Report on Business

Canada's commodity engine stalls13

Resources, which acted as a buffer against U.S. woes, implode, sending the TSX down more than 800 points and feeding fears the downturn will sap demand for crude, copper and potash 4:21 AM 13

Bailout bickering masks deeper economic woes2

Manufacturing has been one of the few bright spots - until now - as new data show U.S. factories being caught in the downdraft 3:44 AM 2

National

Demands investigation into why federal agency charged with food safety took five days to notify health authorities 4:41 AM 3

No rift between OPP, Toronto police, officials say2

Blair cites 'local priorities' for pulling officers out of provincewide organized-crime units 4:43 AM 2

Medalists blast Vancouver for barring sports charity1

Right To Play banished for taking sponsorship from GM's auto industry rival, Mitsubishi 4:25 AM 1

Health officials fear bus passengers exposed to TB52

Greyhound passenger with infectious tuberculosis may have passed it on to 27 others during trip to Windsor 02/10/08 8:09 PM 52

World

Brown shuffles cabinet

British Prime Minister turns to former foe Peter Mandelson in an effort to shore up premiership 7:08 AM

Bailout bill loaded up to appeal to House1

Senate passes legislation overwhelmingly after adding $110-billion in tax breaks and other sweeteners 4:47 AM 1

Fossett wreckage, small piece of bone found52

Widow says she's relieved to have closure following discovery in Sierra Nevada a year after famed adventurer vanished 6:31 AM 52

New York police officer kills himself over taser death3

Had authorized the use of stun gun on distraught man who fell to his death from building ledge 5:41 AM 3

Life

Kids are miracles, I just don't want one

My choice goes against the flow, but I think the world has enough of them already 02/10/08 12:00 AM

He debates like a girl - she fights like a man37

Research suggests each sex adopts the traditional approach of the other in mixed-gender political debates 02/10/08 9:25 AM 37

Romance gets a market correction3

Relationships are taking a hit amid the stress of economic turmoil. Goodbye dinner and a movie. Hello Scrabble night. Siri Agrell reports 02/10/08 9:57 AM 3

My parents treat my wife terribly28

I'm sick of it. What can I do? 02/10/08 10:29 AM 28

The science of a long marriage30

In the long run, marriage is a state of being that suits, even enhances, human biology 02/10/08 9:10 AM 30

Health

For amputee, it's good to get the feeling back5

Procedure allows Alberta man, 30, to direct movement of his artificial arm by thoughts 02/10/08 5:01 AM 5

New rules offer security to food allergy sufferers8

Regulations announced in July require food manufacturers and importers to declare food allergens on ingredient lists 01/10/08 9:40 AM 8

HIV jumped to humans earlier than once thought47

The virus is believed to have been contracted from chimpanzees between 1884 and 1924, a new genetic analysis shows 02/10/08 5:07 AM 47

Science

White snow may fall on Red Planet74

Canadian-built weather instrument helps team identify snow clouds in Martian atmosphere 29/09/08 10:30 PM 74

Mission boosts China's space ambitions48

By 2011, the Chinese aim to set up a space lab; by 2020, launch a manned mission to test new technologies 29/09/08 4:31 AM 48

Scientists move closer to ‘artificial noses'11

MIT says it has found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in a laboratory. 30/09/08 10:31 AM 11

How the jumping bug breaks world record1

Bow-like structure in the insect's internal skeleton gets the credit. 30/09/08 10:32 AM 1

Technology

Hollywood to block RealNetworks24

Six movie studios plan to sue RealNetworks to stop itsDVD copying software 30/09/08 2:11 PM 24

Google stock fell on error7

Last-minute pounding of Google's shares on Wall Street caused by ‘erroneous orders' that Nasdaq says it is cancelling 01/10/08 11:42 AM 7

Men happiest online, women prefer family time14

Rest and relaxation were the most enjoyable activities while physical exercise was least likely to make people happy, Australian poll finds 01/10/08 11:42 AM 14

Sports

Canucks gain confidence3

Vancouver stays undefeated in preseason play with 3-2 victory against Sharks 1:29 AM 3

Nashville franchise defaults on $40-million loan4

Predators Holdings LLC is petitioning a California bankruptcy court for damages of up to $100-million 12:04 AM 4

Canadians a big hit in playoffs1

Martin, Bay club homeruns in openers to help get their teams off to fast start 02/10/08 11:34 PM 1

Arts

Entire staff of Canadian Oxford Dictionary cut30

People turning to internet for dictionaries, company says 02/10/08 4:37 PM 30

3 directors denied visas to attend VIFF4

Two directors from China, one from Philippines unable to attend; Iranian still waiting for decision 02/10/08 11:32 PM 4

Aboriginal artists gain royalties for resold art

Paintings sometimes sell for millions of dollars internationally while artists struggle for money 2:08 AM

Life lessons, taught two ways

A debate over the best way to deliver an education to high-school-aged boys becomes compelling, provocative and exciting theatre 4:11 AM