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Ontario lowers mammogram self-referral age to 40 from 50, bookings can now be made

Ontario lowers mammogram self-referral age to 40 from 50, bookings can now be made

TORONTO — Women in their 40s can book a mammogram in Ontario without needing a doctor's referral as of Tuesday.
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Statistics Canada reports $1.1B merchandise trade deficit for August

Statistics Canada reports $1.1B merchandise trade deficit for August

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $1.1 billion in August as lower oil prices weighed on exports. The agency said Tuesday the result compared with a revised deficit of $287 million in July.
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Man in his 20s killed in Toronto shooting, found outside apartment building: police

Man in his 20s killed in Toronto shooting, found outside apartment building: police

TORONTO — Police say a man is dead after he was found shot outside a Toronto apartment building on Monday evening. Toronto police say officers responded just before 8:15 p.m. to a call about a shooting on Clearview Heights near Trethewey Drive.
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Tight deadlines on software projects can put safety at risk: survey

Tight deadlines on software projects can put safety at risk: survey

TORONTO — A new survey says a majority of software engineers and developers feel tight project deadlines can put safety at risk.
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Cup-talking Maple Leafs head into season with new coach, same expectations

Cup-talking Maple Leafs head into season with new coach, same expectations

TORONTO — Morgan Rielly went there first. Brendan Shanahan doubled-down. The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing something the Original Six franchise hasn't dared in quite some time — talk about hoisting hockey's holy grail.
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Expectations higher for Ottawa Senators this season under new coach Travis Green

Expectations higher for Ottawa Senators this season under new coach Travis Green

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators enter the season facing mounting pressure to meet higher expectations under new head coach Travis Green.
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Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on living through 'We Live in Time'

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on living through 'We Live in Time'

TORONTO (AP) — In “We Live in Time,” Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield act an entire life of a relationship — a gamut of dating, falling in love, having a child and reckoning with cancer.
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Tilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar’s 'The Room Next Door'

TORONTO (AP) — Although “The Room Next Door” is Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton notes that he’s never written in a language that anyone else truly speaks.
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Federal Court of Appeal ruling allows massive CN Rail hub to proceed

Federal Court of Appeal ruling allows massive CN Rail hub to proceed

MONTREAL — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to the construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, allowing the project to proceed.
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Who will end the debate? Political gridlock continues in the House of Commons

Who will end the debate? Political gridlock continues in the House of Commons

OTTAWA — Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken in an increasingly precarious Parliament over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons.
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