Harper must demand action on sodium levels, health groups urge

Jan 9, 2012
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/harper-must-demand-action-on-sodium-levels-health-groups-urge/article2296439/

Nicotine patches of little use to smokers, study says

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/nicotine-gum-patches.html

Medical report cards go to 10th graders

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/health-report-cards-high-school.html

1,000s of jobs supported by wild Atlantic salmon

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/09/pei-atlantic-salmon-economy-584.html

Ottawa clinic infection lapse report released

No links between hepatitis B and hepatitis C and infection control lapse
Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/ottawa-clinic-infection-lapse-result.html

Mild winter unleashes allergies in January

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/mb-snow-mould-allergies-manitoba.html

Pill mixup includes painkillers

Jan 9, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/09/excedrin-recall-painkillers.html

'Extinct' tortoise likely still exists, scientists say

Inspired Charles Darwin's idea of evolution by natural selection
Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/09/sci-tortoise-species-extinct.html

Texas drought threatens whooping cranes

North America's only surviving flock nests in Canada
Jan 9, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/09/sci-whooping-crane.html

Nuclear commission says Point Lepreau leaks 'unsettling'

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission head concerned by recent incidents at plant
Jan 9, 2012
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/01/06/nb-nuclear-commission-lepreau-leaks.html

A closer look at Canada's nuclear plants

Jan 9, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/01/09/f-canada-nuclear-reactors.html

Cleaning Up Peninsula Harbour

Clean-up of Lake Superior's Peninsula Harbour near Marathon will start this spring.
Jan 9, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2012/01/cleaning-up-peninsula-harbour.html

New Vessels for Aquaculture Regulation in British Columbia

Jan 9, 2012
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-vessels-for-aquaculture-regulation-in-british-columbia-1604569.htm

Government of Canada Supports Jobs and Growth in B.C. Through Funding of Four Innovative Vancouver Island Aquaculture Projects

Jan 9, 2012
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-jobs-growth-bc-through-funding-four-innovative-vancouver-1604547.htm

Are those vitamins doing more harm than good?

Jan 8, 2012
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/vitamins/are-those-vitamins-doing-more-harm-than-good/article2294494/

Indoor tanning ban sought for teens

Jan 8, 2012
Dawn Walton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/indoor-tanning-ban-sought-for-teens/article2294495/

Fish-farm foe defiant as court date nears

Jan 8, 2012
KEVEN DREWS
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fish-farm-foe-defiant-as-court-date-nears/article2295427/

On 70th birthday, Stephen Hawking repeats call to colonize other worlds

Jan 8, 2012
Raphael Satter
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/on-70th-birthday-stephen-hawking-repeats-call-to-colonize-other-worlds/article2295254/

Stephen Hawking a no-show at birthday conference

Jan 8, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/08/hawking-birthday.html

My time with Stephen Hawking

Jan 8, 2012
Raymond Laflamme
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/the-essay/my-time-with-stephen-hawking/article2294417/

Boreal ducks threatened by climate change

Ducks doomed by earlier snow melts brought on by global warming, study finds
Jan 8, 2012
Mychaylo Prystupa
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/08/mb-boreal-ducks-climate-change.html

Ontario Helping Students Succeed In Math

Ontario is helping students succeed in math by reaching out to them online.
Jan 8, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Education
http://news.ontario.ca/edu/en/2012/01/ontario-helping-students-succeed-in-math.html

Unnatural selection: Is evolving reproductive technology ushering in a new age of eugenics?

Jan 7, 2012
Carolyn Abraham
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/pregnancy/pregnancy-trends/unnatural-selection-is-evolving-reproductive-technology-ushering-in-a-new-age-of-eugenics/article2294636/page1/

The price of embryo screening

Jan 7, 2012
Carolyn Abraham
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/pregnancy/pregnancy-trends/the-price-of-embryo-screening/article2294658/

‘Foreign money’ could gum up pipeline approval, Harper warns

Jan 6, 2012
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/foreign-money-could-gum-up-pipeline-approval-harper-warns/article2294309/

Rare 'supersoldier' ants created in Canadian lab

Finding helps to illuminate evolutionary processes
Jan 6, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/06/sci-supersolider-ants.html

Extra prostate tests didn't cut death rates in study

Additional screening did find more cancers, fewer high-grade malignancies
Jan 6, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/06/prostate-screens-study.html

Canadian Cancer Society applauds Ontario Superior Court ruling against tobacco industry

Ontario given go-ahead to sue foreign tobacco companies in $50 billion medicare lawsuit
Jan 6, 2012
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/902651/canadian-cancer-society-applauds-ontario-superior-court-ruling-against-tobacco-industry

Statement From Attorney General John Gerretsen On Tobacco Litigation

The Province has achieved a milestone in its efforts to recover past and ongoing health-care costs borne by Ontario taxpayers due to tobacco-related illness.
Jan 6, 2012
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
http://news.ontario.ca/mag/en/2012/01/statement-from-attorney-general-john-gerretsen-on-tobacco-litigation.html

Ottawa backtracks on coal emissions

Jan 5, 2012
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ottawa-backtracks-on-coal-emissions/article2293096/

Nearly half B.C. residents support Northern Gateway: poll

Jan 5, 2012
Lauren Krugel
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/nearly-half-bc-residents-support-northern-gateway-poll/article2292612/

Our lusty behaviour: Science tries to explain sex and love

Jan 5, 2012
Zosia Bielski
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/sex/sex-sexuality/our-lusty-behaviour-science-tries-to-explain-sex-and-love/article2292830/

Spanish Mountain Gold Mine Project

Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
Jan 5, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/902073/spanish-mountain-gold-mine-project

Natural-gas plans threaten greenhouse-gas targets

Jan 4, 2012
DIRK MEISSNER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/natural-gas-plans-threaten-greenhouse-gas-targets/article2291990/

China’s oil-sands deal will have lasting impact

Jan 4, 2012
CAMPBELL CLARK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/chinas-oil-sands-deal-will-have-lasting-impact/article2292009/

Oil giants back Gateway pipe

Jan 4, 2012
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/oil-giants-back-gateway-pipe/article2291407/

Beyond BPA: We need to get tough on toxics

The critical flaw in our law is that finding a substance ‘toxic’ doesn’t automatically mean the government must actually restrict its use
Jan 4, 2012
Dayna Nadine Scott
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/beyond-bpa-we-need-to-get-tough-on-toxics/article2290465/

Top 10 cancer breakthroughs of 2011

Breast cancer prevention drug and prostate cancer 'drug holiday' make list
Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/top10-cancer-breakthroughs.html

Curing cancer: a reality check

Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/30/cancer-chasing-cures.html

Cut lead poison threshold in children, U.S. panel urges

Recommendation is to cut the definition of lead poisoning for young children by half
Jan 4, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/us-lead-children-poisoning.html

Cancer incidence, deaths falling in U.S.

Biggest decreases in death rates seen in breast and lung cancers
Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/cancer-report-us.html

Swine flu virus may be spreading between people

No cases reported in Canada, no deaths in U.S.
Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/swine-flu-virus-phac.html

Exercise studied as breast cancer prevention

CBC News examines how close we are to finding cures for aging, obesity, diabetes, the common cold and cancer in a series of special reports
Jan 4, 2012
Sarah Bridge
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/30/cancer-prevention-exercise-chasing-cures.html

Canadians missing out on early Alzheimer’s diagnosis, study finds

Jan 4, 2012
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadians-missing-out-on-early-alzheimers-diagnosis-study-finds/article2290607/

Canadians dismiss early signs of dementia

Lose out on benefits of early treatment for Alzheimer's disease, study finds
Jan 4, 2012
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/04/health-alzheimers-study.html

Popular sexual-health program geared to immigrant women in jeopardy

Jan 4, 2012
Joe Friesen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/popular-sexual-health-program-geared-to-immigrant-women-in-jeopardy/article2290712/

Thinning sea ice killing seal pups, study says

Cover declining by up to 6% per decade, satellite images show
Jan 4, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/04/sci-harp-seals.html

Improving Property Tax System For Green Energy

Ontario is supporting property owners who install renewable energy technologies by improving property tax assessment policies for them.
Jan 4, 2012
Ontario Ministry of Finance
http://news.ontario.ca/mof/en/2012/01/improving-property-tax-system-for-green-energy.html

Harper Government Helps Keep Pork Industry Healthy

Jan 4, 2012
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-helps-keep-pork-industry-healthy-1603347.htm

Ajax Mine Project - Public Comment Period and Information Session

Jan 4, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/901611/ajax-mine-project-public-comment-period-and-information-session

A cautious optimism for coal

Jan 3, 2012
David Ebner AND Brenda Bouw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/features/2012-market-outlook/a-cautious-optimism-for-coal/article2290506/

Of Beijing, bitumen and Ottawa's foreign-takeover review

Jan 3, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/of-beijing-bitumen-and-ottawas-foreign-takeover-review/article2290357/

Tying spending to GDP growth could be bad for your health

Increased funding for better care and treatment is money well spent
Jan 3, 2012
Gordon Guyatt
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1110120--tying-spending-to-gdp-growth-could-be-bad-for-your-health

Roaming the Red Planet

Jan 3, 2012
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1110060--roaming-the-red-planet

Athabasca deal gives China an oil sands project of its own

Jan 3, 2012
Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/petrochina-takes-full-control-of-alberta-oil-sands-project/article2289633/

Keystone inspector alleges shoddy work on original pipeline

Jan 3, 2012
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/keystone-inspector-alleges-shoddy-work-on-original-pipeline/article2290492/

2012: Year of the energy deal

Jan 3, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/markets-blog/2012-year-of-the-energy-deal/article2290148/

Common cold cure aims to blow out symptoms

CBC News examines how close we are to finding cures for aging, obesity, diabetes, the common cold and cancer in a series of special reports
Jan 3, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/28/cold-common-chasing-cures-immune.html

Drug starves fat cells in obese monkeys

Jan 3, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/29/fat-monkeys-chasing-cures.html

Zombie-like honeybees infested by fly parasite

Potential threat to colonies across North America
Jan 3, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/03/sci-honey-bees.html

'Lost world' of new Antarctic species found

Temperature in hydrothermal vents reach 382 C
Jan 3, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/03/sci-antarctic-species.html

New survey shows nearly half of Ontario tobacco users have made a New Year's resolution to quit

Canadian Cancer Society launches seventh annual Driven to Quit Challenge
Jan 3, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/901205/new-survey-shows-nearly-half-of-ontario-tobacco-users-have-made-a-new-year-s-resolution-to-quit

Canadian Cancer Society's Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2011

Society funded teams are changing the landscape of cancer research
Jan 3, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/901287/canadian-cancer-society-s-top-10-breakthroughs-of-2011

Eight International Research Funders Announce the Winners of the 2011 Digging into Data Challenge

Jan 3, 2012
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/eight-international-research-funders-announce-winners-2011-digging-into-data-challenge-1602883.htm

Burnco Aggregate Mine Project - Public Comment Period and Federal Funding Available

Jan 3, 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/901263/burnco-aggregate-mine-project-public-comment-period-and-federal-funding-available

Too many sociologists? Just enough

Being a technocrat isn’t a bad thing. But consider the humanities education as a corrective to tyranny
Jan 2, 2012
Michael Higgins
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/too-many-sociologists-just-enough/article2287669/

No more snowplows or icy roads?

The technical credibility of solar-powered highways has been demonstrated. The 2012 prototype will assess the economics of ‘commercializing’ them – and powering a country
Jan 2, 2012
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/neil-reynolds/no-more-snowplows-or-icy-roads/article2287667/

China moves to reassure public after 1st human bird flu case in 18 months

Jan 2, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/02/bird-flu-china.html

Type 1 diabetes prevention 'better than cure'

CBC News examines how close we are to finding cures for aging, obesity, diabetes, the common cold and cancer in a series of special reports
Jan 2, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/28/diabetes-type1-vitamin-d-chasing-cures.html

Aging slowed in mice with supplement mix

CBC News examines how close we are to finding cures for aging, obesity, diabetes, the common cold and cancer in a series of special reports
Jan 2, 2012
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/28/aging-longevity-chasing-cures.html

Prenatal thyroid tests raise treatment questions

Jan 2, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/02/health-thyroid-pregnancy.html

Keystone pipeline controversy continues to tax Obama

Jan 2, 2012
MATTHEW DALY
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/keystone-pipeline-controversy-continues-to-tax-obama/article2289165/

Natural cities on an urban planet

Almost 70 per cent of humanity will be living in metropolitan areas by 2025.
Jan 1, 2012
Stephen Bede Scharper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1109114--natural-cities-on-an-urban-planet

Yell louder this time

Labs all over Canada have committed far too many life-altering mistakes. Fixing pathology before the next discovery of botched tests should be a priority for the entire country
Jan 1, 2012
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/yell-louder-this-time/article2288527/

Grail lunar probes get ready for duty

Data collection to begin in March
Jan 1, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/01/nasa-.html

Birds fall dead in Arkansas town — again

Jan 1, 2012
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/01/us-birds-die-again.html

Scientists well represented in GG's honours

Dec 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/30/scientists-order-canada.html

Bird flu research worries WHO

Injects note of caution about use of H5N1 virus information
Dec 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/30/who-birdflu-data.html

Ottawa will pay dozens of rejected Agent Orange claims

Approximately 30 rejected Agent Orange claims will now be paid
Dec 30, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/30/nb-agent-orange-decision-152.html

Elephant tusk smuggling jumps in 2011

'Horrible year for elephants,' monitor says
Dec 30, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/30/elephant-ivory-trade-illegal.html

Brazil to ban French breast implants

Considering free surgical removal
Dec 30, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/12/30/brazil-implant-ban.html

The Fraser Institute Wait Time Reports: Madness in the Method, but Method in the Madness

Dec 30, 2011
Steven Lewis
Longwoods.com
http://www.longwoods.com/notesdetail/79

Ottawa’s health-care role about measurement, not money, Aglukkaq says

Dec 29, 2011
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawas-health-care-role-about-measurement-not-money-aglukkaq-says/article2286203/

Botched medical tests prompt Alberta to order sweeping review

Dec 29, 2011
Dawn Walton
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/botched-medical-tests-prompt-alberta-to-order-sweeping-review/article2286769/

'Block plan' education finds new appeal among universities

Dec 29, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/block-plan-education-finds-new-appeal-among-universities/article2286898/

How a Montreal company won the race to build the world's cheapest tablet

Dec 29, 2011
Iain Marlow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/how-a-montreal-company-won-the-race-to-build-the-worlds-cheapest-tablet/article2282337/

TransCanada gets help planning alternate pipeline route from Nebraska map

Dec 29, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/transcanada-gets-help-planning-alternate-pipeline-route-from-nebraska-map/article2286538/

Why Keystone XL is a mistake

Dec 29, 2011
Eric Reguly
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/why-keystone-xl-is-a-mistake/article2286199/

Canada should look to Asia as gas-export market

Dec 25, 2011
Gordon Pitts
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/at-the-top/canada-should-look-to-asia-as-gas-export-market/article2283437/

The politics of pipe: Keystone's troubled route

Dec 24, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/the-politics-of-pipe-keystones-troubled-route/article2282805/

Obama signs bill forcing faster decision on Keystone XL

Dec 23, 2011
Lauren Krugel
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/obama-signs-bill-forcing-faster-decision-on-keystone-xl/article2282450/

Air pollution hazardous to China’s economic health

Dec 21, 2011
Carolynne Wheeler
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/air-pollution-hazardous-to-chinas-economic-health/article2279684/

Northern Gateway pipeline unnecessary: study

Dec 20, 2011
LAUREN KRUGEL
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/northern-gateway-pipeline-unnecessary-study/article2278174/

Provinces still reeling after health funding talks

Flaherty announced six per cent annual increase in health funding through 2017, then funding will drop
Dec 20, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/12/20/pol-premiers-health-cp-melt.html

Post-Kyoto, a search for ‘a subtle skill’ in tackling climate change

Dec 20, 2011
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/neil-reynolds/post-kyoto-a-search-for-a-subtle-skill-in-tackling-climate-change/article2278297/

Canada 'very serious' about selling its oil to China, Harper says

Dec 19, 2011
Kate Hammer
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-very-serious-about-selling-its-oil-to-china-harper-says/article2277265/

Canada’s message: The world and its climate be damned

Dec 17, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/jeffrey-simpson/canadas-message-the-world-and-its-climate-be-damned/article2274503/

Blocking pipelines to B.C. would entail loss of billions: study

Dec 15, 2011
Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/blocking-pipelines-to-bc-would-entail-loss-of-billions-study/article2272388/

B.C. responds to Kyoto withdrawal with a shrug
Dec 14, 2011
ROBERT MATAS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-responds-to-kyoto-withdrawal-with-a-shrug/article2271639/

The right players in the right roles for innovation gold

Universities, business and government all have a part to play and should work together, like teams do
Dec 28, 2011
Preston Manning
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-right-players-in-the-right-roles-for-innovation-gold/article2282204/