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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.

Police arrest suspect after man is stabbed in Halifax

Halifax Regional Police say they have a suspect in custody after a man was stabbed in the city Saturday night.

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred early Sunday morning in Halifax.

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.

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Netherlands, Australia find omicron variant as curbs spread

The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus and Australia found two on Sunday as the countries half a world apart became the latest to detect it in travellers arriving from southern Africa.

Exterior view of the hotel in Badhoevedorp near Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, where Dutch authorities have isolated 61 people who tested positive for COVID-19 on two arriving flights originating from South Africa on Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Evacuation ordered in Abbotsford area as rain continues in southern B.C.

An evacuation order has been issued for the Huntingdon Village area of Abbotsford, as rain continues to fall on already sodden southern B.C.

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.

European migration officials meet after deaths in Channel

Top European migration officials are holding an emergency meeting Sunday in the French port of Calais to find ways to better fight migrant smuggling, after 27 people died trying to cross the English Channel to Britain in an overcrowded inflatable boat.

Swiss voters approve COVID-19 restrictions as infections rise

Swiss voters appeared set Sunday to approve by a clear margin legislation which introduced a special COVID-19 certificate that lets only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative attend public events and gatherings.