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- 'Right to spank' law called public health threat

The Criminal Code's justification for physical punishment of children such as spanking should be removed, Canadian researchers say.
- $30M donated to McMaster for stem cell therapies

A family's $30 million donation to McMaster University aims to speed up development of stem cell therapies.
- Deaf couple turned away from Statistics Canada survey

A Fredericton woman wants an apology from Statistics Canada for the way it treated her profoundly deaf parents after they asked for an interpreter's help with a survey.
- Listeriosis victims receive reduced compensation

People affected by the 2008 listeriosis crisis are finally getting their compensation - but the amount on cheques that start arriving this week will be less than expected.
- Chief wants answers on ORNGE-related death

For nearly six years, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation has been asking for an investigation into the death of a 54-year-old woman on an ORNGE air ambulance.
- Students not eating 'healthy' cafeteria food

Some high schools in Windsor-Essex have seen a 'significant decline' in the number of students eating at school cafeterias since last September.
- Medicare delays blamed on Christmas shutdown

The provincial government says 8,000 New Brunswickers are getting their medicare cards late because of a money-saving Christmas shutdown that is now being reassessed for next year.
- Personalized healthcare
Federal government announces a new healthcare strategy that uses your DNA to tailor treatment to your needs.