A 55-year-old Trenton, N.S., man died Thursday night in a car crash in Stellarton, N.S., police say.

Stellarton Police Service Chief Mark Hobeck&nbsp;said the crash happened on South Foord Street around 11 p.m. AT.

The driver was the only person in the vehicle and no other vehicles were involved.

Hobeck said the vehicle was heading northbound when it crashed into a pole.

He said it's unclear what caused the crash, but said an investigation is underway.

Serious infections rose last year in CBRM hospitals, but unexpected deaths down

The in-hospital sepsis rate in Cape Breton Regional Municipality is climbing, but health officials say they are taking steps to bring that down, while an organization that supports vulnerable patients is trying a new way to keep them out of hospital in the first place.

A sign indicates the Cape Breton Regional Hospital and looks down a long road to the hospital building.

The sepsis rate at hospitals in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, including the main hospital in Sydney, rose last year, but the number of deaths due to serious infection declined.

Cape Breton regional hospital entrance

Dalhousie medical school taking steps to address complaints of mistreatment

Dalhousie University's faculty of medicine is setting up a new office that will investigate complaints of mistreatment from students and residents.

A rock wall that marks the entrance of Dalhousie University.

The Dalhousie Faculty Association's executive committee says it's motion will ensure a safe return to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dalhousie University expects its new office, which will handle student and resident complaints, to be up and running in the next few months.

Environmental group claims water tests at gold mine site have high arsenic levels

An environmental group in Nova Scotia says a gold mine is responsible for high levels of arsenic in local waterways near the mine. The company says it's a natural occurrence.

This aerial photo shows a large poind near a gold mine. A lake can be seen in the foreground.

This aerial photo shows the tailings pond at the Moose River gold mine. Scraggy Lake is in the foreground. 

Environmental group says water tets done near Moose River gold mine site reveal high arsenic levels Image 2

This aerial photo shows the tailings pond at the Touquoy Gold Mine near Moose River, N.S. Scraggy Lake is in the foreground.

Family says Cape Breton woman died after not getting help at emergency ward during 7-hour wait

Charlene Snow of Donkin, N.S., died Dec. 30 after waiting roughly seven hours for treatment for a sore jaw and flu-like symptoms.

A woman and her daughter hold a portrait of a woman who died after waiting roughly seven hours for treatment at a Cape Breton hospital. 

Katherine Snow of Port Caledonia, N.S., and her three-year-old daughter, Nora, hold a portrait of Charlene Snow who died within an hour of leaving a crowded emergency room at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. 

Charlene Snow, Katherine Snow

Katherine Snow of Port Caledonia, N.S., and her three-year-old daughter, Nora, hold a portrait of Charlene Snow who died within an hour of leaving a crowded emergency room at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney on Dec. 30.  

Heavy rain, freezing rain on the way to Nova Scotia for Saturday

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says heavy rain combined with frozen ground may cause localized flooding.

Heavy rain will bring the risk of localized flooding Friday and Saturday.

Heavy rain and flood risk 

Nova Scotia can expect a widespread 40 to 80 mm of rain by Sunday morning.

Nova Scotia can expect 25 to 50 millimetres with local amounts in the range of 50 to 75 millimetres, or even more.  

Trenton man, 55, dead after single-vehicle crash in Stellarton

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