An 83-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car on James Street in Antigonish, N.S.

The busy street, located near St. Francis Xavier University, is home to numerous fast-food restaurants and businesses.&nbsp;

RCMP said in a release that the incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said&nbsp;the man, who is from Antigonish,&nbsp;was brought to the hospital, where he later died.&nbsp;

The street was closed for a few hours following the crash.

The driver, a 67-year-old Antigonish&nbsp;man, was alone in the vehicle and was uninjured, said police.

RCMP said a collision reconstructionist visited the scene and they&nbsp;are&nbsp;investigating.

Lower Sackville neighbours band together to help residents of homeless encampment

With shelter beds scarce in Halifax, a growing number of people have been staying in tents at a ball field in Lower Sackville. But some neighbours say they couldn't stand by and watch people sleep outside, so they've banded together to lend a hand.

More tents have been popping up at a baseball field in Lower Sackville over the past year. 

Homeless encampments in Halifax Regional Municipality

Transport Canada considers redeploying Digby-Saint John ferry to P.E.I. next spring

Members of Nova Scotia's trucking industry and provincial and municipal politicians are expressing concern at the possibility of the ferry that services Digby, N.S., to Saint John being redeployed for part of next year.

Digby-Saint John ferry crossing vital, says trucking company owner

a ferry docked in a harbour on a misty day.

The Fundy Rose has room for 245 cars and 1,317 passengers.

Fundy Rose

The owner of a trucking company that ships seafood to the New England market says losing the crossing for an period of time would have a significant impact on his business. Watch Brian Reynolds interview with Amy Smith.

Auditor general probing government's purchase of unfinished hotel

Nova Scotia's auditor general is looking into the provincial government's purchase of an unfinished hotel that is now being converted into a patient care facility.

The Nova Scotia government purchased this unfinished hotel for $34 million to convert it into a transitional care unit.

Transitional care unit

The Nova Scotia government purchased this unfinished hotel for $34 million to convert it into a transitional care facility for some Halifax-area hospital patients.

Meet the B.C. beetles on a cross-country mission to save Nova Scotia's hemlocks

More than 3,000 tiny beetles have been shipped across the country from their native British Columbia to try to control an invasive species killing Nova Scotia’s hemlock trees.

Tiny black beetles on the branch of a hemlock tree.

Laricobius nigrinus beetles are a natural predator of hemlock woolly adelgid but they don’t exist in Nova Scotia. These two began eating the invasive insect as soon as they were released at Kejimkujik National Park.

laricobius nigrinus on hemlock

Laricobius nigrinus beetles are a natural predator of hemlock woolly adelgid but they aren't found in Nova Scotia. The two tiny black bugs shown here began eating the invasive insects as soon as they were released at Kejimkujik National Park.  

laricobius nigrinus on hemlock woolly adelgid

Halifax police charge 23-year-old with targeting seniors in telephone scam

Halifax Regional Police accuse man of posing as a family member in jail, asking for bail money.

The badge of the Halifax Regional Police is seen on the sleeve of a navy blue shirt.

Halifax police badge

Halifax Regional Police warn seniors to be aware of scams in which someone claims to be a member of the family who needs money to get out of jail.

The incident took place around dinner time on Tuesday, police said.

83-year-old pedestrian dead after being hit by car in Antigonish

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