47-million-year-old fossil may provide link to human ancestors -- or not

Scientists differ on significance of new find
May 19, 2009
MICHELLE NICHOLS
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wmonkey19/BNStory/International/home

High-tech hunting expedition makes no sense

CT scans might find all kinds of things lurking in our bodies, but most will never go on to hurt us
May 18, 2009
Alan Cassels
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com/Health/High+tech+hunting+expedition+makes+sense/1606027/story.html

Addiction: Could it be a big lie?

A Harvard psychologist's new book argues that addiction isn't really an illness, infuriating the medical establishment. We examine his incendiary hypothesis
May 16, 2009
Daniel Dale
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/635237

The myth of the Danish green energy ‘miracle’

May 11, 2009
Michael Trebilcock
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/05/11/the-myth-of-the-danish-green-energy-miracle.aspx

Collaboration = innovation

Canada must stimulate R&D spending, universities argue
May 19, 2009
Karen Mazurkewich
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/blogs/story.html?id=1607262

Researching and developing ways to save Canada's R&D

New brain drain to U.S. could start sapping us of our brightest minds and our innovative potential
May 17, 2009
David Olive
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/635522

Feds to spend $1B on clean energy

May 19, 2009
Dave Cooper
Edmonton Journal
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Business/Feds+spend+clean+energy/1609464/story.html

Conservatives still don't have draft regulations for environment plan three years later

The Tories have been in power for more than three years, and still don't have a plan
May 18, 2009
Bea Vongdouangchanh
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/may/18/legislation/&c=2

Ontario's Chalk River reactor shut down

May 19, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090518.wchalk19/BNStory/National/home?cid=al_gam_mostview

Ignatieff and Asbestos

How he really can get on the right side of this long overdue debate
May 19, 2009
Murray Dobbin
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/Views/2009/05/19/IgnatieffAsbestos/

'Still in danger zone,' for swine flu: UN chief

May 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/19/swine-flu-vaccine465.html

Worst of flu outbreak 'over' in Canada

Advisory against travel to Mexico lifted; Canada's chief public health officer says second spike still possible
May 19, 2009
CAROLINE ALPHONSO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wflu19art02250/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090519.wflu19art02250

Doctors brace for a new wave of vaccine hysteria

Star Jenny McCarthy's Oprah turn could spark fears
May 18, 2009
Emily Senger
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=1606853

Obama to announce national emission standards for cars, trucks

May 18, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/18/obama-emissions.html

Abandoned research station a 'toxic ghost town'

'It's a travesty'
May 19, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Technology/Abandoned+research+station+toxic+ghost+town+scientists/1609143/story.html

N.S. Power must cut dependence on coal

As the world punishes polluters with carbon taxes, the price of power produced from fossil fuels can only go up, URB chairman says
May 19, 2009
JUDY MYRDEN
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/News/1122715.html

Oil sands face green investor microscope

May 19, 2009
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.wroilsands19art1940/BNStory/energy/home

Canada oil sands emit more CO2 than average-report

May 18, 2009
Timothy Gardner
Reuters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8513912

Oh, dear - caribou plan draws criticism

Draft from province contains little in the way of action or clear policy, environment groups say
May 19, 2009
Tanya Talaga
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/636025

Winnipeg trees to be injected with trial vaccine for Dutch elm disease

May 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/05/19/mb-dutch-elm-vaccine.html

Canadian scientists create powerful new lithium battery material

May 18, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/18/tech-lithium-battery-sulphur-cathode-material.html

Lower-tar cigarettes may boost cancer risk, research suggests

May 18, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/18/health-cigarette-us-cancer-risk.html

As swine flu wanes, Canada lifts travel advisory for Mexico

May 18, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/18/canada-swine-flu.html

Angels or demons: Physics in the movies

May 19, 2009
Nigel S. Lockyer
Georgia Straight
http://www.straight.com/article-222146/angels-or-demons-physics-movies

Two B.C. teens win coveted prize at national science fair

May 19, 2009
Cheryl Chan
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/Health/teens+coveted+prize+national+science+fair/1607662/story.html

Utilities energized by the possibilities

May 18, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/635746

Scientist honoured for stem-cell coup

Genetic discovery vaults researcher onto list with Obama, Gates
May 18, 2009
Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/635760

The cap-and-trade con game

The closer the United States gets to adopting a cap-and-trade system to control greenhouse gas emissions, the more frightening it gets
May 17, 2009
National Post editorial board
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/17/national-post-editorial-board-the-cap-and-trade-con-game.aspx

At the science fair, girls dominate the class

May 15, 2009
HAYLEY MICK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090515.wlfair15/BNStory/lifeMain/home

Government gets power to set energy standards for turned-off devices

May 15, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/15/tech-090515-energy-standards-electronic-devices-standby-power-off.html

Libel: Court behind

“Evidence”: a scientific word—or a legal one?
May 14, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13643973

Quebec keen to sue big tobacco for health care costs

May 14, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/14/quebec-tobacco-healthcare-costs-law.html

Sea level rise from Antarctic ice sheet collapse overestimated, scientists say

May 14, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/14/sea-levels-rise-overestimate-antartic-ice-sheet-collapse.html

Network of multiple sclerosis research centres launches in Canada

May 14, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/14/multiple-sclerosis-research-centres.html

For and against wind power

Utility-scale wind energy, critics insist, is neither as green as supporters say, nor as economical
May 12, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/632642

30% emission reduction by 2016

May 11, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/emission+reduction+2016/1585281/story.html

An open, honest nuclear debate

Alberta's 'public consultation' on nuclear power seems designed to quash any opposition to the plan
May 6, 2009
Douglas Roche
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com/Business/open+honest+nuclear+debate/1568305/story.html

Anti-Harper campaign politicizes research to the detriment of science

The government of Canada and elements of our scientific community are embroiled in a nasty little struggle about the future of research support, which seems likely to produce only losers
May 14, 2009
Michael Bliss
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/14/michael-bliss-anti-harper-campaign-politicizes-research-to-the-detriment-of-science.aspx

'Could do better'

Canada's research and innovation sectors are not living up to their full potential, report card says
HEATHER MUNROE-BLUM
May 14, 2009
The Gazette
http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=e2ca01cf-89af-4f93-83de-e827d346b292

Economy, not environment, is Canadians' top priority

May 13, 2009
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Technology/Economy+environment+Canadians+priority/1592288/story.html

Health effects of climate change will affect billions: report

May 14, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/13/climate-change-health.html

Canadian consumers 2nd-worst in environmental impact survey

May 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/13/canada-greendex-impact786.html

Canada's environment minister calls U.S. green tariff plan 'discrimination'

May 13, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/13/tech-090613-prentice-greenhouse-carbon-tariffs-emissions-us-imports.html

New Quebec law will legislate greenhouse gas cuts, carbon trade

May 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/13/quebec-climatechangelaw-western-climate-initiative.html

N.B. premier defends broadband industry award, ties to corporate sponsors

May 14, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/14/nb-graham-intelligent-community-556.html

Canadians decent recyclers, but use a lot of fuel: National Geographic

May 13, 2009
Tiffany Crawford
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadians+decent+recyclers+fuel+National+Geographic/1592492/story.html

Inspection of gadgets predicts global power surge

Computers, iPods, TVs will suck up too much energy unless drastic cuts made, study warns
May 14, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/634138

Cottagers fume as Lake Huron sinks

Water level plunges but no action needed, says Great Lakes study
May 14, 2009
Catherine Porter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/634093

2 Canadians picked to launch new careers as astronauts

May 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/13/new-canadian-astronauts-.html

Feds to pay for military vets medical marijuana

May 13, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gPc16heqZO5_1km1eFnUMO2y5kfA

Innovate and prosper

May 13, 2009
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health/Innovate+prosper/1590102/story.html

Province has 'momentum' in early childhood development

May 13, 2009
Matt McCann
TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/665393

Pharma freebies sway med students

Even trivial handouts influence the brand of drugs favoured by students, says new research paper
May 12, 2009
MARINA JIMÉNEZ
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090512.wlfreebies12art1832/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth

WHO, flu experts looking into claim swine flu evolved in lab

5,251 cases of flu worldwide, 358 in Canada
May 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/12/swine-flu-evolution.html

Canada's environment minister to speak against U.S. green tariff proposal

May 13, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/13/tech-090613-prentice-greenhouse-carbon-tariffs-emissions-us-imports.html

Venture capital crunch stunts rising tech firms, group says

May 12, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/12/tech-090612-venture-capital-start-ups.html

Alberta royalty regime collecting less than 50 cents per barrel, Liberals charge

May 12, 2009
Jason Fekete
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Business/Alberta+royalty+regime+collecting+less+than+cents+barrel+Liberals/1589266/story.html

Government's green plan too rosy, audit finds

May 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g_ZBZXvgTK4YLsydst0KtYshInUg

Climate change commitment unmeasured, environment commissioner says

May 12, 2009
Janice Tibbetts
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Climate+change+commitment+unmeasured+environment+commissioner+says/1588959/story.html

Federal predictions of greenhouse gas reductions are exaggerated: watchdog

May 12, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/12/tech-kyoto-greenhouse-gas-reductions-environment-commissioner-vaughan-fish.html

Canada scolded over greenhouse gas estimates

May 12, 2009
Allan Dowd
Reuters
http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE54B7BG20090512?sp=true

Cheese puffs, with added vitamin D

Canada inches closer to a decision on whether to allow companies to add vitamins and minerals to packaged or processed food
May 13, 2009
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090513.wljunk13art1833/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

Health Canada weighs fortifying junk foods

May 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/05/12/junk-food-fortify.html

Food industry calls on government to update regulations on fortifying foods

May 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gHorTC64zcHgTR_0dhBLTjQTW3yg

Health Canada rules: Red tape or healthy caution?

Healthy eating is becoming a preoccupation with consumers – and a multi-billion-dollar industry. But Canada's confusing and outdated food regulations are obstacles to getting products out into the market in a timely fashion, critics warn
May 13, 2009
Dana Flavelle
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/633386

Food rules need update: Watchdog

Companies working around standard process for approval
May 13, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Food+rules+need+update+Watchdog/1591512/story.html

Winnipeg researcher charged with smuggling biological material into U.S.

May 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/13/border-biological-agents.html

Reel life situation

Commissioner makes waves over lack of protection for fish
May 13, 2009
GREG WESTON
Winnipeg Sun
http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/greg_weston/2009/05/13/9439251-sun.html

Scientists call for increased protection of boreal forest

May 12, 2009
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Scientists+call+increased+protection+boreal+forest/1588550/story.html

U.S. sets pace on endangered species

May 13, 2009
David Suzuki and Faisal Moola
Special to The Citizen
http://www.canada.com/sets+pace+endangered+species/1590542/story.html

Smokes: First you'll feel green, and then you'll die

Cigarette company touts environmental package
May 13, 2009
Moira Welsh
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/633388

Cheerios boxes, website carried unapproved drug claims: FDA

May 12, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/12/cheerios-fda-warning-cholesterol.html

Science, not pandering

May 13, 2009
BRIDGET CURRAN
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1121743.html

Junk science has a new cover girl

May 12, 2009
Arthur Allen
Slate.com
http://www.nationalpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=1586402

Energy industry embraces Alberta's native prairie grass

Rough fescue in demand to restore drilling sites
May 12, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/12/calgary-fescue-carbon-storage.html

Canada's newest astronauts to be introduced Wednesday

May 13, 2009
Tom Spears
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Canada+newest+astronauts+introduced+Wednesday/1592038/story.html

Biologist sees golden age of cancer research

May 12, 2009
Megan Ogilvie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/newsfeatures/research/article/633309

Thousands of Canadians sign up for cancer study

31,000 volunteers have already been enlisted to participate in the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer's decades-long investigation
May 8, 2009
LISA PRIEST
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090508.wlcancer08art01625/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth

Social, cultural innovation vital facet of growth

May 12, 2009
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/Business/Social+cultural+innovation+vital+facet+growth/1587206/story.html

Venture capital at crisis point, industry group warns

May 12, 2009
Eric Lam
Financial Post
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Business/Venture+capital+crisis+point+industry+group+warns/1588145/story.html

Uncertainty over feds' green plan wards off energy investments: report

May 11, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/11/tech-090611-energy-investments-greenhouse-gas-plan.html

B.C.'s New Democrats picked the wrong fight with carbon tax

May 12, 2009
GARY MASON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090512.wbcmason12gtaart2250/BNStory/National/home?cid=al_gam_mostview

Simulated acupuncture helped reduce chronic low back pain: study

May 11, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/11/acupuncture-back-pain.html

Natives demand protection of rivers near oilsands

MPs tour Fort McMurray, Fort Chipewyan developments
May 12, 2009
Hanneke Brooymans
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Business/Natives+demand+protection+rivers+near+oilsands/1587653/story.html

U.S. polar bear decisions frustrate Nunavut Inuit group

May 11, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/11/us-pbear-inuit-reax.html

Noise protesters howling about windfarms

Group calls giant turbines a threat to health, but early studies suggest fears are overblown
May 11, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/632161

Green oil would cost US$105 a barrel: CERI

Oil sands can meet environmental challenge, but at a cost, study says
May 12, 2009
Claudia Cattaneo
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1586363

Alberta may join billion-dollar tobacco lawsuit

Bill also seeks health costs from criminals
May 12, 2009
Jason Fekete And Michelle Lang
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/Alberta+join+billion+dollar+tobacco+lawsuit/1587409/story.html

Canada gets an 'A' in Pandemic-ology

May 11, 2009
Peter Singer
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/11/peter-singer-canada-gets-an-a-in-pandemic-ology.aspx

Online tool helps consumers track source of food

May 11, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/11/food-importing.html

Educated, tech-savvy young adults most likely to be high-risk drinkers: study

May 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/05/12/binge-drinking-young-adults.html

Beware of sales pitch for unnecessary CT scans

May 12, 2009
Alan Cassels
Special to Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Comment+Beware+sales+pitch+unnecessary+scans/1587993/story.html

Canada could be short 60,000 nurses in 15 years: study

May 11, 2009
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090511.wnurseshortage0511/BNStory/National/home

Health care faces U.S. attack ads

May 12, 2009
The Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/Health+care+faces+attack/1587738/story.html

Jane Goodall joins campaign to end B.C. bear hunts

May 11, 2009
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Jane+Goodall+joins+campaign+bear+hunts/1585962/story.html

Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. given time to consider appeal in Ontario Vioxx suit

May 11, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j_43kvvJJo1TPj6e2KTSm_ZG79BA

Big feat for Smol

May 12, 2009
GLORIA ER-CHUA
Whig-Standard
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1563416

Great thinkers meet in Ottawa thru May

May 12, 2009
TRACEY TONG
METRO OTTAWA
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/227384--great-thinkers-meet-in-ottawa-thru-may

Truscott case can teach scientists

Opinions change, courts want finality
May 11, 2009
Scott Tracey
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/479693

INNOVATION IN CANADA: Move beyond warnings

May 11, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090511.EINNOVATION11ART1716/TPStory/Comment