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Evacuation alert ends for St. John's wildfire; officials fear N.S. fire will spread
An evacuation alert ended Saturday for thousands near a wildfire burning close to Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest city, but in Nova Scotia, officials feared an out-of-control fire in Annapolis Valley would spread.
Aug 16, 2025 12:38 PM
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Skipping the U.S. and taking a vacation to East Coast this year? It will cost you.
FREDERICTON — In September 2024, Natasha Beitman Brener and her husband decided to take a three-week vacation to Canada's East Coast. Beitman Brener, a lawyer in Kingston, Ont.
Aug 16, 2025 3:00 AM
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Helicopter crashes fighting wildfire in Nova Scotia, pilot rescued and conscious
HALIFAX — A pilot was rescued Friday after a helicopter with Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources crashed in shallow water while helping with firefighting efforts.
Aug 15, 2025 4:52 PM
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Who bears responsibility to prevent wildfire disasters: government or individuals?
HALIFAX — As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals? Wildfires have been raging across Canada all summer, including in the
Aug 15, 2025 4:12 PM
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Photo Gallery: Atlantic wildfires continue to burn
People forced from their homes by a wildfire near Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city have been cleared to return home.
Aug 15, 2025 2:15 PM
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Evacuation order lifted for St. John's suburb; wildfire destroys Newfoundland school
ST. JOHN'S — There was a very happy chicken in a suburb of St. John's, N.L., on Friday after residents who had been forced to leave their homes because of a wildfire were finally cleared to return.
Aug 15, 2025 2:12 PM
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Wildfire forces evacuations in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley
HALIFAX — An evacuation order in the West Dalhousie area of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley was expanded late Thursday after a lightning strike ignited nearby woodlands the night before and triggered an intense, out-of-control wildfire.
Aug 14, 2025 8:01 PM
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More people urged to prepare to evacuate N.L. fire that has destroyed about 100 homes
ST. JOHN'S — Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador extended an evacuation alert Thursday evening, asking residents of a small coastal community to be ready to flee a wildfire that may have already destroyed up to 100 homes and structures.
Aug 14, 2025 1:47 PM
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Youth pleads guilty to weapons charges in Halifax high school threats case
HALIFAX — A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty to seven weapons charges on Thursday in a case where police alleged the youth threatened to harm students at a Halifax high school in April.
Aug 14, 2025 12:10 PM
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100 homes, structures may have been lost to Newfoundland's largest wildfire: premier
ST. JOHN'S — Officials say the largest wildfire burning in Newfoundland and Labrador may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures.
Aug 14, 2025 6:27 AM
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