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• Charlottetown council votes to make changes to Sir John A. Macdonald statue

  Charlottetown city council will install a statue of an Indigenous elder or child next to a downtown statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to create the image the two are in conversation.

  

• Nova Scotians 40-44 now eligible for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

  Nova Scotians in the 40 to 44 age group can now book appointments to receive the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

  

• New Brunswick government introduces legislation for photo radar and plate readers

  The New Brunswick government has tabled legislation to allow municipalities to use technology such as photo radar and red-light cameras.

• Nova Scotia's borders close to non-essential travel due to surge of COVID-19 cases

  Nova Scotia's borders are closing to all but essential travel Monday.

• Independent review of systemic discrimination at N.S. Barristers' Society underway

  A former provincial ombudsman heading up an external review of systemic discrimination in the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society says he's aiming to complete his work in eight to 10 months.

• Police ticket three Dartmouth residents for failing to self-isolate, exceeding gathering limits

  Police have ticketed two women and a man, all from Dartmouth, for failing to follow the Health Protection Act, in relation to two separate incidents Monday.

• N.S. church, 26 churchgoers fined for gathering in violating of Health Protection Act

  A church in Weston, N.S., and 26 churchgoers have been fined after RCMP say they gathered Sunday morning in violation of the province’s Health Protection Act.

• N.S. bar owners asking province to change rules to allow for curbside pick-up and delivery of booze

  The co-owner of a bar in Dartmouth is asking the Nova Scotia government to make regulatory changes that would alter the selling and serving of alcohol.

• New Brunswick man arrested after a gunshot nearly hits child

  Police in Rothesay, N.B. say they have arrested a 22-year-old man after responding to a call of a gunshot at an apartment that nearly hit a 20-month old child.

• RCMP charge Windsor, N.S. man with sexual assault

  A 34-year-old Windsor, N.S. man is facing several charges related to an alleged sexual assault in the community.

• N.S. RCMP charge two men following Cape Breton home invasion, assault

  Nova Scotia RCMP have charged two men with a number of offences in relation to a home invasion and assault in Loch Lomond, Cape Breton early Saturday morning.

• Three Halifax area residents arrested for impaired driving

  Nova Scotia RCMP say they arrested three drivers on Sunday for impaired driving offences in the Halifax area.

• 'Living history': Residents of small N.S. town fight to keep rusty offshore boiler

  Residents of a small town 250 kilometres east of Halifax are fighting to prevent the removal of a hunk of black metal that has been sitting offshore for the past 100 years.

• First responders called in to rescue hikers from Partridge Island

  From a distant vantage point, the breakwater to Partridge Island in Saint John Harbour appears relatively flat, but in reality, it's far from it. This past weekend, two hikers learned this lesson the hard way as they became stranded after one started experiencing signs of hypothermia.

• Halifax police arrest man who fled police in controversial video

  Police in Halifax have arrested a man on an outstanding warrant for robbery in relation to a March incident where a Halifax Regional Police officer was captured on video pointing a gun at a man, and shouting what the chief of police called "unacceptable comments".

• N.S. man, 44, dies in single-vehicle collision

  A 44-year-old man from Kings County, N.S., has died following a single-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon.