A fascinating paper published Thursday in the April issue of the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences suggests that being bilingual may slow the development of dementia among older adults. In a review of research on the cognitive effects of communicating in more than one language, psychologists led by Ellen Bialystok of the University of York in Toronto found that while the brain-health benefit of bilingualism among adults is “muted,” among older people it becomes more pronounced. For instance, a study of older people with dementia found that those who were bilingual showed symptoms of dementia about three to four years later than those who communicated in a single language — at about at 78.6 for bilingual subjects versus 75.4 for monolingual people. A second study of people with Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia, showed similar results, the paper reports. Read full article > >

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With the gravity of each game amplified as they scramble for a postseason berth, the Washington Capitals emerged from this weekend in a much more fulfilling position following a tidy 2-0 victory over Toronto on Sunday before an announced crowd of 18,506 at Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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A Canadian Via Rail passenger train derailed west of Toronto Sunday, killing three railroad employees and injuring dozens of passengers, officials said.

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At the end of the first period, Dennis Wideman had a goal and during the intermission his teammate Brooks Laich told him not to stop at the lone tally. The 28-year-old defenseman assured him that he didn’t plan on it, and by the conclusion of Friday night’s game Wideman made good on his word. Wideman recorded the first four-point night of his career and what appeared to be his first-ever hat trick, although the defenseman insisted that the third goal should have been credited to Laich, to lead the Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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TORONTO — Rather than take out the frustration of yet another loss on the ice here Friday, the Washington Capitals canceled their practice and were given the day off to recharge mentally as much as physically. After charging to a 7-0 start to the season, the Capitals have rediscovered their mortality over the past four weeks. They are 3-6-1 in their past 10 outings and 1-4-1 in the last six heading into Saturday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Read full article > >

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Fauja Singh, a 100-year-old British man, has run his way to eight sprinting world records and is aiming to set another, when he takes part in this weekend’s Toronto Marathon.

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Fauja Singh, a 100-year-old British man, has run his way to eight sprinting world records and is aiming to set another, when he takes part in this weekend’s Toronto Marathon.

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Ambulance crews were faced with an apparently grisly scene after an accident on a Toronto film set, as actors’ injuries were made to look far worse because of their zombie costumes.

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It was a no-brainer that “Drive,” the taut, stylishly propulsive thriller that opens in theaters Friday, would make its Canadian debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. Its star, Ryan Gosling, is a native of Ontario. And the timing dovetails perfectly with Toronto’s reputation as a launching pad for star-driven movies, from “Moneyball” and “The Ides of March” (which star Brad Pitt and George Clooney, respectively) to “From the Sky Down,” Davis Guggenheim’s documentary about U2, which opened the festival on Sept. 8. (The festival ends Sunday.) Read full article > >

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Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz’s British spy tale Page Eight will close next month’s Toronto International Film Festival, it is announced.

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A Toronto couple defend their decision to keep secret their baby’s sex to allow the child to develop his or her own gender identity.

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TORONTO — Mike Knuble scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night and into first place in the Eastern Conference.

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In its second outing on “Jeopardy!”, IBM’s Watson computer answered the first 24 questions correctly but got the last one wrong when it confused Toronto for a city in the United States.

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The London Stock Exchange says it is in “advanced” merger talks with TMX Group, which operates the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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Watch out, Natalie Portman: A University of Toronto study released Monday concludes that the fabled “Oscar Curse”-that Best Actress winners are doomed to get divorced-is indeed real. Between 1936 and 2010, the researchers say, a whopping 60 percent of…

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