Drivers on a twinned section of Highway 101 near Hantsport, N.S., encountered a harrowing scene just after 8:00 a.m. Wednesday.

RCMP say a&nbsp;small car travelling&nbsp;eastbound crossed the median, over both westbound lanes and landed in a field where it caught fire.

RCMP Cpl.&nbsp;Mark Skinner said it was a single-vehicle accident. The victim, believed to be a woman, died on scene.

The westbound lanes of Highway 101 between exits 8 and 8A are expected to be closed for several hours for collision reconstruction analysis.

5-year-old with diabetes goes without lunchtime insulin with care plan in limbo

A Halifax mother is calling on the Nova Scotia government to mandate that every school that requires it have a medical professional on site to administer insulin in the absence of an individual care plan.

Carrie Dean's five-year-old son, Bellemy, was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Carrie Dean 

Carrie Dean's five-year-old son, Bellemey, was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Senior female officer quits Canadian Forces, says she's 'sickened' by reports of sexual misconduct

One of the most prominent women in the Canadian military has resigned, saying she is “disgusted” by ongoing reports of sexual misconduct in the Armed Forces and dismayed that it has taken this long for the problem to come to the fore.

Governor General David Johnston presents Major Eleanor Taylor, from Antigonish, N.S. with the Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony in Ottawa, Ont. Friday June 22, 2012.

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Governor General David Johnston presents then-Major Eleanor Taylor with the Meritorious Service Medal in Ottawa on June 22, 2012.

Ottawa to adopt N.S. method to help curtail racism in justice system

Nova Scotian lawyers, social worker who pioneered program say just sentencing — not lighter sentencing — is needed to address systemic racism and overrepresentation of Black Canadians in prison.

Brandon Rolle is a managing lawyer with Nova Scotia Legal Aid.

Brandon Rolle Nova Scotia legal aid

Brandon Rolle is a managing lawyer with Nova Scotia Legal Aid, which pushed to get 'impact of race and culture assessments' used in court.

Judge rules 16 names in N.S. mass shooting warrants to remain redacted

The names of 16 people who gave statements to police following last April's mass shooting in Nova Scotia will remain redacted, a judge has ruled.

The road sign of Portapique Beach Road is shown next to an RCMP cruiser.

22 people, including a pregnant woman, were murdered in several Nova Scotia communities on April 18-19, 2020.  The gunman's spouse was also shot at and physically assaulted at the onset of the violence in Portapique. 

Portapique Beach Road sign

A judge said there would be 'a serious risk' associated with publishing the names of people who spoke with police after the mass shooting.

Smelly sewage during busy tourism year lands Inverness County in court

Inverness County is going to court after Nova Scotia's Environment Department issued two summary offence tickets for odour and bacterial discharge from the sewage system in the town of Inverness dating back to 2019.

Inverness Development Association president Rose Mary MacDonald organized a rally in 2019 over odour and bacterial discharge from the town's sewage system.

Rose Mary MacDonald

A woman has died in a Highway 101 crash on Wednesday morning near Hantsport, according to RCMP.

Driver on Highway 101 dies after car crosses median, traffic, catches fire in field

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