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We need to celebrate our scientific achievements
The Globe and Mail
Monday, November 7th, 2011
When you win a Nobel Prize, you are feted at a spectacular banquet in Stockholm with the King of Sweden. When you win a Canada Gairdner Award, you have to sing for your supper.
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Canada's oldest planetarium closes its doors and awaits new digs
The Globe and Mail
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
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Drug Injection Site Victory
Despite Insite victory, Canada’s drug strategy is deeply flawed
The Globe and Mail
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
A comprehensive drug strategy has four pillars: prevention, treatment, harm reduction and enforcement. The court has shored up one of those pillars, harm reduction. The government has embraced one other, enforcement. The other two key elements, prevention and treatment, have been starved of funds.
Why our scientific discoveries need to surprise us
The Globe and Mail
Monday, October 3rd, 2011

In common with other scientific explorers, chemists need the freedom to be opportunistic. Discoveries that are anticipated are seldom the most valuable. This has implications for public policy in regard to the science conducted in our universities. It’s the scientist free to pilot his vessel across hidden shoals into open seas who gives the best value.

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Scientists in shock after 'breaking speed of light'
The Globe and Mail
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Scientists at European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland believe they have found subatomic particles, called neutrinos, that travel faster than the speed of light. This discovery, if verified, would refute Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity and change our understanding of the universe.
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Ottawa public-sector layoffs may be tip of the iceberg
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
The federal government’s bid to curb spending amid a multibillion-dollar fiscal shortfall has delivered some of its first job casualties of the year, with cuts to scientists at Environment Canada and key positions at the National Gallery of Canada.
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Where have all the policy-makers gone?
The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Think hard: What were the policy and governance highlights of the past decade? It's a short list.
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Canada first to declare bisphenol A toxic
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Canada has become the first jurisdiction in the world to declare the everyday plastic-making compound bisphenol A to be toxic, an action that, while hailed by environmentalists, is shining a spotlight on the major use of the chemical in nearly all food and beverage cans sold in the country.
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Researchers ask Canada to ban asbestos
The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
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Stephen Hawking gets rock-star welcome at Canadian think-tank
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
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How Canada poached academic stars from around the globe
The Globe and Mail
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
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Stephen Harper
PM defends excluding abortion from G8 plan
The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is adamant on excluding abortion as part of the G8 initiative on maternal health. He stated Canadians do not want to spend their aid dollars on divisive initiatives such as abortion when there are so many other ways to save the lives of women and children.
How good science leads to good business: Dr. Cal Stiller takes your questions
The Globe and Mail
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Award-winning physician Cal Stiller takes your questions on bringing researchers and entrepreneurs together. This live event begins at 11 AM on Friday April 16th, but you may submit your questions now. Click on the story link to be taken to the Globe and Mail's live discussion page.
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Locks
Breaking up dark clouds in cyberspace
The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
The need for security must be balanced with the equally important need for an open, accessible Internet
Spinal-cord research gets $38.5M boost in funding
The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
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Idea 2
Budget 2010: 'The thing' about innovation
The Globe and Mail
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Preston Manning reflects on what we may look for in this week's federal budget and discusses the role of innovation in today's economy.
Iceberg
The science isn't settled. Now what?
The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Poll finds strong support for boosting heath, medical research funding
The Globe and Mail
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
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