Halifax-area wildfire still out of control, 'many' structures destroyed
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Shelburne County wildfire out of control, about 1,500 evacuated
Roughly 450 homes have been evacuated in Shelburne County as a wildfire burns out of control over thousands of hectares.
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A wildfire has damaged and destroyed several homes in the Halifax area and forced the evacuation of approximately 14,000 residents, according to fire officals.
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Wildfire contained in Lower Sackville, N.S.
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Wildfire near Barrington Lake, N.S., continues to grow
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Fishing area closed after North Atlantic right whale sighting set to reopen this week
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DNRR update on the Nova Scotia wildfires
![Scott Tingley, from Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources, provides an update on the wildfires.]()
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Halifax-area residents evacuated due to wildfire
![In response to the wildfire that began in the Upper Tantallon area, 14,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes.]()
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Dashcam footage shows raging N.S. wildfire
![Dashcam video shows the Tantallon wildfire burning in Hammonds Plains, N.S. on May 28, 2023.]()
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EXTENDED: Halifax Fire provides update on wildfire
![Watch Halifax Fire Deputy Chief David Meldrum's full 9 a.m. Monday update on the wildfire burning in the Upper Tantallon area.]()
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Evacuee speaks about Halifax-area wildfire
![CTV's Sarah Plowman spoke with a man Sunday night who had to flee his home near Yankeeetown Road.]()
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Lucasville Road area evacuees speak about wildfire
![CTV'S Hafsa Arif visited the Lucasville Road area Sunday night and spoke with wildfire evacuees.]()
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Shelburne wildfire continues to grow
![A wildfire in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, continues to burn out of control. CTV's Jesse Thomas reports.]()
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Update on the fire in Tantallon
![CTV Atlantic’s Sarah Plowman reports live from the fire in Upper Tantallon, N.S.]()
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Upper Tantallon fire forces residents to flee
![Residents of an Upper Tantallon, N.S., subdivision are evacuating their homes as one of several forest fires burn in the province.]()
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