Nova Scotia is reporting one new case&nbsp;of COVID-19 on Monday.

The new case was identified in the central health zone and is a close contact to a previously reported travel-related case, according to a press release from the province.

Nova Scotia Health completed 285 tests on Sunday.

There are now five&nbsp;active cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. No one is currently in hospital.

Nova Scotia Health is advising of a potential COVID-19 exposure on a flight that arrived in Halifax from Toronto over the weekend.

Air Canada flight 626 landed at 12:15 a.m.&nbsp;Sunday, and the health authority says passengers in rows 18 to 24, seats A, B and C are more likely to have had close contact. Anyone who was in those seats is&nbsp;being asked to call 811 for advice.&nbsp;

All other passengers are asked to self-monitor for symptoms until Nov. 7, and everyone who was on the flight should continue to self-isolate.

So far, Nova Scotia has had 109,032&nbsp;negative test results and 1,101 positive cases. There have been 65 COVID-19 related deaths.

The latest numbers from around the Atlantic bubble are:

 reported three new cases Monday,&nbsp;and now has&nbsp;60 active cases.

 reported one new case Monday. After several recoveries, it now&nbsp;has five&nbsp;active cases.

 reported no new cases and one active case on Friday.

Anyone with one of the following symptoms should visit the 

Anyone with two or more of the following symptoms is also asked to visit the website or call 811:

Nova Scotia to begin testing new 911 system that could accept pictures, video

Next-Generation 9-1-1 will not only accept voice calls, it will also allow emergency crews to better locate people in need, receive real-time text messages and eventually accept people's pictures and video.  

Next-Generation 911 will provide operators with more information about an emergency  situation faster. 

Nova Scotia 911 operator

Next-Generation 9-1-1 will provide operators with more information about an emergency situation and do it faster. 

The number of Indigenous women in Nova Scotia jails rose last year

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has publicly apologized for systematic racism in the justice system. His promise of change comes as new data shows the number of Indigenous women in provincial jails rose last year from the year before.

Laura Toney is a member of Annapolis Valley First Nation in Nova Scotia. Between 2014 and 2018 she was in an out of provincial jail.

Laura Toney

Laura Toney is a member of Annapolis Valley First Nation in Nova Scotia. Between 2014 and 2018 she was in and out of provincial jail.

N.S. government, teachers union reach tentative agreement

The Nova Scotia government has reached a deal with the union the represents the province's roughly 10,000 public school teachers. NSTU executive members are meeting Monday to go over the details of the tentative agreement.

The side of a building that says "Nova Scotia Teachers Union" with a Canada and Nova Scotia flag.

The Nova Scotia Teachers Union building in Halifax.

NSTU

The Nova Scotia government and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union has reached a tentative deal for a new contract.

RCMP investigating after human remains found near Baddeck

The RCMP and the medical examiner's office are investigating after human remains were found in the Baddeck River on Sunday.

Baddeck River

Saving the saints: St. Ninian's restoration reveals art history in Antigonish

St. Ninian’s Cathedral in Antigonish, N.S., has been hiding a piece of Canadian history for decades. Behind the paint that covers the walls and columns is a giant work of art by Quebec painter Ozias Leduc.

It takes six weeks and $40,000 for Michelle Gallinger to restore each of the saints on the walls of St. Ninian's. The cathedral hires her every time it raises enough money to save at least two. 

Michelle Gallinger

Nova Scotia is announcing 1 new case of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 5.

1 new case of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia on Monday

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