Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia

Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia - 2026-03-10

Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, March 09, 2026.
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Minister confirms value of N.S. caregiver benefit will not change after outcry

March 9 , 2026 at 06:03:57 p.m. ADT • :

After more than a week of public blowback related to her government's budget, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Barbara Adams is making clear that there will be no change in the $400 monthly caregiver benefit for people who receive it.

Halifax considers asking province to create centralized dangerous dog registry

March 9 , 2026 at 05:23:55 p.m. ADT • :

Two months after a Nova Scotia boy died in a dog attack, Halifax regional council is poised to vote on a plan aimed at keeping the province's dangerous dogs on a shorter leash.

Back road school bus closures leave some rural N.S. students stuck at home

March 9 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Some students and parents on the province's South Shore are frustrated with the number of days school buses have been pulled from rural back roads. They say it's leaving some students stuck at home missing out on important class time.

Gas prices set to change overnight in N.S.

March 9 , 2026 at 04:02:43 p.m. ADT • :

The Nova Scotia Energy Board is invoking its interrupter clause for gas prices for the second time this month. The clause was previously invoked March 4.

Some appointments rescheduled or moved after Halifax hospital power outage

March 9 , 2026 at 09:52:08 a.m. ADT • :

Operating rooms at the Centennial building of the Victoria General Hospital are closed until the backup generator is fixed.

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