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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.

  
  
  
• Woman struck, killed on Gardiner Expressway
  
  

  All lanes of the eastbound Gardiner have reopened after an early morning accident in which a woman was struck and killed.

  
  
  
• Toronto council to debate transit future
  
  

  The chair of the Toronto Transit Commission has filed a petition demanding a special council meeting to deal with transit funding.

  
  
  
• BMO breached their privacy, customers say
  
  

  Two customers say the Bank of Montreal violated their privacy and trust by allowing sensitive financial information to get into the wrong hands, then failing to address their complaints.

  
  
  
• Conservative MP wants to know when life begins
  
  

  A Conservative MP wants a special committee to look at when life begins, citing a Canadian law that he says limits it to birth.

  
  
  
• 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.

  
  
  
• CAW threatens Electro-Motive plant occupation
  
  

  The Canadian Auto Workers union is threatening to occupy the Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., if parent company Caterpillar doesn't offer the out-of-work employees a severance package it deems reasonable.

  
  
  
• Famed Montreal deli Schwartz's rumoured sold
  
  

  Rumours that one of Montreal's most recognizable landmarks may be changing hands heated up after several reports emerged that the sale of Schwartz's Deli was imminent or already on the plate.

  
  
  
• Human smuggling attempt busted at Vancouver airport
  
  

  A French citizen will appear in Richmond provincial court Tuesday to face charges of human smuggling.

  
  
  
• Harper China delegation includes oil, banking executives
  
  

  Canadian oil and business executives are well-represented in the delegation travelling to China with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, since oil exports are expected to be high on the government's agenda.

  
  
  
• Canadians receive Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal
  
  

  Gov. Gen. David Johnston has presented the first 60 Diamond Jubilee medals to Canadians at a Rideau Hall ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.

  
  
  
• Canadian airlines have record January
  
  

  Canadian airlines say they saw record passenger load factors last month, which is usually a slow period for business travellers.

  
  
  
• 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.

  
  
  
• Quebec daycare workers stage 1-day strike
  
  

  Daycare workers at more than 100 centres in Quebec walked off the job Monday in a one-day strike protesting the slow pace of contract negociations.

  
  
  
• Teen hockey player dies after collapse in Ottawa area rink
  
  

  A 15-year-old boy died early Monday in hospital, hours after collapsing off the ice during a hockey game in the Ottawa area.