Science Canada

‘Structural distortion’ kills jobs by linking loonie to oil: author
Nov 14, 2008
Richard Leitner
Mountain News
http://www.hamiltonmountainnews.com/news/article/151579

Students protest debt load

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:03 PM

Nov 14, 2008
QUENTIN CASEY
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/rss/article/481068

Canada leads world in astronomical discoveries

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:03 PM

If world astronomy was a Star Trek movie, Canada would be co-pilot of the Enterprise
Nov 14, 2008
Don Martin
CanWest News Service
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/travel/story.html?id=21b0bdd8-030f-4f65-bbe9-b78fc8899463

Stewards of the Arctic?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:02 PM

Nov 14, 2008
GERALD BUTTS
Special to Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081113.wcopolar14/BNStory/specialComment/home

Environmentalists seek boreal forest protection

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:01 PM

Group says oilsands production is leaving a trail of destruction
Nov 14, 2008
Saul Chernos
Business Edge
http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/18956.cfm

Modern cancer drugs more likely to get to market

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:01 PM

Nov 14, 2008
Ben Hirschler
Reuters
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=7d1683fb-40d4-4586-aa16-ff29d66a5ab6

Halton moves to ban fluoride from water

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:00 PM

Nov 14, 2008
HAMILTON SPECTATOR
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/536763

Tories to pull out of Canada-led water-monitoring program

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:00 PM

Nov 13, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/13/harper-water.html

Brown clouds over Asia pose new threat to planet: UN

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:00 PM

Nov 13, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/13/brown-clouds.html

Nuclear curbing alternatives?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:59 PM

Environmental groups say Ontario's atomic focus detracts from efforts to develop greener electricity
Nov 13, 2008
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/535898

Traffic pollution makes asthma symptoms worse in children: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:59 PM

Nov 13, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/13/traffic-pollution.html

Separate Great Lakes, Mississippi basins to bar invasive species: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:58 PM

Nov 13, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/13/great-lakes.html

Health care spending to reach record $171B: report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:58 PM

Nov 13, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/13/health-spending.html

Newborns test positive for MRSA

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:57 PM

Nov 13, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/13/pe-mrsa-newborns.html

Reduce overcrowded housing to slash TB rates, native leaders urge

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:57 PM

Officials from around the world to discuss how to cut rates in half by 2015
Nov 13, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/13/tuberculosis-meeting.html#Scene_1

HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in men: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:56 PM

About 40 countries have approved vaccination for males
Nov 13, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/13/hpv-vaccine-men.html

A new age of statins?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:56 PM

Nov 13, 2008
Matthew Herper and Robert Langreth
Forbes.com
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/13/f-forbes-statins.html

FDA slaps sweeping hold on foods from China

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:55 PM

Nov 13, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081113/melamine_hold_081113/20081113?hub=Health

Victoria leads Canada in green transport

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:55 PM

Nov 13, 2008
Shannon Proudfoot
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/story.html?id=e80f40d1-9bd2-4396-ae39-e833c6c82328

Evidence linking pesticides to cancer not strong enough: expert

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:54 PM

But link can't be ruled out without further testing
Nov 12, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/12/pesticides-cancer.html

GeneNews cuts two-fifths of Canadian workforce, moves R&D to Asia

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:54 PM

Nov 12, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081112/business/genenews_1

Urgent regulation needed for nanomaterials: experts

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:54 PM

Nov 12, 2008
Reuters, special to CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/12/nanomaterials.html

Southern Ocean close to acid tipping point, researchers say

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:53 PM

Nov 12, 2008
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/12/ocean-acid.html

Green use for white snow: Ottawa probes cool potential to save energy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:53 PM

Nov 12, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/12/ot-snow-081112.html

Fewer Canadian tech companies growing quickly: Deloitte

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:52 PM

Nov 12, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/12/tech-companies.html

Earth would be heading to a freeze without CO2 emissions

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:52 PM

Nov 12, 2008
AFP
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jyGeD4x6xxyooCI8A_gn-LLBF_3g

Cancer society turns sights to farm pesticides

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:51 PM

Agency holding conference with leading scientists on hotly contested issue of restricting agricultural bug and weed killers
Nov 12, 2008
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081112.wpesticides12/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081112.wpesticides12

Top court rules for Navy in whales-sonar case

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:51 PM

Nov 12, 2008
James Vicini
Reuters
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=1a5f0912-c56c-449a-9405-eff71a38fdb7

More growers turn to coal

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:50 PM

Greenhouse operators battered by fuel costs forced to pick cheapest and dirtiest alternative
Nov 11, 2008
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/534346

Misunderstood oil sands

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:50 PM

Nov 11, 2008
editoria
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081111.webranding12/BNStory/specialComment/home

Atlantic sharks at risk due to over-fishing: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:49 PM

Nov 11, 2008
AFP
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=ee8e376b-ea55-4c15-a94d-4c1b68c7e4e8

Tories warned of biofuel risks

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:48 PM

Internal documents show downsides of ethanol boost
Nov 11, 2008
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/story.html?id=c4e2bb6b-4aac-415b-bf93-4ad380ff7e60

Vatican cautions Obama against changing Bush's policy on stem cells

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:47 PM

Nov 11, 2008
The Associated Press
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081111/world/vatican_stem_cells_1

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Climate first for Obama transition team

Posted by Mehrdad Hariri at 12:38 PM

Alexandra Witze
nature; Published online 11 November 2008 | 456, 146-147 (2008)
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081111/full/456146a.html

Ont. pesticide ban almost ready

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:26 PM

'Best in North America:' Docs group
Nov 11, 2008
JONATHAN JENKINS
Sun Media
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/11/11/pf-7371066.html

AMA supports trans-fat bans

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:26 PM

Nov 11, 2008
Reuters
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=ba743e6d-b610-4f56-8c2f-89e89a7d3492

Pricey sewage treatment no remedy: group

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:25 PM

But proponents say time to act is now
Nov 11, 2008
Judith Lavoie
Times Colonist
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=eba0fb27-3899-47f8-a7c8-0a5793b35fd6

Diarrhea bacteria common in hospitals: survey

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:25 PM

Nov 11, 2008
Maggie Fox
Reuters
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=265cce98-eb79-45e9-bf45-f6e081e4bccc

U.S. government nixes forest experiments; scientists upset

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:24 PM

Nov 11, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/11/forest.html

E. coli investigation points finger at unknown Ontario produce supplier

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:24 PM

Nov 11, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/11/ecoli.html

Alta. oil hurting environment: Poll

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:24 PM

Nov 11, 2008
Renata D'Aliesio
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=4cd39ca8-deb7-4af1-b966-727326aa8ef7

A building with an energy all its own

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:23 PM

Nov 11, 2008
JAY SOMERSET
Globe and Mail
http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081110.wpropertyreport1111/GIStory/

Stem cell supporters await their Obama moment

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:23 PM

Nov 10, 2008
Maggie Fox
Reuters
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/081110/us/usreport_us_usa_obama_stemcells_1

A ray of sunshine for solar energy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:22 PM

A new solar-cell system could one day make power from the sun as cheap as electricity from fossil fuels
Nov 10, 2008
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/533797

Top schools still tops in Maclean's rankings

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:22 PM

Nov 10, 2008
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=49099367-b30c-4b29-8829-5acf8a03c2ad

Ontario agency backs inventors with $100,000

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:21 PM

Supports lab-extraction system, noise reduction for choppers, windmills
Nov 10, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/10/extraction-helicopters.html

Shifting ground on climate change

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:21 PM

Nov 10, 2008
editorial
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/533209

Clean coal is no quick fix

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:21 PM

Nov 10, 2008
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/533799

Fast food industry relies heavily on corn, researchers say

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:20 PM

Nov 10, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/10/corn-food.html

Aging medical equipment puts Canadian patients at risk: report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:20 PM

Nov 10, 2008
Becky Rynor
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=947352

Divide deepens on Nunavut polar bear management: minister

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:19 PM

Nov 10, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/11/10/akesuk-pbear.html?ref=rss

Value of Canada's oilsands pegged at $1.5 trillion

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:19 PM

Think-tank's estimate is four times higher than StatsCan's figure
Nov 10, 2008
Eric Beauchesne
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=7b9bbeb5-d58a-45ef-a0f3-19482d83a935&k=29101

Inuit activist pushes Harper for action on environment

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:18 PM

Nov 10, 2008
Watt-Cloutier skeptical PM will act
The Gazette
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=aaf6a2ea-b9f3-4653-a8e5-a1b694e1fac8

No tuna ban needed: delegates

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:18 PM

Nov 10, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/11/10/pe-iccat-delegates.html?ref=rss

Studies find vitamin pills and ASA didn't block heart disease

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:18 PM

Nov 9, 2008
Reuters, special to CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/09/us-study.html

Flu shots may lower blood clot risk, study says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:17 PM

Nov 9, 2008
CTV.ca News
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081109/blood_clots_081109/20081109?hub=Health

Breakthrough study finds simple blood test may detect heart disease

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:16 PM

Nov 9, 2008
KATE HAMMER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081109.wheart1110/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

Cholesterol drugs may save more lives: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:16 PM

Nov 9, 2008
CTV.ca News http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081109/heart_study_081109/20081109?hub=Health

Harper ready to harmonize with U.S. on climate change

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:16 PM

Canada would provide a secure oil supply in exchange for common standards on emissions
Nov 9, 2008
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/533175

City closer to tougher toxin bylaws

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:15 PM

Nov 8, 2008
Vanessa Lu
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/533205

Call for ban on chemicals in cosmetics, cleaners

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:15 PM

Children exposed to nail polish, perfumes or household cleaners are at risk, say health groups
Nov 8, 2008
Moira Welsh
Toronto Star
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/article/533204

Obama will let us off the Kyoto hook

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:14 PM

Nov 8, 2008
Peter Gorrie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ideas/article/532241

Friday, November 7, 2008

CFIA to launch new listeria testing protocols

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:29 PM

Special investigation by CBC News/Toronto Star learns of changes in draft stage
Nov 7, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/06/listeria-regulations.html