This year marks the 125th Natal Day in the Halifax region, and what is usually a busy weekend of events&nbsp;will likely be an ordinary long weekend due to COVID-19.

The Halifax Regional Municipality has cancelled all Natal Day events, including&nbsp;the parade and annual&nbsp;fireworks display.

More details about the&nbsp;cancellations can be found on the 

Natal Day is not a designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia, which means many stores will be open.&nbsp;However, some may have reduced hours.

Many&nbsp;Sobeys&nbsp;and Atlantic Superstores will be only open from noon until 6 p.m. Some pharmacies may have reduced hours as well.

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation outlets&nbsp;will have reduced hours, opening from&nbsp;noon to 6 p.m.

&nbsp;will only be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday.&nbsp;

&nbsp;will be open from 9:30 to 5 p.m. Monday.

All branches of Halifax Public Libraries will be closed Monday.

Halifax Transit buses and ferries will be operating&nbsp;on a 

Many&nbsp;municipal recreation centres&nbsp;will be closed for Natal Day, but most 

Mail collection and delivery by Canada Post will be suspended Monday but will resume Tuesday.

The municipal recycling plant and&nbsp;the Otter Lake waste facility will be closed Monday. The household special waste depot continues to be closed.

no curbside waste&nbsp;collection on Natal Day

. Residents who normally receive pickup on Mondays had their weekly service on Saturday.

MLA says 'it's disturbing' after Black-owned food truck shut down

A Greenwood, N.S., man says his food truck has been run out of business by a provincial inspector who called him "you people" and suspended his food licence. 

Rejean Cromwell has had a long career in the food business, including catering to Premier Stephen McNeil's cabinet. 

Rejean Cromwell opened his food truck after COVID-19 wrecked his previous business. 

Nova Scotia reports 2 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total known cases to 4

Nova Scotia is reporting two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of total active cases to four.

For the second day in a row, Nova Scotia has announced no new cases of COVID-19. 

COVID-19 testing

The QEII Health Sciences Centre's microbiology lab completed 334 Nova Scotia tests on Saturday.

3 face charges after armed robbery at Halifax business

A man and two youths are facing charges after they were arrested in Bedford following an armed robbery in downtown Halifax on Saturday. They will appear in court later to face robbery and weapons charges.

Halifax police car

Halifax police have arrested two youths and a man after a business was robbed on Saturday.

Last-minute help saves Halifax woman from homelessness

After sharing her story with CBC News, Joedie Muise received the help she needed to find a new apartment. She was facing a rent increase of $150, which she couldn't afford, and was struggling to find something in Halifax's tight rental market.

Joedie Muise stands in front of her apartment on Windsor St. in Halifax. July 15, 2020. Muise is facing a 15 per cent rent increase that is pricing her out of the apartment where she's lived for 16 years.

Joedie Muise

Joedie Muise stands in front of her apartment on Windsor Street, which she's moving out of on Saturday.

Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Amherst

Police arrested Christopher McKay, who had been sought since Friday, in Amherst on Sunday. He was found around 2 a.m. in a car with a loaded gun and drugs.

Three police cars are seen parked in front of a brick building

The shooting happened at around 2 p.m. on Monday

Amherst police

Police in Amherst arrested Christopher McKay early Sunday morning about a day after New Glasgow police began their search.

Natal Day is not a designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia, which means many stores will be open, but some may have reduced hours.

What's open and closed in the Halifax area on Natal Day 2020

What's open Monday

Municipal services affected

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