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Two dead following plane crash in Labrador

The cause of the crash remains unknown at this time.

In this file photo, a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary crest is shown on the police department's Facebook page.

N.B. reports 118 COVID-19 cases on first full day of winter action plan

N.B. reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with 87 recoveries, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 752.

P.E.I. school to close for one week after two more COVID-19 cases

Prince Edward Island announced two new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, both linked to Ecole La-Belle-Cloche in Souris.

N.S. school to close to contain spread of COVID-19

A Halifax-area school will be closed this week due to COVID-19.

Halifax police investigate break-ins at two schools

Charity and community organizations busy this Christmas season

The spirit of giving is very much alive this Christmas season in the Maritimes.

Still no sign of missing Cape Breton senior

The search for a missing Cape Breton senior resumed Sunday after it was suspended Saturday night.

Some upset over N.S. hockey tournament change of venue

The Riverview Red Cup, a popular high school hockey tournament in Cape Breton, will soon have a new home for the first time in more than four decades.

Military repairing cracks in the tails of most CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters

The Canadian military says it has discovered cracks in the tails of 19 of its 23 Cyclone maritime helicopters.

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With the new Omicron variant, should you wait to get your booster shot?

While questions remain about the effectiveness of current vaccines in protecting against the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, experts insist that anyone who is eligible should still get their booster shot.

A nurse prepares vaccines in the Wizink Center, currently used for COVID-19 vaccinations in Madrid, Spain on Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Canada introduces temporary exemption for stranded travellers in South Africa

After expanding its travel ban to include 10 countries in southern Africa, the Canadian government has introduced a temporary exception for travellers who provide a negative PCR test within 48 hours of departing.

Stem cell-based treatment may help Type 1 diabetes patients produce insulin: Canadian study

A first-of-its-kind study involving researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health shows that a stem cell-based treatment delivered through an implantable device can produce insulin in Type 1 diabetes patients.

Canada not in midst of housing bubble: Former housing and mortgage head

The former CEO of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the many factors contributing to Canada's increasingly hot housing market, while notable, aren't cumulating in a housing bubble.

Justin Bieber performs at Saudi Arabian F1 race after boycott calls

Pop star Justin Bieber performed to a packed crowd in the Red Sea city of Jiddah in Saudi Arabia, singing some of his most popular hits. The Sunday night concert took place even as human rights campaigners and activists called on Bieber to cancel his performance to protest the kingdom's arrests and crackdown of critics.