{"id":98912,"date":"2025-11-05T09:03:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=98912"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:03:38","slug":"child-killed-in-crash-on-nova-scotia-highway-mourned-in-eskasoni-antigonish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/child-killed-in-crash-on-nova-scotia-highway-mourned-in-eskasoni-antigonish\/","title":{"rendered":"Child killed in crash on Nova Scotia highway mourned in Eskasoni, Antigonish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post Mi\u2019kmaq communities on Cape Breton Island and in the Antigonish area are mourning the death of a seven-year-old boy who was involved in a motor vehicle collision while travelling with family Saturday night on Highway 104, in Antigonish County. The other vehicle involved in the collision left the scene but is believed to be a large farm or construction vehicle. Aidan Roy Denny died at the scene and others in the vehicle were injured, with one child remaining in hospital. He was the son of Sulian Denny and Adrienne Peters of Eskasoni and Paqtnkek First Nations. 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The other vehicle involved in the collision left the scene but is believed to be a large farm or construction vehicle. Aidan Roy Denny died at the scene and others in the vehicle were injured, with one child remaining in hospital. He was the son of Sulian Denny and Adrienne Peters of Eskasoni and Paqtnkek First Nations. 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