Science Canada

The federal government's provision of $300-million to facilitate the foreign takeover of two Nortel divisions would have been better spent to encourage research and development in Canada
Jun 24, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/new-leaders-rather-thansalvage/article1192903/

MS research gets boost

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:12 PM

June 25, 2009
Sneh Duggal
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/research+gets+boost/1731006/story.html

FNUC being 'picked on': faculty member

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:12 PM

June 26, 2009
Jason Warick
Saskatchewan News Network
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/News/FNUC+being+picked+faculty+member/1734293/story.html

Alberta least attractive province for energy investment: report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:12 PM

It's behind Man. and Sask., and even trails N.S. and N.L.
June 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/06/24/fraser-institute-energy-report-alberta.html

Swine flu virus 'stable,' WHO head says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:11 PM

June 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/25/swine-flu-who.html

Canada virtually sure to roll out H1N1 vaccine this fall: Butler-Jones

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:11 PM

Jun 25, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iffwOhWwMBdDmLx4epOs_TVYVP3w

First Nations call for state of emergency

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:11 PM

H1N1 Spread
June 25, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1731268

Return of wheat wars surprises farmers

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:10 PM

Proponents say changing world conditions have created an international demand for the gene-altered wheat
Jun 26, 2009
Patrick White
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/return-of-wheat-wars-surprises-farmers/article1197945/

Fungus threat hangs over world wheat production

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:10 PM

June 24, 2009
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www2.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=1728850

1 in 25 deaths worldwide linked to alcohol consumption, study finds

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:10 PM

Jun 25,2009
Sheryl Ubelacker
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gpAppgKjd71wEbeo2_Is5rJsiQrw

Canada still unsure on isotope reactor repair plan

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:09 PM

June 25, 2009
Allan Dowd
Reuters
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Canada+still+unsure+isotope+reactor+repair+plan/1731845/story.html

Stringent food-safety standards vital

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:09 PM

Jun 25, 2009
MICHAEL H. McCAIN
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1129166.html

Climate change: reducing risks and costs

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:09 PM

Jun 25, 2009
JENNIFER GRAHAM
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1129133.html

The safety of herbicides

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:08 PM

June 25, 2009
Gerald Filipski
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/safety+herbicides/1731676/story.html

Cap and tax

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:08 PM

The proposed Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation is more tax grab than carbon-dioxide reducer
June 25, 2009
Martin Feldstein
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/06/25/cap-and-tax.aspx

Sonic, Shell team for oilsands patent

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:08 PM

Details of 'innovation' not disclosed
June 24, 2009
Shaun Polczer
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Sonic+Shell+team+oilsands+patent/1727121/story.html

Fishing threatens a third of ocean sharks worldwide

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:07 PM

June 25, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/25/tech-sharks-overfishing-sharks.html

Environmental bills before U.S. Congress could boost Mackenzie pipeline

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:07 PM

June 24, 2009
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iz3yq1IRtJdn_-f_bKo2yWwlH_Cg

Tofino under pressure to build secondary sewage treatment facility

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:06 PM

Town hasn't tested sewage outflow site for contamination in ten to 15 years
June 25, 2009
Sarah Douziech
Westerly News
http://www.canada.com/Tofino+under+pressure+build+secondary+sewage+treatment+facility/1730192/story.html

Research defends city's wily coyotes

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:04 PM

June 26, 2009
Nick Lewis
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Life/Research+defends+city+wily+coyotes/1735081/story.html

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Canada's $580M in New Grants Include Numerous 'Omics Programs

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:19 AM

June 22, 2009
GenomeWeb News
http://www.genomeweb.com/canadas-580m-new-grants-include-numerous-omics-programs

Groundbreaking health research gets boost

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:19 AM

Province funnels $42M toward 15 projects, from medical plastics to early cancer detection
June 24, 2009
Megan Ogilvie
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/655635

Clement vows to boost high-tech sector

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:19 AM

June 22, 2009
David Akin
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/Clement+vows+boost+high+tech+sector/1721923/story.html

Canada's digital economy to be prioritized

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:18 AM

Jun 22, 2009
ALTHIA RAJ
Winnipeg Sun
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/canada/2009/06/22/9892966-sun.html

The spotlight is turning to biotechnology

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:18 AM

June 22, 2009
OWEN ROBERTS
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/Opinions/article/498647

The payback on early learning makes it a dollars and sense proposition

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:17 AM

The return on investment in early childhood programs has been pegged at 8:1, compared to a 3:1 return for primary and secondary education
Jun 23, 2009
Don Drummond and Veronica Lacey
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-payback-on-early-learning-makes-it-a-dollars-and-sense-proposition/article1194161/

Early learning makes business sense

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:17 AM

Jun 22, 2009
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/653899

Not so fast: Home schooling trumps full-day kindergarten

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:17 AM

Research shows home-schooled kids outperform their public-school peers. So why so is there little or no financial encouragement for parents to take it on?
Jun 18, 2009
Amira Elghawaby
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/not-so-fast-home-schooling-trumps-full-day-kindergarten/article1187946/

Full-day kindergarten? First, fix what's broken

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:16 AM

Ontario needs to invest in the shortcomings of the entire system, not focus on one year at the expense of the other 12
Jun 24, 2009
Anne Kothawala
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/full-day-kindergarten-first-fix-whats-broken/article1194127/

U.S. government lends $8B for 'green' vehicles

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:16 AM

June 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/23/energy-green-loans.html

True public will must decide call to build reactor

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:16 AM

June 24, 2009
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/Technology/True+public+will+must+decide+call+build+reactor/1726456/story.html

Here's the Plan: Calgary leads us all to a greener future

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:15 AM

The massive Plan It Calgary proposal would set a framework for the city's growth for the next 60 years
Jun 24, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/heres-the-plan-calgary-leads-us-all-to-a-greener-future/article1192584/

Preparing for round 2 of the H1N1 virus

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:15 AM

Some might think the threat posed by the H1N1 flu virus has been overblown, but we're still in the early days of the pandemic.
June 23, 2009
The Leader-Post
http://www.leaderpost.com/Health/Preparing+round+H1N1+virus/1723545/story.html

Public Health Agency of Canada seeks new ‘visual identity’

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:15 AM

June 22, 2009
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1722027

Nation seeks answers on isotope crisis

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:14 AM

Jun 24, 2009
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/655420

Fisheries management shrouded in secrecy, corrupted by politics: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:14 AM

Jun 22, 2009
Alison Auld
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ih6koiUkDpmCMq0M-DjvzOG6y04A

Bringing pandemic vaccine to flu clinics first requires animal, human testing

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:14 AM

Jun 23, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5irZe07hyuMtE2LVFM4Lz_K0huWFg

Alcohol-based sanitizers for flu-hit First Nations delayed over substance abuse fears

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:13 AM

June 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/23/first-nations-swine-flu.html

Nuclear-plant workers face elevated cancer risk: report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:13 AM

June 23, 2009
Jeremy Warren
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Nuclear+plant+workers+face+elevated+cancer+risk+report/1724362/story.html

Saskatchewan premier hopes province can pitch medical isotope plan within weeks

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:13 AM

Jun 22, 2009
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ivXc_bgLJdjwjDH15xU6TfLnJlnA

Conservation group buys large section of land along Bay of Fundy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:12 AM

June 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/23/nb-johnsons-mills-nature-109.html

Spiralling cost of vision loss requires national plan: CNIB

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:12 AM

June 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/23/vision-loss-cost.html

Delays push back Hadron Collider's restart date

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:12 AM

Massive particle accelerator has been down since September
June 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/22/lhc-large-hadron-collider-october.html

Health Canada to crack down on TV ads for vaccines

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:11 AM

June 22, 2009
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1722004

Heart disease now kills more women than men

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:11 AM

The new study underscores a seismic shift regarding what used to be considered a disease of middle-aged men
Jun 23, 2009
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/heart-disease-now-kills-more-women-than-men/article1192571/

Canada's heart attack death rates declined rapidly after 1994

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:11 AM

June 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/22/heart-disease-deaths.html

Discovery by Canadian-led team could lead to AIDS cure

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:10 AM

University of Montreal scientists identify ‘hiding places' for AIDS virus in human body, say it is the first clue about how to eradicate HIV
Jun 21, 2009
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/discovery-by-canadian-led-team-could-lead-to-aids-cure/article1191121/

An Inconvenient Talk: Dave Hughes’s guide to the end of the fossil fuel age

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:10 AM

Jun 23, 2009
Chris Turner
Walrus Magazine
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2009.06-energy-an-inconvenient-talk//?ref=2009.07-environment-an-inconvenient-talk&page=

N.W.T. seeks 'level playing field' for Mackenzie project

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:09 AM

June 23, 2009
Dina O'Meara
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/seeks+level+playing+field+Mackenzie+project/1723401/story.html

Aboriginal group turns to Ottawa on pipeline

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:09 AM

NWT first nations, Inuit seek federal loan to gain majority stake on $16.2-billion Mackenzie gas project
Jun 23, 2009
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/aboriginal-group-turns-to-ottawa-on-pipeline/article1193094/

Clamping down on the ‘rubber duck' chemical

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:09 AM

Phthalates are found everywhere -- bug sprays, children’s glow sticks, dentures, clothing, automobiles -- making it difficult to avoid
Jun 23, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/clamping-down-on-the-rubber-duck-chemical/article1192616/

Salt, Part 3: The taste of things to come

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:08 AM

As Canadians consume about 3,100 milligrams of sodium a day -- more than double the recommended intake -- food manufacturers are looking to slash the salt from their products. But with no good alternative to the irreplaceable flavour of salt, the food industry faces a challenge that's far from simple
Jun 23, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special-reports/hard-to-shake/the-taste-of-things-to-come/article1192703/

Salt, Part 2: Hunting for the salt gene

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:08 AM

Researchers at the University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute hope an ambitious study will help unlock the mystery of why some ethnic groups are highly sensitive to salt and suffer from high blood pressure, a disease that is the leading cause of heart disease and stroke.
Jun 23, 2009
Marina Jiménez
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special-reports/hard-to-shake/hunting-for-the-salt-gene/article1191288/

Profiting from green hysteria

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:07 AM

June 24, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=8e47d655-9207-4301-bc9e-576f70947f10

Destroying life for science

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:07 AM

June 22, 2009
Margaret Somerville
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/Destroying+life+science/1719495/story.html

Monday, June 22, 2009

James Turk: Why we are calling on Science Minister Gary Goodyear to resign

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:08 PM

June 20, 2009
James Turk
Georgia Straight
http://www.straight.com/article-235050/james-turk-why-we-are-calling-science-minister-gary-goodyear-resign

In search of better balance

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:08 PM

On June 9, the University of Toronto conferred on Michael Bliss the degree of L. L. D. (honoris causa). The following is an edited excerpt of the speech he delivered to PhD and MA graduates at the Convocation ceremony.
June 22, 2009
Michael Bliss
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/06/22/michael-bliss-in-search-of-better-balance.aspx

Canadians concerned about the value of an education: poll

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:07 PM

Jun 21, 2009
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jcWrGafGnDyJNHvaDJqk5GCrBHGg

Drug 'reports' found to be faked

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:07 PM

Firms misrepresented some research results, slew of cases suggest
June 22, 2009
Stuart Laidlaw
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/654423

Nortel breakup signals R&D power shift

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:06 PM

Larger, better-run foreign players will have increasing say in how much technology research is done by Canadians
Jun 22, 2009
Simon Avery
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/nortel-breakup-signals-rd-power-shift/article1191282/

Federal government continues to 'wrestle' with asbestos issue: Strahl

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:06 PM

Ottawa spends millions to remove asbestos from Parliament Buildings, but dumps 200,000 tonnes of it per year in Third World countries.
June 22, 2009
Harris MacLeod
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/june/22/asbestos_issue/&c=2

Sole option is to adapt, climate author says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:06 PM

Jun 22, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/654444

Only a quarter of Calgary Catholic school girls get HPV vaccination

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:05 PM

June 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/22/hpv-vaccination-catholilc-bishop-henry-girls-cancer.html

Biomass energy plan under scrutiny

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:05 PM

June 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/22/ns-biomass-power.html

Strange move on wind farms

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:05 PM

Jun 22, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/654436

Nuclear inaction puts half-century of innovation at risk

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:04 PM

Scientists warn that if Canada gets out of the medical isotope business, an exodus of researchers and doctors will follow
Jun 20, 2009
Anna Mehler Paperny
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/nuclear-inaction-puts-half-century-of-innovation-at-risk/article1190413/

Hard-won nuclear expertise should not be thrown away

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:04 PM

Sale of AECL could bring six decades of high-tech achievement to an inglorious end
Jun 22, 2009
Michael Ivanco
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/653897

The pandemic is here

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:04 PM

Those who dismiss H1N1 as a panic-fest are profoundly wrong – even the mild version in a country like Canada could kill thousands. And the nightmare scenario? That would be really scary
Jun 20, 2009
Vivienne Parry
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-pandemic-is-here/article1187501/

Northern Manitoba native groups co-ordinate swine flu response

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:03 PM

June 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/22/mb-fluplan.html

EU ministers leave open possibility of clone food

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:03 PM

June 22, 2009
AFP
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/ministers+leave+open+possibility+clone+food/1721318/story.html

Fisheries: Avoiding catastrophes

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:03 PM

It is easy to destroy an ecosystem but difficult to rebuild it
Jun 22, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13891210

Phthalates: Soft plastic's hidden hazard

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:02 PM

June 19, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/06/04/f-phthalates.html

Salt, Part 1: Under pressure

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:02 PM

We think of hypertension and the accompanying risk of heart attack as a problem of middle age or obesity. So how did this slim Quebec teen get high blood pressure? The health dangers that stalk growing numbers of Canadian children begin with extreme levels of salt in our food - a lot of it in places you don't suspect
Jun 22, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special-reports/hard-to-shake/salt-part-1-under-pressure/article1188881/

Saving the planet – one burp at a time

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:02 PM

Farmers tweaking cows' diets to reduce how often the animals belch, in turn shrinking their carbon footprint
Jun 21, 2009
Lisa Rathke
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/saving-the-planet-one-burp-at-a-time/article1191169/

A strawberry's journey: From West to feast

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:01 PM

Its ancestors trace back to Chile and the woodlands of eastern North America. But the one that's hot now is as engineered as a laptop computer and maybe as well- travelled. Join the modern strawberry on its trek to your table
Jun 21, 2009
Catherine Porter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/654217

Like 2 genetic researchers in a pod

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:01 PM

They share an office, the world of science, a heady intellect and a rich family life
Jun 21, 2009
Mary Ormsby
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/654245