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• More than 20,000 Nova Scotians have registered for wildfire financial aid

  The fires in Halifax and Shelburne County have been devastating for the province of Nova Scotia. So far, 8,200 households and more than 20,000 people have registered for aid.

  

• Daycares race to find temporary spaces after two burn in Tantallon, N.S., wildfire

  A number of daycares were destroyed in the Tantallon fire. As owners ponder their future, families are scrambling to find an alternative space for their children.

  

• Wildfire areas soaked over the weekend, rainfall warnings in effect

  A much needed rain fell over the weekend for much of the Maritimes, including those areas combating wildfires.

• 'Don't get too cocky': Black bear spotted at Moncton park

  The city of Moncton posted a warning on social media Monday morning and signs have been put up at the park's main entrances after a black bear was spotted near a bird feeder in Mapleton Park.

• P.E.I. police search for ski masked man allegedly prowling around Stanley Bridge home

  Police in Stanley Bridge, P.E.I., are investigating after a man in a ski mask was captured on a home security camera walking around a home.

• New advocacy projects aim to cut down vacant buildings in Saint John, N.B.

  Around 150 buildings in Saint John, N.B., remain on the city’s vacant and dilapidated building program.

• Wildfire risk remains well above average across Canada this month

  This season is on track to be the worst fire season Canada has ever seen and the risk of wildfires will remain well above average in most of the country throughout the summer, the federal government warned Monday.

• Quebec man sentenced in Campbellton, N.B., assault case

  A Quebec man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of an aggravated assault in Campbellton, N.B.

• N.S. bookstore overcomes fire, COVID-19, now construction in Sydney

  Every title inside On Paper Books in downtown Sydney tells a story, and the bookstore itself has a tale of its own.

• Uncertainty remains for Halifax-area evacuees as wildfire 100 per cent contained

  A wildfire that tore through homes and businesses in the Halifax area is 100 per cent contained, but a historic fire in southwestern Nova Scotia remains out of control.

• P.E.I. sets tree-planting goal after woodlands left trampled by post-tropical storm

  The Prince Edward Island government is spending $1 million to replant forests after post-tropical storm Fiona knocked down thousands of trees in the province last year.

• One person dies, two others in hospital after three-vehicle crash in Springfield, P.E.I.: RCMP

  One person has died and two others are in hospital with serious injuries after a three-vehicle collision in Springfield, P.E.I.