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Ottawa - Children raised in homes dominated by punitive parenting styles are more likely to bully, get into fist fights and be mean to others, says a six-year study of 2,000 Canadian children. The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, released Monday by Statistics Canada, found aggressive scores were not affected by household income or whether the child was a boy or a girl. It also found the likelihood of a child being raised by punitive parents was identical for both low-income and higher-income households. The study doesn't say punitive parenting will lead invariably to increased aggression in children. However, it does reinforce earlier research that has shown such parenting styles can result in increased aggression. Churchill, Man. - Trick-or-treaters in the northern Manitoba town of Churchill will get street protection worthy of a visiting head of state this Halloween. Come Sunday night, the town of 1,000 will be ringed by about a dozen fire trucks and ambulances, all revving engines and shining spotlights on goblin-filled streets to keep curious polar bears from getting a little too close to roaming children. Toronto - Family members of late newspaper magnate Roy Thomson have donated $25 million to fight breast cancer, in what is thought to be the single largest gift for cancer research in Canadian history. Thomson's daughter, Audrey Campbell, and her three daughters made the donation.
