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Annapolis County wildfire now listed at 3,200 hectares

August 18 , 2025 at 08:51:32 a.m. ADT • :

The fire near West Dalhousie is now estimated to be 3,210 hectares, and there are no reports of damage to homes. The figure increased Monday after crews took another look at the fire scene.

'Until the bitter end': Striking Air Canada flight attendants defiant on Halifax picket line

August 18 , 2025 at 07:53:28 p.m. ADT • :

Striking flight attendants with Air Canada remained on the picket line in Halifax on Monday. That's despite the Canada Industrial Relations Board calling the countrywide strike illegal and ordering them back to work.

Volunteers show up to support wildfire evacuees

August 18 , 2025 at 04:13:13 p.m. ADT • :

Volunteers are coming together to support people who have had to leave their homes as the Annapolis County wildfire at Long Lake burns out of control.

Work underway to relocate people living in the woods

August 18 , 2025 at 05:26:02 p.m. ADT • :

As wildfires burn across Nova Scotia, some homeless people are choosing to stay in tent encampments despite the ban on woods travel. Taryn Grant has the story.

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N.S. aerial patrol crews spot fires from the sky

August 18 , 2025 at 05:21:49 p.m. ADT • :

Based at a small airport in Debert, N.S., the crew is able to locate fire activity and report it before things get out of hand. As Josh Hoffman reports, they're busier than usual this summer.

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August 18 , 2025 at 04:28:21 p.m. ADT • :

RCMP seek help identifying man who died after jumping into Atlantic Ocean

August 18 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

A look at Cape Breton's sustainable splash pad

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August 18 , 2025 at 12:47:00 p.m. ADT • :

Man, 19, dead after motorcycle crash in Lawrencetown

August 18 , 2025 at 01:23:06 p.m. ADT • :

'Everything just clicked:' Fishing vessel performs successful rescue mission

August 18 , 2025 at 10:30:39 a.m. ADT • :

Dalhousie University issues lockout notice to faculty union

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