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• N.S. residents prepare for more rain as they continue cleanup from last week's storm

  With more rain in the forecast for Nova Scotia, the fear of water levels rising is top of mind for many.

  

• COVID-19 vaccination mandate deadline approaching for N.S.'s public sector workers

  All provincial employees and those who fall under Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate are required to have at least one dose of vaccine by Tuesday, Nov. 30.

  

• WHO warns that new virus variant poses 'very high' risk

  The World Health Organization says the global risk from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is 'very high' based on early evidence, and it could lead to surges with 'severe consequences.'

• Judge finds 12 inmates accused in attack at N.S. jail guilty of aggravated assault

  A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge found 12 inmates guilty of aggravated assault on Monday in connection with a brutal attack inside a Halifax jail, saying there was an orchestrated plan to harm a newly arrived prisoner.

• Dartmouth, N.S. community members to discuss modular housing plans for homeless

  An information meeting is scheduled at the Dartmouth Zatzman Sportsplex Monday night to discuss the modular housing units that will soon be set up in downtown Dartmouth to assist the homeless.

• More rain heading for southwestern Newfoundland less than a week after damaging storm

  Environment Canada is forecasting more rain for southwestern Newfoundland, an area still mopping up from a massive storm last week that damaged sections of a main highway.

• Some N.B. parents say at-home learning should take place on snow days

  The first major snowfall of the season for the Moncton, N.B. area brought with it the first snow day of the school year for many.

• Desmond inquiry: Nova Scotia has no specific mental health program for Black people

  As a Black man, Lionel Desmond struggled to find help for his declining mental health in late 2016, but there were no culturally specific programs available in Nova Scotia when the Afghanistan war veteran killed himself and his family on Jan. 3, 2017.

• Woman fined $1,050 for failing to abide by COVID-19 Public Health Act in P.E.I.

  A 41-year-old woman has been issued a fine in the amount of $1,050 for failing to abide by the Public Health Act in Borden-Carleton, P.E.I.

• Concern grows in Cape Breton as region braces for more potential rain

  Another significant rainfall is being forecast for Monday for much of mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.

• Pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on a Halifax road dies from injuries

  Halifax Regional Police reported Monday that the pedestrian who was struck on a Halifax road on Nov. 26 has died as a result of his injuries.

• ‘I’d like to see it done before Christmas’: N.B. government still trying to reach agreement with nurses

  A strike vote is looming for the New Brunswick Nurses Union, after the rejection of two tentative agreements this fall.

• Halifax police charge man in relation to stabbing incident

  Halifax Regional Police has charged a man in connection to a stabbing that happened over the weekend.

• Police investigating following a robbery at a Halifax grocery store

  Police in Halifax are investigating a robbery that happened at a Superstore Monday afternoon.

• Prince Edward Island reports five new cases of COVID-19, Prince County cluster grows

  Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting five new cases of COVID-19.

• Potential COVID-19 exposure on UNB’s Fredericton campus

  New Brunswick Public Health is reporting a possible exposure to COVID-19 on the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus