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Nova Scotia reports 118 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, active cases drop to 1,591

Nova Scotia health officials are reporting 118 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the province's total number of active cases to 1,591.

A swab is taken at a pop-up COVID-19 testing site on the Dalhousie University campus in Halifax on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

N.B. reports two new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, entire province moves to yellow level

New Brunswick is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as the entire province returns to the yellow level of restrictions for the first time since mid-March

'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.

"I would call it a crisis," Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508 President Ken Wilson told CTV News Tuesday morning.

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.

'No two COVID cases are the same': What it's like inside a N.S. COVID-19 unit

Forty-nine-year-old Krista Blaikie Hughes spent two weeks in intensive care with COVID-19. She says her experience was one many people need to know could happen to them. "What it made me realize," she says in a video chat from her Fall River home, "is that no two COVID cases are the same."

Charlottetown votes to add Indigenous figure next to Sir John A. Macdonald statue

The City of Charlottetown will add a representation of an Indigenous elder or child next to its downtown statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to serve as a reminder of the darker side of the former prime minister's legacy.

N.B. redistributes $163 million in carbon tax revenue, cuts personal income tax

New Brunswick's finance minister is returning $28 million to New Brunswickers through a personal income tax cut.

'Positive or negative, you don't even care': N.S. woman in isolation for 11 days, still waiting for COVID-19 test results

A Nova Scotia woman is speaking out about the lengthy delay she is experiencing getting her COVID-19 test results.

New Brunswick government introduces legislation for photo radar and plate readers

The New Brunswick government has tabled legislation to allow municipalities to use technology such as photo radar and red-light cameras.

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PM says Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for a 'one-dose summer'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines coming into the country to offer every eligible and willing Canadian their first shot by this summer, and enough doses for everyone to be fully vaccinated 'by September.'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in Ottawa on May 11, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Ontario will no longer offer first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Ontario will no longer offer first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to an increase in reports of rare blood clots.

Anand reminds Canadians that Trudeau, O'Toole, Singh all received AstraZeneca

In an effort to restore public confidence in the AstraZeneca vaccine after news that Ontario is pausing the first dose of the drug amid rare blood-clotting concerns, the federal procurement minister listed off a handful of political leaders who have received the shot.

Alberta takes legal action against pastor, rodeo organizers for gatherings

A court date has been set for a Calgary pastor and two rodeo organizers have been ordered to appear in court after they were all accused of violating public health orders in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening

Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of security.