A 30-year-old man from Yarmouth County was killed in a single-vehicle car crash Thursday morning.

Yarmouth County RCMP said the collision was reported around 4 a.m. AT at Chebogue&nbsp;Road in Sand Beach, N.S.

RCMP, paramedics and the Yarmouth Fire Department all responded.

The man, who was driving the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said it's not clear what caused the crash. The road was closed for several hours on Thursday, but has since reopened.

MLAs continue to discuss how a return to Province House will look

The House leaders for Nova Scotia’s three political parties in the legislature continue to meet to determine a plan that will allow a fall sitting to go ahead as close to normal while respecting public health guidelines.

Two controversial bills head to third and final reading Thursday, which is when the fall sitting is expected to wrap up.

Nova Scotia legislature Province House

House leaders for the three political parties are working with the office of the Speaker of the House to determine how MLAs in Nova Scotia can return to Province House while adhering to public health guidelines.

No new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia Thursday

Nova Scotia announced no new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. There are five active cases in the province.

Of the 170 health experts surveyed by CBC Montreal, two-thirds indicated that a second wave of COVID-19 was "very likely."

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Dalhousie vet celebrates life of deceased mother by displaying 30 years of her rug-hooking art

A Dalhousie University veterinarian has celebrated the life of his deceased mother by laying out 200 rugs she hooked by hand over the last 30 years, on the lawn at the school.

Chris Harvey-Clark with a potrait of his mother, Carol, which was on display at Dalhousie University on Aug. 26. 

Chris Harvey-Clark and mother

Chris Harvey-Clark, a professor at Dalhousie University, celebrated the life of his deceased mother on Wednesday, by displaying 30 years of her rug hooking art. Carol Harvey-Clark was well-known in the Nova Scotia rug hooking community. She died in December.

Dalhousie professor celebrates 30 years of  mother's rug hooking art

And they're off! Nominations open for CBRM mayor and council

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way nominations for the election of Cape Breton Regional Municipality mayor and council are handled.

A brick-and-glass building is shown with a large crest mounted on the wall over an entrance labelled 'city hall.'

A Cape Breton University political scientist says the regional municipality mishandled a complaint the fire chief laid against four councillors last year.

CBRM city hall

Out-of-province St. FX student fined $1,000 in N.S. for not self-isolating

A St. FX university student in Antigonish has been fined $1,000 by Nova Scotia RCMP for failing to self-isolate.

A large brick building draped in ivy on the St. Francis Xavier campus.

Some St. Francis Xavier University students will return to the campus this fall, while others will get their education online.

Majority of St. F X students to return to school in fall Image 1

An out-of-province student enrolled at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish has been fined $1,000 by Nova Scotia RCMP for failing to self-isolate.

Yarmouth County man killed in car crash

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