Halifax Wildfire

• N.S. wildfires: Blaze in Annapolis Valley that forced evacuations continues to grow

  It was started by a lightning strike on Wednesday night and has grown to 406 hectares in size, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2025
  
• N.S. wildfires: Evacuation order issued for some in Annapolis Valley, Halifax blaze contained

  A wildfire on the western outskirts of Halifax that had prompted evacuations is now being held, Nova Scotia officials say. 

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  Aug 14, 2025
  
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• Nova Scotia a ‘tinderbox,’ Houston says as wildfire worries escalate. ‘We’re all on edge’

  The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources says firefighters are back at the site of a large wildfire in the Halifax area on Wednesday morning.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2025
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• Halifax wildfires: Residents of city’s western suburbs want more escape routes

  She's upset that Halifax doesn't have "a viable" exit route for the outer areas of her Westwood Hills suburb — where a wildfire erupted on May 28, 2023.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2025
• The aftermath: 1 year after historic Halifax wildfire changed a community forever

  On May 27, 2023, a wildfire broke out in the Halifax suburb of Upper Tantallon. The blaze destroyed 151 homes and forced more than 16,000 residents to flee the area.

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  May 28, 2024
• N.S. daycare destroyed by wildfire announces plans to rebuild

  A daycare centre in Upper Tantallon, outside Halifax, that burnt down during the wildfires this year has announced plans to rebuild. 

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2023
• Halifax looking into Hammonds Plains Road safety plan 5 months after wildfires

  Following the May fires, residents of the area began voicing their concerns about safety after many were stuck in traffic trying to access Hammonds Plains Road.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023
• How community concerns continue to linger after Halifax-area wildfire

  Questions still linger in a Nova Scotia neighbourhood ravaged by a wildfire nearly two months ago. 

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2023
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• Meet a N.S. family and their priceless treasures found in the wildfire rubble

  A vintage Campbell's soup bowl in one family's home not only survived the Halifax-area wildfire, it was salvaged last year from a cottage destroyed by Hurricane Fiona.

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  Jun 21, 2023
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• Justin Trudeau praises first responders during N.S. visit: ‘I’m here to say thank you’

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended his thanks to firefighters and other first responders in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that rocked the province this spring.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2023