Siblings Mise'l and Antle, who were close as children, but trauma from their upbringing has caused them to drift apart as adults. When they are both haunted by a malevolent spirit of bones and rot, the siblings are forced to reunite.
Set in 1974 small town Nova Scotia, Monica's News follows 9 year old Casey Richards (Polly Gallant-McLean) as she gains independence on her paper route and fights for equal rights, until her free spirited cousin (Elisa Paszt) disappears.