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The Harper Government wants the National Research Council to reorient its efforts toward commercially valuable science rather than fundamental science.

The government says the NRC traditionally was a supporter of business, and will return to its roots developing practical applications for industry.

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Montrealers big and small came together this past weekend for the city’s annual spring cleaning, la Grande Corvée.

An estimated 14,000 volunteers helped out in the largest cleanup of its kind in Canada.

Neighbourhoods across the city invited residents of all ages to help pick up litter and tidy up local parks, alleyways and sidewalks.

Austerity measures in Portugal have lead to large protests in parliament.  

The BBC is reporting that Portugal is planning to cut 30-thousand civil servant jobs to meet the conditions of a bailout.

The nation’s government has ruled out raising taxes and is looking elsewhere for financial resources.

Portugal’s Prime Minister says he wants the measures to prove the country’s commitment to the bailout.  

Portugal’s unemployment rate stands at a record high 18 percent.

The European Union has voted to ban three pesticides linked to bee deaths for two years, in a world’s first continent-wide ban on the chemicals. The insecticides are used to treat seeds, and applied to soil or sprayed on bee-attractive plants and cereals.

15 nations voted in favor of the ban, while 8 voted against, with 4 abstaining. The European Commission said the ban would apply from December 1^st.