Richmond County District RCMP are investigating after seven people, including four children, were sent to hospital and a dog died following a two-vehicle crash on Sunday evening.&nbsp;

Police officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to a report of a crash near Whiteside, N.S.&nbsp;just before 6 p.m., according to an RCMP media release. Upon arrival, officers found a Volkswagen car and Toyota van with extensive damage.

Police said the driver of the van, a 42-year-old Halifax woman, appeared to have life-threatening injuries. Four children aged 3, 5, 7 and 9 as well as a 36-year-old passenger in the van, also from Halifax, were reported to have&nbsp;serious to&nbsp;life-threatening injuries.&nbsp;

The driver of the car, a 28-year-old New Brunswick man, appeared to have life-threatening injuries, according to RCMP. A dog was also reported to be&nbsp;found dead in the car.&nbsp;

RCMP said both drivers were removed from the vehicles with the help of fire services.

The highway was closed for several hours overnight but reopened before 8 a.m. Monday.&nbsp;

Christmas in Ortona: Remembering a legendary 1943 Canadian WW II battle

While Ortona is known as a legendary 1943 Second World War battle for the Christmas dinner Canadian troops enjoyed and the ingenious tactic they used to capture the town, a forgotten detail is how a regiment from Nova Scotia helped pave the way to the Italian town.

A black and white photo shows soldiers from the Seaforth Highlanders eating their Christmas dinner in 1943 in what looks like a courtyard.

Members of the Seaforth Highlanders sit down for their Christmas dinner on Dec. 25, 1943, in Ortona, Italy, just a few blocks away from front-line fighting.

Christmas in Ortona

Canadian troops sit down for their Christmas dinner in 1943, in Ortona, Italy, just a few blocks away from front-line fighting.

Woman, 23, man, 48, dead after house fire in New Glasgow

Two people were found dead after a house fire on Saturday in New Glasgow. New Glasgow Regional Police say they are investigating following the fire on Pleasant Street. No further information has been released about the fatalities.

a police van parked in front of a partially burnt building with caution tape. 

New Glasgow Regional Police say two people were found dead after a house fire Saturday on Pleasant Street.

New Glasgow Fatal Fire 

How Lunenburg transformed into Christmas Island for new Hallmark movie

It's a town so picturesque, it almost seems reverse-engineered to look good on a postcard, so it was probably only a matter of time until the folks at Hallmark came calling to shoot a Christmas movie in Lunenburg.

A man and woman walk down a festive street. There are Christmas trees in the background, along with a sign reading "Christmas trees for sale - $15-40". The woman has blonde hair and wears plaid green jacket with red mittens. The man is wearing a khaki chore coat with dark jeans and boots. 

A still from Christmas Island, a Hallmark Channel film shot in Lunenburg (pictured) and Peggy's Cove. 

Christmas Island

A Hallmark Channel film used Lunenburg as a backdrop. 

Alleged home invader in Cole Harbour suffers serious injuries, police say

A home invasion in Cole Harbour on Saturday night ended with one of the alleged home invaders in hospital with life-threatening injuries and the other on the run, according to an RCMP news release.

A number of police cars with flashing lights.

Surrey RCMP said officers located several shell casings at the scene near 96 Avenue and 148 Street Thursday night.

STOCK BC RCMP POLICE CRUISER LIGHTS SIRENS 2019

Halifax RCMP responded to a report of a home invasion in Cole Harbour at around 10 p.m. Saturday.

Annapolis County man, 24, dead after early morning crash

A 24-year-old Annapolis County man is dead after a crash early Sunday near Middleton. 

Police sirens, which are flashing red and blue.

Police in New Glasgow, N.S. have charged a 25-year-old man, who an officer injured during a shooting last month. 

police sirens

Seven people, including four children, were sent to hospital after a Sunday evening crash on Highway 104 near Whiteside, N.S. about 15 kilometres east of Port Hawkesbury, N.S. 

7 people sent to hospital, dog dead after crash on Highway 104 Sunday

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