A 51-year-old man from Kentville, N.S., has died after a vehicle went into a river in Brooklyn Corner, Kings County on Saturday morning.

RCMP were called to the scene on Lovett Road&nbsp;at about 9:50 a.m.

The vehicle had been traveling south when it left the roadway and hit the water.

Lovett Road was closed for many hours after a fatal car crash on Saturday.

fatal car crash brooklyn corner lovett road

Emergency crews were able to get the man out of the vehicle to take him to the hospital. He was later pronounced dead.

Lovett Road was closed to traffic for hours on Saturday, but police expected the road to reopen later in the evening.

1 year after N.S. girl killed at Christmas parade, gift to charity creates 'glimmer of hope'

As MaCali Cormier's family in Yarmouth, N.S., was grieving for her last Christmas, a donation in her memory from a businessman in Newfoundland helped to lift them out of darkness. Now that gift is helping other children.

MaCali Cormier was a loving big sister, and a helpful, caring girl in her pre-primary class.

MaCali Cormier

Police seek leads in 1994 killing of Kimber Leanne Lucas

Halifax Regional Police are still looking for Kimber Leanne Lucas's killer. Lucas was killed in 1994.

A Black woman smiling wearing red lipstick and a patterned top.

Kimberly Leanne Lucas was 25 at the time of her death and pregnant.

Kimberly Leanne Lucas

Volunteer collects blankets for residents of Halifax seniors home

This year marks the third Nicole Martelle will be collecting donations of homemade and purchased blankets for seniors at Northwood, an assisted living facility.

Nicole Martelle shows some donated handmade blankets and quilts to help make Christmas merrier for long term care residents at Northwood.

Nicole Martelle

Nicole Martelle shows some donated handmade blankets and quilts to help make Christmas merrier for long-term care residents at Northwood.

How stores like Costco use everything from layout to smell to make you open your wallet

The design of many stores — from floor plan to scent — actively encourages consumers to stay longer and spend more money, according to retail design and wayfinding experts. 

Shoppers make their way through a Costco in southeast Calgary.

Costco Shoppers

Halifax doctor seeks poop samples in the name of research

Dr. Tony Otley believes the mystery behind high rates of bowel diseases such as Crohn's and ulcerative colitis in the Maritimes can be found in stool.

Dr. Tony Otley is using cheeky signs to draw attention to his new research. He would love to have poop donations from hundreds of people in the region who can access the IWK or QEII. 

Dr. Tony Otley

Emergency crews responded to the fatal car crash in Brooklyn Corner, N.S. on Saturday.

Kentville man dies after vehicle crashes into river

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