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  • Macleans

    Schooner or later

    ​The Bluenose schooner went undefeated in nearly two decades of racing starting in 1921, but restoring memories of its past glory has left Nova Scotia taxpayers at a loss.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on September 23, 2013

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    Schreiber Case

    In the Schreiber case (1998), the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that an order requiring the seizure of bank documents, made by the Canadian minister of justice and despatched to the Swiss authorities, did not involve the application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and did not derogate from Article 8 of the Charter. The majority was of the opinion that the Charter did not apply to a foreign government....

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    Science

    Science is the rational study of nature, rose to prominence in European civilization at almost the same time as the first European exploration of what is now Canada and was, from the beginning, an element in those explorations.

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  • Timelines

    Science

    Science aims to understand the world through observation and experimentation. It is a broad discipline of study that can be divided into different branches. This timeline chronicles events and examples of scientific innovation and discovery in Canada.

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    Science and Society

    Most Canadians are unaware of the profound effect science has on their daily lives.

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    Science Centres in Canada

    Canada is home to more than 40 science centres, planetariums, children's museums and related institutions that have been established to advance scientific literacy by making science learning fun and accessible.

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    Science Council of Canada

    Science Council of Canada, organization created by federal statute in 1966 to advise the government on science and technologypolicy. The original membership was 25 appointed scientists and senior federal civil servants, later altered to 30 appointed eminent experts from the natural and social sciences, business and finance, and no civil servants.

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    Science Policy

    Science PolicyScience policy is a term which came into use in the 1960s to denote the co-ordinated measures that should be taken by governments to promote the development of scientific and technological research and, especially, to guide the exploitation of research results to further national economic growth and welfare. State patronage of SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY was not new; indeed it has a long history. What was new was the growing sense, among the public and...

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    Scientific Research and Development

    "Research and Development" is a phrase used to denote activities the overall goal of which is to gain and use knowledge. These activities are normally well organized, making use of the methods of various branches of knowledge and the services of highly trained personnel.

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    Scorpion

    A scorpion is a carnivorous and venomous arthropod of the class Arachnida, order Scorpiones. Known from fossils 425-450 million years old, scorpions are among the oldest terrestrial animals.

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    Scorpionfish

    Scorpionfish, or rockfish (Scorpaenidae), family of bottom-dwelling, marine fishes with large heads, mouths and eyes, stout bodies and large pectoral fins. 

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    Giller Prize

    The Giller Prize (formerly the Scotiabank Giller Prize) is one of Canada's most prestigious literary prizes. The monetary prize is awarded every November to an English Canadian novel or short-story collection. Past winners include internationally-acclaimed authors such as Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Madeleine Thien, Austin Clarke and Mordecai Richler. Winning authors frequently become members of the jury in subsequent years.

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    Scotian Shelf

    Scotian Shelf, a 700 km section of the Continental Shelf off Nova Scotia. Bounded by the Laurentian Channel on the NE, and Northeast Channel and the Gulf of Maine on the SW, it varies in width from 120 to 240 km; the average depth is 90 m.

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    Scottish Music in Canada

    The history of Scottish music in Canada has to be seen against a background of emigration, especially from the Highlands, which effectively started after the failure of the 1745 rebellion, intensified during the Victorian era, and has continued unabated.

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  • Macleans

    Scott Talks His Way into Trouble

    There is plenty to gossip about at the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel in Fredericton these days. For years, a collection of local lawyers, businessmen, politicians and backroom party types - most of them Liberals - have gathered Saturday mornings in the hotel’s restaurant to sip coffee and discuss politics.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on October 19, 1998

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