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• 'Come out with your hands up': witness describes Nova Scotia killer's disturbing ruse

  Chilling details of a Nova Scotia couple's close encounter with a mass murderer have emerged from RCMP documents released this week, including a bizarre account of how the killer tried to conceal his identity.

  

• Saint John region moving back to yellow phase; Russell confirms outbreak at Edmundston hospital

  All of New Brunswick will be back in the yellow phase of restrictions as of midnight Thursday as the Saint John region moves out of the orange phase of pandemic restrictions.

  

• Protest over crop-top crackdown draws heavy police presence at Sydney Academy

  Hundreds of students and more than a dozen Cape Breton Regional Police officers made for a large crowd in front of Sydney Academy on Thursday during a student protest, about the school's dress code.

• Amherst man, 46, charged with making and detonating devices after explosions rock town

  A 46-year-old man is facing three charges after two explosions rocked the Town of Amherst earlier this week.

• Suspicious death of Halifax man ruled a homicide; police identify victim

  The suspicious death of a man in Halifax’s south end has been ruled a homicide and the victim has been identified.

• Students, universities prepare for holiday travel outside Atlantic Canada

  Ally Hancock, a fourth-year student at Nova Scotia's St. Francis Xavier University, said she's a bit apprehensive about her flight back home to Toronto for the upcoming holiday break.

• Nova Scotia First Nation frustrated, ceases lobster fishery talks with feds

  A Nova Scotia First Nation says it is pulling out of talks with the federal Fisheries Department over its "moderate livelihood" fishery.

• N.B. man charged with allegedly sexually assaulting, forcibly confining woman

  A 56-year-old man from Elgin, N.B., is facing several charges, after police say he allegedly sexually assaulted and forcibly confined a woman.

• Flight cuts cause uncertainty for Maritime families who depend on travel

  At a time of year when many Maritimers typically spend time with family, Air Canada’s recent cut of flight routes across the region may make it more difficult for families to connect.

• New information suggests N.S. killer had 'tremendous fire power' and other possible targets

  New information released by court order now reveals the types of firearms the perpetrator of Canada's worst mass murder had with him when he was shot and killed by RCMP after his 13-hour killing rampage.

• Small Newfoundland towns lean on each other during COVID-19 lockdowns

  On Sunday night, before the tiny town of Harbour Breton on Newfoundland's south coast asked businesses to temporarily close following a few confirmed cases of COVID-19, Mayor Georgina Ollerhead got a call from the mayor of Deer Lake, about 430 kilometres away.

• P.E.I. reports no new cases of COVID-19 after 1,300 tests

  There are no new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Prince Edward Island as the province continues to test at a record rate.

• P.E.I. man charged with trafficking after drugs, weapons seized from residence

  A Summerside, P.E.I., man is facing drug charges after police searched a residence on Wednesday.

• 'Historic moment': Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

  Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, and the first doses could be administered as early as next week. It's a critical moment in Canada's fight against the novel coronavirus, as it is the first vaccine to receive the green light.