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• Participants in inquiry into N.S. mass shooting to be announced

  The joint federal/provincial inquiry into the April 2020 tragedy in Nova Scotia will make its first public presentation Thursday.

  

• Nova Scotia launches new COVID-19 program for paid sick leave

  Nova Scotia is launching a new COVID-19 sick leave program for residents who must take time off work.

  

• Halifax police investigating after shooting in Dartmouth leaves one man dead

  A 22-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Dartmouth Wednesday evening.

• Police respond to stabbing in Dartmouth early Thursday morning

  Police in Halifax responded to a stabbing in Dartmouth early Thursday morning.

• Late-night fire destroys warehouse in Lakeville, N.B.

  A late-night fire has destroyed a warehouse in Lakeville, N.B.

• Grieving N.B. family supports mental health recommendations in hospital emergency rooms

  The family of a teenager who died by suicide shortly after trying to get help in a hospital emergency room is welcoming promises to change the system.

• Policing, politics and protests: Halifax Police hint at crackdown for planned weekend protest

  Two weeks after being soundly criticized on social media for helping to organize a so-called "freedom rally" on Citadel Hill, Halifax Regional Police are now warning the organizers there could be consequences for the gathering.

• COVID-19 testing numbers in N.S. drop, much to the dismay of public health officials

  At its peak, Nova Scotia's lab processed over 19,000 tests in one day. Tuesday, that number was down to around 7,300. That drop is not what public health officials want and they are encouraging Nova Scotians to make testing part of their regular routine.

• Cambridge family moving to Nova Scotia facing road blocks due to pandemic restrictions

  A Cambridge family moving to Nova Scotia is being denied entry into the province due to COVID-19 restrictions.

• Mi'kmaw hockey player hopes recommendations of task force are implemented to improve the game he loves

  Eighteen-year-old Logan Prosper's minor hockey career has come to an end, but he says his years on the ice were filled with racist comments -- something he hopes will come to an end with the implementation recommendations from a Hockey Nova Scotia task force on inclusion and diversity.

• Advocacy group calls N.S. COVID travel ban unconstitutional, says should be scrapped

  A civil liberties group says Nova Scotia's decision to close provincial boundaries to non-essential travel is unconstitutional.

• Mother of victim speaks out after video of attack spreads on social media

  A disturbing video that appears to show two young females being repeatedly assaulted by a group of girls in Riverview, N.B., is circulating on social media and now, the mother of one of the young victims is speaking out.

• New Brunswick RCMP seek information from public on suspicious fire

  RCMP in New Brunswick continue to investigate a suspicious fire in Kedgwick, N.B. and are asking anyone with information that could assist with the investigation to come forward.

• N.L. reports 10 new COVID-19 cases, imposes new restrictions in southwest

  Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday and announced new restrictions for an area of the province's southwest.

• 'I would say we’re COVIDed out': National Nursing Week highlights the difficult job

  COVID-19 has been tough on a lot of us – businesses, patients, but also medical professionals. Nurses, especially, are exhausted.

• 'They're scared': Transit union says members worried about growing exposure list on buses

  Despite a reduced schedule and far fewer passengers, a growing list of possible exposures involving Halifax Transit buses has the driver's union deeply concerned.