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• 'People didn't really clue in,' says Nova Scotia's top doc about failure to take latest COVID-19 outbreak seriously

  Nova Scotia's top doctor says there will be another high total of COVID-19 cases on Friday and it will continue for a few more days until we see the effect of the toughest restrictions that were put in place last week.

  

• RCMP: Drugs, loaded guns seized after car 'narrowly avoids' head-on crash in downtown Moncton

  New Brunswick police say they have seized drugs and guns after a car fled their attempted stop, almost crashing head-on into another.

  

• 'I think somebody has him': Grandmother of missing boy says in first interview since his disappearance

  Without knowing where their son is, Dylan Ehler's parents did what they know he would love to do — launch little dissolvable boats marked with messages of hope and love, one year after he disappeared.

• Another month learning at home for N.S. students

  Thousands of Nova Scotia students, along with their parents and teachers, are now bracing for another month of online learning.

• Nova Scotians 45-49 now eligible for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

  Nova Scotians in the 45 to 49 age group can now book appointments to receive the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

• Amount of litter is 'disheartening,' but many working to tackle the problem

  With less to do in lockdown some Nova Scotians are cleaning up their communities and they're also throwing down the challenge for others to pick up the litter too.

• Prince Edward Island reports one new case; 10 cases remain

  Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 on Friday.

• Resumption of flights to Maritime airports delayed because of spike in COVID-19 cases

  It's been more than three months since the last commercial flight touched the tarmac at the Sydney airport -- and now it looks like it could be a while longer before the service returns.

• Veteran member of N.S. Liberal government resigns, ending party's majority rule

  A veteran member and former cabinet minister in Nova Scotia's Liberal government announced Friday that she has submitted her resignation, sending the party to minority status in the legislature.

• Small business owners fear for business survival

  Tim Rissesco from the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission is worried some businesses owners will not survive a third COVID-19 shutdown.

• Mount Allison professor suspended following 'discriminatory conduct' allegations

  A professor at New Brunswick's Mount Allison University has been suspended following an investigation into alleged "discriminatory conduct," according to school officials.

• Schools in Nova Scotia could remain closed until summer: top doctor

  Nova Scotia's top doctor says parents should prepare for the possibility that schools across the province will remain closed until the end of the academic year to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

• N.B. RCMP searching for four suspects believed to be involved in church break-ins

  The RCMP on Miscou Island, N.B. are asking for the public's help in identifying four individuals who police believe are connected to two recent break and enters at a local church.

• Nova Scotia's COVID-19 outbreak forces the delay of two trials involving 15 inmates

  Two trials in Nova Scotia involving 15 inmates accused of taking part in a jailhouse stabbing have been delayed because of the province's recent COVID-19 outbreak.

• New program in Moncton, N.B. provides free golf lessons to children

  A new program at Royal Oaks Golf Club in Moncton, N.B. is providing children with the opportunity to hit the green free of charge.

• Halifax police ask for public's assistance identifying a potential witness to a 2020 homicide

  Police in Halifax are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a potential witness in the 2020 homicide of Terrance Thomas Dixon.