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Nova Scotia reports 163 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, one new death

Nova Scotia has announced 163 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, and one new death.

Nurses greet patients at a COVID-19 walk-in clinic in Montreal, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Paul Chiasson)

New Brunswick reports one death, eight new COVID-19 cases Saturday

New Brunswick health officials are reporting one new COVID-19 death, along with eight new cases Saturday.

File photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)

Nova Scotia's top doctor sparks meme with caution on non-essential shopping

Nova Scotia's top doctor has launched a social media meme with his comments imploring residents to cease shopping for non-essential items, including Birkenstock sandals offered at sale prices.

Cars fill the parking lot of a Costco store, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in Seattle. (AP/Ted S. Warren)

'People didn't really clue in,' says Nova Scotia's top doc about failure to take latest COVID-19 outbreak seriously

Nova Scotia's top doctor says there will be another high total of COVID-19 cases on Friday and it will continue for a few more days until we see the effect of the toughest restrictions that were put in place last week.

RCMP: Drugs, loaded guns seized after car 'narrowly avoids' head-on crash in downtown Moncton

New Brunswick police say they have seized drugs and guns after a car fled their attempted stop, almost crashing head-on into another.

'I think somebody has him': Grandmother of missing boy says in first interview since his disappearance

Without knowing where their son is, Dylan Ehler's parents did what they know he would love to do — launch little dissolvable boats marked with messages of hope and love, one year after he disappeared.

Another month learning at home for N.S. students

Thousands of Nova Scotia students, along with their parents and teachers, are now bracing for another month of online learning.

Nova Scotians 45-49 now eligible for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

Nova Scotians in the 45 to 49 age group can now book appointments to receive the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

Amount of litter is 'disheartening,' but many working to tackle the problem

With less to do in lockdown some Nova Scotians are cleaning up their communities and they're also throwing down the challenge for others to pick up the litter too.

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Tam warns that full vaccination does not equal full protection from COVID-19

Canada's chief public health officer reminded Canadians on Saturday that even those who are fully vaccinated remain susceptible to COVID-19.

Employees are vaccinated at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at CAE headquarters in Montreal, on Monday, April 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

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NEW | Alberta physician offers rare glimpse inside COVID-19 wards with pandemic photography

An Alberta-based physician is documenting life on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing photographs taken inside a Calgary hospital.

Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by early Sunday

Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere late Saturday or early Sunday, European and U.S. tracking centres said on Saturday.

Obstructive sleep apnea may increase risk of severe COVID-19: study

A new study has found that people with a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea had increased odds of having COVID-19 and were twice as likely to be hospitalized with the disease or treated for it in an intensive care unit.

Will Quebec teens with vaccine-hesitant parents decide to get a shot? They have the right

Quebec is unique in allowing teens 14 and up to decide on their own, confidentially, whether to be vaccinated. But breaking with vaccine-hesitant parents' views can be hard, say the few with experience, and doctors doubt many kids will do so.