A worker is dead after a fire at a quarry in Mulgrave, N.S.

Few details have been&nbsp;released about the accident, but the Department of Labour, Skills, and Immigration confirmed in an email to CBC News there was a fatality at the Martin Marietta facility.

RCMP Cpl. Chris Marshall said crews responded to a fire at the quarry, and once the fire was extinguished the scene was turned over to the Department of Labour.

A stop-work order has been issued while the investigation continues.

N.S. mass shooter was treated 'like an animal' by his father, family says

New details describe how the gunman who killed 22 people in a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia in 2020 was raised in a home of violence and psychological torment, growing up to continue the pattern set by a father he hated.

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

Twenty-two 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. 

Rescued baby bobcat weighed less than a kilo when it arrived at wildlife centre

A tiny orphaned baby bobcat no bigger than a baseball cap is recovering at a Nova Scotia wildlife rehab centre after it was discovered cold, muddy and alone in a suburb outside of Halifax. 

A portrait of a small baby bobcat sitting on a blue and white blanket.

The baby bobcat was rescued by a hiker in Fletcher's Lake, N.S. 

Baby bobcat 

This baby bobcat was rescued by a hiker in Fletchers Lake, N.S. 

Doctors who treated N.S. teen who died of meningitis deny negligence

The two emergency room physicians who treated Kai Matthews are defending themselves against a lawsuit filed by the family of the 19-year-old who died of meningitis last year.

Emergency entrance to the Halifax Infirmary is shown.

Emergency room QEII Health Sciences Centre halifax hospital infirmary

The two emergency room physicians who treated Kai Matthews are defending themselves against a lawsuit filed by the family of the 19-year-old who died of meningitis a year ago. 

RCMP in Nova Scotia say a worker has died in a fire at a Martin Marietta quarry near Mulgrave.

Worker dead after quarry fire in Mulgrave

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