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Simple aorta test would save lives, MDs say

Canada's vascular surgeons call for national screening program to detect aortic aneurysm, a painless but often fatal condition

By ANDRÉ PICARD

-- For Bob Cole, it all started with a minor backache. Sitting on a flight to St. John's from Toronto, where the legendary broadcaster had just done play-by-play of a Maple Leafs game, he felt a twinge in his back and the discomfort continued through the night. FULL STORY 


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Tories seize lead in key ridings, poll shows

Early results in swing constituencies in Quebec, Ontario and B.C. put Conservatives in sight of majority

By BRIAN LAGHI

-- Voters in pivotal regional battle- grounds across Canada have shifted their support toward the Harper Tories as federal leaders kick off their first full day of campaigning, according to a new poll. FULL STORY 


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Investigators suspect faulty pipe in B.C. farm deaths

One man released from hospital, too traumatized to answer questions about accident that killed three of his co-workers

By JUSTINE HUNTER

-- When two workers at a Langley, B.C., mushroom farm failed to emerge from a small, below-ground pump house on Friday, their co-workers followed human nature instead of safety protocols. FULL STORY 


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Globetrotter throws all but caution to the wind

Still anxious over lack of funding and risk of dangerous waters, Canadian sailor Hatfield prepares for tough solo race around the world

By OLIVER MOORE

HALIFAX -- Derek Hatfield does not consider himself a risk-taker.Yes, the father of two young children is preparing for a solo yacht race around the world. He expects to be at sea non-stop for about 100 days on a course taking him into the fierce Southern Ocean, one of the most remote places on Earth and the graveyard of the only other Canadian to have entered the Vendee Globe. FULL STORY 


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