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08/05/2023

Jennifer Dow is a 6th generation descendent of Black loyalists, and a history buff. This year in honour of Emancipation Day, she developed a walking tour of Fredericton’s downtown highlighting Black history.

08/04/2023

The upcoming Breakfast on the Farm at MacKenzie Produce is returning for the first time since the pandemic. It’s not just a chance for a free meal, it’s an opportunity to see what a farm is like day to day, something fewer and fewer Canadians know about.

08/04/2023

WATCH: CTV’s Katie Kelly gets a preview of one of the acts at the Halifax Busker Festival.

CTV’s Katie Kelly gets a preview from one of the acts at the Halifax Busker Festival.

08/04/2023

WATCH: The Nature Conservancy of Canada is holding its fourth annual national Big Backyard BioBlitz.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is holding its 4th annual national Big Backyard BioBlitz.

08/04/2023

"You have to teach the dog in a certain way and if you have it, the dog will do it and trust you.”

The 2023 Canadian German Shepherd Dog Championship and Sieger Show has brought the nation’s top shepherds to Saint John, N.B., marking the first time the province has hosted the event in ten years.

Canada’s top German Shepherds vie for a spot on the national team in Saint John, N.B.

08/03/2023

It was hot and humid on July 11, when 23 individuals set out across Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Lower Sackville to capture how many people were living rough or homeless.

The results are in from a survey done in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Lower Sackville last month to see how many people are living rough or homeless.

08/03/2023

08/03/2023

WATCH: CTV's Jayson Baxter chats with Halifax Wanderer and Canadian Men’s National Team member Doneil Henry.

CTV's Jayson Baxter chats with Halifax Wanderer and Canadian Men’s National Team member Doneil Henry.

08/03/2023

WATCH: Halifax-based content creator Alicia McCarvell stops by the CTV Atlantic studio for a chat with Katie Kelly.

Halifax-based content creator Alicia McCarvell stops by the CTV Atlantic studio for a chat with Katie Kelly.

08/03/2023

Powerlifter Steve Cormier is busy training for his first international competition in the Cayman Islands and helping train the upcoming generation.

08/02/2023

Team Canada Women's Baseball team was on the field with more than 160 youth players from Nova Scotia Wednesday. The team led the youth through a skills session, showing the next generation of players how to play ball.

Team Canada Women's Baseball team was on the field with more than 160 youth players from Nova Scotia. The team led the youth through a skills session, showing the next generation of players how to play ball.

08/02/2023

What's For Dinner - Chef Alain Bosse makes an apple caper cream to pair with BBQ sage pork chops. Clink the link for the recipe https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/what-s-for-dinner

08/02/2023

A line of showers and thunderstorms has produced at least one waterspout over the ocean waters off Cheticamp in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

08/02/2023

Fred Harrison’s inspiration for giving new life to the agricultural exhibit building in Petitcodiac, N.B., was twofold – first came two coats of bright yellow paint to liven up the older building, followed by an exceptionally large rooster.

Artist Fred Harrison is hard at work painting a new mural for the Westmorland County Agricultural Fair in hopes of drawing more people to agriculture.

08/01/2023

Meta says it is officially moving to end news access for Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.

The company says it is removing news for all Canadian users over the course of the next few weeks.

Meta says it is officially moving to end news access for Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.

07/31/2023

With a brand new train track looping around the property, the Evangeline mini-train is almost ready to welcome passengers at New Brunswick's Trueman Blueberry Farm.

With a brand new train track looping around the property, the Evangeline mini-train is almost ready to welcome passengers at Trueman Blueberry Farm.

07/29/2023

It will be 10 years next month since Jordan Boyd died suddenly during his first practice with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. His death caused his parents to start the Jordan Boyd Foundation, which has made life-saving cardiac arrest supplies more accessible.

07/29/2023

The community of Sydney Mines, N.S. is rightfully proud of Johnny Miles - the town’s two-time Boston Marathon winner of nearly a century ago.

07/28/2023

“You can always work harder than you think”: Dancers cherish lessons from the world renowned Canadian ballet dancer.

07/28/2023

Residents of Sunnyvale Crescent in Lower Sackville are still cleaning up from the deadly and destructive flash flooding that impacted parts of Nova Scotia one week ago.

07/28/2023

Story call out: CTV News at 5 is looking for people are stepping up to help flood victims in Nova Scotia by simply lending a helping hand, or with fundraisers. If you, or someone you know, would like to speak on camera with us about this, please comment below or send us a message. Thanks!

07/28/2023

“Honestly, I had no idea what to expect. I don’t watch reality TV, I’ve never watched The Bachelor or anything like that,” MacKenzie Taylor Scott said.

Last fall, the 24-year-old from Fredericton packed her bags to join the cast of Farming for Love, a CTV dating show that sees farmers invite daters to live and work alongside them.

MacKenzie Taylor Scott from Fredericton not only went on a rural dating show to find love, but is also a finalist.

07/28/2023

Fiddle music on top of a mountain in the Cape Breton Highlands is as Celtic of an experience as it gets, but imagine adding 49 more fiddlers to the mix.

07/28/2023

The Canadian Senior Women’s Baseball Championships are in full swing in Halifax this weekend, and the Nova Scotia team has already brought home a win against Quebec.

07/27/2023

Experts and conservation groups gathered in Riverview New Brunswick on Thursday to try and bring awareness to, and also help control an invasive plant species.

07/27/2023

CTV Atlantic News meteorologist Kalin Mitchell has looked at the numbers which show the flash flooding event we saw last week was historic, with an excess of 150 to 300 millimetres of rainfall in certain places.

"For a lot of those locations the average amount of rain for the entire month of July is around 95 to 100 millimetres," said Mitchell. "So we picked up twice and potentially three times the monthly amount of rain between a time span of 12 to 15 hours."

Nova Scotia's extreme weather is prompting calls to urgently tackle climate change.

07/27/2023

Designed as a one-stop shop for all things local, The Pantry Community Food Hub in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, is marking two years in the community this month.

Designed as a one stop shop for all things local, The Pantry Community Food Hub in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, is marking two years in the community this month.

07/27/2023

The "Yours Truly, Cape Breton" shows open at the Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay on Sunday, along with performances in Mabou, N.S., and sold out dates in Pictou, and Truro.

It's a night out of music and comedy with some of Cape Breton's favourite talent, and they'll have you believe life with their significant others is nothing but bliss.

07/26/2023

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who became as well known for her music as her troubled life, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56.

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who became as well known for her music as her troubled life, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56. 

07/26/2023

What's For Dinner - Chef Alain Bosse creates an open-faced sandwich, using mozza, pesto, prosciutto and tomato. Click the link for the recipe. https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/what-s-for-dinner