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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

A bulk water delivery truck passes a checkpoint into the evacuation area where firefighters are battling the Long Lake wildfire in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis County, outside the community of West Dalhousie, N.S., on Aug. 19, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

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.

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