An Eastern Shore MLA is hopeful a federal incentive program will change so it includes his constituency, which has seen emergency department closures due to doctor shortages.

'This order will not be lifted until the municipality is satisfied that the existing tenancy issue has been resolved by the parties involved.'

Officials with the municipality said Halifax Transit will launch an internal investigation as a result of the crash. 

The internal report is titled NS Drug Report - Drugs and Substances, and is published on a monthly basis by the health department.

Restaurants and bars reopen in HRM and Hants County after a five-week lockdown.

"Finding out right before a holiday isn't ideal, because we can't place orders or anything," said Lacey Doherty, who owns The Middle Spoon on Barrington St.

"It makes no sense. We're left scratching our head one more time during this pandemic."

There are now 41 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. New rules and gathering limits are set to come into effect on Monday at 12 a.m. AT.

COVID-19 restrictions will remain in place well into the new year for restaurants and bars across the HRM and Hants county.

Local recreationalists say Williams Lake is leaking at a rate more than one million gallons per day — the result of a dam that needs replacing.