Nova Scotia is reporting one new case of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the active caseload to 13.

The new case is in the central zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case, according to a news release.

No one is currently in hospital being treated for&nbsp;COVID-19.

Labs in the province processed 6,900&nbsp;COVID-19 tests from Friday to Sunday.

As of Monday, 75.4 per cent of Nova Scotians have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, including 57.6 per cent who have also received a second dose.

The province is no longer providing updates on COVID-19 on&nbsp;weekends. New cases, testing numbers and other statistics for Saturdays and Sundays are now provided on Mondays.

Election sign for Black candidate burned, destroyed in Truro

Police in Truro, N.S., are investigating after an election sign supporting Liberal candidate Tamara Tynes Powell, the only Black person running in the riding of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, was burned and destroyed early Sunday.

A burned sign with the word "Liberal" still legible

A campaign sign supporting Liberal candidate Tamara Tynes Powell was found burned in Truro early Sunday morning. Police are investigating.

Election sign burned

Tamara Tynes Powell, the Liberal candidate for a Truro-area riding, says the act of violence isn't setting her back.

Election signs of Black Liberal candidate vandalized in Nova Scotia

N.S. groups sound alarm on staffing crisis in long-term care

Recruitment and retention of staff are problems that have plagued long-term care for years, but the pandemic has magnified those issues and created a serious staffing shortage.

A younger hand clasps the hand of a senior.

Hospice P.E.I. is looking for more volunteers to help out as they expand services into long-term care facilities on the Island.

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Recruitment and retention of staff are issues that have plagued long-term care for years, but the pandemic has magnified those problems.

Fire destroys slaughterhouse in Rawdon

Fire officials in Halifax say dozens of fire departments from the surrounding area sent crews and equipment to the blaze, which broke out in a building on Highway 14 overnight Sunday.

The fire at the recycling plant in Rawdon, N.S., broke out overnight Sunday.

Rawdon fire

The fire at a slaughterhouse in Rawdon, N.S., broke out overnight Sunday.

Maggie Mac Neil swims to Canada's 1st gold medal of Tokyo Olympics

Maggie Mac Neil won Canada's first gold medal of these Olympics, capturing the women's 100-metre butterfly in a Canadian record 55.59 seconds on Monday morning in Tokyo.

London, Ont.'s Maggie Mac Neil with her gold medal after finishing first in the women's 100-metre butterfly Monday morning in Tokyo.

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Nova Scotia fire halls may get to tap into federal gas tax money

In this installment of the Election Notebook: Liberal Leader Iain Rankin pledges to support the federal government's initiative to include fire stations in the Canada Community-Building Fund Program.

Election Notebook

A sign directs people to a vaccine clinic in Halifax. The province reported one new case of COVID-19 on Monday.

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

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