HIV/AIDS strategy unveiled in U.S.

'We can't afford complacency'
Jul 13, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/13/us-hiv-aids-strategy.html

A human right Canada rejects: Access to clean water

Contary to what Ottawa says, UN convention would not compel exports to U.S.
Jul 13, 2010
Maude Barlow and Anil Naidoo
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/835040--a-human-right-canada-rejects-access-to-clean-water

We’re missing the boat on regulating death on the water

Let’s focus on two policies already on the books – life jackets and drinking
Jul 13, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/were-missing-the-boat-on-regulating-death-on-the-water/article1637432/

Electric car agenda pushed by Obama

Dispatches White House officials to explore advancing clean energy
Jul 13, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/13/con-obama-electric.html

Renewable energy expands in Europe

Jul 13, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/13/con-eu-renewable.html

Statement on 2011 Census

Jul 13, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Statement-on-2011-Census-1289664.htm

65-thousand academics can’t be wrong

Professors and researchers unite in defence of long-form census
Jul 12, 2010
Carson Jerema
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/07/12/65-thousand-academics-cant-be-wrong/

The census coalition

Jul 12, 2010
Aaron Wherry
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/the-census-coalition/

Canada's environment threatened by regressive changes in omnibus budget bill, say critics

Environmentalists say the government's move to 'gut' the Canadian Environment Assessment Act will weaken environmental protection assessments for development projects like the tar sands, mine, oil and gas pipelines and nuclear power plants
Jul 12, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/environment-07-12-2010

Grit Senators question offshore oil and gas exploration in Arctic

As Gulf of Mexico oil spills, federal legislators wonder if it's wise for the Canadian government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of frozen Arctic.
Jul 12, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/oil-07-12-2010

New system urged to treat rare-disease patients: analysis

Canada is one of the few developed countries that doesn't have a formal policy allowing access to ‘orphan drugs'
Jul 12, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-system-urged-to-treat-rare-disease-patients-analysis/article1637599/

Salmon struggle in warmer Miramichi River

Miramichi Salmon Association has reports of fish dying
Jul 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/12/nb-salmon-miramichi-warm-waters-1100.html

Oil spill result of technological 'hubris': expert

Jul 12, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/12/bp-spill-gulf-technology.html

Bruce Power plans to ship waste on Great Lakes

Jul 12, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/12/win-radioactive-bruce-power.html

African mammal populations shrinking: study

Jul 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/12/african-mammal-declines.html

Census changes will handcuff researchers

Jul 11, 2010
Lynn Bestari
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters/article/834646--census-changes-will-handcuff-researchers

The federal government is senseless on the census

There's no evidence of a broad public backlash against the long-form census, and the imposition on Canadians is not unreasonable
Jul 11, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-federal-government-is-senseless-on-the-census/article1635140/

Why the census matters

Jul 11, 2010
Elsbeth Mehrer
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/census+matters/3262689/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Why aren’t more women breastfeeding?

Health experts are increasingly concerned about the lack of increase in breastfeeding rates in Canada, which they say is tied to a lack of support for mothers across the country
Jul 11, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/why-arent-more-women-breastfeeding/article1636178/

Species at risk need big, linked parks: report

Jul 9, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/09/parks-cpaws-animals-endangered-species-threatened-at-risk.html

Numbers behind electric vehicles don't add up

Jul 9, 2010
David Booth
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/Numbers+behind+electric+vehicles/3253545/story.html

The sneaky ‘eco fee’

Jul 9, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/833901--the-sneaky-eco-fee

Don’t mess with census, statisticians tell Tories

Industry Minister’s decision to scrap mandatory long form should be ‘revisited, reinformed and reversed,’ Statistical Society of Canada says
Jul 9, 2010
Stephen Thorne
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/dont-mess-with-census-statisticians-tell-tories/article1635031/

Momentum builds to reinstate the census long form

Jul 9, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/momentum-builds-to-reinstate-the-census-long-form/

Scrapping long census could prove costly: expert

Jul 9, 2010
Sherri Gallant
Lethbridge Herald
http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/content/view/208646/109/

Census change latest move in PM’s dumbing down of Canada

Jul 8, 2010
James Travers
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/833169--travers-census-change-latest-move-in-pm-s-dumbing-down-of-canada

Census change leaves Harper’s constituency ‘crippled’

Killing mandatory long form hurts Calgary’s ability to deliver services properly, city planner says
Jul 8, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/census-change-leaves-harpers-constituency-crippled/article1633298/

Clement stands by census changes

Jul 8, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/Clement+stands+census+changes/3248390/story.html

Climate controversies: Flawed scientists

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change needs reform. The case for climate action does not
Jul 8, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16539392

The controversies in climate science: Science behind closed doors

Two new reports say the science of climate change is fine, but that some scientists and the institutions they work in need to change their attitudes
Jul 8, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16537628

Heat waves and blackouts: Here’s the fix

What we’re missing is a disciplined approach to planned investments to modernize Ontario’s power delivery system
Jul 8, 2010
Jatin Nathwani
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/heat-waves-and-blackouts-heres-the-fix/article1633491/

Manufacturing electric cars: The lighter drive

Electric cars made from carbon fibre will be safer and go farther
Jul 8, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16537608

'Climategate' inquiry mostly vindicates scientists

But panel of inquiry chides some researchers for failing to share data with critics
Jul 7, 2010
Raphael G. Satter
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/climategate-inquiry-mostly-vindicates-scientists/article1631614/

Wrong move on census

Jul 3, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/831021--wrong-move-on-census

Census shortcut bad for Canada

Jul 3, 2010
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Census+shortcut+Canada/3232379/story.html

Ridiculous to scrap key census data

Jul 3, 2010
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Ridiculous+scrap+census+data/3231957/story.html

We need Canadians to stand up and be counted

Jul 2, 2010
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/need+Canadians+stand+counted/3226213/story.html

Government of Canada Invests in Community Environmental Projects in New Brunswick

Jul 16, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-New-Brunswick-1291439.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Community Environmental Projects in Southern Alberta

Jul 15, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-Southern-Alberta-1290885.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Community Environmental Projects in Jonquiere-Alma

Jul 13, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-Jonquiere-Alma-1289295.htm

Government of Canada Announces Funding for Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Projects

Jul 13, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Announces-Funding-for-Lake-Simcoe-Clean-Up-Projects-1289334.htm

Government of Canada and Nature Conservancy of Canada Conserve Valuable Habitat in Pugwash, Nova Scotia

Jul 14, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Nature-Conservancy-Canada-Conserve-Valuable-Habitat-Pugwash-Nova-Scotia-1289877.htm

BioKits: Nature and Biodiversity Observation Guides for Everyone

Jul 14, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/BioKits-Nature-and-Biodiversity-Observation-Guides-for-Everyone-1290070.htm

Brain food I: the post-doctoral trap

Post-docs stand to take a substantial tax hit
Jul 6, 2010
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/07/06/brain-food-i-the-post-doctoral-trap/

Brain food II: Smart aid for Africa

If you unleash some of those hundreds of millions of minds you help Africa and you help the world
Jul 6, 2010
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/07/06/brain-food-ii-smart-aid-for-africa/

PM announces creation of 70 new fellowships to attract scientists to Canada

July 7, 2010
Brent Davis
Waterloo Record
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/741203

PM announces funds for science education — here and in Africa

Jul 6, 2010
Adrian Humphreys
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Young+Einsteins+Canada+gives+African+education+project/3242978/story.html

Ottawa pledges $20-million for science education in Africa

Announcement made as PM meets with Stephen Hawking in Waterloo
Jul 6, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-pledges-20-million-for-science-education-in-africa/article1630506/

PM announces Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, support for Next Einstein Initiative

Fellowships will establish Canada as a global leader in research; Next Einstein Initiative to help best young minds in Africa
Jul 6, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&pageId=26&id=3529

Merck shutting Montreal R&D plant

Closure will affect 180 researchers; part of company's continuing consolidation following acquisition of Schering-Plough last November
Jul 8, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/merck-shutting-montreal-rd-plant/article1632778/

Merck & Co. to shut Montreal research lab

Jul 8, 2010
Nicolas Van Praet
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news/Merck+shut+Montrael+research/3250774/story.html

Federal Government Scrapping The Census Long-Form: What Will It Mean for Evidence-Based Policy?

July 8, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainnes
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/07/08/census/

Climategate shows the need to raise the bar on transparency

Those dealing with issues of great public interest and consequence, even if they are not public officials, have a duty to be transparent and accountable in their work
Jul 8, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/climategate-shows-the-need-to-raise-the-bar-on-transparency/article1632137/

Deepwater oil exploration too risky: NDP

Gulf of Mexico disaster brings new scrutiny to N.L. industry
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/deepwater-exploration-cnlopb-flemish-708.html

Plug-in hybrid battery gets federal boost

18 companies get total of $40M in clean-tech funds
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/electrovaya-chrysler-sdtc.html

Areva, N.B. reveal nuclear plans

French company considers second N.B. reactor
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/nb-nuclear-letter.html

Ottawa should come to its census: Stop dogging Statscan

The federal government is undermining Statistics Canada’s ability to collect data and undertake analyses that are the bedrock of sound public policies
Jul 7, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ottawa-should-come-to-its-census-stop-dogging-statscan/article1632193/

Census revamp prompts debate over the right to reliable data

Business community attacks change that makes long-form survey voluntary
Jul 7, 2010
Tim Kiladze and Sarah Boesveld
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/census-revamp-prompts-debate-over-the-right-to-reliable-data/article1632390/

Don't cut long census form: Liberals

Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/07/07/liberals-census.html

'Climategate' scientists honest: report

But climate researchers at University of East Anglia weren't open enough, inquiry finds
Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/climategate-report-east-anglia.html

UK climate data was not tampered with

Science sound despite researchers' lack of openness, inquiry finds
Jul 7, 2010
Zeeya Merali
Nature
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100707/full/news.2010.335.html

The heat is on: ClimateGate's harsh lesson for science

An investigation into hacked e-mails clears scientists of wrongdoing, but doesn't let them off the hook
Jul 7, 2010
Andrew Leonard
Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/news/global_warming/?story=/tech/htww/2010/07/07/climategate_investigation

'Climategate' review: verdict

Our panel of commentators give their verdict on the Muir Russell review into the hacked 'climategate' emails
Jul 7, 2010
Raymond Bradley, Michael E Mann, Gavin Schmidt, Mike Hulme, Myles Allen, Ross McKitrick
guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/jul/07/climategate-review-expert-verdict

Energy panels a world apart

Obama’s offshore drilling review group includes environmental activists, while Harper’s National Energy Board has ties to oil industry
Jul 7, 2010
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/energy-panels-a-world-apart/article1632251/

Chalk River safe to reopen, nuclear watchdog declares

AECL expects medical-isotope production to resume by end of July
Jul 7, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/chalk-river-safe-to-reopen-nuclear-watchdog-declares/article1632060/

Conservationists warn of pipeline dangers

Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/edmonton-keystone-alberta-texas-conservation.html

Minister defends lumping AECL sale into ‘Christmas tree’ budget bill

Jul 7, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/minister-defends-lumping-aecl-sale-into-christmas-tree-budget-bill/article1631795/

Former federal fisheries scientist resigns from Cohen commission of inquiry into Fraser salmon

Jul 7, 2010
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/thewest/Former+federal+fisheries+scientist+resigns+from+Cohen+commission+inquiry+into+Fraser+salmon/3246811/story.html

N.S. national park named night sky preserve

Kejimkujik National Park to be free of light pollution
Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/ns-dark-sky-preserve-kejimkujik.html

EU wants ban on cloned animal meat

Canada allows production but not consumption
Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/con-cloned-food.html

Melamine limits set by world food group

Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/who-melamine-limits.html

Lyme disease on the rise

Victims struggle with debilitating complications because doctors can’t agree on symptoms, tests or even treatment
Jul 7, 2010
Paul McLaughlin
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/833115--lyme-disease-on-the-rise

Port Colborne residents win $36 million for nickel contamination

Property values hurt, judge rules in Ontario’s first environmental class action trial
Jul 7, 2010
Tracey Tyler
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/833472--port-colborne-residents-win-36-million-for-nickel-contamination

New TB cases in N.W.T. community

Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/deline-tb-infections.html

Green blackout

Toronto desperately needs a new transmission line to ­prevent power failures, but environmentalists have blocked it
Jul 7, 2010
Tom Adams
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/07/07/green-blackout/

Dutch take blame for UN climate report error

Despite errors in report, fundamental message sound
Jul 6, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/dutch-climate-report-error.html

Alberta's boreal forest protected: minister

Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/edmonton-alberta-knight-boreal-forest-reaction.html

Alberta's grizzly bears at risk: U.S. group

Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/edmonton-alberta-grizzly-bear-warning-conservation-group.html

Ontario’s aging grid puts province at risk of more blackouts

Hydro One's tired system is just another factor that can lead to more outages, just as the temperature rises and demand skyrockets
Jul 6, 2010
Karen Howlett and Ann Hui
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-aging-grid-puts-province-at-risk-of-more-blackouts/article1631045/

Quebec cancer walk nixed over asbestos spat

Jul 6, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/06/montreal-cp-asbestos-cancels-cancer-walk.html

Sunscreen concerns raised by medical journal

Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/06/con-cmaj-sunscreen.html

AC reliance leads to eco-guilt during Central Canada heat wave

In times of extreme heat, even the greenest can’t resist turning to their energy-guzzling air conditioners for comfort
Jul 6, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ac-reliance-leads-to-eco-guilt-during-central-canada-heat-wave/article1630994/

Drowned crops top agenda as agriculture ministers meet

With millions of hectares unseeded after downpours, farmers are seeking financial aid
Jul 6, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/drowned-crops-top-agenda-as-agriculture-ministers-meet/article1630259/

Hurricanes forecast to be bigger, more frequent

La Nina creating conditions for powerful storms
Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/ns-hurricane-forecast.html

Health Canada besieged on the frontline defending against toxic jewelry

Jul 6, 2010
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Health+Canada+frontline+against+toxic+jewelry/3240885/story.html

Barriers may not cut suicides: study

Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/07/06/suicide-barriers.html

Free-roaming herds best way to save Canada's wild bison: scientist

Jul 6, 2010
Hanneke Brooymans
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Free+roaming+herds+best+save+Canada+wild+bison+scientist/3242645/story.html

Why you should care about the sudden demise of the mandatory long census form

Industry Minister Tony Clement’s decision weakens democracy, hobbles the economy and dumbs down government
Jul 6, 2010
David Eaves
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/why-you-should-care-about-the-long-census-forms-demise/article1630413/

Save the census (II)

Jul 6, 2010
Stephen Gordon
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/06/stephen-gordon-save-the-census-ii/

Save the census

Jul 6, 2010
Dan Arnold
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/06/dan-arnold-save-the-census/

Relief well rules under review at NEB

While regulators for the Gulf and Atlantic Canada aren’t likely to adopt such a costly approach, in the Arctic it’s a different story
Jul 4, 2010
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/relief-well-rules-under-review-at-neb/article1628064/

Alarm on cuts to detailed census questionnaire spreads to business groups

Jul 2, 2010
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=n3835988

Former StatsCan head slams census decision by Tories

Jul 1, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/municipal-social-planners-caught-off-guard-by-census-slash-97514599.html

Tories scrap mandatory long-form census

StatsCan says quality of data will suffer
Jun 29, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-scrap-mandatory-long-form-census/article1623458/

Government of Canada Leading Forest Sector Renewal by Investing in Environmental Improvements at DMI's Peace River Pulp Division

Jul 8, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Leading-Forest-Sector-Renewal-Investing-Environmental-Improvements-1287531.htm

Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Invests in New Clean Energy Project in Alberta

Jul 7, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Natural-Resources-Canada-Government-Canada-Invests-New-Clean-Energy-Project-Alberta-1286947.htm

Government of Canada Leading Forest Sector Renewal: New Investment Announced for Environmental Improvements at Canfor Pulp

Jul 7, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Leading-Forest-Sector-Renewal-New-Investment-Announced-Environmental-1286842.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Community Environmental Projects in the Bow Valley Corridor

Jul 7, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Invests-Community-Environmental-Projects-Bow-Valley-Corridor-1286779.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Community Environmental Projects in Metro Vancouver

Jul 7, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-Metro-Vancouver-1286791.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Clean Energy Technology in British Columbia

Jul 6, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Clean-Energy-Technology-in-British-Columbia-1286146.htm