A 72-year-old man is dead after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street Monday morning in Dartmouth.

Halifax Regional Police say officers responded shortly after 7 a.m. to a report of the collision, which took place in a marked crosswalk between Victoria Road and Chappell Street.&nbsp;

The man was transported to hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of the vehicle, a 30-year-old man, was issued a summary offence ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, police said.

A spokesperson for Halifax Regional Police said there are no further charges anticipated or pending.

More than 65% of Nova Scotians experienced a housing challenge in the past year: StatsCan

Statistics Canada data shows 66 per cent of Nova Scotians faced challenges with their housing in 2024. Some Nova Scotians say their experiences trying to find stable, affordable housing reflect that situation.

New data shows many Nova Scotians had housing challenges in past year

A woman in a blue shirt looks at the camera

Terri Singer and her family were evicted in 2023, then bounced around between hotels and staying with family. 

Terri Singer

The most recent Canadian Social Survey from Statistics Canada shows more than 65 per cent of Nova Scotians faced one or more housing challenges in the last year. Some Nova Scotians say their experiences trying to find stable, affordable housing reflect that statistic. Nicola Seguin has the story. 

N.S. Liberals commend Trudeau for announcing departure, say PM made 'right decision'

Nova Scotia Liberals praised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday for announcing his intention to step down as Liberal leader and prime minister, calling it the right move for the embattled governing party.

Trudeau makes an announcement outside the front entrance of Rideau Cottage which is decorated with garlands

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Monday, Jan.6, 2025. 

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. 

N.S. wildlife sanctuary welcomes upcoming changes to bear rehab policies

An animal rehabilitation centre on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore is looking forward to the opportunity to rehabilitate orphaned black bear cubs as the Department of Natural Resources readies to issue required permits as early as this spring.

A black bear cub is held in someone's arms. 

Hope for Wildlife bear 

A black bear cub that was brought to Hope for Wildlife, an animal rehabilitation centre in Seaforth, N.S., in 2020. After notifying the Department of Natural Resources that they had taken the cub into their care, the cub was picked up by the department and later euthanized. 

Woman found dead on Edmonton riverbank remembered as kind-hearted mother

A 43-year-old woman found dead along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River is being remembered as a caring, kind-hearted mother.

A mother and young girl pose with a lit birthday cake.

Ashley Burke poses for a birthday photo with her daughter Abigail Michele Robson. Robson, now grown, says her mother was a kind, selfless woman. 

Ashley Burke and Abigail 

Emergency department closure report shows problems persist at most troubled N.S. locations

A new report on emergency department closures in Nova Scotia suggests some progress is happening, but a closer look reveals that the province’s biggest problem sites are getting worse.

A hospital is shown with the site for the emergency department in the forground.

A collaborative emergency centre was supposed to be coming to Fishermen's Memorial Hospital but no renovations have been made yet.

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital 

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg, shown in this file photo, is one of the community emergency departments in Nova Scotia that struggles with ongoing closures.

A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle in a Dartmouth crosswalk on Monday, say Halifax Regional Police. 

72-year-old man dead after being hit by vehicle in marked Dartmouth crosswalk

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