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FREDERICTON 鈥� Academic staff at the University of New Brunswick went on strike Monday after talks failed to produce a deal with the school over the weekend.

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PLASTER ROCK, N.B 鈥� Investigators are interested in the brake system and a broken axle on a CN freight train carrying crude oil that derailed in northwestern New Brunswick and forced nearby residents to leave their homes.

INUVIK, N.W.T. 鈥� Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be making an announcement today in Inuvik that is expected to focus on an all-weather road linking sa国际传媒's Arctic coast to the south for the first time.

TORONTO 鈥� The backups and delays continued Wednesday at Toronto鈥檚 Pearson International Airport, with hundreds of flights cancelled in both arrivals and departures.

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VANCOUVER 鈥� Prime Minister Stephen Harper says U.S. President Barack Obama has 鈥減unted鈥� a decision on the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, but he鈥檚 still confident the long-delayed $5.4 billion project will eventually be built.

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TORONTO 鈥� A steady dose of freezing rain across parts of Eastern sa国际传媒 turned roads and sidewalks into skating rinks Sunday, cut power to hundreds of thousands of people, and played havoc with holiday plans at one of the busiest travel times of the

OTTAWA 鈥� Justice Minister Peter MacKay is deflecting criticism of a new, mandatory victim surcharge, saying judges opposed to the measure will eventually 鈥渟ee the wisdom鈥� of making sure victims of crime receive proper help.