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In the past month or so, COVID-19 clusters have bloomed in Grand Bank, a town of about 2,000 on the Burin Peninsula, and in Deer Lake, a western Newfoundland town with about 5,000 people. Harbour Breton has about 1,600 people and two cases.

There were new cases of COVID-19 reported in Prince Edward Island on Wednesday, as the province continues to test at a record rate. https://bit.ly/2LoY5qd

WATCH: Matthew Raymond's lawyers say their client is relieved after being found not criminally responsible.

A pair of weak earthquakes shook parts of southwestern New Brunswick early Wednesday morning.

WATCH: Criminal defence lawyer Ari Goldkind discusses why Matthew Raymond was found not criminally responsible.

As the second wave of COVID-19 has arrived in the Maritimes, it seems many are ahead of the curve when it comes to changing their behaviours and staying home. https://bit.ly/2JaRnmX

A 51-year-old Halifax man is facing drug charges after police searched a residence in the Spryfield neighbourhood on Wednesday. https://bit.ly/2Hkd3vT

ICYMI: As Nova Scotia reported 37 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday the greatest number of cases the province has seen since April Premier Stephen McNeil says it’s time to take some tough measures to limit the spread. https://bit.ly/2Jfi8Gg

ICYMI: New Brunswick reported five new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including several at schools in the Saint John and Fredericton region. https://bit.ly/3668ajP

Information released Wednesday show what weapons Gabriel Wortman had during mass shooting. Heidi Petracek reports.

Halifax basketball coach Lezlie States has been influencing the lives of girls basketball players on and off the court since 2009. https://bit.ly/33jgRWa

New Brunswick reported one new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, located in the Saint John zone. Nine previously reported cases are now considered recovered, dropping the number of active cases in the province to 74.

A jury has found Fredericton shooter Matthew Raymond not criminally responsible on four counts of first-degree murder.

UPDATE: Police in New Glasgow, N.S. have a man in custody after he barricaded himself in a residence early Wednesday morning. https://bit.ly/399uWJs

Canada is far from flattening the COVID-19 curve, with the new national modelling showing that if people increase their contacts such as gathering for Christmas the country could see upwards of 60,000 new daily cases in December.

New Brunswick Public Health reported eight new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the active number of cases to 100.

The province of New Brunswick reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, and three of their active cases are now considered resolved. There are still three active cases of the virus in the province.

Member of Parliament for West Nova, Chris d'Entremont, shares his thoughts on the latest developments in N.S.'s lobster dispute.

The mother of a Nova Scotia man who was murdered in September is speaking out about the loss of her son. Sarah Plowman reports.

Canadians appear to be turning against mandatory COVID-19 inoculations whenever a vaccine becomes available, with a new poll suggesting the number of people opposed to the idea is growing.

More research is showing that a small percentage of people may be responsible for the vast majority of new COVID-19 cases, revealing that a figure referred to as the k number could have implications for contact tracing.

Walmart Canada is no longer allowing customers to price-match items in its stores, sparking consumer outrage in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers at the University of Miami are dispelling claims that wearing a face mask can increase a person’s carbon dioxide levels.

Canada's chief public health officer urged residents to continue making a 'collective effort' to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday as parts of the country braced for new rounds of restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus.

UPDATED: Our community members are working with the people that own those pounds, says Sack. The industry doesn’t like that so they’re forcing anyone that’s dealing with us out of the industry.

Shopping centres say meeting Santa will be just as magical for children this Christmas, even if it has to be at a distance of two metres -- or via webcam.

Canada's top public health officer is urging people to plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All Quebec-based teams -- two-thirds of the league -- have had their games cancelled until Oct. 28, and the Moncton Wildcats, whose home city is in an Orange zone, are not playing this weekend either.

With polls closing on Saturday evening for Nova Scotia's 2020 municipal election, votes are being counted and winners are being announced. CTV Atlantic will update this article as new results are announced.

Halifax police are investigating a hate crime after a piece of property was damaged at a Halifax cemetery. Sarah Plowman reports.

A man from Cole Harbour is dead following a single-vehicle collision in East Lawrencetown, N.S. on Saturday.

Daniel Beland from McGill University says the RCMP has been criticized for not acting to resolve this issue among Indigenous and commercial fishers.

Some Nova Scotia businesses are taking the COVID-19 outbreaks in Moncton and Campbellton into their own hands. A number of salons and gyms in the province are asking residents who have travelled to New Brunswick to wait 14 days before they come in for a service or a workout.

Province says they do not need to ask people if they have been to New Brunswick yet. Suzette Belliveau reports.

The drive-thru flu shot clinic, located at the Jean Coutu on Mountain Road, welcomed hundreds of New Brunswickers looking to get their flu shot over the weekend.

There has been plenty of reaction in Canada to U.S. President Donald Trump's health, and its possible impact on the United States Presidential election, taking place Nov. 3.

Prince Edward Island is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to three.

Japan's most famous fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the global Kenzo brand, died in Paris on Sunday aged 81 after contracting COVID-19, his spokesman said.

A White House physician's comments on Sunday about the health of U.S. President Donald Trump amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before.

People working in the lumber industry say their season started early this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The mother of a 26-year-old man who was murdered in late September wonders why anyone would do such a thing to her son. Colton James Cook was last seen on Sept. 25 around 11 p.m. He was reported missing by his mother from Brooklyn, N.S., on Sept. 27.

One man has been taken to hospital following a collision in Riverview, N.B.

Major European nations are reporting their highest daily COVID-19 case counts since the spring -- and in some countries, the highest ever.

Bruce Frisko chats with Don Abelson about the recent diagnosis of Trump who has tested positive for COVID-19.