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• Future of Policy 713 to 'hopefully' be made public this week: N.B. education minister

  New Brunswick’s education minister says the future of Policy 713 could be made public as early as Wednesday.

  

• New N.S. Health website shares estimated ER wait times

  A new website created by Nova Scotia’s health authority shares hourly estimated wait times for many emergency departments across the province.

  

• 'Make sure residents have a second way out': Halifax-area wildfire exposes lack of evacuation exits

  As wildfires broke out in Halifax more than a week ago, traffic gridlocked — exposing the lack of an evacuation plan. CTV’s Heidi Petracek reports.

• Air quality statements remain in effect in N.S., wildfire smoke impacting Ontario and Quebec

  Air quality statements remain in effect for parts of Nova Scotia and wildfire smoke continues to impact large areas of Ontario and Quebec Tuesday.

• 'They lost everything': Halifax evacuees grapple with new normal

  Officials gave the outside world its first look inside the destruction from the Halifax-area wildfires Tuesday.

• Barrington Lake wildfire 'being held,' not expected to move weather permitting

  A record-size wildfire in Shelburne County, N.S., isn’t likely to move if conditions don't change, officials say.

• Early morning Moncton duplex fire displaces 9 people

  Nine people have been left temporarily homeless after a fire at a duplex in Moncton, N.B., early Tuesday morning.

• Burchill Wind Project holds grand opening in Saint John

  The Burchill Wind Project held its grand opening in Saint John, N.B., Tuesday. The project consists of 10 turbines 15 kilometres southwest of the city centre and will have the capacity to power more than 10,000 homes annually in the area.

• Sex harassment case involving Trudeau Foundation should be heard in N.L., lawyer says

  The lawyer representing a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a former Northwest Territories premier says her client would likely have to end her lawsuit if a judge determines the trial should be moved to Quebec.

• 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure': Experts say a national fire service could help battle wildfires

  During a record-setting wildfire season, experts say prevention of more disasters is important, citing a Canada-wide fire service could help mitigate blazes.

• Canadian Nuclear Society conference comes to Saint John

  The 47th annual Canadian Nuclear Society conference is underway in Saint John, N.B.

• Traffic backups in Hammonds Plains area fire zone

  The RCMP is asking motorists to avoid travelling inbound towards Halifax on the Hammonds Plains Road/Highway 213 in the area affected by the Tantallon wildfires.