Report on Business

Loonie drops as traders bank on rate cut2

Dollar hits lowest level since August, 2005 7:27 AM 2

DuPont profit hurt by hurricanes

Chemical maker cuts annual profit forecast 6:28 AM

France, Japan offer aid to banks

Meanwhile, IMF prepares aid for Iceland, Ukraine, Pakistan, Hungary, Turkey and Serbia 6:35 AM

National

Sponsorship firm moves to settle with Ottawa20

Group Polygone, which made large payments to a former Liberal organizer, is in secret talks with federal lawyers, sources say 12:50 AM 20

Resignation paralyzes residential schools commission42

Chair Harry LaForme quits panel citing disrespect from two panel members as an ‘incurable' problem 20/10/08 9:29 PM 42

End to moratorium on offshore drilling urged35

Former premiers warn that B.C. economy may rely on Ottawa scrapping decades-old ban 20/10/08 10:32 PM 35

Jailed drug dealers sue Public Safety Minister16

Two British Columbians behind bars in U.S. file lawsuit against Stockwell Day for blocking their transfers to Canadian prisons 20/10/08 8:22 PM 16

World

France's point man on poverty fights to tax the rich5

Social activist works inside right-wing government to pull off costly aid program 12:44 AM 5

Life

After my cancer triathlon, I faced Everest4

At first, I wondered why my butt was sore. Then the pain worsened until I couldn't eat, sleep or walk 20/10/08 9:26 AM 4

Health

Chemical in grapes puts cork in tumours23

Researchers find polyphenols extracted from merlot grapes and red wine may stop tumour growth 20/10/08 9:11 AM 23

Health Canada adds bisphenol A to list of toxic substances45

Canada the first country to classify the chemical as risky 17/10/08 9:14 PM 45

Nature may ease ADHD symptoms47

Walk among the trees good not only for restorative effects, it may help children too 17/10/08 9:53 AM 47

Science

Just don't call him an envirofreak63

David Braden's home generates its own power and won't even need a furnace come winter. His techniques aren't outlandish. 'I want to get the message to the mainstream' 20/10/08 7:09 AM 63

Arctic fall temperatures at record five degrees above normal97

Scientific report card shows that sensitive area reflects changes fast and dramatically 18/10/08 7:45 AM 97

Technology

The YouTube election5

The Americans get my vote for best election videos 16/10/08 10:00 PM 5

Video game sales tumble in September15

Numbers were skewed by the year-earlier release of Halo 3 17/10/08 3:00 PM 15

Music download offer hits sour note21

Lottery website's offer of free music downloads angers critics 16/10/08 9:40 PM 21

Sports

Rays ready for well rested Phillies

'Let me put it like this, we're due,' says Charlie Manuel, Phillies manager. 'We're here so why not get it' 12:07 AM

Patriots dominate Broncos1

Cassel throws for three touchdowns as New England beats Denver 41-7 12:38 AM 1

Phillified

Will this year's Phillies end the years of broken hearts? 20/10/08 10:59 PM

Arts

The double life of Alicia Keys2

Eleven-time Grammy Award winner rising up the acting ranks 20/10/08 9:49 PM 2

A tell-all you wish would just shut up7

Maureen McCormick's horrifying new memoir is a catalogue of her disquieting life experiences 20/10/08 10:11 PM 7