A 39-year-old Wolfville man is dead following a collision with a minivan on Saturday in Amherst Shore, N.S., according to an RCMP news release.

The release says&nbsp;emergency services responded to a report of a collision near the 6500 block of Highway 366 at 10:30 a.m.&nbsp;

According to police, the minivan was travelling east on the highway when it collided with a bicycle travelling in the same direction.

The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver, a 32-year-old Amherst woman,&nbsp;was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Three children, who were passengers in the minivan, were not injured.

Man thought he was paying power bill by phone; he got a scammer instead

When West Hants resident Drew Kaulback wanted to pay his Nova Scotia Power bill, he did what most people do: he searched for the phone number online. The number he called was not, in fact, the utility but instead a sponsored link for an elaborate scam that would leave him scrambling to secure his accounts.

The police say scammers are able to spoof emails and phone numbers so they can pretend to be someone the victim knows.

Scam alert

Top results of online searches may bring up sponsored links that attempt to mislead consumers.

28-year-old woman dead after collision near Mahone Bay

A 28-year-old woman is dead after a Saturday morning collision between her vehicle and as many as two semi-trailer trucks near Mahone Bay, police say.

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

Loon Lake RCMP are investigating a church fire on Main Street Saturday morning.

RCMP cruiser 

RCMP say a 28-year-old woman is dead following a Saturday crash. 

Canada's Wyatt Sanford claims Olympic bronze after losing boxing semifinal by split decision

Wyatt Sanford became Canada's first Olympic boxing medallist in 28 years on Sunday following a semifinal loss to France's Sofiane Oumiha in the men's 63.5-kilogram weight class.

Canada's Wyatt Sanford and France's Sofiane Oumiha compete in the Olympic men's 63.5kg semifinals on Sunday at the North Paris Arena in Villepinte.

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AIDS Coalition of N.S. rebrands to reflect broader queer health-care mandate

The AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia is changing its name to better reflect the present-day health challenges of 2SLGBTQ+ people in the province, but the organization says that doesn't mean it's turning its back on its longtime mission to help people living with HIV and AIDS.

a man wearing glasses and a button up shirt looks into the canera. A pride flag and portrait are in the background. 

Chris Aucoin is the executive director of the Health Equity Alliance of Nova Scotia. The   organization was formerly known as the Aids Coalition of Nova Scotia. 

Chris Aucoin 

Chris Aucoin is the executive director of the Health Equity Alliance of Nova Scotia. 

Get your camera ready: Nature non-profit wants to see what's in your backyard and beyond

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is calling on people across the country to get outside this weekend and take photos of nature to provide valuable information to scientists. The group is hopeful this information can be used to guide future conservation efforts.

someone taking a photo of a flower on a phone 

NCC hopes this BioBlitz will provide them with information that can be used to guide conservation efforts moving forward

Bioblitz

The Nature Conservancy of Canada hopes this BioBlitz will provide them with information that can be used to guide conservation efforts moving forward.

A cyclist from Wolfville died in a crash with a minivan on Saturday in Cumberland County.

Cyclist, 39, dead after collision with minivan in Cumberland County

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