A 58-year-old man has died after an ATV crash in Sherbrooke, N.S., on Friday.

RCMP say they were called to a crash on Sonora Road in Sherbrooke, Guysborough County, at 9:40 p.m. on April 16, and found a man trapped beneath his ATV.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

N.S. limits travel in and out of province to essential trips only

Beginning Thursday at 8 a.m., people travelling into Nova Scotia will not be allowed to enter unless their trip is deemed essential or they are permanent residents of the province. Those travelling from Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador are exempt.

Compliance officers check vehicles at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border near Amherst on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Provincial staff stop and question anyone entering the province as part of the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Compliance officers check vehicles at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border near Amherst on Sunday, April 5, 2020.

Nova Scotia announces $35M in loan guarantees for 3 large tourism operators

The announcement Monday follows the creation of the loan guarantee program last October. When it was announced, government officials said it could be worth as much as $50M for up to 11 companies.

The Nova Scotia government plans to spend $1 million over the next three years on infrastructure around Cape Breton's Cabot Trail in order to boost tourism revenues.

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Nova Scotia's finance minister says the program aimed at large tourism operators will help keep anchor businesses secure as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Veterans Affairs won't voluntarily release its review into former soldier who fatally shot his family, himself

Veterans Affairs conducted an internal review into the circumstances leading up to the day an Afghanistan veteran with severe post-traumatic stress disorder shot his family and himself — but never shared the existence of that review or its findings with the ongoing provincial fatality inquiry that seeks to prevent future deaths.

A tall Black man in a suit with his arms around a smaller older woman wearing a blue shirt and a girl making a peace sign. All are smiling and wearing sunglasses.

Lionel Desmond is shown here in this family photo, with his mother, Brenda, left, and daughter, Aaliyah, right.

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Lionel Desmond is shown here in this family photo, with his mother, Brenda, left, and daughter, Aaliyah, right. Desmond shot his family in 2017.

The downside to the real estate boom in Nova Scotia

A growing number of renters in Nova Scotia are being evicted and have no place to go despite a real estate boom.

A sign outside an Ottawa home indicates that it has been sold in early March 2021.

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A sign outside a home indicating that it has been sold in early March 2021.

St. FX taking extra precautions as students leave dorms for home

The administration at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., is hiring small teams of movers to assist students as they move out of their residence buildings. It's a measure being taken to keep parents safe and reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.

A sign marks one of the entrances to the St. Francis Xavier University campus in Antigonish, N.S., on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.

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A sign marks one of the entrances to the St. Francis Xavier University campus in Antigonish, N.S., on Sept. 28, 2018.

RCMP say the man was trapped under the ATV when they arrived.

58-year-old man dies in ATV crash in Guysborough County

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