N.S. fishing vessel Atlantic Destiny sinks after fire at sea; all 31 crew members safe
All 31 crew members have been rescued from a fishing vessel that twice caught fire off the southern coast of Nova Scotia on Tuesday night.

All 31 crew members have been rescued from a fishing vessel that twice caught fire off the southern coast of Nova Scotia on Tuesday night.
Prince Edward Island will move out of its 72-hour lockdown as of midnight Thursday, and into a modified circuit breaker, public health officials announced Wednesday.
A First Nations chief in Nova Scotia has released a letter from Ottawa outlining a plan to have Indigenous fishers participate in moderate livelihood fisheries during the commercial season.
A community group in Halifax is preparing Easter baskets for seniors in hopes of bringing them joy around the holiday weekend.
New Brunswick Health continues to identify potential COVID-19 exposures throughout the province. CTV News has compiled a list of the latest exposures in New Brunswick.
Nova Scotia Health continues to identify potential COVID-19 exposures throughout the province. CTV News has compiled a list of the latest exposures in Nova Scotia.
Atlantic.CTVNews.ca has everything you need to know about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in Atlantic Canada, including locations, how to register, and who is next in line.
A Fredericton artist, who promotes kindness and compassion through her work, is being recognized for one of her collections.
Dean Smith is a lawyer by trade, coaches both of his sons' hockey teams, sits on a diversity panel for Hockey Nova Scotia, and is a leader of the Black Ice initiative.
Halifax Central Library staff found themselves babysitting a bunny Wednesday after a visitor found a rabbit hopping around in their washroom.
A New Brunswick historian is sharing what it was like to be a working-class woman in Saint John, N.B. during the mid-1900s.
Two Indigenous New Brunswick women wrote and illustrated a new children’s book featuring Mi'kmaq words that correspond to the English alphabet.
A woman who was seriously injured in the Toronto van attack nearly three years ago says that the guilty verdict in the case won't provide closure but may provide some semblance of relief.
Jahmil French, who is best known for his role as Dave Turner in teen series Degrassi: The Next Generation, has died.
B.C.’s paramedics union says staffing levels across the province are now 'critical,' causing ambulances to sit empty and wait times to balloon.
Albertans aged 65 or older will not receive the newly approved AstraZeneca vaccine following new advice from a national advisory committee on who should and shouldn’t get the shot.
Quebec cancer specialists are asking the province to bump their patients up in the priority lineup, not just soon, but now, getting shots alongside the elderly.
Calling it 'disgusting behaviour' that needs to be 'denounced strongly' Mayor Naheed Nenshi called out anti-lockdown protesters who carried tiki torches through downtown Calgary over the weekend.
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Manitoba, according to a new report.
Montrealer Carlos Viani shares his 'confinement diaries' – images of how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping the city.
Reports of residents in Toronto getting bitten and scratched by raccoons are up over 60 per cent.
Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer's death at age 73 closes an incredible chapter of music history.
A driver doing doughnuts in the middle of a street in Los Angeles hit a pedestrian, put her in the car, then fled from police.
Scientists used a particle accelerator to learn more about Little Foot, a 3.67-million-year-old Australopithecus fossil.
This artist garnered three million views after she narrowly escaped ruining a prized painting of her grandfather.
A 10-second video was sold for US$6.6 million last week, showing just how much the non-fungible token market is booming.
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung sent a plume of ash over 11,000 feet above sea level, the country's volcanic monitoring agency, said.
While U.S. President Joe Biden pledges that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccine supply for every adult in America by the end of May, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not ready yet to say Canada’s immunization timeline will speed up, but he's 'very optimistic' it will.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy until June of this year as the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Conservative MP has joined the chorus of voices calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns.
Many scientists say they now believe that SARS-CoV-2 will not only remain with us as an endemic virus, continuing to circulate in communities, but will likely cause a significant burden of illness and death for years to come.
Experts say delaying the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine would 'make sense' for Canada amid its slow rollout, despite there being limited data about how long protection lasts until a second shot is needed.
A judge has ruled that Alek Minassian is criminally responsible for the 2018 Toronto van attack, finding him guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.
Research suggests that even a 10-minute phone call can help ease the loneliness, depression and anxiety that has set in since the start of the pandemic. An empathetic ear and a phone is all that’s required.
Trans newcomers and refugees in B.C. have created an online space unique to them to build a community and help work through trauma they may be carrying, and they say it’s a model that should be copied across Canada.
The owner of a scallop trawler that caught fire at sea south of Yarmouth, N.S., Tuesday night says all 32 crew members are safely off the boat.
Manitoba's top doctor provides details on what restrictions will be eased on Friday.
Scenes from across the country show vaccination centres overflowing with seniors waiting for their shots.