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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.

Cape Breton First Nation asking for court order stopping lobster seizures by feds

A lawsuit from a Mi'kmaq First Nation in Cape Breton is alleging Ottawa breached treaty rights by prosecuting Indigenous fishers for harvesting lobster.

Giant container ship Marco Polo headed for Halifax

One of world's largest container ships is headed for Halifax. The Marco Polo will make its first stop on the Eastern Seaboard next week.

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What does the science say about AstraZeneca? A blood clot expert weighs in

Dr. Menaka Pai, a blood clot expert and member of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, tells CTV's Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme that while AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is effective, she agrees with three provinces' decision to stop administering first doses.

A vial of AstraZeneca vaccine is seen at a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Calgary on Thursday, April 22, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Jeff McIntosh)

Canada warns Michigan oil line shutdown could undermine U.S. ties

Enbridge Inc is preparing for a legal battle with Michigan and courting protests from environmental groups, betting it can ignore the state's Wednesday deadline to shut down Line 5.

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.

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.'

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.