These are some of the most important stories in selected Canadian newspapers. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these stories.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

The Teamsters union announced that workers at Canadian National Railway would begin returning to work Friday after the federal government ended an unprecedented rail strike.

Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the federal government would unveil its long delayed Africa strategy before the end of the year. Canada is seeking to play a role in fostering peace behind the scenes for some of Africa's longest-running conflicts.

** The Alberta Energy Regulator announced on Thursday that it had imposed a C$50,000 ($36,810.72) administrative penalty on Imperial Oil for a toxic tailings spill at its Kearl oil-sands mine. (1 Canadian dollar = 1.3583 dollars) (Compiled and published by Bengaluru Newsroom)

(source: Reuters)