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Why were long-term care facilities so hard hit by COVID-19? A new report from the Royal Society of Canada delves into that issue and aims to offer advice to policy-makers.

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Red dresses installed in Potlotek First Nation serve as a continued call for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). The dresses have hung for over a year and some had signs attached. The MMIWG final report asked that all Canadians decolonize by learning the true history of Canada and the Indigenous history where they lived. OSCAR BAKER III/CAPE BRETON POST

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Judy Brown of Southampton stands beside a large sign she erected in front of her home. She said it’s a way for her community to send their thoughts to the victims of the Portapique shooting and their families. Darrell Cole – Amherst News

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Heavy ice conditions in a section of Notre Dame Bay - North Head to Cape Freels – has delayed the opening of the area’s lobster fishery until May 18.

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March comes in like a lion.

Updated: 13 minutes ago

A weather warning is now in effect. Click here to view all affected communities.

There are more than 20 weather warnings in effect across Atlantic Canada right now. Depending on where you are, it might be wet or white; there will be lots of wind for everyone. Tuesday will not be a good travel day. Details here.

Marine Forecast

March 2

CHALEUR - MISCOU: STORM WARNING/FREEZING SPRAY WARNING

WIND: W 50 knots

NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT - WESTERN HALF: GALE WARNING/FREEZING SPRAY WARNING

WIND: W 40 knots

NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT - EASTERN HALF: GALE WARNING/FREEZING SPRAY WARNING

WIND: W 35 knots

GULF – MAGDALEN: STORM WARNING/FREEZING SPRAY WARNING

WIND: W 35 to 45 knots increasing to W 50 knots near noon
WAVES: 3 to 4 metres becoming 5 to 7 metres in the afternoon

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CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Sun-basking seal in Dildo Cove, N.L.

Published 13 hours ago

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Stunning sunset on the Cabot Trail

Published 13 hours ago

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Stunning sunset on the Cabot Trail

Published 13 hours ago

Geralyn Howell took this stunning photo of one of her many "garden visitiors" during January's snow storm in Canada Creek on the Bay of Fundy. It almost looks like a resilient flame in the roaring winter storm.

SARAH POKO: Is it Spring yet?

Updated Feb 27, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Catherine Sorrey was walking on the Baille Ard Trails in Sydney, N.S., on Heritage Day when she came across this snow-ladden branch. She captioned it, "White Python." Thank you for sharing, Catherine.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: "White Python" in Sydney, N.S.

Updated Feb 27, 2021 at 6 a.m.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Birds on a wire in Fernwood, P.E.I.

Updated 13 hours ago

Weather By Day

Geralyn Howell took this stunning photo of one of her many "garden visitiors" during January's snow storm in Canada Creek on the Bay of Fundy. It almost looks like a resilient flame in the roaring winter storm.

SARAH POKO: Is it Spring yet?

Updated Feb 27, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Karen Watson's job was to take this fun photo of her husband, Bob, cleaning off the car following a significant "dump" in Kentville, NS, earlier this month. No word on whether Bob thought his job was fun! There was so much snow he decided that a ladder would make the job a little easier. Did the Watsons' wait until the plow was nearby?

CINDY DAY: A little winter whimsy

Updated Feb 20, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Karen Watson's job was to take this fun photo of her husband, Bob, cleaning off the car following a significant "dump" in Kentville, NS, earlier this month. No word on whether Bob thought his job was fun! There was so much snow he decided that a ladder would make the job a little easier. Did the Watsons' wait until the plow was nearby?

CINDY DAY: A little winter whimsy

Updated Feb 20, 2021 at 6 a.m.

feb 19 systems - WSI.

CINDY DAY: Sunday Sun follows Saturday Snow

Updated Feb 19, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Far be it from me to tell these good people what to do, but wouldn't this make a stunning Christmas card? Sharon and Paul Fudge were out for a stroll with their son, Shane, and Grandson, Wes, at the Old Town Site in Gander, N.L. Someone had to take the photo, so Wes's mom Katherine stepped up to capture the magic.

CINDY DAY: Sharing your piece of the Rock

Updated Feb 15, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Feb 12 systems map - WSI

CINDY DAY: Winter, just a little late to the party.

Updated Feb 12, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Cindy's Snapshot

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Sun-basking seal in Dildo Cove, N.L.

Published 13 hours ago

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Stunning sunset on the Cabot Trail

Published 13 hours ago

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Stunning sunset on the Cabot Trail

Published 13 hours ago

Catherine Sorrey was walking on the Baille Ard Trails in Sydney, N.S., on Heritage Day when she came across this snow-ladden branch. She captioned it, "White Python." Thank you for sharing, Catherine.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: "White Python" in Sydney, N.S.

Updated Feb 27, 2021 at 6 a.m.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Birds on a wire in Fernwood, P.E.I.

Updated 13 hours ago

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CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Red Sky at Night in Berwick, N.S.

Updated Feb 26, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Weather University

It's clear to see – or not – that freezing rain coated the windows of Nancy Richardson's home in Summerside, P.E.I., last February. Freezing rain doesn't make a tapping sound or bounce; it falls like rain and freezes on contact.

WEATHER U: Pondering Precipitation

Updated Feb 23, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Carol Hansen spotted these mysterious stripes on Puddle Lake off Highway 103, not far from Ingramport, N.S.

WEATHER U: The weather is seasonably cold.

Updated Feb 18, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Carol Hansen spotted these mysterious stripes on Puddle Lake off Highway 103, not far from Ingramport, N.S.

WEATHER U: The weather is seasonably cold.

Updated Feb 18, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Barry Burgess takes lots of amazing photos; this time, it was all about being at the right place at the right time. Last Tuesday morning, he headed out, camera in hand and clear skies above, unprepared for what he was about to witness. From where he stood in Queensland, N.S., Shut-in Island appeared to be levitating over the ocean.

WEATHER U: When land levitates

Updated Feb 13, 2021 at 6 a.m.

I don't see this enough – kids playing outside. In the winter, it can be difficult to find things to do - until you get 30 cm of snow. Amy Lynn Langlois' timing was perfect. She caught Lexus Mazie in mid-air in Port Lorne, N.S., Monday morning. Yes, that's a bale of straw! Snow and the farm, now that would make me jump for joy too!

WEATHER U: The silence of snow

Updated Feb 09, 2021 at 6 a.m.

Sometime after the 18 cm of snow and before the 40 mm of rain, Lorraine Seward Smith had a little fun on Groundhog Day. You could find this handsome fella relaxing in Lorraine’s yard in Lower Sackville, N.S. late Tuesday morning; he disappeared by the end of the day! PS: I love the shoelaces!

WEATHER U: Nor’easter by the numbers

Published Feb 04, 2021 at 5 a.m.

Grandma Says

Advection fog enveloped Prince Edward Island as a warm front pulled milder air over the snow-covered landscape. - Rodney Hickey.

GRANDMA SAYS: Fun facts about winter fog.

Updated Feb 24, 2021 at 6 a.m.

The counter-clockwise circulation around the outgoing winter storm will serve up west to northwest winds across the region on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

GRANDMA SAYS: Ash Wednesday's wind warns of what's to come

Published Feb 17, 2021 at 5 a.m.

The counter-clockwise circulation around the outgoing winter storm will serve up west to northwest winds across the region on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

GRANDMA SAYS: Ash Wednesday's wind warns of what's to come

Published Feb 17, 2021 at 5 a.m.

A beam of light from the rising sun cast a warm tangerine glow on a cold-looking Sydney Harbour. Denise Clarkson's timing was perfect, and the photo is mesmerizing.

GRANDMA SAYS: “As the days lengthen, the cold strengthens.”

Updated Feb 17, 2021 at 2:15 p.m.

Last Tuesday, as the "almost" Full Wolf Moon rose over Chester, N.S., its bright light caught Barry Burgess' attention. There's no word on whether Barry heard the haunting howls of mid-winter wolves when he took this lovely photo.

GRANDMA SAYS: Our circalunar clocks are ticking tonight

Updated Jan 28, 2021 at 6 a.m.

I'm not sure who was having more fun on the Woodland Trail, Randy Squires or his furry friend, Sophie. There was still no snow along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, near Tangier Harbour, last weekend.

GRANDMA SAYS: Grandma says Easter could be white

Updated Jan 21, 2021 at 6 a.m.

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Becky Boutilier, a Red Seal horticulturalist in Head of Chezzetcook, N.S. says winter gardening doesn’t just have to be inside. You can also harvest vegetables through the winter, like these veggies she gathered in early January.

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