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Corrective to May 5 story on fired N.B. professor

In a May 5 story on a New Brunswick professor fired from a university for alleged sexual harassment, The Canadian Press reported that the professor claimed a third-party investigator said he had "sexually groomed" a woman named Sarah-Jane Britton.
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Fired New Brunswick professor files lawsuit against Crandall University in Moncton

Fired New Brunswick professor files lawsuit against Crandall University in Moncton

MONCTON — A religious studies professor who in 2023 was fired from a faith-based university for alleged sexual harassment has filed a lawsuit against the New Brunswick institution, claiming wrongful dismissal, defamation and privacy breaches.
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Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick's mystery brain disease

Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick's mystery brain disease

FREDERICTON — There is no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a new study that suggests the media may have played a role in feeding patients' fears.
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New Brunswick premier sends Carney letter outlining priorities, wish list

New Brunswick premier sends Carney letter outlining priorities, wish list

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has written to the newly elected prime minister calling for urgent action to develop national trade and resource corridors to provide an alternative to commerce with the United States.
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N.B. school battling with endangered bat infestation closes for remainder of year

N.B. school battling with endangered bat infestation closes for remainder of year

PLASTER ROCK — Students at a northwestern New Brunswick school are being sent to other locations for the rest of the school year due to an infestation of endangered bats.
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New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

ST. JOHN'S — New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador are the latest provinces to pledge to work together and knock down trade barriers as Canada faces economic threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests persists in trout at 'alarming' levels: study

DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests persists in trout at 'alarming' levels: study

FREDERICTON — More than 50 years after it was last used in New Brunswick, new research shows the insecticide DDT is still found in "alarming" rates in trout in the province's lakes, potentially posing a danger to other wildlife and humans that eat th
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New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball's Canadian roots

New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball's Canadian roots

ST. STEPHEN — The rise in patriotism prompted by a hostile U.S. president is renewing focus on everything Canada has given the world, and a small New Brunswick mill town wants people to know the sport of basketball belongs on that list.
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Major crime unit investigating after missing New Brunswick woman found dead

Major crime unit investigating after missing New Brunswick woman found dead

MACES BAY — Police in New Brunswick say they are investigating after a 26-year-old missing woman was found dead in Maces Bay on the Bay of Fundy. A news release says St. George RCMP got a report of the missing woman from Musquash, N.B., on Tuesday.
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Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging all of his fellow premiers to join his province and others in taking steps to remove barriers to the free flow of goods and workers within Canada, pitching it as a way to shore up the economy against the
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