Nova Scotia RCMP say&nbsp;one person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Digby County early Saturday morning.

According to a news release, emergency services responded to a report of a crash on Highway 101 in Plympton at 4:15 a.m.

Police said upon arrival, officers found a Subaru Legacy overturned in a ditch and on fire.

The driver, and sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.&nbsp;

RCMP could not provide any additional details.

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

NSCC group making free meals to fight food insecurity on Annapolis Valley campus

The student-run group wants to see that students have access to healthy meals, while also helping them learn about cooking and nutrition, says advisor.

A group of four people are working to prepare meals in a commercial kitchen. The walls are a bright yellow.

The group is working to prepare free meals in the campus kitchen. 

NSCC Annapolis Enactus

How Fiona became a record-breaking Canadian storm

One year ago, the atmospheric and oceanic ingredients came together to produce a powerful storm with the lowest recorded landfall pressure in Canadian history.

This aerial drone photo shows extensive damage to homes in Port aux Basques, N.L., on Sept. 26, 2022. 

Port aux Basques Fiona aftermath drone photos

One of Canada's first feature films was mostly made in Nova Scotia, but you'll likely never see it

Shot in 1913 in Nova Scotia and Quebec, Evangeline is based on American Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie. The proof of its existence lies in things like a few images and media accounts of the day.

Men and women dressed in period attire are shown in a scene from a 1914 film based on the Expulsion of the Acadians.

This scene from Evangeline was filmed in Halifax at the garden of the Billman residence, which would be located on present-day Herring Cove Road near the Armdale roundabout.

Evangeline

Artists commemorate homes, pets lost in Halifax-area wildfires

A group of local artists met on Saturday to give out paintings, drawings and embroideries to people who lost homes and pets during the Halifax-area wildfires in late May. 

framed paintings and drawings lay out on a long table. A man and woman picked up a drawing and are looking at it. 

People who lost their homes and pets in the wildfires picked up custom artwork on Saturday afternoon. 

Wildfire art

Municipal councillor wants schools to have safety plans in place for emergencies

A Halifax councillor wants to ensure schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality have safety plans in place that would cover emergencies like the recent wildfires. District 13 Coun. Pam Lovelace, whose area was affected by the wildfires this spring, will seek a staff report on the matter when council meets on Tuesday. 

A blonde woman smiles at the camera wearing a black jacket and blue top 

Pam Lovelace is the councillor for HRM District 11, Hammonds Plains - St. Margaret's

Pam Lovelace

Municipal councillor Pam Lovelace wants schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality to have safety plans in place in case of emergency. Many residents in her district had to evacuate due to wildfires earlier this year.

According to a news release, emergency services responded to a report of a crash on Highway 101 in Plympton at 4:15 a.m. on Saturday.

1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Digby County

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