Summer is peak season for wheel- and water-related injuries

Number of cycling injuries remains stable over past decade but head injuries on the decline
Jul 28, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/28/c8129.html

Public Consultation Period Extended

Jul 28, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/public-consultation-period-extended-1543521.htm

Government of Canada Encourages all to "Eat Canadian" on Food Day

Jul 28, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-encourages-all-to-eat-canadian-on-food-day-1543515.htm

Privy Council Muzzles Canadian Scientist

Jul 28, 2011
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/privy-council-muzzles-canadian-scientist-1543504.htm

Response to Media Reports About Science at Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Jul 28, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/response-to-media-reports-about-science-at-fisheries-and-oceans-canada-1543796.htm

Under fire over emissions, Alberta banks on unproven coal gasification

Jul 27, 2011
JOSH WINGROVE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/under-fire-over-emissions-alberta-banks-on-unproven-coal-gasification/article2112341/

Judge rejects lawsuit against stem cell research

Jul 27, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/27/stem-cell-research-lawsuit-dismissed.html

‘Do you have running water? I don’t and I live in Canada’

If only for the sake of aboriginal Canadians, it’s time to recognize the basic right to water and sanitation
Jul 27, 2011
MAUDE BARLOW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/do-you-have-running-water-i-dont-and-i-live-in-canada/article2111867/

Feds muzzle scientist over salmon study

Government fears influencing inquiry into declining stocks
Jul 27, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Feds+muzzle+scientist+over+salmon+study/5164709/story.html

Conservative government's ideology trumps science

Re: A deadly disdain for science, Column, July 9
Jul 27, 2011
Donald G. Fleming
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Conservative+government+ideology+trumps+science/5164733/story.html

B.C. to reel in next megathrust earthquake, study says

Jul 27, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-to-reel-in-next-megathrust-earthquake-study-says/article2112283/

Cellphones pose no added cancer risk for kids

Jul 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/27/cellphone-study-children.html

Exotic ash borer threatens Montreal trees

Jul 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/27/exotic-ash-borer-threatens-montreal-trees.html

MS vein therapy scrutinized in Alberta study

Jul 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/27/calgary-ms-study.html

East Coast cod found to be recovering

Jul 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/27/science-cod-ecosystem-reverse-recover.html

Signs of Atlantic cod comeback bode well for other collapsed fisheries

Jul 27, 2011
INGRID PERITZ
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/scientist-sees-signs-of-recovery-for-cod-haddock-on-atlantic-coast/article2111939/

Stephen Hawking to visit Canada in September

Jul 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/27/science-hawking-waterloo.html

Jupiter-bound spacecraft readies for launch

Jul 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/27/technology-juno-spacecraft.html

Garlic-based bug repellent made on P.E.I.

Jul 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/27/pei-natural-repllent-garlic-584.html

Government of Canada Supports Research in Toronto and Across Canada

Jul 27, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-research-in-toronto-and-across-canada-1542936.htm

Minister of State Goodyear Recognizes 90th Anniversary of Banting and Best's Discovery of Insulin

Jul 27, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-recognizes-90th-anniversary-banting-bests-discovery-insulin-1543043.htm

Statement by Minister Ashfield on Groundfish Recovery

Jul 27, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-by-minister-ashfield-on-groundfish-recovery-1543136.htm

Eight Ontario start-ups receive $6 million in funding from the Investment Accelerator Fund

Jul 27, 2011
MaRS Discovery District
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/27/c7844.html

CEO-led advocacy wins $3-million financing for export-focused Ontario bioscience companies

New treatments and technologies for common diseases have global market potential
Jul 27, 2011
Ontario Bioscience Industry Organization (OBIO)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/27/c7811.html

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in the City of Montreal

Jul 27, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/emerald-ash-borer-confirmed-in-the-city-of-montreal-1542878.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Marketing Opportunities for Canadian Canola Industry

Jul 27, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-marketing-opportunities-for-canadian-canola-industry-1542907.htm

Parks Canada excels in tech, innovation

Jul 26, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/parks-canada-excels-in-tech-innovation/article2110843/

B.C.'s Avatar Grove needs park status, say environmentalists

Jul 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/26/bc-avatar-grove-vancouver-island.html

U.K.'s DNA bank 'U-turn' blasted by privacy groups

Jul 26, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/26/britain-dna-database.html

Parkinson's disease and meth abuse linked

Jul 26, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/26/parkinsons-meth-link.html

Ontario cancer tests may be lost in mail

Jul 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/26/cancer-records-missing.html

Donated CFL brains show concussion-related disease

Jul 26, 2011
Tony Care
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2011/07/26/sp-cfl-players-study.html

MaRS’ Toronto expansion ready to roll

Jul 26, 2011
Tim Kiladze
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/streetwise/mars-toronto-expansion-ready-to-roll/article2110276/

Fed-up Arctic towns want health-care control back from Nunavut

Jul 26, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/nunavut/fed-up-arctic-towns-want-health-care-control-back-from-nunavut/article2110915/

Provincial Investment Supports Commercialization of Leading-Edge Molecular Diagnostic Screening Technology

Jul 26, 2011
MaRS Innovation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/26/c7531.html

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research receives $420 million over five years for important cancer research in Ontario

Jul 26, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/26/c7472.html

MaRS Discovery District Expansion Creates 4,000 Construction Jobs

Ontario is helping MaRS expand to more than double its size, making it the largest urban innovation hub in the world -- an investment that will create more than 4,000 new construction jobs.
Jul 26, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/07/mars-discovery-district-expansion-creates-4000-construction-jobs.html

MaRS Centre Phase 2 Set for Completion in Fall 2013

Strategic relationship with Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and support from Ontario Government will create one of the largest urban innovation hubs in the world
Jul 26, 2011
MaRS Discovery District
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/26/c7544.html

Canada's Environment Minister Announces Decision on the Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Lake Winnipeg East Side Road Project Provincial Road

Jul 26, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/26/c7539.html

Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project Federal Funding Allocated to Support Participation in the Environmental Assessment

Jul 26, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/26/c7523.html

Harper Government Helps Canada's Canola Industry Maintain Access to Lucrative Chinese Market

Jul 26, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-helps-canadas-canola-industry-maintain-access-lucrative-chinese-market-1542490.htm

Canadian health officials create care guidelines for newcomers

Jul 25, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-policy/canadian-health-officials-create-care-guidelines-for-newcomers/article2109226/

Shuttle program launched Canadian space innovation

Watching as the United States' 30-year-long space-shuttle program came to an end last Thursday, Canadians saw a chapter of their own space-travel history close
Jul 25, 2011
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Shuttle+program+launched+Canadian+space+innovation/5153233/story.html

Number of women in tech fields falling

Jul 25, 2011
Jason Magder
Postmedia News
http://www.leaderpost.com/technology/Number+women+tech+fields+falling/5153176/story.html

Support For Innovation In Toronto

McGuinty Government Invests In World-Leading Research
Jul 25, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/ORFERA072511.asp

Green Energy Act Creates 20,000 Jobs

Ontario's clean energy economy has created 20,000 jobs to date, while supplying clean, renewable energy to power our homes and businesses.
Jul 25, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/07/green-energy-act-creates-20000-jobs.html

Harper Government Takes Action to Protect Children from Dangerous Products

Jul 25, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-takes-action-to-protect-children-from-dangerous-products-1541765.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Science Education: Deep River Science Academy to Bring Research Projects from the Lab to the Classroom

Jul 25, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-science-education-deep-river-science-academy-bring-research-1541796.htm

Big Pharma wants to ‘friend’ you

Jul 24, 2011
ADRIANA BARTON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-policy/big-pharma-wants-to-friend-you/article2106473/

Herbicide’s collateral damage in B.C. forests under attack

Jul 24, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/herbicides-collateral-damage-in-bc-forests-under-attack/article2108265/

Energy ministers mimic NASCAR

Jul 22, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1029336--energy-ministers-mimic-nascar

How long will Canada’s final frontier stay wild?

Jul 22, 2011
Bruce Kirkby
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/travel-canada/how-long-will-canadas-final-frontier-stay-wild/article2106639/

Hospital infections far riskier than flying on planes

WHO
Jul 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/22/patient-safety-hospital-infections.html

Human, animal DNA mixing needs oversight

Jul 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/22/animal-human-experiments-uk.html

Cygnus spacecraft to use Canadian technology

Jul 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/22/technology-cygnus-spacecraft-neptec.html

On Track for Better Health Care for all Ontarians

Ontario is leading the country in reducing health care wait times, providing families with better access to care while helping children lead healthier, active lives.
Jul 22, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/07/on-track-for-better-health-care-for-all-ontarians.html

Oil sands monitoring plan a good step forward

Jul 21, 2011
Andrew Leach
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/the-economists/oil-sands-monitoring-plan-a-good-step-forward/article2105073/

AIDS: No hiding place

The long-sought goal of a cure for AIDS is inching closer
Jul 21, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18986001

Eradicating polio: Late? Or never?

A plan to wipe out polio by the end of next year is in trouble
Jul 21, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18985991

Expanded oilsands monitoring planned

Jul 21, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/21/environment-oilsands-monitoring-kent.html

Triumph and tragedy

After 40 years of science, heroism and tragedy, the space shuttle will fly no more. It leaves a mixed legacy.
Jul 21, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1028606--triumph-and-tragedy

Why many MS sufferers resist taking drugs to slow the disease

Jul 21, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/why-many-ms-sufferers-resist-taking-drugs-to-slow-the-disease/article2105097/

Government of Canada Supports Our Most Promising Researchers: Announcing the Results of NSERC's 2011 Grants and Scholarships Competition

Jul 21, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ich-epi.nsf/eng/02213.html

Mental Health Care in Developing Countries: Grand Challenges Canada Offers $20 Million for Bold, Innovative Solutions; A First in Research Funding

Request for Proposals Announcement
Jul 21, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/9ff4c534f3/1402017985/0170ed12a3/

Electricity Investments Help Ontario Meet Summer Power Demand

During a heat wave that is expected to result in the highest demand on Ontario's electricity system this year, the province is expected to have enough power to meet demand - keeping the lights on in Ontario homes and businesses.
Jul 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/07/electricity-investments-help-ontario-meet-summer-power-demand.html

Canadian Aerospace Industry Soars at the 2011 International Paris Air Show

Jul 21, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ich-epi.nsf/eng/02212.html

Narwhal Co-Management Partners Strengthen Collaborative Approach

Jul 21, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/narwhal-co-management-partners-strengthen-collaborative-approach-1541117.htm

Multaq: Health Canada Reviewing Heart-Related Risk

Jul 21, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/multaq-health-canada-reviewing-heart-related-risk-1540911.htm

Switching off the power glut

Ontario now has the problem of periodically having too much electricity.
Jul 20, 2011
Benjamin Dachis and Don Dewees
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1027995--switching-off-the-power-glut

Hospital overcrowding affecting Ont. patient care: report

Jul 20, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/20/toronto-hospital-overcrowding.html

AIDS conference closes on optimistic note

Jul 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/20/hiv-aids-treatment-prevention-rome.html

Early-stage Alzheimer's blood test created

Jul 20, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/20/alzheimer-blood-test.html

Mental illness still barrier in Ontario: report

Jul 20, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/20/toronto-human-rights.html

Marathon swims deadly for polar bear cubs

Jul 20, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/20/science-sea-ice-polar-bears.html

'Magic' toilet research funded by Bill Gates foundation

Jul 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/20/technology-toilet-gates-cheng.html

Huge ice island near Labrador 'blew' scientist's mind

Jul 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/20/nl-giant-ice-island-720.html

Metoclopramide stomach drug warning toughened

Jul 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/20/metoclopramide-muscle-movement.html

Ontario’s Support for Social Innovation

Jul 20, 2011
Glen Murray
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/blog/index.php/2011/07/minister-murray/

This fall, the Ontario Science Centre will bring a legacy to life with Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop: Inventor, Artist, Dreamer

Exhibition runs October 13, 2011 to March 18, 2012
Jul 20, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/20/c6586.html

Information Update/Metoclopramide: Stronger Warnings on Risk of Abnormal Muscle Movements

Jul 20, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/information-update-metoclopramide-stronger-warnings-on-risk-abnormal-muscle-movements-1540331.htm

Morrison Copper-Gold Project Public Comments Invited

Jul 20, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/20/c6455.html

Ontario refuses to call Alberta's oil sands 'sustainable and responsible'

Jul 19, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ontario-refuses-to-call-albertas-oil-sands-sustainable-and-responsible/article2102747/

Canada’s youth crime plans bewilder international observers

Jul 19, 2011
ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/time-to-lead-archives/canadas-youth-crime-plans-bewilder-international-observers/article2102822/

Lyme disease warning issued

Jul 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/19/calgary-ticks-lyme-alberta.html

Alzheimer's might be warded off by healthy lifestyle

Jul 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/19/alzheimer-prevention.html

Liberals sound alarm on native water quality

Jul 19, 2011
GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/liberals-sound-alarm-on-native-water-quality/article2102265/

No Nortel patents sale review: Paradis

Jul 19, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/19/nortel-patents.html

R&D Tax Update: Canada’s SR&ED program under scrutiny

Jul 19, 2011
Deloitte
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Assets/Documents/Tax/EN/2011/ca_en_tax_RD_Canadas_SREDProgramUnderScrutiny_190711.pdf

Keeping Ontario's Food Safe

A new program coming to Ontario will strengthen the agriculture industry and help keep our food safe by improving the way food products are tracked from the farm to the dinner plate.
Jul 19, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
http://news.ontario.ca/omafra/en/2011/07/keeping-ontarios-food-safe-1.html

Government of Canada Signs Research Agreements With University of Calgary and University of Alberta

Jul 19, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-signs-research-agreements-with-university-calgary-university-alberta-1539996.htm

Canada's Annual Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference

Jul 19, 2011
Natural Resources Canada

Energy Ministers support collaborative approach to energy
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadas-annual-energy-and-mines-ministers-conference-1539918.htm

Canadian mines ministers discuss opportunities for mining sector
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadas-annual-energy-and-mines-ministers-conference-1539930.htm

A prescription for reining in drug costs

Blank-cheque private plans affect us all. There is a different way
Jul 18, 2011
Helen Stevenson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/a-prescription-for-reining-in-drug-costs/article2099127/

Student-built robots vie for Canadian innovation prize

Students compete in the Innovation Nation Robotics Competition
Jul 18, 2011
Daniel Schwartz
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/18/f-robotics-competition.html

Ottawa energy strategy targets diverse marketplace

Jul 18, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ottawa-energy-strategy-targets-diverse-marketplace/article2101382/

Old scourges resurface

Syphilis and gonorrhea, two diseases thought to have been almost eradicated, have returned because people are ignoring safe sex methods.
Jul 18, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1026754--old-scourges-resurface

Solar Panel Manufacturing Brings 400 Jobs To Newmarket

Ontario's commitment to clean, renewable energy is attracting up to 400 new jobs and investment to the city of Newmarket.
Jul 18, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/07/solar-panel-manufacturing-brings-400-jobs-to-newmarket.html

Shell pulls the pin on Mackenzie Delta

Jul 15, 2011
David Ebner AND Tim Kiladze
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/shell-pulls-the-pin-on-mackenzie-delta/article2099084/

National parks combine conservation, agriculture

Jul 15, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/national-parks-combine-conservation-agriculture/article2099463/

Parks Canada looks good for its age

Jul 15, 2011
GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/parks-canada-looks-good-for-its-age/article2099429/

A river’s-edge view of Canada’s newest national park

Jul 8, 2011
Ian Merringer
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/a-rivers-edge-view-of-canadas-newest-national-park/article2092001/