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• 300 homes evacuated, one destroyed by forest fires in southwestern New Brunswick

  About 300 homes in southwestern New Brunswick have been evacuated because of forest fires that began Sunday after an all-terrain vehicle that burst into flames.

  

• Technology could be key to future wildfire prevention, fighting: companies

  A United Nations report from 2022 found wildfires are becoming "more intense and more frequent" and said with temperatures on the rise as global warming worsens, 'the need to reduce wildfire risk is more critical than ever.'

  

• N.S. offers $500 to households under mandatory wildfire evacuation

  Households told to evacuate because of wildfires burning in Nova Scotia will be eligible for a $500 payment, the premier announced Monday.

• Pregnant people should be especially vigilant when wildfires pollute the air: doctor

  Smoke from wildfires in parts of Alberta, British Columbia and now Nova Scotia has doctors warning pregnant people to take extra precautions against breathing in toxic particles. Dr. Wee-Shian Chan, head of medicine at B.C. Women's Hospital, said breathing in pollutants and toxic gases generated by forest fires takes particulate matter into the bloodstream and lungs, making it harder to breathe.

• 'Sparks flying everywhere': Thousands of residents evacuated due to Halifax-area wildfire

  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.

• Fire danger remains high as hot, dry week expected for Maritimes

  Natural Resources Canada still has much of the Maritimes rated with a “high” fire danger index to start this week.

• P.E.I. sends firefighters to N.S., bans brush burning

  Prince Edward Island is sending firefighters and equipment to Nova Scotia as two major wildfires continue to burn in Tantallon and Shelburne County.

• Nova Scotia wildfire leaves residents scrambling to save pets

  Thousands of residents have fled their homes as a fire remains out of control in the Upper Tantallon area of Nova Scotia. As evacuations continue, some locals have gone the extra mile to save dogs, cats and other pets.

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  WATCH | Dashcam video shows out-of-control Nova Scotia wildfire

  Dashcam footage shows the extent of the Tantallon wildfire as it raged in Hammonds Plains, N.S.

• Higgs doubles down on Policy 713 review despite controversy

  New Brunswick premier Blaine Higgs has kept the conversation alive surrounding his government's decision to revamp a policy on the minimum standards around the rights of LGBTQ+ students in schools.

• Mobile X-ray service for New Brunswick long term care residents

  Long-term care residents in New Brunswick won’t have to worry about heading to the emergency room for X-rays anymore.

• Cape Breton fire crews on standby for N.S. wildfire support

  As crews continue to battle a wildfire in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia, firefighters over five hours away in Cape Breton are ready and waiting to assist on a moment's notice.