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Helicopter delivers supplies to residents stranded in rural Cape Breton

Supplies were loaded onto a helicopter Saturday, bound for people stranded in rural areas of Cape Breton after a record-setting storm battered the region earlier this week.

More than 10,000 N.B. children registered for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine

More than 10,000 appointments have been booked for children in New Brunswick aged five to 11 to receive their first dose of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.

GoFundMe account created to help family of woman who was killed crossing a Dartmouth street

A GoFundMe account has been created to help the family of a woman who was struck and killed while crossing a street in Dartmouth Wednesday.

Newfoundland town mobilizes to feed truckers stranded after massive storm

A small Newfoundland community came together today to bring sandwiches and coffee to truckers stranded after a storm washed out parts of the island's main highway this week.

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.

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Evacuation alerts issued near Pemberton and near Merritt as storm batters B.C.

Authorities in some parts of B.C. already struggling with flooding and landslides issued new evacuation alerts on Saturday as the second of three successive atmospheric rivers brought heavy rain to the province.

In the Interior, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation alerts for low-lying areas in electoral areas I, M and N, which surround the flood-ravaged city of Merritt.

Abbotsford mayor 'extremely concerned' about potential for flooding from U.S. this weekend

Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun says his city remains "extremely concerned" about the possibility of floodwaters from the United States arriving this weekend.

Neighbours in B.C.'s flooded Sumas Prairie effort cleanup amid new storm concerns

The community in B.C.'s Sumas Prairie have pulled together to begin the cleanup process after floodwaters forced many of them to evacuate their homes, as a new storm threatens additional flooding.

Should Canada revisit its booster strategy in the face of a new variant?

As the world reacts to the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant first detected in southern Africa, questions are being asked about what this means for the vaccine's effectiveness — and whether access to boosters should be expanded.

Omicron variant: Why WHO skipped 'nu,' 'xi' for new COVID-19 variant

The name of a newly identified variant of the coronavirus has had some social media users scratching their heads about the World Health Organization's system for labeling certain versions of the virus.