I found a few things that looked interesting

• a video about nanococktails (I wouldn’t try drinking this…they’re using lasers to introduce nanoparticles into monomers so you can alter various properties such as hardness, biocompatibility, optical, etc. in the plastic you are developing)
• a very interesting article on biopiracy…it’s what some people are calling the practice of patenting “indigenous plants, human tissues,” etc.  The writer also describes an art installation that features a garden with plant stakes and some unique images

No Canadian news came up in my searches.