A 62-year-old man from Westville, N.S., is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Pictou County.

RCMP say the crash happened on Greenhill Road in Green Hill on Thursday around 10:22 a.m.

Police say the car left the road&nbsp;and came to rest on its roof in the ditch.

The driver and only occupant of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is under investigation.

Environment Department finds hundreds of Coastal Protection Act submissions in junk mail

While Nova Scotia Environment Minister Tim Halman refuses to release the results of the latest round of public consultation on the Coastal Protection Act, new documents show an even larger number of people calling on him to proclaim the legislation than previously reported.

Hundreds of Coastal Protection Act submissions didn't go where writers expected

Several small homes near the coast are seen as waves roll in. 

Wind and rain from post-tropical storm Fiona hits the shoreline of the Bras d'Or Lake in Irish Cove, N.S. on Sept. 24, 2022. 

Snapshot of moment during post-tropical storm Fiona's path through Irish Cove, N.S.

While Environment Minister Tim Halman refuses to release the results of the latest round of public consultation on the Coastal Protection Act, new documents show an even larger number of people calling on him to proclaim the legislation than previously reported. That's because additional records were discovered in junk email folders. Michael Gorman reports.

Hundreds of submissions on the Coastal Protection Act didn't go where writers expected

Clearwater Seafoods loses redfish quota as other Indigenous harvesters gain

Indigenous-owned Clearwater Seafoods is on the losing side of the redfish cut handed to the Atlantic Canadian offshore fleet by the federal government last week.

A man in a fish processing plant stands next to a container of redfish fillets

Redfish being processed at the Scotia Harvest paint in Digby NS. 

Redfish

Redfish is processed at a fish plant in Digby, N.S. 

High-risk sex offender released in Halifax area

Harvey Joseph Venus, 38, has multiple criminal convictions — including sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm, assault, and sexual interference of a person under 16-years-old.

Harvey Joseph Venus, 38, is a high-risk offender with a history of sex crimes involving children. He's has been released in the Halifax area.

Harvey Joseph Venus

Harvey Joseph Venus, 38, is a high-risk offender with a history of sex crimes involving children. He's been released in the Halifax area.

Halifax Alehouse security guard's actions caused death of man, lawsuit alleges

The actions of a security guard at a downtown Halifax bar led to the death of a man on Christmas Eve in 2022, according to one of two civil lawsuits filed by the man’s family against the bar and a former employee.

Ryan Sawyer's family sues Halifax Alehouse, former security guard

Ryan is sitting on the steps outside the front door of his parents house.

Ryan Sawyer sits at his parents house in Fall River, N.S. with the family dog. 

Ryan Sawyer at parents house

The actions of a security guard at the Halifax Alehouse led to the death of a man on Christmas eve in 2022, according to one of two civil lawsuits filed by the man’s family against the bar and a former employee. Ryan Sawyer died in hospital after being found unconscious on the street in front of the bar.

Longtime radio broadcaster Rick Howe dead at 69

Rick Howe, a legendary radio broadcaster whose voice was familiar to many Nova Scotians, has died at age 69.

A man in a collared shirt and black baseball cap looks down as if reading.

Rick Howe, a longtime journalist and radio talk-show host, pictured in the CityNews 95.7 studio wearing his signature baseball cap.

Rick Howe

A 62-year-old man from Westville, N.S., has died in a single-vehicle crash in Pictou County.

Man, 62, dead following crash in Pictou County

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