Nova Scotia wildfires: Halifax-area fire 85% contained and not expected to spread, officials say

As Nova Scotia is getting much-needed rain on Saturday, a wildfire burning northwest of Halifax is now 85 per cent contained, emergency officials said in an update. “We have changed from ‘out of control’ to a state of being held,” said David Steeves, a technician of forest resources with the Department of Natural Resources.

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