Science Canada

Canada's major waterways have suffered significant alterations in their natural flows, a WWF-Canada report contends
Oct 14, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-trouble-facing-canadian-rivers/article1323904/

Label law offers food for thought

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:22 PM

Oct 14, 2009
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/709665

Frontline workers need the flu shot

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:22 PM

Oct 14, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/709659--frontline-workers-need-the-flu-shot

Suzuki wins 'alternative Nobel'

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:22 PM

Oct 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/10/13/alternative-nobel-right-livelihood-award467.html

Fitness, fatness and hysteria

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:21 PM

An epidemic of physical fitness is breaking out among the 50-plus generation
Oct 13, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/fitness-fatness-and-hysteria/article1321354/

Alberta's health networks get stitched back together

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:21 PM

Oct 13, 2009
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/708350

Senate looks at accessibility of PSE

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:21 PM

Oct 13, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/senate-looks-at-accessibility-of-pse/

Canada's Kyoto view triggers a walkout

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:20 PM

Developing nations at climate talks protest call to replace protocol
Oct 13, 2009
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/709146--canada-s-kyoto-view-triggers-a-walkout

Plan to shelve flu vaccines breeds dissent

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:20 PM

Doctors fear late rollout means flu shot will arrive just as virus begins to peak
Oct 13, 2009
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/plan-to-shelve-flu-vaccines-breeds-dissent/article1322494/

H1N1 vaccine safe, top health officials stress

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:20 PM

Oct 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/13/flu-vaccine-nunavut.html

AECL sale could be 'death knell' for CANDU reactors

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:19 PM

Oct 13, 2009
Andrew Mayeda
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/AECL+sale+could+death+knell+CANDU+reactors/2103432/story.html

Make Olympians a priority for H1N1 shots: official

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:19 PM

Plenty of time to receive vaccinations, health agency says
Oct 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/13/olympic-athletes-h1n1-flu-vaccine331.html

Aging Canadians a challenge for blood supply

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:19 PM

Oct 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/13/blood-supply-aging.html

Glaciers in Indian Kashmir melting, says study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:18 PM

Oct 13, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/13/tech-environment-indian-glacier-climate.html

Nobel win misses the point

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:18 PM

The media have wrongly connected Elinor Ostrom's Nobel win to the climate-change controversy
Oct 13, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/10/13/peter-foster-nobel-win-misses-the-point.aspx

The British are for turning on climate change

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:17 PM

Oct 12, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/10/12/lawrence-solomon-the-british-are-for-turning-on-climate-change.aspx

House holds H1N1 emergency preparedness simulation exercises

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:17 PM

All party whips will collaborate on monitoring MPs' health on the Hill
Oct 12, 2009
CYNTHIA MÜNSTER
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/h1n1_house_preparedness-10-12-2009

Canadian diet looks like a dog's breakfast

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:16 PM

Oct 12, 2009
Margaret Webb
Special to the Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/living/food/article/708794--canadian-diet-looks-like-a-dog-s-breakfast

Ecosystem erosion quickening, scientists say

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:16 PM

Oct 12, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/12/ecosystem-biodiversity-loss-conference.html

Severe H1N1 infection in females 'striking': study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:15 PM

Oct 12, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/12/h1n1-virus-infection-females-young-aboriginals-study.html

Countdown to Copenhagen

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:15 PM

Oct 12, 2009
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
Special to LondonTopic.ca
http://www.londontopic.ca/article.php?artid=16450

If you're a new Canadian, 'you go to university'

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:14 PM

Variety of social factors cause first- and second-generation Canadians to attend university far in excess of non-immigrant children
Oct 12, 2009
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/if-youre-a-new-canadian-you-go-to-university/article1321201/

New Brunswick schools to be tested for radon levels

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:14 PM

Oct 12, 2009
JENNIFER DUNVILLE
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/821253

They discovered stem cells ...

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:14 PM

... so why the Toronto scientists didn't win the Nobel is another 'go figure' in Prize history
Oct 11, 2009
Megan Ogilvie & Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/708640

Diabetes a quiet and growing epidemic

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:13 PM

Oct 10, 2009
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Diabetes+quiet+growing+epidemic/2091984/story.html

7% of U.S. H1N1 patients died: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:13 PM

Oct 10, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/09/h1n1-children-us.html

Scientists seek truth on oil sands damage

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:13 PM

Oct 10, 2009
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/scientists-seek-truth-on-oil-sands-damage/article1319806/

Canadian space food has come a long way since Tang

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:12 PM

$439,000 spent on project to develop range of healthier meals for astronauts
Oct 10, 2009
Tom Spears
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Canadian+space+food+come+long+since+Tang/2091328/story.html

'We need to pay farmers... to protect nature'

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:12 PM

Oct 10, 2009
Margaret Webb
Special to the Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/707700---we-need-to-pay-farmers-to-protect-nature

How Copenhagen could cost Canada most

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:11 PM

Oct 9, 2009
Kevin Libin
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/10/09/kevin-libin-copenhagen-plan-could-wreck-global-economy.aspx

2 flu shots at same time OK in U.S.

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:11 PM

Oct 9, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/09/h1n1-seasonal-flu-shots.html

Climate of distrust

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:11 PM

Oct 8, 2009
William Marsden
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Climate+distrust/2087995/story.html

Eighty per cent of pregnant women in Nunavut smoke

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:10 PM

Ottawa’s Bob Reid is trying to understand what’s at the root of the health crisis
Oct 7, 2009
Andrew Duffy
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Eighty+cent+pregnant+women+Nunavut+smoke/2082113/story.html

U.S. has vaccine, Canada washes its hands

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:10 PM

35 per cent of Canadians could come down with H1N1, but vaccinations won't start until November
Oct 7, 2009
Sharon Kirkey
Canwest News Service
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/vaccine+Canada+washes+hands/2080725/story.html

Eyeing a Total oil sands package

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:09 PM

Jean-Michel Gires discusses Total's future in Canada
Oct 6, 2009
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/eyeing-a-total-oil-sands-package/article1313295/

Enjoy your last days on campus

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:09 PM

Another forecast of changes coming to university education
Oct 5, 2009
Patrick J.J. Phillips
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/enjoy-your-last-days-on-campus.aspx

Some of the fundamental values associated with postsecondary institutions have been transformed
Oct 5, 2009
Christine Overall
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/values-for-the-times.aspx

Friday, October 9, 2009

Canadian winner bemoans bureaucracy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 2:01 PM

Canadian whose work in physics led to the development of digital photography says politicians need 'an appreciation for the free will, free spirit of scientists'
Oct 7, 2009
Jill Mahoney and Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-winner-bemoans-bureaucracy/article1314594/

Canada has 11 in top 200 World University Rankings

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 2:01 PM

Oct 8, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/canada-has-11-in-top-200-world-university-rankings/

Science recognizes no national boundaries

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 2:00 PM

Oct 8, 2009
The Gazette
http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=f65ba4cf-f00b-4f4a-bb7d-24157783fd89

Quebec to invest $123M in pharmas

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 2:00 PM

Oct 8, 2009
KEVIN DOUGHERTY
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Quebec+invest+123M+pharmas/2084744/story.html

Indecisiveness hobbles flu fight

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 2:00 PM

Oct 9, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/707751--indecisiveness-hobbles-flu-fight

Global blushing

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:59 PM

Growing ice, the mob and red-faced professors: Warmists are having yet another bad week
Oct 9, 2009
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/10/09/lawrence-solomon-global-blushing.aspx

Climate change and warfare: Cool heads or heated conflicts?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:59 PM

A lesson from history on how to prevent climate-induced wars
Oct 8, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14585709

The Nobel science prizes: Winning ways

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:58 PM

Prizes for optical fibres, charge-coupled devices, ribosomes and telomeres
Oct 8, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14585719

Climate 2099: A Possible Future

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:58 PM

Oct 8, 2009
Ray Grigg
Courier-Islander
http://www.canada.com/Climate+2099+Possible+Future/2084058/story.html

Blunder endangers H1N1 vaccine plan, health expert says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:58 PM

Ontario's former chief medical officer says flu shots to come too late
Oct 8, 2009
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/blunder-endangers-h1n1-vaccine-plan-health-expert-says/article1317825/

B.C. not prepared for H1N1 outbreak: report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:57 PM

A previously secret document suggests the province is not ready for H1N1
Oct 8, 2009
Amber Bellaire
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/bc-not-prepared-for-h1n1-outbreak-report/article1317056/

2009 Killam winners celebrated at Rideau Hall

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:57 PM

Oct 8, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/08/ottawa-killamprizes.html

Companies more focused on climate change: report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:57 PM

Oct 8, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/08/conference-board-carbon-management.html

French Senate wants cellphone ban for kids

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:56 PM

Oct 8, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/08/france-cellphone-ban.html

Google Flu Trends tool comes to Canada

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:56 PM

Oct 8, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/08/h1n1-swine-flu.html

Canada may move up H1N1 vaccine rollout

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:56 PM

Oct 8, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/08/h1n1-vaccine-early.html

Denmark makes you green with envy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:55 PM

While much of the world talks about the problem, the Danes are finding solutions
Oct 8, 2009
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/denmark-makes-you-green-with-envy/article1315784/

Abandoned northern mines subject of research

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:55 PM

Oct 8, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/10/08/north-mines-study.html

Play, under pressure

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:55 PM

Oct 7, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/play-under-pressure/article1314767/

Nobel chemistry prize awarded to trio

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:54 PM

Oct 7, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/07/nobel-prize-chemistry225.html

Wheat toxin review worries farmers

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:54 PM

Oct 7, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2009/10/07/pei-wheat-toxin-review-584.html

Calgary approves outline for looser herbicide bylaw

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:54 PM

Oct 7, 2009
Jason Markusoff
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Calgary+approves+outline+looser+herbicide+bylaw/2079762/story.html

No early rollout of flu vaccine: Minister's office

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:53 PM

Oct 7, 2009
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/health/early+rollout+vaccine+Minister+office/2083332/story.html

Inuit sexual health conference underway in Iqaluit

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:53 PM

Oct 7, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/10/07/inuit-sexual-health.html

Swine flu less severe than feared?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:53 PM

The H1N1 influenza virus in Canada is not spreading quickly, the country's top public health official has determined as he put the brakes on an early rollout of the vaccine
Oct 7, 2009
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/swine-flu-less-severe-than-feared/article1316129/