Helicopter delivers supplies to residents stranded in rural Cape Breton
Supplies were loaded onto a helicopter Saturday, bound for people stranded in rural areas of Cape Breton after a record-setting storm battered the region earlier this week.
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More than 10,000 N.B. children registered for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine
More than 10,000 appointments have been booked for children in New Brunswick aged five to 11 to receive their first dose of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.
GoFundMe account created to help family of woman who was killed crossing a Dartmouth street
A GoFundMe account has been created to help the family of a woman who was struck and killed while crossing a street in Dartmouth Wednesday.
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Newfoundland town mobilizes to feed truckers stranded after massive storm
A small Newfoundland community came together today to bring sandwiches and coffee to truckers stranded after a storm washed out parts of the island's main highway this week.
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COVID-19 case count concerns in N.B. as two hospitals battle outbreaks
As concern continues to grow surrounding The Moncton Hospital's COVID-19 outbreak, Horizon's Saint John Regional Hospital also declared a COVID-19 outbreak Friday evening.
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RV fire temporarily shuts down Highway 104 near Havre Boucher, N.S.
An RV fire temporarily shut down Highway 104 near Havre Boucher Friday afternoon.
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Pedestrian in hospital with 'potentially life-threatening' injuries: HRP
A pedestrian is in hospital with what Halifax Regional Police are calling potentially life-threatening injuries after a collision Friday night.
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Storm damage leaves a dozen residents stranded in Cape Breton community
About a dozen people are still stranded after a storm battered Cape Breton earlier this week.
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'This land belongs to the Mi’kmaq people': Historic land transfer on Nova Scotia’s south shore
Jim and Margaret Drescher have owned Windhorse Farm in New Germany, N.S. for more than 30 years, but now, the pair has decided to return the land to a people who know it even better.
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Some lineups, but no crowds, for Black Friday in N.S.
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130 children receive COVID-19 vaccine on P.E.I. as province holds its first clinic
Prince Edward Island held its first COVID-19 pediatric vaccine clinic Friday for children ages five to 11 years old.
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N.B. health officials report 99 new COVID-19 cases as children's vaccination begins
New Brunswick launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged five to 11 Friday, as the province continued to see high numbers of new cases.
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Prime minister approves request for military help as Newfoundland deals with flooding
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has approved a request for military assistance for southwestern Newfoundland, where road washouts from a punishing rainstorm have left the region cut off from the rest of the province.
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Monster storm exposes need to prepare East Coast roads for repeated deluges: experts
Atlantic Canadians living along highways severed by this week's torrential rain say it's past time for governments to focus on retrofitting roads to ensure they can survive deluges that are predicted to become more frequent.
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Nova Scotia reports 28 new COVID-19 cases, 25 recoveries on Friday
Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 28 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with 25 recoveries.
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Fire destroys commercial lobster plant in New Edinburgh, N.S.
Three days before dumping day, a fire has destroyed a commercial lobster plant in Nova Scotia’s Digby County.
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COVID-19 testing continues at Moncton Hospital after outbreak shuts down multiple units
Horizon Health says more COVID-19 testing will be done at the Moncton Hospital Friday.
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Work begins on reconnecting southwestern Newfoundland with the rest of the island
A provincial hotline has been set up for residents of southwestern Newfoundland still struggling in the wake of a punishing rainstorm that washed out the roads that connected the region with the rest of island.
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Something is 'bug-ing' Christmas tree growers in New Brunswick
The midge may be gone, but the insect has put some Christmas trees out of commission this year, since they need recovery time post-infestation.
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Emergency supplies flown into Cape Breton
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COVID-19 outbreak at N.B. hospitals
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GoFundMe set up for woman killed by vehicle
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Fallout continues from coal burn ban
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Fredericton homeless shelter looks to expand
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Maritime children receive first dose of vaccine
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COVID-19 case count concerns in N.B.
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Fire destroys lobster plant in Digby County
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Historic land transfer on N.S. South Shore
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Salvation Army's Kettle Campaign kicks off using 'tap to give' feature for second year in a row
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Halifax museum prepares to unveil 80,000 year old mastodon bones
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Special delivery sparks rumours of return of beloved holiday tradition
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Something is 'bug-ing' Christmas tree growers in New Brunswick
The midge may be gone, but the insect has put some Christmas trees out of commission this year, since they need recovery time post-infestation.
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Maritime moms spread cheer with #projectnicelist
Project Nice List is an online campaign aimed at helping people feel the magic of Christmas through creative daily challenges.
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Reaction to verdict in southern USA brings Maritime reaction
Members of the Maritime Black community watched closely as justice was served in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
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Famous N.S. talking Christmas tree’s fresh face gets nod from Fallon
It's been less than one week since the big reveal – re-introducing Woody the Talking Christmas Tree to a legion of fans – old and new.
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Nova Scotia's child poverty rate worst in 30 years
The co-author of a new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said the lack of progress made addressing child poverty is alarming.
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Fredericton curlers achieve new Guinness World Record; set higher goal for fundraising efforts
A group of curlers in Fredericton, N.B. who recently beat the Guinness World Record for the longest curling game are now setting a new goal for themselves.
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Maritime animal rehab centres expecting an increase in injured birds following storm
Rehabilitation centres like, Nova Scotia's Hope for Wildlife, are expecting to receive many injured birds over the next couple of days after heavy rain and high winds made its way through the region.
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Cape Breton pizza shop owners put competition aside to offer help after fire
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Evacuation alerts issued near Pemberton and near Merritt as storm batters B.C.
Authorities in some parts of B.C. already struggling with flooding and landslides issued new evacuation alerts on Saturday as the second of three successive atmospheric rivers brought heavy rain to the province.
Abbotsford mayor 'extremely concerned' about potential for flooding from U.S. this weekend
Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun says his city remains "extremely concerned" about the possibility of floodwaters from the United States arriving this weekend.
Neighbours in B.C.'s flooded Sumas Prairie effort cleanup amid new storm concerns
The community in B.C.'s Sumas Prairie have pulled together to begin the cleanup process after floodwaters forced many of them to evacuate their homes, as a new storm threatens additional flooding.
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As the world reacts to the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant first detected in southern Africa, questions are being asked about what this means for the vaccine's effectiveness — and whether access to boosters should be expanded.
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The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread.
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Planned closures of highways between the Lower Mainland and the Interior due to the ongoing storm began at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Parts of the Lower Mainland could be drenched with up to 120 millimetres of rainfall by Sunday afternoon, according to new weather warnings from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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Fears U.S. floodwaters may spill into Abbotsford, B.C.
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U.K. tightens travel, face mask measures over new variant
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