Six people have been fined $1,000 each following two social gatherings in Halifax early Saturday.

Just after midnight, Halifax Regional Police received a report of a gathering at a Halifax residence in the 1500 block of Walnut Street that exceeded the provincially mandated limits.

only 10 people are allowed to gather together in a home

&nbsp;— a number that includes all household members — in an effort to limit the spread&nbsp;COVID-19.

At the Walnut Street residence, four men received fines of $1,000.

Police also&nbsp;received a noise complaint at a&nbsp;residence in&nbsp;the 1900 block of Brunswick Street not long after.&nbsp;

They determined more than 10 people were gathered&nbsp;when they arrived.

In that case, a man and a woman were fined&nbsp;$1,000 each.

N.S. gunman's spouse feared killing started while looking for her, documents say

Lisa Banfield feared her partner, the man who killed 22 Nova Scotians in April, had been going door-to-door looking for her during the violent rampage that started in Portapique, N.S., according to an RCMP summary of her statements. 

The burned out remains of Gabriel Wortman's home on Portapique Beach Road, N.S., taken May 13, 2020. 

Gabriel Wortman's home 3

The rubble of the cottage the shooter shared with his partner on Portapique Beach Road, photographed May 13, 2020. 

Lionel Desmond killed their daughter and granddaughter, but in-laws say they won't 'demonize' him

Sheldon Borden still speaks highly of Lionel Desmond — calling him "a big brother" — despite the tragedy that happened in the Borden family home after the Afghanistan veteran walked in on Jan. 3, 2017, carrying a gun. That evening, Desmond shot his family and himself.

On Jan. 3, 2017, Lionel Desmond shot his daughter, mother, wife and then himself in a home in Upper Big Tracadie. A fatality inquiry will look at the support services available to the Afghanistan war veteran. 

Lionel Desmond inquiry photo illustration

On Jan. 3, 2017, veteran Lionel Desmond shot and killed his wife, daughter, mother and then himself in a home in Guysborough County, N.S. An inquiry into the deaths continued on Friday. 

N.S. Public Health no longer issuing potential exposures

In a news release Wednesday, the province said it no longer has the "necessary information" to report exposure sites accurately.

Colourized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (red) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Most Nova Scotians who are positive for COVID-19 will identify and contact their close contacts, Public Health said.

Nova Scotians in Texas weren't prepared for extreme winter weather like this

We check in with two Nova Scotians who are among millions of Texas residents who lost power this week as extreme cold wreaked havoc on power grids. 

Heidi Foster-Park

A single driver navigates the bridge over Lady Bird Lake after a heavy snow on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Austin, Texas.  

Winter Weather Texas

N.S. brings in new testing requirements for some ferry passengers from N.L.

Nova Scotia announced two new cases Friday, bringing the province's total active caseload to 15.

 A healthcare worker holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 during the first stage of the vaccination campaign at Clínica Colombia on February 18, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia. The first batch of 50,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine against COVID-19 intended to be distributed among first line health workers, according to the Colombian Health Ministry. 

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19

The province is launching the first community-based vaccination clinic next week.

Halifax Regional Police visited two residences in the city early Saturday and issued six summary tickets for violations of COVID-19 gathering limits.

6 people fined $1,000 each after social gatherings in Halifax early Saturday

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