A 26-year-old man from Wedgeport, N.S., was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Monday night.

Yarmouth Rural RCMP&nbsp;responded to the scene shortly after 10 p.m.

Police said in a news release that the car left the road and came to rest in the woods on Highway 334 near Wedgeport.

The driver, who was the only person in the car,&nbsp;was pronounced dead at the scene.

An RCMP&nbsp;collision analyst was on scene on Highway 334 near River Lane Road. The area was closed but reopened early Tuesday morning.

The cause of the crash&nbsp;is under investigation.

Man accused of stabbing Bridgewater officer to undergo assessment of criminal responsibility

Tobias Doucette, the man who is facing an attempted murder charge after an incident in July in Bridgewater, N.S., will undergo a 30-day assessment of criminal responsibility, before returning to court in mid-October.

Tobias Charles Doucette is the suspect in a domestic assault, and stabbing of a police officer in Bridgewater, N.S. 

Tobias Charles Doucette

Tobias Charles Doucette is accused of domestic assault and stabbing a police officer in Bridgewater, N.S.

Former Yarmouth warden told committee members to 'go to hell,' beat on walls

A complaint filed by the deputy warden of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth said former warden Leland Anthony went on a tirade because a committee meeting was happening via Zoom instead of in person.

Six of seven council seats in the upcoming municipal election will be contested for the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth

District of Yarmouth e-balloting

Documents released by the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, as well as obtained through freedom of information, outline what led to former warden Leland Anthony to be sanctioned.

Protest over Indigenous lobster fishery turns confrontational at N.S. wharf

Hundreds of commercial fishermen briefly blocked access to a wharf Tuesday morning in southwestern Nova Scotia being used by First Nations fishermen harvesting lobster.

Crowds of commercial fishermen at the Saulnierville, N.S. wharf where they temporarily blocked access on Wednesday morning.

Saulnierville wharf protest

Crowds of commercial fishermen at the Saulnierville wharf where they temporarily blocked access.

Housing development on hold in Inverness over lack of services

Dunmore Development has been working since 2018 to build an 80-unit housing project in the community of Inverness, but it has put the project on hold, for now, because the county still has not come up with a cost for sewer and water hookups.

A roadside sign reads "Inverness, come to play."

A provincial housing needs assessment shows the scale of the housing problem in Inverness County, but neither the warden nor the deputy warden returned calls for comment.

Inverness town sign

A developer has put a halt to an 80-unit housing project in the Cape Breton community of Inverness, saying the county still hasn't provided sewer and water hookup costs after two years.

Mighty Heart, one-eyed winner of the $1M Queen's Plate, has N.S. ties

The winner of the $1-million Queen’s Plate, a one-eyed colt called Mighty Heart, has a Nova Scotia connection — his groom is from Cape Breton.

Mighty Heart with jockey Daisuke Fukumoto reacts after winning the running of the 161st Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Saturday. 

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Mighty Heart, with jockey Daisuke Fukumoto, reacts after winning the running of the 161st Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Saturday. 

26-year-old Wedgeport man killed in single-vehicle crash

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