Science Canada: January 2012

Sunday, January 29, 2012

National estimates 2001 to 2011 / Provincial estimates 2005 to 2009
Jan 2012
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/88-221-x/88-221-x2011001-eng.pdf

CFI awards $33.6 million

Leaders Opportunity Fund awards go to 38 universities
Jan 25, 2012
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/cfi-awards-33-million.aspx

Hospitals, universities slam research cuts

Ontario Liberals say $66M budget reduction just the start as they look to fulfil regional development pledges
Jan 11, 2012
Lee Greenberg And Matthew Pearson
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Hospitals+universities+slam+research+cuts/5977244/story.html

Hospital researchers upset over Ontario funding cuts

Jan 11, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/01/11/ottawa-research-health-funding-cut.html

University research grants scrapped by Liberals

Jan 6, 2011
Tanya Talaga
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1111885--university-research-grants-scrapped-by-liberals

Starving arts education is a mistake

Corporatist strategy will produce a population unable to think critically
Jan 21, 2012
David Marples
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Starving+arts+education+mistake/6031467/story.html

How much is too much research on pedagogy?

And other problems with teaching-only universities
Jan 25, 2012
Alan Slavin
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/how-much-is-too-much-research-on-pedagogy.aspx

Can student cheating be weeded out?

New research on academic integrity at universities.
Jan 18, 2012
Cathy Bolton, Mebs Kanji and Soheyla Salari
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/can-student-cheating-be-weeded-out.aspx

A modest proposal to recognize undergraduate teaching

Recently there’s been a surge in criticism about the relative resources and time that universities put into undergraduate teaching.
Jan 9, 2012
Doug Owram
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-modest-proposal-to-recognize-undergraduate-teaching.aspx

Yes, Canadian universities do discriminate against their own graduates

The following is a response to the 2009 article, “PhD: To what end?,” which showed that Canadian philosophy grads are less likely than foreign-educated PhDs to be hired at Canadian institutions. The article has received more than 40 comments to date, including this insightful reply.
Jan 9, 2012
Douglas Mann
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/yes-canadian-universities-do-discriminate-against-their-own-graduates.aspx

Academic reform: tread carefully

Ontario’s system isn’t broken, just stressed. Before we try more radical fixes, why not encourage a robust college-university transfer system?
Jan 9, 2012
Peter Ricketts
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/academic-reform-tread-carefully.aspx

Mobilizing knowledge

Sharing our research more effectively
Jan 9, 2012
Ben Levin
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/mobilizing-knowledge.aspx

Does Ontario really need three new universities?

Too many current graduates enter the job market without the qualifications to find meaningful work
Jan 14, 2012
Rick Miner
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1115552--does-ontario-really-need-three-new-universities

Canadian schools falling behind in online learning, report says

Jan 24, 2012
Kate Hammer
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-schools-falling-behind-in-online-learning-report-says/article2312713/

The decade to innovate in India

India is fast becoming the Promised Land for startups and dynamic entrepreneurs
Jan 26, 2012
Postmedia News
http://www.theprovince.com/business/decade+innovate+India/6054017/story.html

From solar energy to security, NRC spins out ideas

Jan 11, 2012
Bert Hill
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/From+solar+energy+security+spins+ideas/5977265/story.html

U of S nuclear centre readies for research

Jan 9, 2012
Jeremy Warren
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/nuclear+centre+readies+research/5965175/story.html

U of O sees health sciences building as a priority, says president

Jan 5, 2012
Mark Brownlee
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/sees+health+sciences+building+priority+says+president/5947366/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Integrating Emerging Technologies into Chemical Safety Assessment

The Expert Panel on the Integrated Testing of Pesticides
Jan 17, 2012
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/assessments%20and%20publications%20and%20news%20releases/pesticides/pesticides_full_report_en.pdf

Intellectual Assets and Innovation: The SME Dimension

Jan 17, 2012
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-services/intellectual-assets-and-innovation_9789264118263-en

Financing High-Growth Firms: The Role of Angel Investors

Jan 17, 2012
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-services/financing-high-growth-firms_9789264118782-en

Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels

Jan 2, 2012
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/inventory-of-estimated-budgetary-support-and-tax-expenditures-for-fossil-fuels_9789264128736-en

OECD Green Growth Studies: Food and Agriculture

Jan 12, 2012
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/food-and-agriculture_9789264107250-en

POSTnote: Open Access to Scientific Information

Jan 25, 2012
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-397.pdf

POSTnote: Solar Photovoltaics

Jan 25, 2012
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-398.pdf

POSTnote: Measuring Energy Security

Jan 23, 2012
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-399.pdf

Beyond the Hospital Walls: Activity Based Funding Versus Integrated Health Care Reform

Jan 16, 2012
Marcy Cohen, Margaret McGregor, Iglika Ivanova, Chris Kinkaid
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC%20Office/2012/01/CCPA-BC_ABF_2012.pdf

Transformation Lessons from Disease-based Strategies: An Environmental Scan

Dec 2011
Anne Brasset-Latulippe, Jennifer Verma, Gillian Mulvale and Kevin Barclay
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
http://www.chsrf.ca/Libraries/Commissioned_Research_Reports/EScanTransformationLessons-EN.sflb.ashx

Provincial and Territorial Health System Priorities: An Environmental Scan

Value-Based Pricing of Pharmaceuticals in Canada: Opportunities to Expand the Role of Health Technology Asessment?

Dec 2011
Don Husereau, Chris G. Cameron
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
http://www.chsrf.ca/Libraries/Commissioned_Research_Reports/Husereau-Dec2011-EN.sflb.ashx

The Use of Health Technology Assessment to Inform the Value of Provider Fees: Current Challenges and Future Oportunities

Oct 2011
Don Husereau, Chris G. Cameron
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
http://www.chsrf.ca/Libraries/Commissioned_Research_Reports/Husereau-Fee-Schedule-E.sflb.ashx

Oil and gas industry the "gorilla in the room" for Canada's environmental policies: Environment Canada

Jan 28, 2012
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/industry+gorilla+room+Canada+environmental+policies+Environment+Canada/6067536/story.html

Tear down barriers to energy conservation

Recent regulatory rulings put short-term price control ahead of deeper cost savings
Jan 28, 2012
Jack Gibbons
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1122862--tear-down-barriers-to-energy-conservation

Attention to energy sector is overdue

Jan 28, 2012
Deborah Yedlin
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Attention+energy+sector+overdue/6066583/story.html

Canada behind in development of nuclear fusion, scientist says

Jan 28, 2012
Richard Watts
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Canada+behind+development+nuclear+fusion+scientist+says/6067025/story.html

Prescriptions of second-generation antipsychotics on the rise

Jan 28, 2012
Sharon Kirkey
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Prescriptions+second+generation+antipsychotics+rise/6067755/story.html

P.E.I. considers free HPV vaccine for boys

Jan 28, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2012/01/28/pei-hpv-vaccine-boys.html

Peter Kent announces plans for bison in Banff

Introducing bison back into the Yukon proves to be too successful
Jan 28, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/01/27/calgary-bison-banff-announcement.html

Flu research and public safety: Influenza and its complications

When, if ever, are scientific results too sensitive to make public?
Jan 28, 2012
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21543472

Visible-light communication: Tripping the light fantastic

A fast and cheap optical version of Wi-Fi is coming
Jan 28, 2012
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21543470

Federal push for oilsands lists allies, 'adversaries'

First nations, activists listed among foes
Jan 27, 2012
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Federal+push+oilsands+lists+allies+adversaries/6060312/story.html

Switch off the lights, here comes the sun

Transporting natural sunlight into the interior of buildings could one day make electric lighting a thing of the past
Jan 27, 2012
Rick Pilger
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/switch-off-the-lights-here-comes-the-sun/article2317875/

Research teams making progress collecting critical data on CCSVI: MS society

Jan 27, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/style/research-teams-making-progress-collecting-critical-data-on-ccsvi-ms-society-138229969.html

'Radical' federal remarks boost support for enviro groups

Jan 27, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120127/federal-remarks-boost-environmental-groups-120127/

Are we over-diagnosing autism? The psychiatric debate

Jan 27, 2012
Brent Bambury
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/27/f-vp-bambury-autism.html

Remote reserve declares emergency over prescription drug abuse

Jan 27, 2012
Sheila Dabu Nonato
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Remote+reserve+declares+emergency+over+prescription+drug+abuse/6058171/story.html

Swine flu cases rise in Mexico

No changes in virus, U.S. experts say
Jan 27, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/27/swine-flu-h1n1-mexico.html

Canadian-made orange juice seized by FDA

Canadian, Brazilian products affected, U.S. government says
Jan 27, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/27/orange-juice-fungicide.html

Forestry sector sees hope in new technology

Nanocrystalline cellulose plant opens in Quebec
Jan 27, 2012
LYNN MOORE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Forestry+sector+sees+hope+technology/6059135/story.html

NASA's Kepler mission finds 26 new planets

Sizes range from 1.5 times the radius of Earth to larger than Jupiter
Jan 27, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/26/sci-nasa-kepler-planets.html

Asteroid makes close approach to Earth

Jan 27, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/27/sci-asteroid-earth.html

Researchers make key finding in loss of tumour-fighting gene

Jan 27, 2011
Tori Stafford
Whig-Standard
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3450923

Canadian Health Policy Research - Many Voices, Much Complexity

Jan 27, 2012
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/911863/canadian-health-policy-research-many-voices-much-complexity

Drug Reform Providing Better Care For Families

Ontarians have saved an additional $100 million in new savings thanks to the province's drug system reforms.
Jan 27, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2012/01/drug-reform-providing-better-care-for-families.html

Minister Oliver Discusses Moving Forward with Canada's Natural Resources

Jan 27, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-moving-forward-with-canadas-natural-resources-1611905.htm

Government of Canada Grows New Opportunities for Sunflower Sector

Jan 27, 2012
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-grows-new-opportunities-for-sunflower-sector-1611847.htm

Minister of State Goodyear Celebrates Grand Opening of Conestoga College Cambridge Campus

Jan 27, 2012
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-celebrates-grand-opening-conestoga-college-cambridge-campus-1611841.htm

Stephen Harper got it right in Davos: businesses aren't investing enough in innovation

At the Davos economic summit Stephen Harper praised Canada as a great place to invest. That’s good advice for our own businesses, too.
Jan 26, 2012
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1122076--stephen-harper-got-it-right-in-davos-canadian-businesses-aren-t-investing-nearly-enough-in-innovation-and-the-jobs-it-brings

Oilsands 'allies' and 'adversaries' named in federal documents

Jan 26, 2012
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/26/pol-oilsands-campaign.html

Minister’s Calgary visit highlights pipeline innovation

Jan 26, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/01/26/calgary-pipeline-technology-innovation.html

U.S. navy sued over possible sonar impact on whales

Environmental law firm files suit after increased training exercises off west coast
Jan 26, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/26/whales-conservation-groups-navy-sonar.html

New device will detect infections, cancer in minutes

Jan 26, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/26/toronto-health-detector.html

Heart patient's stem cells harnessed for healing

Jan 26, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/26/heart-stem-cells.html

RSC Expert Panel: Sustaining Canadian Marine Biodiversity

Jan 26, 2012
The Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/911209/rsc-expert-panel-sustaining-canadian-marine-biodiversity

Six New Family Health Teams Open In Toronto

Torontonians in need of a family doctor now have more access to care as six more Family Health Teams (FHTs) have opened in the city.
Jan 26, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2012/01/six-new-family-health-teams-open-in-toronto.html

Minister Joe Oliver Helps Open World's First Commercial-scale Nanocrystalline Cellulose Plant

Jan 26, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-joe-oliver-helps-open-worlds-first-commercial-scale-nanocrystalline-cellulose-1611522.htm

Government of Canada Buzzing About Food Safety

Jan 26, 2012
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-buzzing-about-food-safety-1611484.htm

Government of Canada Sparks Innovation in 14 Southern Ontario Businesses

Jan 26, 2012
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-sparks-innovation-in-14-southern-ontario-businesses-1611347.htm

Canadians finally getting it: crime is on the decline

Jan 25, 2012
Kirk Makin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadians-finally-getting-it-crime-is-on-the-decline/article2315266/

Provincial ministers ask Ottawa to share costs of new crime bill

Jan 25, 2012
Kim Mackrael
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/provincial-ministers-ask-ottawa-to-share-costs-of-new-crime-bill/article2315347/

Innovation in health care starts in B.C

Jan 25, 2012
Nasir Jetha
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Innovation+health+care+starts/6047829/story.html

Gingrich promises U.S. moon base by 2020

Jan 25, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/25/gingrich-moon.html

Wild bison could once again roam in Banff

Jan 25, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/25/calgary-banff-bison-talks-return.html

Eider duck population declining in Arctic as polar bears devour eggs

Jan 25, 2012
Anita Li
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1121509--eider-duck-population-declining-in-arctic-as-polar-bears-devour-eggs

Mapping the Human Brain Sheds Light on Autism

Lecture series launches by delving into Canada's world-leading expertise in brain research
Jan 25, 2012
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/mapping-the-human-brain-sheds-light-on-autism-1610985.htm

Minister Oliver Discusses Canada's Energy Future in Calgary

Jan 25, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-canadas-energy-future-in-calgary-1611127.htm

Harper Government Continues to Focus on Jobs and Growth

Jan 25, 2012
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-continues-to-focus-on-jobs-and-growth-1611088.htm

Ministers Ashfield and Shea Present 2011 National Recreational Fisheries Award to PEI Volunteer

Jan 25, 2012
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ministers-ashfield-shea-present-2011-national-recreational-fisheries-award-pei-volunteer-1611015.htm

Science museum pressured by corporate sponsor over oilsands exhibit

Jan 24, 2012
Tom Spears
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Science+museum+pressured+corporate+sponsor+over+oilsands+exhibit/6044901/story.html

Massive solar storm bombards Earth tonight

Canada, northern U.S. may get 'amazing' aurora borealis
Jan 24, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/24/sci-solar-storm.html

Environmentalist’s departure sheds light on tension felt by green groups

Jan 24, 2012
Nathan Vanderklippe AND Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/environmentalists-departure-sheds-light-on-tension-felt-by-green-groups/article2313991/

Solar energy: Starting from scratch

A new business model may help people in poor countries light their homes with solar power
Jan 24, 2012
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/01/solar-energy

Government of Canada Announces Research Funding to Improve Quality of Life and Economic Prosperity

Jan 24, 2012
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-research-funding-improve-quality-life-economic-prosperity-1610364.htm

Government of Canada Announces Research Funding to Drive Job Creation and Economic Growth

Jan 24, 2012
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-research-funding-drive-job-creation-economic-growth-1610370.htm

Joint Review Panel established for the deep geologic repository for low and intermediate level radioactive waste project

Jan 24, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/910133/joint-review-panel-established-for-the-deep-geologic-repository-for-low-and-intermediate-level-radioactive-waste-project

Arnaud Mine Project - Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available

Jan 24, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/910269/arnaud-mine-project-public-comments-invited-and-federal-funding-available

Site C Clean Energy Project Funding Awarded for Participation in Environmental Assessment

Jan 24, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/910223/site-c-clean-energy-project-funding-awarded-for-participation-in-environmental-assessment

Conservative crime bill would cost Ontario more than $1-billion

Jan 23, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/conservative-crime-bill-would-cost-ontario-more-than-1-billion/article2311667/

Imperial Oil's role in museum's energy exhibit questioned

Foundation contributed $600,000 over 6 years to exhibit
Jan 23, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/01/23/ottawa-science-energy-exhibit-imperial-oil.html

Minister Oliver Discusses the Importance of Innovation, Diversification and Investment to the Canadian Economy

Jan 23, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-importance-innovation-diversification-investment-canadian-1609920.htm

Minister of State Goodyear Tours Upgraded University of Victoria Campus and Meets With Victoria Business and Technology Leaders

Jan 23, 2012
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-tours-upgraded-university-victoria-campus-meets-with-victoria-1609947.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Skills Development to Help Canadian Manufacturers Compete Globally

Jan 23, 2012
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-skills-development-help-canadian-manufacturers-compete-globally-1609732.htm

Hats off to Canadian researchers making a difference

2011 CIHR-CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Awards
Jan 23, 201
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/909585/hats-off-to-canadian-researchers-making-a-difference

Government of Canada Supports the Development of a Home Care Planning and Evaluation Tool

Jan 23, 2012
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-development-home-care-planning-evaluation-tool-1609795.htm

New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project Public Comment Period and Participant Funding

Jan 23, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/909667/new-prosperity-gold-copper-mine-project-public-comment-period-and-participant-funding

Writers want Ottawa to let scientists ‘speak for themselves’

Jan 22, 2012
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/writers-want-ottawa-to-let-scientists-speak-for-themselves/article2310975/

Climate skeptics gathering influence in Tory Senate seats

Jan 21, 2012
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Climate+skeptics+gathering+influence+Tory+Senate+seats/6032749/story.html

The day the oil-sands battle went global

Jan 21, 2012
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/the-day-the-oil-sands-battle-went-global/article2310137/

Eradicating polio: A Rotary engine

Can a businessmen’s club eradicate polio from the world?
Jan 21, 2012
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21543126

How Harper seized control of pipeline and health-care debates

Jan 20, 2012
JENNIFER DITCHBURN
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/how-harper-seized-control-of-pipeline-and-health-care-debates/article2309141/

'Extinct' monkey still lives in Borneo

Canadian scientist led team that spotted langur at mineral lick where animals congregate
Jan 20, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/20/sci-grizzled-langur.html

Life-like robot being built in Ottawa lab

Scientist believes humans, robots can have symbiotic relationship
Jan 20, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/20/tech-robot-ottawa.html

Minister praises premiers but leaves no wiggle room on health funding

Jan 20, 2012
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/minister-praises-premiers-but-leaves-no-wiggle-room-on-health-funding/article2309109/

The politics of Harper’s medicare decision

Jan 20, 2012
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/jeffrey-simpson/the-politics-of-harpers-medicare-decision/article2308425/

Radioactive medicine without the nuclear headache

Jan 20, 2012
Hannah Hoag
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/radioactive-medicine-without-the-nuclear-headache/article2309830/

Environment Canada given $78.7 million boost to improve weather warning systems

Jan 20, 2012
Valerie Hauch
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1118901

Prevention gets left out of health-care debate

Obesity epidemic puts added pressure on budgets.
Jan 20, 2012
Chris Jones
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1118786--prevention-gets-left-out-of-health-care-debate

Water management: Waste not, want not

With demand outstripping supply, people will have to start drinking waste-water
Jan 20, 2012
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/01/recycling-water

Watchdogs Call on Shoppers Drug Mart to Remove Ineffective Homeopathic Treatments

Jan 20, 2012
Centre for Inquiry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/watchdogs-call-on-shoppers-drug-mart-to-remove-ineffective-homeopathic-treatments-1609218.htm

Government of Canada Welcomes Investment in Canada's Energy Future

Jan 20, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-welcomes-investment-in-canadas-energy-future-1609121.htm

The Harper Government is Taking Action to Improve Efficiency of Healthcare System

Jan 20, 2012
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/908867/the-harper-government-is-taking-action-to-improve-efficiency-of-healthcare-system

The Harper Government and Saskatchewan Partner to Bring More Doctors and Nurses to Province

Jan 20, 2012
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-saskatchewan-partner-bring-more-doctors-nurses-province-1609182.htm

Politics, not principle, doomed Keystone pipeline

Obama's decision had no redeeming virtues beyond the symbolism.
Jan 19, 2012
Robert J. Samuelson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1118535--politics-not-principle-doomed-keystone-pipeline

The provinces got what they asked for on health funding

Jan 19, 2012
GARY MASON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/the-provinces-got-what-they-asked-for-on-health-funding/article2306965/

Drug maker Roche should release all data on Tamiflu

Drug maker Roche should release the clinical trial data independent researchers say is needed to determine whether Tamiflu is as effective and safe as billed.
Jan 19, 2012
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1118482--drug-maker-roche-should-release-all-data-on-tamiflu

Health budget math doesn’t add up

Alarmist projections mislead Ontarians and stifle public debate on medicare.
Jan 19, 2012
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1118534--health-budget-math-doesn-t-add-up

Champix: Updated Safety Information for the Smoking-Cessation Drug

Jan 19, 2012
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/champix-updated-safety-information-for-the-smoking-cessation-drug-1608827.htm

Minister Shea Presents 2011 National Recreational Fisheries Award to Kamloops Volunteer

Jan 19, 2012
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-shea-presents-2011-national-recreational-fisheries-award-kamloops-volunteer-1608914.htm

Ontario Supports Clean Tech Sector And Helps Create Jobs

Ontario is helping Pond Biofuels build cutting-edge technology that will help clean the air we breathe while creating 10 new full-time and part-time jobs.
Jan 19, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2012/01/ontario-supports-clean-tech-sector-and-helps-create-jobs.html

Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project - Environmental Assessment Referral to Review Panel and Availability of Funding

Jan 19, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/908359/frontier-oil-sands-mine-project-environmental-assessment-referral-to-review-panel-and-availability-of-funding

Ottawa has never been medicare’s best friend

A pan-Canadian health-care system has only ever existed in the minds of those who craft partisan rhetoric
Jan 18, 2012
Chantal Hébert
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1117799--hebert-ottawa-has-never-been-medicare-s-best-friend

Will any government stand up for medicare?

Who’ll speak up for medicare and for the vast Canadian public that cherishes it?
Jan 18, 2012
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1117822--walkom-will-any-government-stand-up-for-medicare

Alberta coy on how new health dollars to be spent

Jan 18, 2012
Josh Wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/alberta-coy-on-how-new-health-dollars-to-be-spent/article2307414/

To Harper’s ‘profound disappointment,’ Obama rejects Keystone

Jan 18, 2012
Shawn McCarthy AND Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/to-harpers-profound-disappointment-obama-rejects-keystone/article2306625/

U.S. rejects Keystone XL but lets TransCanada reapply

Jan 18, 2012
Shawn McCarthy AND Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/us-rejects-keystone-xl-but-lets-transcanada-reapply/article2306625/

Enbridge undeterred by B.C. chiefs’ rebuke of Northern Gateway

Jan 18, 2012
Wendy Stueck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/enbridge-undeterred-by-bc-chiefs-rebuke-of-northern-gateway/article2307070/

Iqaluit: Gateway to Greenland’s resource riches

Jan 18, 2012
Paul Waldie
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/iqaluit-gateway-to-greenlands-resource-riches/article2307318/

Economics biggest threat to embattled oil sands

Jan 18, 2012
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/economics-biggest-threat-to-embattled-oil-sands/article2307229/

Native chiefs overturn deal with Enbridge on Gateway pipeline

Jan 18, 2012
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/native-chiefs-overturn-deal-with-enbridge-on-gateway-pipeline/article2307070/

How the oil sands stretch all the way to New Brunswick

Jan 18, 2012
David Campbell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/daily-mix/how-the-oil-sands-stretch-all-the-way-to-new-brunswick/article2306613/

In oil boom, petroleum engineers the hottest commodity

Jan 18, 2012
KRISTEN HAYS
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/in-oil-boom-petroleum-engineers-the-hottest-commodity/article2306840/

Arizona town bitterly split over copper mine

Jan 18, 2012
Paul Waldie
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/arizona-town-bitterly-split-over-copper-mine/article2306991/

Medical technology: The kindness of strangers

A new, open-source robot should make surgery safer and more effective
Jan 18, 2012
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/01/surgical-robots

Helping More Ontarians Quit Smoking

To help more Ontarians quit smoking, people undergoing treatment for drug addictions will soon have access to free counselling supports, nicotine gum and patches.
Jan 18, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2012/01/helping-more-ontarians-quit-smoking.html

On Weedless Wednesday British Columbians and Yukoners are invited to "break up" with tobacco for National Non-Smoking Week

Jan 18, 2012
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/907261/on-weedless-wednesday-british-columbians-and-yukoners-are-invited-to-break-up-with-tobacco-for-national-non-smoking-week

Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Revises Some Dates and Locations for Community Hearings

Jan 18, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/907281/joint-review-panel-for-the-enbridge-northern-gateway-project-revises-some-dates-and-locations-for-community-hearings

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

Jan 18, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-on-keystone-xl-pipeline-1608454.htm

Are the Conservatives making Northern Gateway pipeline hearings irrelevant?

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has already shaped the Northern Gateway pipeline debate and he could change the rules to give his cabinet the final say
Jan 17, 2012
Tim Harper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1117139--tim-harper-are-the-conservatives-making-northern-gateway-pipeline-hearings-irrelevant

Confessions of a radical environmentalist

Former chair of Tides Canada comes clean after being called out by Ottawa
Jan 17, 2012
Alan Broadbent
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1117174--confessions-of-a-radical-environmentalist

Ottawa is right on health care, Mr. Romanow

Jan 17, 2012
LYSIANE GAGNON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lysiane-gagnon/ottawa-is-right-on-health-care-mr-romanow/article2304311/

Provinces eye Alberta's gains in bid to rebalance health funding

Jan 17, 2012
Justine Hunter AND Ian Bailey
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/provinces-eye-albertas-gains-in-bid-to-rebalance-health-funding/article2305279/

Ottawa's per-capita health transfers a windfall for Alberta

Jan 17, 2012
Josh Wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawas-per-capita-health-transfers-a-windfall-for-alberta/article2306159/

Premiers see health-care innovation as way to pressure Ottawa for more money

Jan 17, 2012
Petti Fong
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1117270--premiers-see-health-care-innovation-as-way-to-pressure-ottawa-for-more-money

Tamiflu side-effects still unclear

Jan 17, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/tamiflu.html

Iris implants threaten vision

Jan 17, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/16/iris-implants.html

Virtual reality exercise boosts mental fitness

Jan 17, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/exergaming-brain-virtual-reality.html

Biological clock's effects underappreciated

Jan 17, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/childbirth-pregnancy-biological-clock.html

Ending Alzheimer's goal set in U.S.

Jan 17, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/alzheimer-obama.html

Mandatory helmets urged for skiers, snowboarders

Jan 17, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/helmets-ski-snowboard-injuries.html

Lost Darwin fossils found by U.K. scientists

314 slides of specimens collected by Darwin and his inner circle
Jan 17, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/17/darwin-fossils.html

Up to 6.7 million bats dead of fungus

White-nose syndrome found in four provinces and 16 U.S. states
Jan 17, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/17/bat-fungus.html

Horizon Health Network to Expand Smoking Cessation Model Throughout Atlantic Canada

Jan 17, 2012
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/horizon-health-network-to-expand-smoking-cessation-model-throughout-atlantic-canada-1607690.htm

The Council of Canadian Academies Releases an Expert Panel Report

Integrating Emerging Technologies into Chemical Safety Assessment
Jan 17, 2012
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/906411/the-council-of-canadian-academies-releases-an-expert-panel-report

More than 5,600 Canadians seriously injured every year from winter activities

Skiing and snowboarding lead to twice as many hospitalizations as hockey
Jan 17, 2012
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/906703/more-than-5-600-canadians-seriously-injured-every-year-from-winter-activities

Ontario should call Europe’s bluff on Green Energy Act

Advice from Alberta could prove useful
Jan 16, 2012
Stuart Trew
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1116574--ontario-should-call-europe-s-bluff-on-green-energy-act

Oilsands satire peers into the future

New novel goes behind the headlines
Jan 16, 2012
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1116564--oilsands-satire-peers-into-the-future

Premiers don’t need slush fund to innovate in health care

Financial necessity best motivation of all
Jan 16, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/premiers-dont-need-slush-fund-to-innovate-in-health-care/article2304393/

Premiers appeal to older voters in bid to pressure Harper on health

Jan 16, 2012
Justine Hunter AND Ian Bailey
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/premiers-appeal-to-older-voters-in-bid-to-pressure-harper-on-health/article2304329/

Charest demands debate on ‘unacceptable’ federal health deal

Jan 16, 2012
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/charest-demands-debate-on-unacceptable-federal-health-deal/article2304097/

The haves and have-nots of medicare

Jan 16, 2012
GARY MASON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/the-haves-and-have-nots-of-medicare/article2304752/

Why medicare needs Ottawa

Jan 16, 2012
Roy Romanow, Linda Silas AND Steven Lewis
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/why-medicare-needs-ottawa/article2302242/

Drug costs driving B.C. residents to skip medication, study finds

Jan 16, 2012
Rod Mickleburgh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/drug-costs-driving-bc-residents-to-skip-medication-study-finds/article2304756/

Selective abortions prompt call for ultrasound rules

Canadian Medical Journal says new rules could curb female feticide in certain groups
Jan 16, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/13/female-feticide-editorial.html

Canadian Medical Association Journal goes too far in fighting selective abortion of female fetuses

Keeping the sex of an unborn child from all Canadian expectant mothers is the wrong way to block selective abortion of female fetuses.
Jan 16, 2012
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1116548--canadian-medical-association-journal-goes-too-far-in-fighting-selective-abortion-of-female-fetuses

Hospital's water wall source of Legionnaires' Disease

Eight people in U.S. exposed to water droplets while visiting hospital
Jan 16, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/11/legionnaires-disease-hospitals-water-features.html

Harper says pipeline debate should be left to Canadians

Canada not 'giant national park' for U.S., prime minister says
Jan 16, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/16/pol-harper-mansbridge-interview.html

La Nina linked to flu pandemics

Weather pattern alters bird migration, promotes development of new flu strains
Jan 16, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/16/sci-la-nina-flu-pandemic.html

Russia wonders if U.S. radar caused Mars probe failure

U.S. says Russia should look for causes of the failure at home
Jan 16, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/16/sci-russian-probe.html

Ontarians Breathing Easier During National Non-Smoking Week

During the 35th annual National Non-Smoking Week, Ontario is celebrating the progress made to create a healthier province and is reiterating its commitment to smoke-free communities.
Jan 16, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2012/01/ontarians-breathing-easier-during-national-non-smoking-week.html

Canadian Cancer Society announces new Health Canada-funded smoking cessation campaign aimed at young adults

Canadians invited to "break up" with tobacco for National Non-Smoking Week
Jan 16, 2012
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/905881/canadian-cancer-society-announces-new-health-canada-funded-smoking-cessation-campaign-aimed-at-young-adults

Hammond Reef Gold Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment

Jan 16, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/905913/hammond-reef-gold-mine-project-federal-funding-allocated-to-participate-in-the-environmental-assessment

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Seeks Comments on Proposed Regulatory Amendments for Wine Labelling

Jan 16, 2012
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadian-food-inspection-agency-seeks-comments-on-proposed-regulatory-amendments-wine-1607110.htm

Minister Oliver Highlights Canada's Role as a Global Energy Superpower at the University of Toronto

Jan 16, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-highlights-canadas-role-as-global-energy-superpower-university-toronto-1607177.htm

Labour leaders call on premiers to unite and defend health care

An open letter to Canada’s premiers
Jan 15, 2012
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1115540--labour-leaders-call-on-premiers-to-unite-and-defend-health-care

Premiers divided over new federal health-care plan

Jan 15, 2012
Ian Bailey
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/premiers-divided-over-new-federal-health-care-plan/article2303493/

Clark touts sinks and heath-care innovation as premiers meet

Jan 15, 2012
Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/clark-touts-sinks-and-heath-care-innovation-as-premiers-meet/article2303542/

Lone B.C. chief backs Enbridge pipeline to bring in more jobs

Jan 15, 2012
Dirk Meissner
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lone-bc-chief-backs-enbridge-pipeline-to-bring-in-more-jobs/article2303294/

Dalton McGuinty can’t play Captain Canada to rescue medicare

There is a perfect storm brewing on Ontario’s shores, and the way out of the province’s own health care ills lies in its backyard, not on the national stage
Jan 14, 2012
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1115720--cohn-dalton-mcguinty-can-t-play-captain-canada-to-rescue-medicare

Liberals see party’s future success in ‘transformative’ health care policies

Former PM Paul Martin accuses Conservatives of ‘abolition of responsibility’ on health file
Jan 14, 2012
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/news/politics/2012/01/14/liberals-see-party%E2%80%99s-future-success-in-%E2%80%98transformative%E2%80%99-health-care/29297

Government of Canada Invests in Southern Ontario's Future Scientists and Engineers

Jan 14, 2012
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-southern-ontarios-future-scientists-and-engineers-1606762.htm

Ottawa’s new health-care approach an opportunity, not a crisis, for provinces

Administration, delivery of health care are provincial responsibilities, and it is the provinces that have the collective ability to fix the ailing system
Jan 13, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/ottawas-new-health-care-approach-an-opportunity-not-a-crisis-for-provinces/article2302550/

Heated health-care debate ahead as each premier defends own interests

Jan 13, 2012
GARY MASON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/heated-health-care-debate-ahead-as-each-premier-defends-own-interests/article2302548/

Brad Wall prescribes collaborative federalism to improve health care

Jan 13, 2012
Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/brad-wall-prescribes-collaborative-federalism-to-improve-health-care/article2302398/

B.C. balks at federal health-funding plan

Jan 13, 2012
Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-balks-at-federal-health-funding-plan/article2302238/

What the Gateway commission could learn from an oil sands pioneer

Jan 13, 2012
Ian Brown
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/what-the-gateway-commission-could-learn-from-an-oil-sands-pioneer/article2302364/

Global warming won't heat up cold Canadian winters

Rising temperatures during the other three seasons actually cooling off winters
Jan 13, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/13/sci-global-warming-winter.html

Glacier time-lapse images reveal 'epochal change'

U.S. photography wants to bring time-lapse cameras to B.C. coastal glacier
Jan 13, 2012
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/13/pol-glaciers-time-lapse-environment.html

Government of Canada Announces Funding for Implementation Phase of the Port Hope Area Initiative

Jan 13, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-funding-implementation-phase-port-hope-area-initiative-1606551.htm

Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Announced for 2012

Jan 13, 2012
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/most-fuel-efficient-vehicles-announced-for-2012-1606516.htm

Curbing health transfers could cripple provinces, watchdog says

Jan 12, 2012
Bill Curry
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/curbing-health-transfers-could-cripple-provinces-watchdog-says/article2300128/

In Canada’s energy sector, foreign influence cuts both ways

Jan 12, 2012
CAMPBELL CLARK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/in-canadas-energy-sector-foreign-influence-cuts-both-ways/article2299558/

New Keystone XL route could be proposed within weeks

Jan 12, 2012
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/new-keystone-xl-route-could-be-proposed-within-weeks/article2300748/

Why not end the Northern Gateway in Prince Rupert?

Jan 12, 2012
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/why-not-end-the-northern-gateway-in-prince-rupert/article2299228/

Kitimat weighs up the risks of oil and gas

Jan 12, 2012
Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/kitimat-weighs-up-the-risks-of-oil-and-gas/article2300983/

Keystone supporters turn up the heat on Obama

Jan 12, 2012
Kevin Carmichael
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/global-exchange/globe-correspondents/keystone-supporters-turn-up-the-heat-on-obama/article2300353/

Alberta Premier questions credibility of Northern Gateway hearings

Jan 12, 2012
Dawn Walton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/alberta-premier-questions-credibility-of-northern-gateway-hearings/article2300934/

Pipeline politics: Don’t demonize the charitable sector

Jan 12, 2012
Alan Broadbent
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/pipeline-politics-dont-demonize-the-charitable-sector/article2299266/

How to pay Ontario doctors

The system is better than it was but it needs a few tweaks
Jan 12, 2012
Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1114837--how-to-pay-ontario-doctors

NASA to study Ontario's falling snow from space

Precipitation experiment will measure light rain and snow Jan. 17 to Feb. 29
Jan 12, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/12/sci-nasa-snow-canada.html

NASA says Canada in 'hot spot' of ecological change

Prairie grasslands and boreal regions to shift north by 2100
Jan 12, 2012
Mychaylo Prystupa
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/01/12/mb-nasa-ecological-change-canada-manitoba.html

Environment Canada: The Big Clean-Up of 2012?

Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Jan 12, 2012
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/environment-canada-the-big-clean-up-of-2012-1606184.htm

New Poll Results Released: Canadian Cancer Society calls on BC government to protect youth by restricting indoor tanning for those under 18

Jan 12, 2012
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/904735/new-poll-results-released-canadian-cancer-society-calls-on-bc-government-to-protect-youth-by-restricting-indoor-tanning-for-those-under-18

Canada's Major Health Charities Urge Federal Government to Engage in Health Accord Negotiations

Jan 12, 2012
Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/904725/canada-s-major-health-charities-urge-federal-government-to-engage-in-health-accord-negotiations

Minister of State Goodyear Applauds the Appointment of Dr. Tilghman

Jan 12, 2012
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-of-state-goodyear-applauds-the-appointment-of-dr-tilghman-1606179.htm

B.C. coast is hostile country for oil, pipeline panel told

Jan 11, 2012
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-coast-is-hostile-country-for-oil-pipeline-panel-told/article2299637/

B.C. Finance Minister breaks ranks to bash pipeline critics

Jan 11, 2012
Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-finance-minister-breaks-ranks-to-bash-pipeline-critics/article2299617/

Eager to sell Alberta oil, Harper schedules return trip to China

Jan 11, 2012
Campbell Clark
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/eager-to-sell-alberta-oil-harper-schedules-return-trip-to-china/article2298735/

‘Foreign money’ is a hypocritical diversion

The Harper government put Canada’s entire U.S. diplomatic apparatus into the Keystone XL pipeline debate – it’s a bit rich to complain about outside interference now
Jan 11, 2012
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/jeffrey-simpson/foreign-money-is-a-hypocritical-diversion/article2297904/

Our ecological treasure is the issue with Northern Gateway

Ultimately, the debate over foreign money is a red herring designed to distract. The Great Bear is globally significant
Jan 11, 2012
Gerald Butts
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/our-ecological-treasure-is-the-issue-with-northern-gateway/article2297912/

Radicals, foreign money and Northern Gateway

The WWF's Gerald Butts and former TransCanada CEO Hal Kvisle take reader questions and discuss the pipeline battle
Jan 11, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://live.theglobeandmail.com/Event/Radicals_foreign_money_and_Northern_Gateway?Page=0

Pharma giants slash jobs in Quebec

Jan 11, 2012
Sean Silcoff AND Bertrand Marotte
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/pharma-giants-slash-jobs-in-quebec/article2299124/

Sodium reduction: A proud moment that went nowhere

The Harper government has talked a good game about weaning Canadians off their salt habit, but years later, they’ve allowed the industry’s reluctance to rule
Jan 11, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/sodium-reduction-a-proud-moment-that-went-nowhere/article2299353/

Physical activity cuts heart attack rise globally

Jan 11, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/11/heart-attack-physical-activity.html

Alarm sounded over Innu caribou hunt

Jan 11, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/11/nl-labrador-caribou-0111.html

Human DNA decoded for $1K in 1 day

Machine decodes human genome's 3 billion chemical building blocks
Jan 11, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/11/tech-genome-machine.html

Moderate pot smoking won’t hurt lungs: study

Jan 11, 2012
Genevra Pittman
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/moderate-pot-smoking-wont-hurt-lungs-study/article2298712/

New app puts health records at your fingertips

Jan 11, 2012
Michael Oliveira
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/new-app-puts-health-records-at-your-fingertips/article2299043/

Partnership to Promote Ontario Wood

A partnership announced today will boost Ontario's forest industry and help strengthen the provincial economy.
Jan 11, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2012/01/partnership-to-promote-ontario-wood.html

CIFAR announces Dr. Alan Bernstein, O.C. as new President and CEO

Internationally-respected Canadian researcher and founding CIHR president to fill prestigious advanced research leadership post
Jan 11, 2012
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/903999/cifar-announces-dr-alan-bernstein-o-c-as-new-president-and-ceo

Swallowing the pharmaceutical waters

Researchers have detected all sorts of drugs in drinking water — antibiotics, antidepressants, contraceptives and on down the list.
Jan 10, 2012
Roger Collier
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/10jan12_swallowing-the-pharmaceutical-waters.xhtml

Chinese money and ‘ethical oil’

If the Northern Gateway pipeline is built, the influence of foreign money — especially from China — will increase
Jan 10, 2012
David Eaves
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1113626--chinese-money-and-ethical-oil

Pipeline rhetoric is a radical attack on due process

From information available thus far, the proposed Northern Gateway project is a good idea, but all the noise about U.S. special interests is a distracting bogeyman
Jan 10, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/pipeline-rhetoric-is-a-radical-attack-on-due-process/article2297894/

‘We want to have a voice,’ Haisla chief pleads at Gateway hearings

Jan 10, 2012
DIRK MEISSNER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/we-want-to-have-a-voice-haisla-chief-pleads-at-gateway-hearings/article2297578/

As review begins for Gateway pipeline, a warning from wary first nations

Jan 10, 2012
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/as-review-begins-for-gateway-pipeline-a-warning-from-wary-first-nations/article2298327/

Foes of Northern Gateway pipeline fear revocation of charitable status

Jan 10, 2012
Shawn McCarthy AND Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/foes-of-northern-gateway-pipeline-fear-revocation-of-charitable-status/article2298276/

Is there a better route for Enbridge's oil?

Jan 10, 2012
Robert Matas
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/is-there-a-better-route-for-enbridges-oil/article2298100/

Seeking pipeline common sense

Jan 10, 2012
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/margaret-wente/seeking-pipeline-common-sense/article2296671/

Enbridge reports leak from U.S. pipeline as Northern Gateway hearings begin

Jan 10, 2012
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/enbridge-reports-leak-from-us-pipeline-as-northern-gateway-hearings-begin/article2298173/

TransCanada steps up Keystone PR campaign

Jan 10, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/transcanada-steps-up-keystone-pr-campaign/article2297205/

Canadian climate scientist finds fame, hate mail in U.S.

Jan 10, 2012
Tu Thanh Ha
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/canadian-climate-scientist-finds-fame-hate-mail-in-us/article2297802/

Climate change leaves some Hudson Bay polar bears starving

Jan 10, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/01/10/mb-starving-polar-bears-manitoba.html

Clearing the air over Beijing’s pollution

The U.S. embassy’s unwanted hourly smog readings produced a huge victory for the Chinese people
Jan 10, 2012
Frank Ching
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/clearing-the-air-over-beijings-pollution/article2296622/

Child health report says kids at risk

Jan 10, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/10/child-health-cps-provinces.html

Government of Canada Boosts Horticultural Exports by Investing in Winter-Hardy Rose Varieties

Jan 10, 2012
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-boosts-horticultural-exports-investing-winter-hardy-rose-varieties-1605359.htm

Harper Government Invests In Suicide Prevention

Jan 10, 2012
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/903611/harper-government-invests-in-suicide-prevention

An open letter from Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver

Jan 9, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/an-open-letter-from-natural-resources-minister-joe-oliver/article2295599/

For the Harper government, the Gateway must be open

Jan 9, 2012
Shawn McCarthy AND Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/for-the-harper-government-the-gateway-must-be-open/article2296804/

Blogger fuels PM’s claim U.S. is backing Canadian environmentalists

Jan 9, 2012
Steven Chase AND and Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/blogger-fuels-pms-claim-us-is-backing-canadian-environmentalists/article2296969/

A cast of thousands awaits officials at Gateway hearings

Jan 9, 2012
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/a-cast-of-thousands-awaits-officials-at-gateway-hearings/article2296798/

The Northern Gateway pipeline, politics and the law

Jan 9, 2012
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/the-northern-gateway-pipeline-politics-and-the-law/article2296877/

‘Radical groups’ spur Tories to speed pipeline review process

Jan 9, 2012
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-say-radical-groups-exploiting-pipeline-review-process/article2295542/

Environmentalists sound alarm over Tory stand on pipeline review

Jan 9, 2012
Oliver Moore
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/environmentalists-sound-alarm-over-tory-stand-on-pipeline-review/article2296040/

Northern Gateway: the unheard argument

Jan 9, 2012
Harry Swain
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/daily-mix/northern-gateway-the-unheard-argument/article2295760/

Faces of radicalism: Three opponents of the Northern Gateway

Jan 9, 2012
Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/faces-of-radicalism-three-opponents-of-the-northern-gateway/article2296772/

Oil-sands pipeline hits its highest hurdle

Jan 9, 2012
David Ebner
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-sands-pipeline-hits-its-highest-hurdle/article2295617/

Crude start to oil debate

Jan 9, 2012
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1112972--crude-start-to-oil-debate

Federal health role is about more than money

Moving forward with provincial reforms does not mean ending national leadership.
Jan 9, 2012
Will Falk
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1112999--federal-health-role-is-about-more-than-money

McGuinty wants conditions on health transfers

Federal government should set national standards, Ontario premier says
Jan 9, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/toronto-ontario-mcguinty-health-transfers.html

Harper must demand action on sodium levels, health groups urge

Jan 9, 2012
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/harper-must-demand-action-on-sodium-levels-health-groups-urge/article2296439/

Nicotine patches of little use to smokers, study says

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/nicotine-gum-patches.html

Medical report cards go to 10th graders

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/health-report-cards-high-school.html

1,000s of jobs supported by wild Atlantic salmon

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/09/pei-atlantic-salmon-economy-584.html

Ottawa clinic infection lapse report released

No links between hepatitis B and hepatitis C and infection control lapse
Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/ottawa-clinic-infection-lapse-result.html

Mild winter unleashes allergies in January

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/mb-snow-mould-allergies-manitoba.html

Pill mixup includes painkillers

Jan 9, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/excedrin-recall-painkillers.html

'Extinct' tortoise likely still exists, scientists say

Inspired Charles Darwin's idea of evolution by natural selection
Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/09/sci-tortoise-species-extinct.html

Texas drought threatens whooping cranes

North America's only surviving flock nests in Canada
Jan 9, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/09/sci-whooping-crane.html

Nuclear commission says Point Lepreau leaks 'unsettling'

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission head concerned by recent incidents at plant
Jan 9, 2012
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/01/06/nb-nuclear-commission-lepreau-leaks.html

A closer look at Canada's nuclear plants

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/01/09/f-canada-nuclear-reactors.html

Cleaning Up Peninsula Harbour

Clean-up of Lake Superior's Peninsula Harbour near Marathon will start this spring.
Jan 9, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2012/01/cleaning-up-peninsula-harbour.html

New Vessels for Aquaculture Regulation in British Columbia

Jan 9, 2012
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-vessels-for-aquaculture-regulation-in-british-columbia-1604569.htm

Government of Canada Supports Jobs and Growth in B.C. Through Funding of Four Innovative Vancouver Island Aquaculture Projects

Jan 9, 2012
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-jobs-growth-bc-through-funding-four-innovative-vancouver-1604547.htm

Are those vitamins doing more harm than good?

Jan 8, 2012
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/vitamins/are-those-vitamins-doing-more-harm-than-good/article2294494/

Indoor tanning ban sought for teens

Jan 8, 2012
Dawn Walton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/indoor-tanning-ban-sought-for-teens/article2294495/

Fish-farm foe defiant as court date nears

Jan 8, 2012
KEVEN DREWS
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fish-farm-foe-defiant-as-court-date-nears/article2295427/

On 70th birthday, Stephen Hawking repeats call to colonize other worlds

Jan 8, 2012
Raphael Satter
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/on-70th-birthday-stephen-hawking-repeats-call-to-colonize-other-worlds/article2295254/

Stephen Hawking a no-show at birthday conference

Jan 8, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/08/hawking-birthday.html

My time with Stephen Hawking

Jan 8, 2012
Raymond Laflamme
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/the-essay/my-time-with-stephen-hawking/article2294417/

Boreal ducks threatened by climate change

Ducks doomed by earlier snow melts brought on by global warming, study finds
Jan 8, 2012
Mychaylo Prystupa
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/08/mb-boreal-ducks-climate-change.html

Ontario Helping Students Succeed In Math

Ontario is helping students succeed in math by reaching out to them online.
Jan 8, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Education
http://news.ontario.ca/edu/en/2012/01/ontario-helping-students-succeed-in-math.html

Unnatural selection: Is evolving reproductive technology ushering in a new age of eugenics?

Jan 7, 2012
Carolyn Abraham
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/pregnancy/pregnancy-trends/unnatural-selection-is-evolving-reproductive-technology-ushering-in-a-new-age-of-eugenics/article2294636/page1/

The price of embryo screening

Jan 7, 2012
Carolyn Abraham
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/pregnancy/pregnancy-trends/the-price-of-embryo-screening/article2294658/

‘Foreign money’ could gum up pipeline approval, Harper warns

Jan 6, 2012
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/foreign-money-could-gum-up-pipeline-approval-harper-warns/article2294309/

Rare 'supersoldier' ants created in Canadian lab

Finding helps to illuminate evolutionary processes
Jan 6, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/06/sci-supersolider-ants.html

Extra prostate tests didn't cut death rates in study

Additional screening did find more cancers, fewer high-grade malignancies
Jan 6, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/06/prostate-screens-study.html

Canadian Cancer Society applauds Ontario Superior Court ruling against tobacco industry

Ontario given go-ahead to sue foreign tobacco companies in $50 billion medicare lawsuit
Jan 6, 2012
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/902651/canadian-cancer-society-applauds-ontario-superior-court-ruling-against-tobacco-industry

Statement From Attorney General John Gerretsen On Tobacco Litigation

The Province has achieved a milestone in its efforts to recover past and ongoing health-care costs borne by Ontario taxpayers due to tobacco-related illness.
Jan 6, 2012
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
http://news.ontario.ca/mag/en/2012/01/statement-from-attorney-general-john-gerretsen-on-tobacco-litigation.html

Ottawa backtracks on coal emissions

Jan 5, 2012
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ottawa-backtracks-on-coal-emissions/article2293096/

Nearly half B.C. residents support Northern Gateway: poll

Jan 5, 2012
Lauren Krugel
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/nearly-half-bc-residents-support-northern-gateway-poll/article2292612/

Our lusty behaviour: Science tries to explain sex and love

Jan 5, 2012
Zosia Bielski
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/sex/sex-sexuality/our-lusty-behaviour-science-tries-to-explain-sex-and-love/article2292830/

Spanish Mountain Gold Mine Project

Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
Jan 5, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/902073/spanish-mountain-gold-mine-project

Natural-gas plans threaten greenhouse-gas targets

Jan 4, 2012
DIRK MEISSNER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/natural-gas-plans-threaten-greenhouse-gas-targets/article2291990/

China’s oil-sands deal will have lasting impact

Jan 4, 2012
CAMPBELL CLARK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/chinas-oil-sands-deal-will-have-lasting-impact/article2292009/

Oil giants back Gateway pipe

Jan 4, 2012
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/oil-giants-back-gateway-pipe/article2291407/

Beyond BPA: We need to get tough on toxics

The critical flaw in our law is that finding a substance ‘toxic’ doesn’t automatically mean the government must actually restrict its use
Jan 4, 2012
Dayna Nadine Scott
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/beyond-bpa-we-need-to-get-tough-on-toxics/article2290465/

Top 10 cancer breakthroughs of 2011

Breast cancer prevention drug and prostate cancer 'drug holiday' make list
Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/top10-cancer-breakthroughs.html

Curing cancer: a reality check

Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/30/cancer-chasing-cures.html

Cut lead poison threshold in children, U.S. panel urges

Recommendation is to cut the definition of lead poisoning for young children by half
Jan 4, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/us-lead-children-poisoning.html

Cancer incidence, deaths falling in U.S.

Biggest decreases in death rates seen in breast and lung cancers
Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/cancer-report-us.html

Swine flu virus may be spreading between people

No cases reported in Canada, no deaths in U.S.
Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/swine-flu-virus-phac.html

Exercise studied as breast cancer prevention

CBC News examines how close we are to finding cures for aging, obesity, diabetes, the common cold and cancer in a series of special reports
Jan 4, 2012
Sarah Bridge
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/30/cancer-prevention-exercise-chasing-cures.html

Canadians missing out on early Alzheimer’s diagnosis, study finds

Jan 4, 2012
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadians-missing-out-on-early-alzheimers-diagnosis-study-finds/article2290607/

Canadians dismiss early signs of dementia

Lose out on benefits of early treatment for Alzheimer's disease, study finds
Jan 4, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/health-alzheimers-study.html

Popular sexual-health program geared to immigrant women in jeopardy

Jan 4, 2012
Joe Friesen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/popular-sexual-health-program-geared-to-immigrant-women-in-jeopardy/article2290712/

Thinning sea ice killing seal pups, study says

Cover declining by up to 6% per decade, satellite images show
Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/04/sci-harp-seals.html

Improving Property Tax System For Green Energy

Ontario is supporting property owners who install renewable energy technologies by improving property tax assessment policies for them.
Jan 4, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Finance
http://news.ontario.ca/mof/en/2012/01/improving-property-tax-system-for-green-energy.html

Harper Government Helps Keep Pork Industry Healthy

Jan 4, 2012
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-helps-keep-pork-industry-healthy-1603347.htm

Ajax Mine Project - Public Comment Period and Information Session

Jan 4, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/901611/ajax-mine-project-public-comment-period-and-information-session

A cautious optimism for coal

Jan 3, 2012
David Ebner AND Brenda Bouw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/features/2012-market-outlook/a-cautious-optimism-for-coal/article2290506/

Of Beijing, bitumen and Ottawa's foreign-takeover review

Jan 3, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/of-beijing-bitumen-and-ottawas-foreign-takeover-review/article2290357/

Tying spending to GDP growth could be bad for your health

Increased funding for better care and treatment is money well spent
Jan 3, 2012
Gordon Guyatt
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1110120--tying-spending-to-gdp-growth-could-be-bad-for-your-health

Roaming the Red Planet

Jan 3, 2012
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1110060--roaming-the-red-planet

Athabasca deal gives China an oil sands project of its own

Jan 3, 2012
Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/petrochina-takes-full-control-of-alberta-oil-sands-project/article2289633/

Keystone inspector alleges shoddy work on original pipeline

Jan 3, 2012
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/keystone-inspector-alleges-shoddy-work-on-original-pipeline/article2290492/

2012: Year of the energy deal

Jan 3, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/markets-blog/2012-year-of-the-energy-deal/article2290148/

Common cold cure aims to blow out symptoms

CBC News examines how close we are to finding cures for aging, obesity, diabetes, the common cold and cancer in a series of special reports
Jan 3, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/28/cold-common-chasing-cures-immune.html