New Envirostats - Temperature trends in Canada

From Statistics Canada: Temperature trends in Canada (1949 - 2009)
"Analysis of seasonal national mean temperature departures from normal shows that mean winter and spring temperatures got milder over the study period with these trends showing increases of 2.4°C and 1.8°C over the past 62 years."

Foiled by copyright - Google settlement is rejected

From the NY Times: Judge Rejects Google’s Deal to Digitize Books
"...citing copyright, antitrust and other concerns, Judge Denny Chin said that the settlement went too far. He said it would have granted Google a 'de facto monopoly' and the right to profit from books without the permission of copyright owners."

"Birds of a feather" and social media

The New York Times has reported that happy people follow the tweets of other happy people, according to a new social media and mood study.

The number of international students attending Canadian universities has doubled, says Statistics Canada

From Statistics Canada: A Changing Portrait of International Students in Canadian Universities
"In 1992, international students accounted for about 4% of all students enrolled in Canadian universities... By 2008, the share of international students had doubled compared to 1992, reaching 8% of all university students in Canada."