New Brunswick removes more pandemic restrictions after hitting another COVID-19 vaccination target
New Brunswick is lifting more pandemic restrictions as of midnight Wednesday and will move to Phase 2 of its re-opening plan.
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Cape Breton doctor removed as head of emergency medicine for Eastern Zone
A Cape Breton doctor removed as head of emergency medicine for Eastern Zone after he made comments on a radio station that were viewed as critical of the province's chief medical of health.
Nova Scotia reports eight new COVID-19 cases Wednesday; active cases drop to 92
Nova Scotia is reporting eight new COVID-19 cases and 13 recoveries on Wednesday, as the active number of cases in the province drops to 92.
Nova Scotia expands COVID-19 second shot eligibility; some experience problems re-booking
On the same day Nova Scotia expanded eligibility to reschedule second COVID-19 shots, some residents are expressing frustration about being unable to move theirs up.
'Ready to reopen': Nova Scotians embracing Phase 2 of COVID-19 reopening plan
From restaurants to fitness centres, businesses in the Sydney, N.S. area - and their customers - are embracing the latest phase in Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 reopening plan.
Crisis shelters in Halifax 'will be removed' says municipality
A volunteer group that built so-called "crisis shelters" in Halifax to help those in the city who are homeless is upset the municipality plans to take them down.
Mounties sent to apprehend active shooter in Nova Scotia were confused about gunfire
The RCMP officers dispatched to apprehend an active shooter in Portapique, N.S., last spring thought they were hearing gunshots long after the shooter had killed 13 people and fled the scene, according to a newly released statement from a senior Mountie.
In-depth testing rules out presence of petroleum products, hydrocarbons in Grand Lake, N.S.
The results of more in-depth water testing at Grand Lake, N.S. has ruled out the presence of petroleum products and hydrocarbons and has once again shown blue-green algae to be the issue.
N.S. RCMP arrest 14 people, seize 'significant quantity of drugs, firearms and cash' in major drug trafficking bust
Nova Scotia RCMP has arrested 14 people and seized a 'significant quantity of drugs, firearms and money,' after police say they disrupted a drug trafficking ring as the result of an 11-month investigation.
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'Alarming situation' but help slow in coming for struggling Kashechewan, chief says
Help for the struggling James Bay community of Kashechewan has been slow in coming, as COVID-19 infections surge through overcrowded homes and isolation facilities remain non-existent, Chief Leo Friday said on Wednesday.
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NEW | 'There's a memory there': Rampant addictions on Sask. First Nation a result of generational trauma from residential school
Indigenous leaders of Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan say the community is struggling to cope with the intergenerational trauma caused by a residential school that once operated in the area, with many residents turning to drugs and alcohol to cope.
China launches first three-man crew to new space station
China launched the first three-man crew to its new space station in its first crewed mission in five years Thursday.
'Practical work' summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin exchanged cordial words and plotted modest steps on arms control and diplomacy but emerged from their much-anticipated Swiss summit Wednesday largely where they started -- with deep differences on human rights, cyberattacks, election interference and more.
B.C. couple pleads guilty after flying to Yukon to jump COVID-19 vaccine queue
A plea has been entered in the case of a B.C. couple accused of chartering a flight to a remote Yukon community to get their COVID-19 vaccinations before they were eligible in their home province.
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