Report on Business

North Sea juniors struggle9

Banks cut back on financing, putting projects in jeopardy 15/10/08 8:44 PM 9

Nikkei index down more than 10 per cent3

Follows Dow, which dropped 7.8 per cent on Wednesday 15/10/08 8:57 PM 3

Contagion saps Hungary's strength1

Country's currency and stock market are being hit by the financial calamity, and the same fate threatens other Eastern European nations 15/10/08 8:44 PM 1

Rio Tinto pulls in its horns3

Miner says it is reviewing all significant spending plans including those in Canada 15/10/08 7:49 PM 3

National

Boy shot with pellet gun gravely injured3

Police take 13-year-old into custody after playmate struck in head in Surrey, B.C., backyard 1:06 AM 3

RCMP launch internal review into Insite report3

Researcher says probe nothing more than ‘damage control' 1:08 AM 3

More will fall ill from E. coli, officials warn3

After more than 50 customers sickened, Ontario health officials close North Bay fast-food outlet 1:01 AM 3

World

Three Canadian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan32

Troops were on routine patrol with Afghan soldiers in rural Zhari district 1:31 AM 32

Omar continues to strengthen1

Storm now a Category 3 hurricane 12:10 AM 1

Russia-Georgia halt talks over breakaway regions1

Sides fail to agree on whether representatives from South Ossetia and Abkhazia should be allowed to participate 1:15 AM 1

Life

Fried Espelette-Saint-Rémi Peppers

Add flavour, colour and vitamin C to your food with homemade spices using different varieties of ground, dried peppers 15/10/08 9:03 AM

Farm House Camembert cheese1

Gently handled for maximum fatty goodness 15/10/08 9:24 AM 1

Health

I'm sick. How long before I should go back to work?18

Is it true that 48 hours after starting antibiotics, I can't pass on my infection to someone else? 14/10/08 11:29 AM 18

Science

Computer game talks to the hand

Single brain cell activated in monkeys taught to play on computers revives paralyzed muscles 15/10/08 1:01 PM

Brain chemical linked to grief pinpointed13

Discovery in study of prairie voles could lead to help for people severely depressed over loss of partner 15/10/08 11:49 AM 13

'Hippie' apes not all peace and love15

Bonobos hunt and eat other great apes, such as chimpanzees, study finds 15/10/08 9:24 AM 15

Technology

New service to stop loose lips from crashing cars16

Now Canadian software company has a way of stopping incoming calls when you're driving 14/10/08 2:46 PM 16

Apple drops laptop price41

Computer maker avoids major price cut to the Macintosh line, but it did cut MacBook's price by $100 14/10/08 2:59 PM 41

Sports

Oilers keep Ducks winless3

Visnovsky's third-period goal lifts Edmonton over Anaheim 3-2 2:01 AM 3

A centennial celebration7

Spirits and expectations high as Habs drop puck on 100th home opener 15/10/08 11:26 PM 7

Canada plays to a draw2

Gerba and Radzinski score for Canada in 2-2 tie against Mexico on chilly night at Commonwealth Stadium 1:19 AM 2

Arts

A naked examination of the selfs

Wajdi Mouawad mounts a solo show that looks at the many ways we can be alone 15/10/08 10:15 PM

Britney Spears' new single hits top of pop charts1

Billboard says unprecedented leap of single ‘Womanizer' was spurred by first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening week tally by a female singer ever 15/10/08 5:19 PM 1

Madonna, Guy Ritchie calling it quits30

High-profile entertainment couple ending marriage after eight years 15/10/08 11:43 AM 30

Adiga wins Man Booker prize for 'The White Tiger'1

Mumbai author gains acclaim for first novel despite criticism within India 15/10/08 5:49 AM 1