr. Robert Buckman dies

Oct 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/11/toronto-robert-buckman-obit.html

A meeting of minds in Montreal

June 6, 1911: the day Canada’s universities joined together in a national body.
Oct 11, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-meeting-of-minds-in-montreal.aspx

Quebec primed for safe injection sites

Landmark Supreme Court ruling over Vancouver site clears way for Quebec
Oct 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/11/quebec-safe-injection-clinics.html

Quebec opens door to setting up safe-injection sites

Oct 11, 2011
Rhéal Séguin AND Ingrid Peritz
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/quebec-opens-door-to-setting-up-safe-injection-sites/article2198093/

B.C. program improves mental health care

Pilot project fills gap in medical training.
Oct 11, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1068016--b-c-program-improves-mental-health-care

New Zealand says leaking ship environmental disaster

Oct 11, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/11/new-zealand-ship-environment.html

Software aims to stop whale crashes

Computer program designed to protect whales in St. Lawrence Estuary
Oct 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/11/sci-whales-st-lawrence.html

Government of Canada Launches New Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges Grants

Oct 11, 2011
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/government-of-canada-launches-new-industrial-research-chairs-for-colleges-grants-2011-10-11

Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop: The Exhibition Opens at Ontario Science Centre

Highly Anticipated Exhibition Runs Through March 2012
Oct 11, 2011
Ontario Science Centre

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/856605/leonardo-da-vinci-s-workshop-the-exhibition-opens-at-ontario-science-centre

Minister Shea Opens the Catch Certification Program: Operations Centre

Oct 11, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-shea-opens-the-catch-certification-program-operations-centre-1571625.htm

Feds accused of creating a climate change plan ‘designed to fail’

Federally-funded reports highlight mounting costs of climate change.
Oct 10, 2011
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/news/news/2011/10/10/feds-accused-of-creating-a-climate-change-plan-%E2%80%98designed-to-fail%E2%80%99/28419

Big bucks but little progress on climate change

Oct 10, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1067191--big-bucks-but-little-progress-on-climate-change

How Montana’s medicare could soon look a lot like Saskatchewan’s

Oct 10, 2011
Andre Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/how-montanas-medicare-could-soon-look-a-lot-like-saskatchewans/article2196749/

Landmark Insite decision threatens peace between judges and legislators

Oct 10, 2011
Kirk Makin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/landmark-insite-decision-threatens-peace-between-judges-and-legislators/article2196941/

Future of tiny fish caught in web of politics

Oct 9, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/future-of-tiny-fish-caught-in-web-of-politics/article2196219/

21st century Thanksgiving: Food challenges and choices

Our fate is still fundamentally tied to the health of the food systems we rely on.
Oct 9, 2011
Andrew Heintzman
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1066917--21st-century-thanksgiving-food-challenges-and-choices

To cull or not to cull

Review: Little evidence killing seals helps cod
Oct 9, 2011
MICHAEL MACDONALD
The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1267497.html

The 2011 Nobel prizes: Expanding horizons

This year’s prizes were awarded for work on the immune system, the expansion of the universe and quasicrystals
Oct 8, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21531419

Stem cells: The nuclear option

A new way to create pluripotent human stem cells
Oct 8, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21531416

Diagnosing dementia: Advance warning

How to detect Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear—if you are a woman
Oct 8, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21531417

Patents and business: Programmed nonsense

Sloppily approved patents for software are hindering innovation
Oct 7, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/10/software-patents

Cancer has no respect for party lines

Canadian Cancer Society ready to work with minority government to implement cancer-fighting policies
Oct 7, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/855311/cancer-has-no-respect-for-party-lines

Minister Oliver Announces New Chair and CEO of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Oct 7, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-announces-new-chair-and-ceo-of-atomic-energy-of-canada-limited-1570650.htm

At war over the war on drugs

Drug policy is too important to be left to the ideologues
Oct 6, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/at-war-over-the-war-on-drugs/article2192300/

Health Canada cellphone advice not enough for scientist

Health Canada warns cellphone users under 18 should limit their talking time
Oct 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/10/06/nb-health-canada-cell-warning.html

Harper Government Announces New Measures to Support Families

New Approach on Energy Drinks
Oct 6, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-announces-new-measures-to-support-families-1570129.htm

Canadian elected to lead international science council

Oct 5, 2011
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/05/canadian-elected-to-lead-international-science-council

Intellectual property: A new arms race, with patents as ammo

To spur innovation and economic growth, Canada needs an IP framework that balances the rights of creators, consumers and society as a whole
Oct 5, 2011
John Manley
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/intellectual-property-a-new-kind-of-arms-race-with-patents-as-ammo/article2190761/

Supervised injection sites: Ideology comes with big blinkers

Oct 5, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/supervised-injection-sites-ideology-comes-with-big-blinkers/article2191042/

Ontario Election 2011: CFI Quizzes Candidates on Science

Oct 5, 2011
Centre for Inquiry Canada
http://www.cficanada.ca/blogs/entry/ontario_election_2011_cfi_quizes_candidates_on_science/

Minister Oliver Honours Outstanding Achievement in the Canadian Energy Sector

Oct 5, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-honours-outstanding-achievement-in-the-canadian-energy-sector-1569734.htm

Dr. Chad Gaffield Reappointed President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Oct 5, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/dr-chad-gaffield-reappointed-president-social-sciences-humanities-research-council-canada-1569415.htm

New Cornwall Bridge to Be Built With Stronger Concrete Developed by the NRC

Durable concrete will increase the average lifespan of bridge decks by more than 20 years
Oct 5, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-cornwall-bridge-to-be-built-with-stronger-concrete-developed-by-the-nrc-1569537.htm

Poor management puts climate plans at risk, audit finds

Oct 4, 2011
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1064239--poor-management-puts-climate-plans-at-risk-audit-finds?bn=1

Europe proposes including oil sands in green fuel law

Oct 4, 2011
Charlie Dunmore and Barbara Lewis
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/europe-proposes-including-oil-sands-in-green-fuel-law/article2190850/

Canada's climate change goals falling short

Oct 4, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/04/pol-enviro-commissioner-report.html

Environment watchdog warns of lacking data on oilsands

Oct 4, 2011
Tobi Cohen
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Environment+watchdog+warns+lacking+data+oilsands/5499732/story.html

Ottawa’s grasp on oil sands pollution insufficient, watchdog warns

Oct 4, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawas-grasp-on-oil-sands-pollution-insufficient-watchdog-warns/article2190480/

U.S. oil production a threat to Canadian energy industry

Oct 4, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/us-oil-production-a-threat-to-canadian-energy-industry/article2191152/

Energy grid capacity frustrates solar providers

Hydro One has a seven per cent renewable energy limit, European Union's limit is 20 per cent
Oct 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/03/ottawa-solar-energy-microfit-program.html

Cellphone usage limits urged by Health Canada

Oct 4, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/cellphone-calls.html

San Francisco cellphone retailers must issue warnings

Oct 4, 2011
Erica Johnson
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/cellphones-san-francisco-radiation.html

Worsening obesity epidemic calls for new approach

Oct 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/obesity-vital-sign.html

Researchers say thinness inherited by children

Oct 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/thinness-inherit.html

Concussion legislation resurrected by NDP

Oct 4, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/pol-concussions-ndp-bill.html

Physics Nobel winners discovered an accelerating universe

Oct 4, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-physics.html

Flu shots OK'd for those with egg allergies

Oct 4, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/flu-shots-egg-allergies.html

Cervical cancer virus fuelling oral cancer

Oct 4, 2011

The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/hpv-oral-cancer.html

Political gridlock on transportation

All we’re getting are stump speeches promising whatever the candidates believe voters want to hear.
Oct 4, 2011
Greg Gormick
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1064580--political-gridlock-on-transportation

Today, 10 Canadians will kill themselves

We need a national strategy to fight a suicide rate that, per capita, is three times that of the United States’. Let’s make a start by having Parliament come together on this issue
Oct 4, 2011
Bob Rae
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/today-10-canadians-will-kill-themselves/article2189563/

Research Highlights for Oct. 4: Canadian Stroke Congress

Oct 4, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/04/c8208.html

Telestroke the next best thing to being there, study finds

Innovative technology improves care and reduces costs
Oct 4, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/04/c8070.html

Health Canada Offers Practical Advice on Safe Cell Phone Use

Oct 4, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-offers-practical-advice-on-safe-cell-phone-use-1569060.htm

Minister Oliver Reinforces Strategic Canada-U.S. Energy Relationship

Oct 4, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-reinforces-strategic-canada-us-energy-relationship-1569003.htm

A world expert on cigarette warning labels

Geoffrey Fong wants you to be shocked when you look at a cigarette package.
Oct 3, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-world-expert-on-cigarette-warning-labels.aspx

Arctic ozone loss 'unprecedented,' scientists say

Environment Canada cuts could disable future Canadian measurements
Oct 3, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/03/arctic-ozone-hole.html

EU trade deal is riding on changes to Canada’s drug-patent laws

Oct 3, 2011
Rita Trichur
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/eu-trade-deal-is-riding-on-changes-to-canadas-drug-patent-laws/article2189928/

MS, blocked veins show positive link

Oct 3, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/03/multiple-sclerosis-ccsvi-review.html

Montreal-born doctor gets posthumous Nobel honour

Nobel committee had been unaware of recipient's recent death
Oct 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/03/nobel-prize-medicine.html

Q&A: Understanding the immune system

Oct 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/03/f-q-and-a-immune-system-scott-halperin.html

Government expands chemicals in consumer products to be safety tested

Oct 3, 2011
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Tory+government+test+chemicals+consumer+products/5493774/story.html

Despite Insite victory, Canada’s drug strategy is deeply flawed

Oct 3, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/despite-insite-victory-canadas-drug-strategy-is-deeply-flawed/article2189187/

Critics continue to slam feds’ omnibus crime bill

NDP says governing Conservatives playing to their base support on criminal justice reforms.
Oct 3, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/news/legislation/2011/10/03/critics-continue-to-slam-feds%E2%80%99-omnibus-crime-bill/28335

Fusion experiment by B.C. firm raises concerns

Oct 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/03/bc-fusion-energy-project.html

Highlights for October 3: Canadian Stroke Congress

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8214.html

Ontario's 14 health networks get their first stroke report cards

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8042.html

More screening needed to identify depression, vision loss after mild stroke

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8052.html

Animal Health Week: Protecting the Health of all Species

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/animal-health-week-protecting-the-health-of-all-species-1568227.htm

Joint Review Panel - Information Sessions - Proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8722.html

Joint Review Panel Invites Public Comment for the Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion Project

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8812.html

Nortel patent sale shows need for Canadian intellectual property strategy

Oct 2, 2011
Barrie Mckenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/nortel-patent-sale-shows-need-for-canadian-intellectual-property-strategy/article2188309/

Canadians are an inventive lot, but have trouble making it pay

Oct 2, 2011
Barrie Mckenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/canadians-are-an-inventive-lot-but-have-trouble-making-it-pay/article2188308/

Protecting Canada’s intellectual resources

Oct 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/protecting-canadas-intellectual-resources/article2188310/

Huge ‘tribal park’ with stunning ecosystem to span B.C.-Alberta

Oct 2, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/huge-tribal-park-with-stunning-ecosystem-to-span-bc-alberta/article2188214/

The future of physics: So long, and thanks for all the quarks

As an announcement is made in Europe that may shake physics to its foundations, America’s largest particle accelerator is to be switched off
Oct 1, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21530946

Top Canadian climate scientist to head international council

Sep 30, 2011
Eric Reguly
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/top-canadian-climate-scientist-to-head-international-council/article2186542/

Supreme Court ruling opens doors to drug injection clinics across Canada

Sep 30, 2011
Kirk Makin, Sunny Dhillon AND Ingrid Peritz
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/supreme-court-ruling-opens-doors-to-drug-injection-clinics-across-canada/article2186191/

‘Disappointed’ Tories to review top court’s drug-injection ruling

Sep 30, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/disappointed-tories-to-review-top-courts-drug-injection-ruling/article2186558/

Addicts deserve treatment too

Supreme Court rules in favour of Vancouver’s safe-injection centre
Sep 30, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/addicts-deserve-treatment-too/article2186823/

Canadian Stroke Congress provides insight, answers on major public health issue

Sep 30, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/30/c7561.html

Site C Clean Energy Project Environmental Assessment Process and Draft Agreement Released for Public Comment

Sep 30, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/30/c8193.html

Government of Canada Has Regained Export Opportunities for the Canola Industry

Sep 30, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-has-regained-export-opportunities-for-the-canola-industry-1567521.htm

Economic costs of climate change will be high, panel warns

Sep 29, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economic-costs-of-climate-change-will-be-high-panel-warns/article2183729/

Climate change could cost billions a year by 2020

Adaptation key to limiting costs, report says
Sep 29, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/29/pol-ntree-report-climate-change-costs.html

8 key conclusions of report on climate change

Sep 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/climatechange-report/index.html

Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf from global warming

Sep 29, 2011
CHARMAINE NORONHA
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-arctic-nearly-loses-entire-ice-shelf-from-global-warming/article2185500/

B.C. natives ask court to force Alcan to release water into Nechako River

Sep 29, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-natives-ask-court-to-force-alcan-to-release-water-into-nechako-river/article2185666/

The next great pipeline debate – and U.S. funding

The Canadians on the front lines of these environmental initiatives are every bit as Canadian as I am, but their billionaire funders aren’t
Sep 29, 2011
GARY MASON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-next-great-pipeline-debate-and-us-funding/article2183615/

Trans-Pacific trade in oil and gas could be on the horizon

A new report released by the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council suggests Canada and Asia could both be big winners
Sep 29, 2011
Yuen Pau Woo
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/trans-pacific-trade-in-oil-and-gas-could-be-on-the-horizon/article2183751/

Environmental scientists join bid to protect part of boreal forest

Sep 29, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/environmental-scientists-join-bid-to-protect-part-of-boreal-forest/article2185825/

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Releases Canada's First Analysis of the Costs of Climate Change

Climate change could be expensive for Canada
Sep 29, 2011
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nrt-releases-canadas-first-analysis-of-the-costs-of-climate-change-1566797.htm

MaRS Awarded $1.3 Million By Rockefeller Foundation and J.W. McConnell Family Foundation to Launch Centre For Impact Investing

Leading national and global foundations announce their support for Canada's first Centre for Impact Investing
Sep 29, 2011
MaRS Discovery District
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/29/c7618.html

Minister Oliver Highlights the Contribution of the Canadian Pipeline Industry to Energy Security and the Economy

Sep 29, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-highlights-contribution-canadian-pipeline-industry-energy-security-economy-1567325.htm

Cohen panel winds down evidence hearings on ironic note

Sep 28, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/cohen-panel-winds-down-evidence-hearings-on-ironic-note/article2184043/

Breaking the habit

Ottawa is forcing tobacco companies to package cigarettes with radical new messages.
Sep 28, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1061472--breaking-the-habit

Canadian ice shelves breaking up at record speed

Region lost almost half its ice shelves in last six years
Sep 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/09/28/north-ice-shelves.html

It's official - our sky really is bluer

Sep 28, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/official+really+bluer/5467780/story.html

Nobel laureates press Harper to oppose Alberta oil-sands expansion

Sep 28, 2011
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/nobel-laureates-press-harper-to-oppose-alberta-oil-sands-expansion/article2183726/

Medical marijuana law under review

Current law pits doctors against patients and creates backlogs, critics say
Sep 28, 2011
David McKie
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/28/pol-mckie-medical-marijuana-talks.html

We must be a ‘first mover’ on pipelines and terminals

Sep 28, 2011
GORDON GIBSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/we-must-be-a-first-mover-on-pipelines-and-terminals/article2182289/

CQDM Explore competition announces its first award winners

Six research-based pharmaceutical companies combined efforts to fund four highly innovative research projects
Sep 28, 2011
Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/28/c7183.html