A New Brunswick grandmother is dressing in costumes and visiting neighbourhoods to cheer up kids staying home due to COVID-19.

The holiday sparked joy for families coming to grips with their new reality, social isolation and a pandemic that has many worried about their health, and future.

The Town of Slave Lake said despite rumours, the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy remain essential workers and will continue deliveries throughout the long weekend.

The Easter Bunny will be allowed to break the rules this weekend while everyone else is bending the curve.

The man in the bunny costume said he jumped in to try and pull a man off a woman he had allegedly been fighting with.

Police note that Wayne Rose routinely worked as a babysitter and more recently "attended community functions dressed as Santa or the Easter Bunny."

A local rescue group is pleading with parents to stop giving rabbits to children at Easter because of a troubling trend that sees some owners dump their animal outside.

Over 400 gift bags were handed out to kids attending Sunday's Easter egg hunt, which has been hosted by local shop The Nutty Chocolatier for nearly 30 years.

The Montreal SPCA is urging families to think long and hard before buying pets for their children this Easter.

Scott Thompson says both the Easter Bunny and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne bring lots of goodies, despite anyone knowing where they came from, or who pays for them.