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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.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

Some lineups, but no crowds, for Black Friday in N.S.

With doors opening at 8 a.m., some shoppers did line up early at Best Buy in Dartmouth Crossing, hoping to snag Black Friday deals in person.

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.

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.

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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Quebec COVID-19 cases soar with 1,171 new infections on Saturday, most since April

Quebec reported Saturday that 1,171 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, with 726 of those not fully vaccinated. It is the highest daily increase in cases since April 30 when the Quebec Institute of Public Health reported the same number of new cases.

People wait to get their children vaccinated at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic as the campaign to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19 continues, in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

W5 INVESTIGATES

W5 INVESTIGATES | Is a drug overdose murder?

W5’s upcoming documentary ‘Death Penalty,’ airing on Saturday at 7 p.m. on CTV, compiles the first-ever research on a growing trend to treat overdose deaths as potential homicides.

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NEW | Counting murders by overdose deaths in Canada

Homicide charges following investigations into overdose deaths in Canada can be described as falling into two categories: pre- and post- fentanyl. W5 found that starting in 2016, there was a significant uptick: 135 manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death charges being laid by police and prosecutors across Canada.

Ontario logs 854 more cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths

Health officials in Ontario are reporting 854 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as well as two additional deaths linked to the disease.

New chief of defence staff keeping eye on Ukraine, Ethiopia: 'No shortage of hotspots'

Canada's new chief of defence staff says that he is keeping his eyes on a handful of dangerous international situations that could require Canadian Armed Forces participation or intervention, and is promising a series of new initiatives aimed at improving military culture in the weeks ahead.