A 55-year-old man from Aylesford, N.S., has died in a crash&nbsp;in Lake La Rose, near Annapolis Royal.

RCMP say a pickup truck and a cube truck collided head-on on Highway 101 at about 3:40 p.m. AT on&nbsp;Tuesday.

The driver of the cube truck, who was alone in the vehicle, died at the scene.

The driver and sole occupant of the pickup truck, a 24-year-old man from River Bourgeois, N.S., was seriously injured and was taken to hospital by Lifeflight.

After the two vehicles crashed,&nbsp;a transport truck&nbsp;was unable to stop in time and collided with the other vehicles in what an RCMP spokesperson described as a "glancing blow." The driver of the transport truck was not injured.

The highway was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

There's a fine built into Nova Scotia's Residential Tenancies Act. It has never been used

A section of Nova Scotia's Residential Tenancies Act includes a summary conviction and fine of up to $1000 for violating the Act, an order of the director, or an order of the small claims court. According to the provincial Department of Justice, there have been no convictions under this section since 1990.

Patricia Celan contacted the police, the Residential Tenancies Program, the courts, and the department of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services, and couldn't get an answer on how to enforce the summary conviction. 

Patricia Celan

Patricia Celan contacted the police, the Residential Tenancies Program, the courts, and the Department of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services, and couldn't get an answer on how to enforce the summary conviction. 

Lobster lesson plans and other resources to be offered to Nova Scotia teachers

Students could soon be taught the importance of the fishing industry and marine sector to Nova Scotia, with 'classroom-ready' resources offered for free to teachers.

A lobster with blue and yellow bands on its claws sits atop a lobster trap.

A large lobster, nicknamed Lucy by local residents, sits atop a trap in Barrington, N.S.

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Cost of living at record level in N.S. and wages need to rise, says report

The report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows Nova Scotia has the second-lowest average weekly earnings in the country.

It's not just school supplies that have gone up in price -- it's everything else, making this back-to-school season harder for some parents.

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A report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Nova Scotia indicates the living wage ranges from a low of $20 per hour in Cape Breton to $23.50 per hour in the Halifax area.

Group planning Glace Bay community centre loses some land to tax sale

A community group proposing to build a new $15-million recreational facility in Glace Bay, N.S., was surprised to find out some of the land it was eyeing, with municipal approval, was sold in a tax sale.

A group proposing to build a new $15-million community centre on North Street in Glace Bay, N.S., was surprised to find out some of the land it was eying, with municipal approval, was sold in a tax sale.

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A group proposing to build a new $15-million community centre on North Street in Glace Bay, N.S., was surprised to find out some of the land it was eyeing, with municipal approval, was sold in a tax sale.

Nova Scotia Power wants to increase rates by 11.6% over two years, up from previous forecast

The company says it needs more money from ratepayers to cover skyrocketing fuel costs.

a sign on a gray building says "Nova Scotia Power an Emera Company." 

The Nova Scotia Power headquarters is seen in Halifax on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018.

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Nova Scotia Power says the rising costs of coal, oil and natural gas means it needs to increase power rates for consumers more than previously thought.

Aylesford man dies in head-on crash in Annapolis County

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