Police say no one was seriously hurt when&nbsp;a truck hauling a dump trailer crashed into a community hall in Centre Rawdon, N.S.&nbsp;

RCMP Cpl. Chris Marshall told CBC News officers responded to a call just after 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.&nbsp;

Marshall says no one was in the hall and the 70-year-old man driving the truck was assessed with&nbsp;minor injuries&nbsp;by paramedics.&nbsp;

No charges have been laid and police are still investigating what caused the accident, Marshall said.&nbsp;

"Many folks in the community would have gone to school in that building in past years," said Eleanor Roulston, a warden for the Municipality of East Hants.&nbsp;"Then it became a community hall and used for, I wouldn't even begin to imagine how many different community events."

Roulston said a local community group maintains the hall and organizes events that are held in it.

"I'm sure it will be missed by the community members who worked very hard over the years to keep it up, take care of it and use it for assorted community functions," she&nbsp;said.

Sarah Mitton places 2nd in shot put at Diamond League Final to end remarkable season

Canadian record holder and reigning national champion Sarah Mitton capped her memorable shot put season with a second-place performance at the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League Final track and field competition on Wednesday.

Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., had a best throw of 19.56 metres on the first of her six attempts Wednesday on the way to a second-place finish in women's shot put at the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League Final track and field event.

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Cost of living at record level in N.S. and wages need to rise, says report

The report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows Nova Scotia has the second-lowest average weekly earnings in the country.

It's not just school supplies that have gone up in price -- it's everything else, making this back-to-school season harder for some parents.

BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES INFLATION

A report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Nova Scotia indicates the living wage ranges from a low of $20 per hour in Cape Breton to $23.50 per hour in the Halifax area.

Dalhousie researchers develop silk-based material that could one day treat nerve damage, paralysis

A group of researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax have developed a material from the silk of spiders that could one day help regenerate nerve cells and treat paralysis.

Shay Ryan sent us this creative shot of a water soaked spider web in Admiral's Beach.

Spider web

The researchers at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia studied the silk of female garden spiders, which is used to protect their eggs and trap prey.

There's a fine built into Nova Scotia's Residential Tenancies Act. It has never been used

A section of Nova Scotia's Residential Tenancies Act includes a summary conviction and fine of up to $1000 for violating the Act, an order of the director, or an order of the small claims court. According to the provincial Department of Justice, there have been no convictions under this section since 1990.

Patricia Celan contacted the police, the Residential Tenancies Program, the courts, and the department of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services, and couldn't get an answer on how to enforce the summary conviction. 

Patricia Celan

Patricia Celan contacted the police, the Residential Tenancies Program, the courts, and the Department of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services, and couldn't get an answer on how to enforce the summary conviction. 

Aylesford man dies in head-on crash in Annapolis County

A 55-year-old man from Aylesford, N.S., has died in a crash in Lake La Rose, near Annapolis Royal.

A close-up of the side of an RCMP vehicle.

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team received a notification from the Estevan Police Service about an assault allegation on Nov. 18. 

RCMP cruiser 

A truck crashed into the community hall in Centre Rawdon, N.S., on Tuesday. No one was injured. 

Truck crashes into Centre Rawdon community hall, driver suffers minor injuries

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