Tantallon Fire

• ‘We’re not going home:’ Family flees ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire, aims to build back safer

  The McGee house and about 150 others burned to the ground during a devastating wildfire that ripped through a string of Halifax-area subdivisions nearly a month ago.

  Canada

  Jun 23
  
• 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.

  Fire

  Jun 21
  
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• Nova Scotia wildfires: Destroyed homes worsening province’s housing crunch

  Housing concerns are mounting in Nova Scotia due to the devastation caused by the wildfires over the last couple of weeks. More than 200 homes have been lost to the flames.

  Canada

  Jun 13
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• All wildfires in Nova Scotia under control more than two weeks after they started

  All of Nova Scotia wildfires are now under control, more than two weeks after an unprecedented string of fires broke out in the southwestern area of the province and HRM.

  Fire

  Jun 13
• More evacuation orders lifted, most residents in Halifax area to return after wildfire

  An emergency alert was sent out in Nova Scotia on Friday to notify more residents that it was safe to return home, after wildfires forced at least 16,000 people to evacuate.

  Fire

  Jun 9
• Meet 2 Halifax firefighter heroes. Even PM Trudeau came calling

  Two Halifax firefighters are being honoured for driving through "a wall of fire" to rescue an elderly man during the wildfire evacuations.

  Canada

  Jun 8
• More evacuation orders to be lifted for Halifax area residents affected by wildfires

  Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said more evacuation orders will be lifted on Friday for residents in subdivisions that sustained the most damage during the wildfire.

  Fire

  Jun 8
• Rebuilding homes after Nova Scotia wildfires could take up to three years

  A construction industry leader said in an interview on Wednesday that it may take up to three years to rebuild the homes lost in the fires, due to an existing provincial backlog.

  Fire

  Jun 7
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• ‘Many, many destroyed homes’: The devastation left by the wildfire near Halifax

  During a grim tour through through the most impacted area Tuesday, piles of charred rubble could be seen where houses once stood, with burned out cars parked in driveways.

  Canada

  Jun 6
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• Nova Scotia handing out free well-water test kits to those affected by wildfires

  The testing is necessary because the groundwater could be contaminated by residue from the fire, chemical fire retardants and fuel from ruptured tanks.

  Fire

  Jun 6