N.S. needs more help from Ottawa to hit $10-a-day child care, says minister | Premier blasts Halifax council, cites 'serious disconnect' from citizens | Inverness Co-op suspends shopping service
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N.S. needs more help from Ottawa to hit $10-a-day child care, says minister; Brendan Maguire, Nova Scotia's education and early childhood development minister, said the province is on track to reach its goal of 9,500 child-care spaces by March 2026, but additional 'teamwork' with the federal government is needed to achieve \$10-a-day child care by that time\.

N.S. needs more help from Ottawa to hit $10-a-day child care, says minister

July 10 , 2025 at 04:51:57 p.m. ADT • :

The province was aiming to reach the goal by March 2026. The minister of education and early childhood development says more "teamwork" is needed to achieve it — including more funding and possibly getting the private sector involved.

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Premier blasts Halifax council, cites 'serious disconnect' from citizens; Nova Scotia ponders giving Halifax mayor broader authority

Premier blasts Halifax council, cites 'serious disconnect' from citizens

July 10 , 2025 at 02:56:55 p.m. ADT • :

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has issued a scathing appraisal of Halifax regional council, saying there's a "serious disconnect" between the decisions being made and the desires of citizens, and indicating the province is examining whether to give the mayor more power.

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Inverness Co-op suspends shopping service; blue building next to a parking lot

Inverness Co-op suspends shopping service

July 10 , 2025 at 06:15:12 p.m. ADT • :

The temporary suspension of delivery and pickup service makes it more difficult for seniors, people who are disabled and people without vehicles to get their groceries in a town with no public transit. Anna Rak has the story.

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Fire at former Glace Bay high school now out; Fire at former school forced out some Glace Bay residents

Fire at former Glace Bay high school now out

July 10 , 2025 at 11:47:06 a.m. ADT • :

Fire broke out at what was once the Morrison High School building early on Thursday morning. By late Thursday afternoon, the building was in the process of being torn down.

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Golf carts, chargers stolen from Cumberland County course; Five dark blue E-Z-Go golf carts with Northumberland Links branding were stolen from the Pugwash course\. They were purchased last year at a cost of \$12,300 each\.

Golf carts, chargers stolen from Cumberland County course

July 10 , 2025 at 02:05:50 p.m. ADT • :

The general manager of a Cumberland County golf course says security cameras show it took all of 20 minutes for a trio of thieves to steal five golf carts and a number of chargers early Tuesday morning.

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Family of Centreville woman killed in January speaks out against case delay; three people group hug  

July 9 , 2025 at 06:08:04 p.m. ADT • :

Family of Centreville woman killed in January speaks out against case delay

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Barbershop meetings discuss ways to prevent domestic violence in N.S.; Man getting a hair cut  

July 10 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Barbershop meetings discuss ways to prevent domestic violence in N.S.

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Halifax police shoot man who was barricaded inside home; Halifax Regional Police were asking people to avoid the area of Arlington Avenue and Brook Street in Halifax on Wednesday night and Thursday morning\.  

July 10 , 2025 at 08:01:02 a.m. ADT • :

Halifax police shoot man who was barricaded inside home

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Former music teacher sentenced to 4 years for sex offences against student; Former teacher Nicole MacLeod is shown being escorted away from a courtroom in Truro, N\.S\., on Wednesday after being sentenced for sex offences involving a student at the school where she taught\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 05:26:58 p.m. ADT • :

Former music teacher sentenced to 4 years for sex offences against student

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Growing rural homeless population facing unique challenges, researchers say; Homelessness growing in rural Nova Scotia  

July 10 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Growing rural homeless population facing unique challenges, researchers say

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July 10 , 2025 at 08:58:56 a.m. ADT • :

Halifax's top bureaucrat to leave midway through contract

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July 9 , 2025 at 05:14:09 p.m. ADT • :

Two charged after RCMP officer dragged by SUV, pinned against cruiser

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July 9 , 2025 at 12:41:29 p.m. ADT • :

Mahone Bay examines sidewalk patio bylaw after 100-year-old woman falls and later dies

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July 10 , 2025 at 06:00:13 a.m. ADT • :

As measles makes a comeback, N.S. chief medical officer urges people to get vaccinated

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July 9 , 2025 at 12:04:27 p.m. ADT • :

NSCC to contract out food services, laying off 27 employees

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