A motorcyclist is dead after a crash on Highway 4 in Pictou County on Saturday.

Police, fire and EHS&nbsp;responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash in Broadway just before 4:30 p.m AT, according to an RCMP media release. Officers learned the motorcycle left the road and collided with a power pole.&nbsp;

A 66-year-old Merigomish man was the sole rider of the motorcycle, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Highway 4 was closed for several hours but has since reopened.&nbsp;

Halifax residential construction costs up 8.4% in 3rd quarter compared to last year

New data from Statistics Canada's Building Construction Price Index shows that Halifax had the second highest year-over-year residential construction cost increase for the quarter beginning July 1 out of 11 cities surveyed.

Workers in high-visibility vests and other protective equipment work on a multi-story building. The interior frame of the building is exposed.

New construction sites in Halifax. Workers tear down safety railings on a Multi storey condo along Joseph Howe Drive.

New Construction Halifax

Year-over-year residential construction cost increases have mostly been slowing in Halifax since 2022, but have still been at rates that are higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why a Nova Scotia author hired sensitivity readers for her debut novel about a trans woman

A Nova Scotia author who has adapted her film about a young transgender woman finding acceptance in her rural hometown says using sensitivity readers opened her eyes to a better version of the story.

A young girl wearing a rainbow scarf stands on a tractor, raising her arms in the air triumphantly. Two adults stand nearby, looking at her lovingly.

Dawn, Her Dad & The Tractor, which rolls at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival on Sept. 17, is directed and written by Shelley Thompson. It stars Maya V Henry, Robb Wells and Amy Groening.

Dawn, Her Dad & The Tractor - FIN: AIFF

Dawn, Her Dad and The Tractor was written and directed by Shelley Thompson. The film stars Maya V Henry, Robb Wells and Amy Groening.

Parish hopes former Springhill church could be redeveloped for affordable housing

A former Springhill church could be unregistered as a municipal heritage property in hopes it would allow for the building to be redeveloped for affordable housing. 

A sandstone church with two steeples, each with crosses on top. 

 St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Springhill, N.S. was decommissioned in April and now the parish is hoping to have it's historical status removed.  

 St John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Springhill, N.S., was decommissioned in April and now the parish is hoping to have its historical designation removed.  

Halifax campground to stay open all winter for people living in RVs amid housing crisis

The municipality has some of the fastest-rising rents and one of the lowest vacancy rates in Canada. Now advocates elsewhere are hoping their governments will follow suit.

Halifax will be keeping the Shubie Campground in Dartmouth, N.S., open all winter amid the province's housing crisis.

Shubie Campground snow-covered RV 

How water helps one woman move through life and loss

This story is part of the CBC Creator Network series Immersed: Our connection to water. Videographer: Benjamin Edwards. Editor: Sheldon Hachey Producer: Israel Ekanem. Warning: this episode touches on the topic of suicide. If you need help, there are services you can call: The Canada Suicide Prevention Service line is 1-833-456-4566. Also, you can reach Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868.

A 66-year-old Merigomish man died in a motorcycle crash in Pictou County on Saturday, according to the RCMP. 

Merigomish motorcyclist, 66, dead after single-vehicle crash in Pictou County

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