As Nova Scotia reports 37 new cases of COVID-19 – the greatest number of cases the province has seen since April – Premier Stephen McNeil says it’s “time to take some tough measures” to limit the spread.
New Brunswick is reporting five new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of active cases to 93.
Nova Scotia Health is asking anyone who has been to a bar or restaurant in the Halifax Regional Municipality after 10 p.m. since Nov. 10 to book a COVID-19 test, even if they don’t have symptoms.
With COVID cases rising on the mainland, shutting down the Canso Causeway to non-essential travel is growing in popularity.
With strict new gathering limits in effect in much of Nova Scotia, police have been granted new powers to issue tickets, which could prove expensive not just for the host, but for the party-goers themselves.
A 14-year-old girl missing for over two weeks in New Brunswick has been found.
As case numbers of COVID-19 increase, hospital staff across the Maritimes are hoping they won’t see more admissions, but say they are prepared if they do.
Halifax regional council has endorsed three projects that would create a total of 52 rooms with federal funding, as the city faces rising levels of homelessness and worries over evictions of low-income tenants.
P.E.I. reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. One previously reported case is now considered recovered, leaving one active case in the province.
Ottawa's decision to close fisheries off the southwest coast of Nova Scotia after North Atlantic right whales were detected in the area is necessary to protect the endangered animals, according to an aquatic species researcher.
The New Brunswick university announced on Monday that fifth-year student Michelle Roy, whose recent online post denouncing the school triggered protests on campus, will help lead the sexual violence prevention working group.
The Atlantic bubble has been burst. Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island announced Monday that they are backing out of the Atlantic bubble for at least two weeks.
A 61-year-old man from Bronson Settlement, N.B., is facing charges after police say he fired shots towards police during an incident on Sunday.
New Brunswick RCMP are investigating after shots were fired at a Johnville, N.B., home and vehicle early Sunday morning.
With Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador pulling out of the Atlantic bubble for at least two weeks, the upcoming holidays plans of many Atlantic Canadians are now in jeopardy.
The COVID outbreaks in the Maritimes' larger urban centres have people in smaller and more rural parts of the region reconsidering their travel plans.
With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia's Central Zone, many small businesses are once again facing an uncertain future.
Canadians are being advised to shop early and ship early to make sure their parcels arrive on time for the holiday season, as Canada Post and FedEx brace for record shipment volumes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
Over 10 years into retirement, Anne Murray says she recently performed a few of her old songs 'just for the fun of it,' and was pleased to learn her famous pipes are still humming.
In a growing tradition, home-care workers are “adopting” seniors, and stuffing stockings for the hundreds they care for on Sydney’s north side. The program started last year by a home-care worker who has since passed away from cancer.
Racism in the healthcare system inspired a free Black Doula Training course, for people of African descent interested in the profession.
Efforts have begun to protect marshlands in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, which are integral to the endangered mainland moose's survival.
A Nova Scotian man is on a mission to run and share his experience with testicular cancer to help others. With a physically demanding marathon approaching, he's on a Movember campaign to encourage men to discuss their mental health – all while sporting a fine moustache.
For most people, 2020, with all its misfortune, has been a year to forget – Reserve Mines Volunteer Fire Department can relate. In 2019, the Cape Breton department had a chance to win money through a photo-based contest but passed the opportunity along to a more in need Nova Scotia station; however, soon after, the department fell on tough times. Fortunately enough, the firefighting team recently saw its good deed repaid.
With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia's Central Zone, many small businesses are once again facing an uncertain future.
In a growing tradition, home-care workers are “adopting” seniors, and stuffing stockings for the hundreds they care for on Sydney’s north side. The program started last year by a home-care worker who has since passed away from cancer.
Racism in the healthcare system inspired a free Black Doula Training course, for people of African descent interested in the profession.
A Nova Scotian man is on a mission to run and share his experience with testicular cancer to help others. With a physically demanding marathon approaching, he's on a Movember campaign to encourage men to discuss their mental health – all while sporting a fine moustache.
Many Maritimers might know pilot Dimitri Neonakis for his inspiring flight path images, which have been a bright spot amid a pandemic and a generally difficult year. However, his good deeds don't stop at airborne designs as he lifts off to lift the spirits of young patients from the IWK Health Centre.
A program in Cape Breton that plays Santa for seniors is doing things a bit differently this year.
Human rights complaints are now being filed by an Indigenous man and his granddaughter after both were handcuffed outside a Bank of Montreal branch in Vancouver last December.
An Etobicoke restaurant that flouted provincial orders by offering indoor dining to customers amid a lockdown in Toronto has been ordered to close indefinitely by the city’s medical officer of health.
For five months this year, Montreal paramedics were told to suspend resuscitation efforts on patients whose hearts had stopped, since it was seen as too risky at a time when COVID-19 wasn't well understood.
Campers looking to secure a spot in a national park during the height of the 2021 season will need to wait a little longer as Parks Canada has pushed back the opening of reservations.
Three hikers were rescued by search teams on Sunday evening after getting lost on a snowy North Shore mountain trail.
Alberta set a record 1,584 new coronavirus cases Sunday - and #WhereisKenney began to trend on Twitter as critics accused Alberta’s premier of failing to show leadership - or even speak to Albertans about the crisis.
Having counted more than a dozen overdoses on the Kainai First Nation since Friday, police are looking for answers and they need the public's help.
Legendary Canadian television host Alex Trebek dies at 80
Did the CRA give you extra CERB payments?
The discovery of a mysterious metal monolith in an undisclosed location in Utah is raising some questions.
The Oxford English Dictionary was unable to select one word for their 'word of the year' for 2020
The federal government has signed a deal to secure up to 26,000 doses of a COVID-19 therapeutic drug from Eli Lilly, with the option to receive thousands more, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. He also sought to temper Canadians' expectations around the timing and rollout of vaccines.
Albertan junior and high school students are being sent home to learn and the province is introducing stricter gathering limits in hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19.
A Tennessee ICU nurse has inspired other health-care workers to share how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected them by posting before-and-after photos of herself that show the physical toll it’s taken on her.
A trailblazer, who was among the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after being hospitalized for COVID-19.
Declaring "America is back," U.S. President-elect Joe Biden introduced his national security team on Tuesday, his first substantive offering of how he'll shift from Trump-era "America First" policies by relying on experts from the Democratic establishment to be some of his most important advisers.
Since Canada's travel restrictions on non-essential international travellers came into effect in mid-March, more than 335,000 foreign nationals have flown into this country, and 154 national interest exemptions have been granted, according to figures tabled in the House of Commons.
Canadian Blood Services is urging stem cell donors to stay committed to their appointments.
An Etobicoke restaurant that flouted provincial orders by offering indoor dining to customers amid a lockdown in Toronto has been ordered to close indefinitely by the city’s medical officer of health.
As Nova Scotia reports 37 new cases of COVID-19 – the greatest number of cases the province has seen since April – Premier Stephen McNeil says it’s “time to take some tough measures” to limit the spread.
The owner took to social media to announce his plans to serve patrons indoors.
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Man. Premier Brian Pallister responded to criticism leveled by Tory MP Candice Bergen saying he was committed to stopping the spread of COVID-19.
