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Nova Scotia reports 149 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, active cases rise to 1,621

Nova Scotia health officials are reporting 149 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the province's total number of active cases to 1,621.

In total, there are 35 active cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick, 13 in Nova Scotia, three in Newfoundland and Labrador, and none on Prince Edward Island.

Advocacy group calls Nova Scotia COVID-19 travel ban unconstitutional, says should be scrapped

A civil liberties group says Nova Scotia's decision to close provincial boundaries to non-essential travel is unconstitutional.

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin takes questions from reporters after the speech from the throne at the legislature in Halifax on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

New Brunswick reports nine new COVID-19 cases Wednesday; active infections drop to 123

New Brunswick is reporting nine new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including two travel-related cases involving New Brunswick residents who are isolating outside of the province.

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

'They're scared': Transit union says members worried about growing exposure list on buses

Despite a reduced schedule and far fewer passengers, a growing list of possible exposures involving Halifax Transit buses has the driver's union deeply concerned.

Police seek suspect in Sheet Harbour, N.S. armed robbery

Halifax District RCMP is investigating an alleged armed robbery at a business on Highway 7 in Sheet Harbour, N.S. on Tuesday evening.

Camping season at N.S. provincial parks delayed until June

Provincial parks in Nova Scotia won’t allow campers until at least June 1, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Nova Scotians 40-44 now eligible for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

Nova Scotians in the 40 to 44 age group can now book appointments to receive the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

Impaired driver crashed into P.E.I. cemetery: RCMP

A 51-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after a car crashed into a cemetery in Midgell, P.E.I. on Monday night.

Halifax Police continue to search for clues in 25-year-old murder

Police in Halifax continue to investigate the murder of David Robert Boyko 25 years after his death.

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Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating

Political 'brinksmanship' in Michigan risks allowing Enbridge Inc. to abandon plans for a $500-million tunnel that would protect an ecologically sensitive Great Lakes waterway from the controversial Line 5 pipeline, business leaders warned Wednesday.

This photo taken in October 2016 shows an aboveground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station. (AP Photo/John Flesher)

U.S. House Republicans oust Donald Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post

U.S. House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber's No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Ontario working on plan for how to use 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that will arrive next week

Ontario is expecting to receive 250,000 more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine next week, a shipment that will be reserved for second shots as the province has suspended use of the vaccine for first doses.

Nearly 800 fines issued to returning travellers who refused to quarantine

The Public Health Agency of Canada says 798 fines have been issued to travellers arriving in Canada for refusing to quarantine in a government-authorized hotel.

All adults in Manitoba can now book an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine

The Manitoba government has lowered the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all residents 18 years of age and older.

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N.S. tightens COVID-19 restrictions as cases hit new high

LIVE NOW: Man. officials give a COVID-19 vaccination update

All kindergarten to Grade 12 students in schools in Winnipeg and Brandon, M.B. will be switching to remote learning starting Wednesday, catching some parents off guard.