US EditionFirefighting efforts continue in Atlantic Canada as large storm passes offshore
- Firefighters continue efforts to battle the Long Lake wildfire in Nova Scotia with assistance from other provinces and the military before an offshore storm intensifies winds.
- Hurricane Erin has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone and is currently located 652 kilometres south of St. John's, N.L., with maximum sustained winds of 139 kilometres per hour.
- The Nova Scotia RCMP Commercial Crime Section is investigating multiple reports of fraud relating to the sale of HVAC systems.
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Firefighting Efforts Continue in Atlantic Canada as Large Storm Passes Offshore
Nova Scotia’s largest wildfire has grown as firefighters continue to deal with stronger winds forecast for the province’s Annapolis Valley. Officials from the Department of Natural Resources said wind shifts that resulted late Friday as Hurricane Erin passed well off the coast of the province, saw the Long Lake fire spread west. The blaze, which had earlier been slightly over 32 square kilometres in size, grew to 32.5 kilometres in area as of la…
The largest forest fire in Nova Scotia was amplified, with firefighters facing stronger than expected winds in the Annapolis Valley.
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Firefighting efforts continue in Atlantic Canada as large storm passes offshore
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Firefighting efforts continue in Atlantic Canada as large storm passes offshore – 105.9 The Region
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s largest wildfire has grown as firefighters continue to deal with stronger winds forecast for the province’s Annapolis Valley. Officials from the Department of Natural Resources said wind shifts that resulted late Friday as Hurricane Erin passed well off the coast of the province, saw the Long Lake fire spread west. The blaze, which had earlier been slightly over 32 square kilometres in size, grew to 32.5 kilometres in are…
The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources indicates that the large forest fire in the Annapolis Valley remains out of control and that its area is still estimated at over 32 square kilometres.
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