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Nova Scotia reports 11 new COVID-19 cases Friday; moves up second doses

Nova Scotia is reporting 11 new COVID-19 cases and 15 recoveries on Friday, as the province announced plans to move up more second doses.

Jennifer Buffet, a pharmacist in Halifax, prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo via Communications Nova Scotia)

More New Brunswickers able to move up second COVID-19 dose; three new cases Friday

More residents of New Brunswick are eligible to reschedule their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a sooner date.

Dr. E. Kwok administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Nova Scotia drops course that asked pupils to list benefits of residential schools

Responding to complaints from an Indigenous girl and her mother, the Nova Scotia government has scrapped a high school correspondence course that asked students to list the advantages of the residential school system.

Jaret Hamm and his son John Hamm, 2, place flowers beside a monument outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School as part of a growing makeshift memorial to honour the 215 children whose remains have been discovered buried near the facility, in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Balancing on top of a spinning log in water? That's how these crows roll

World champion lumberjack Darren Hudson has taught many people to 'log roll.' Now, he can add crows to that list.

N.B. Indigenous leaders meet with premier to discuss plans for searching former 'day school' sites

Following the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., New Brunswick Indigenous leaders are working with the provincial government to survey the sites of their former "Indian day schools."

Halifax Waterfront looks to rebound in 2021

Multiple construction sites have blocked off large sections of Halifax's boardwalk. It is a mixture of private development and municipal upgrades.

New Brunswick to build two 60-bed nursing homes in the province

New Brunswick has unveiled plans to build two 60-bed nursing homes, one in Saint John and one in Moncton.

Do your homework before you travel -- even within Atlantic bubble

There are a lot of different requirements to remember for travellers hoping to take advantage of loosening restrictions around the Maritimes.

Many restaurants in N.S. hoping the first weekend in Phase 2 will be a big one

Many restaurants in Nova Scotia are hoping the combination of sunny, warm weather and Father’s Day crowds will mean a good first weekend kick-start for business during Phase 2 of Nova Scotia's COVID-19 reopening plan.

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Alberta to lift COVID-19 restrictions on Canada Day

Having immunized 70 per cent of its eligible population with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta will lift public health restrictions in two weeks, Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday.

Alberta Premier and Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced on June 18, 2021, the province had vaccinated 70 per cent of its eligible population with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, triggering the end of public health restrictions two weeks later on July 1.

'Inclusion is the new protection': One-on-one with the head of the UN's refugee agency

A new United Nations report reveals that last year, 82.4 million people around the world were forcibly displaced from their homes. Filippo Grandi, the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees, spoke with CTV's Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme about the worsening refugee crisis.

Public health agency reports spike in confirmed cases of Delta variant

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week.

'I want to reclaim my stolen education': Day School survivor's fight to learn

An Indigenous elder forced to attend Day School as a child says it robbed her of an education, and caused a cycle of trauma that her son has struggled to break.