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Save the census
Nature Editorial
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
"The Canadian government should rethink its decision to change the way census data are collected." It is hard enough to get people excited about statistics at any time, let alone at the height of the summer holiday season. But in Canada this month, people have become passionate about the subject.
Let's Teach Innovation
The Mark News
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Canada can help close the productivity gap with the U.S. by breaking down the distinction between research and education.
$88M for HIV vaccine lab to go to research instead
CBC News
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Almost $90 million once earmarked for an HIV vaccine-production facility in Canada will instead be spent on vaccine research and preventing mother-to-child transmission of the virus, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has announced.
If scientists want to educate the public, they should start by listening
The Washington Post
Friday, July 16th, 2010
Whenever controversies arise that pit scientists against segments of the U.S. public -- the evolution debate, say, or the fight over vaccination -- a predictable dance seems to unfold.
Artificial life: let the people decide
New Scientist
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

"The hype over synthetic biology risks diverting scarce resources from proven technologies."

"Synbio may or may not help us tackle the challenges facing the world, but if we do not effectively involve everyday people in its regulation, any benefits are likely to accrue to the already rich and powerful, at the expense of the rest of us."

Researchers ask Canada to ban asbestos
The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Brand-name pharmaceuticals not spending enough on R&D, say generics
The Vancouver Sun
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Irving cancels N.B. tidal research project
CBC News
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
New Brunswick has lost its only tidal power research project after Irving Oil Ltd. abandoned its rights to explore a possible power plant in the Bay of Fundy, CBC News has learned.
Iceberg
Canadian Arctic research gets a $33 million boost
Ottawa Citizen
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
QUEBEC — A group of researchers at Laval University in Quebec will receive $33 million over seven years to study how ecosystems react to climate change in the Canadian Arctic.
Stephen Hawking gets rock-star welcome at Canadian think-tank
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
David Willetts plugs science lessons for MPs
Times Online
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Chevron 'confident' in oil drilling safety
CBC News
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Oil Drilling in the Arctic: Facing a Freeze
The Economist
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Quebecor seen seeking all-news channel licence
The Vancouver Sun
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
How Canada poached academic stars from around the globe
The Globe and Mail
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Fears of brain drain as renowned British scientists move to Canada
The Guardian
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Where are the women scientists?
CBC News
Bob McDonald
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Ontario’s New Life Sciences Commercialization Strategy Announced by Minister of Research and Innovation John Milloy
crossborderbiotech.ca
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Minister Clement Highlights Canada as Premier Destination for Life Science Investment and Research
MarketWire
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
In memoriam: Boris P. Stoicheff
Canadian Association of Physicists
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
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