N.S. signs $19M contract for home-care softwareThursday, 08, January, 2026  Publicly funded home-care providers in Nova Scotia will all move to the same software platform and be linked to the provincial health authority by 2027, a move the province’s seniors and long-term care minister says will result in better service for clients and their families and improved working conditions for people in the sector.
| CBRM council spends hours in secret talks over development of port landThursday, 08, January, 2026  Council met in-camera for six and a half hours to discuss future of 1.74 square kilometres of its land along Sydney's harbour.
| Canada unveils theme for Black History Month 2026 in Cherry Brook, N.S.Thursday, 08, January, 2026  The president of the Jamaican Cultural Association of Nova Scotia said it was significant that the government chose to unveil the 2026 theme in Cherry Brook, one of 52 historic Black communities in the province.
| Dog behaviour expert on what to know about dog attacks Thursday, 08, January, 2026  Drew Nickerson, 13, was fatally attacked by three dogs in the Shelburne area on Jan. 3. Police say a Rottweiler and two Cane Corsos were the large-breed dogs involved. Watch the CBC's Tom Murphy's interview with Barbara Lloyd, an expert in dog behaviour.
| Nova Scotia government announces 2SLGBTQ+ action plan aimed at equity, community safetyThursday, 08, January, 2026  The province said more than 600 people who identify has 2SLGBTQ+ offered feedback for the report.
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