A Halifax-area wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes over the past week is 85 per cent contained and no longer spreading, officials said Saturday morning.
A Newfoundland woman says her 70-year-old mother is facing a $5,000 fine for feeding pigeons in her backyard in downtown St. John's.
Evacuees at the Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena in Barrington, N.S., are out of the fire zone but now face their own battle — how to cope with so much uncertainty, and what lies ahead.
Halifax is offering residents whose homes have been destroyed by wildfires the chance to view their neighbourhoods as fires continue to burn.
A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the homicide of a 62-year-old woman in Labelle, N.S.
Nova Scotia’s premier says the “historic” wildfires in the province have caused a “breath-taking amount of damage.”
A man has been found dead inside a Tim Hortons in Halifax.
The largest wildfire in Nova Scotia now covers over 21,000 hectares in Shelburne County.
Photos released by NASA taken from International Space Station show the immense scale of the wildfires in Nova Scotia, with billowing smoke engulfing the landscape.
With a swath of wildfires burning across Nova Scotia, the province’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR) has issued a Friday evening update on the status of the fires.
Hollywood star Keifer Sutherland is raising funds for the Red Cross to support those impacted by the Nova Scotia wildfires.
Several dozen families gathered outside the Canada Games Center on Friday to be taken to see the destruction of their homes and neighbourhood in Tantallon, N.S.
Halifax fire and emergency deputy chief Roy Hollett says the historic club in Halifax’s south end that lit up in flames Thursday is “gone.”
Firefighters are scouring smoking forests looking for and extinguishing any hotspots they find as wildfires continue to burn out of control in Nova Scotia.
With woods filled with deadfall after post-tropical storm Fiona and forest fires around our region, there is some anxiety on Prince Edward Island.
More than 60 dresses from across the province have already been collected at Alyssa’s Formals in Lower Sackville, N.S. The online movement to donate a dress to a girl in need has grown so quickly, the owner decided to provide a central location to make everything easier.
Thousands of Nova Scotians have been waiting and worrying about their homes and neighbourhoods since wildfires began burning in the province on Sunday forcing mandatory evacuations. Among them is CTV Atlantic’s Bruce Frisko, who found himself on both sides of this crisis.
As the fire fighters and first responders work around the clock to battle the Tantallon, N.S., area wildfire that’s burning out of control, so too are countless volunteers, non-profits, and businesses.
100 per cent of the t-shirt sales will go towards supporting wildfire relief efforts.
Spin-It Records & Video is offering its customers a different shopping experience by bringing back old memories with collectibles, records and even movie rentals.
The 8,000 people on board the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship made their way into Saint John for a one-day stop Tuesday, nearly doubling the population of the uptown core.
More than 60 years after Dr. Jane Goodall began her groundbreaking research, being a messenger of hope just may be her most important role yet.
One week ago, CTV Atlantic’s Andrea Jerrett gave birth to three beautiful baby girls. Now, with Sunday marking Multiple Births Awareness Day, Jerrett is sharing her experience of carrying triplets.
Bill Mayo isn’t letting age keep him from doing what he loves. This weekend the 90-year-old is taking on a 42-kilometre walk as part of the Moncton Outdoor Enthusiasts' 40th anniversary.
Hollywood star Keifer Sutherland is raising funds for the Red Cross to support those impacted by the Nova Scotia wildfires.
More than 60 dresses from across the province have already been collected at Alyssa’s Formals in Lower Sackville, N.S. The online movement to donate a dress to a girl in need has grown so quickly, the owner decided to provide a central location to make everything easier.
The kids at Forest Glen School in Moncton have learned a lot about golf this week thanks to their dedicated physical education teacher. Michelle Phillips LeBlanc has created an 18-hole, multi-themed mini-putt golf course in the school’s gym.
The 'Humble Bandits' have been tidying public spaces in New Brunswick since 2020.
Times of crisis like the Nova Scotia wildfires can often bring out the best in people, but experts warn they can also be a breeding ground for the total opposite.
Charlottetown is trying to get some of its urban trees lost due to post-tropical storm Fiona back with help from a new program.
As the fire fighters and first responders work around the clock to battle the Tantallon, N.S., area wildfire that’s burning out of control, so too are countless volunteers, non-profits, and businesses.
100 per cent of the t-shirt sales will go towards supporting wildfire relief efforts.
A burnt metal frame of a trampoline offers a tiny trace of the young family who until Sunday, lived on Jenna Lane.
Gangs of killer whales have been causing chaos off the coast of Spain for the past few years, ramming into hundreds of boats, causing expensive damage to some and even sinking three since 2020. And UBC researchers have a theory why.
A Guelph man is gaining online popularity for scratching and sampling during his walks around the Royal City.
Ontario referees will be outfitted with body cameras this summer in an effort to stop aggressive abuse at soccer games across the province.
Pictures from across Nova Scotia highlight the destruction brought on by two wildfires that are burning out of control in the province.
Rejeanne Fairhead ran her way into the Guinness World Records on the opening day of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.
The University of Waterloo has announced it will offer free tuition to students from two First Nations whose traditional territory covers the land where the university is located.
The four children found unresponsive on a shoreline in Portneuf-sur-Mer, Que. Saturday did not survive, provincial police (SQ) have confirmed. The children, all over the age of 10, were among a group of 11 people swept away by the tide overnight while fishing in Quebec's North Shore region. Six of them were rescued and one man is still missing.
The U.S. Ambassador to Canada says America 'absolutely wants to have it both ways' when it comes to fighting climate change while pursuing fossil fuel projects.
New study finds increase in antipsychotic drugs use in long-term care homes across Canada, despite no significant increase in behavioural symptoms – something that may expose a potential area of concern for quality of care, researchers say.
More than 5,000 new species have been discovered at an expansive future deep-sea mining site in the Pacific Ocean.
Pope Francis warned the Vatican's missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations, not mere entrepreneurship.
Canada is open to the idea of including a requirement to cut back on the production of plastic in a new global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday.
Photos released by NASA taken from International Space Station show the immense scale of the wildfires in Nova Scotia, with billowing smoke engulfing the landscape.
Notorious serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo was moved to a medium-security prison in Quebec this week.
Special rapporteur David Johnston has hired crisis communications firm Navigator, his office confirmed on Friday.
N.S. Premier Tim Houston speaks about the devastation the wildfires are causing and the need for residents to respect the fire ban.
