The result is not a determination of whether a fire will start, but rather how intense a fire may be and how quickly it might ...

DNR doesn’t include grass fires and illegal burning in its fire statistics, but did respond to five fires in the woods and wildland on Wednesday that burned just under two hectares in total, ...

Canadian officials announced a fine of more than $18,000 on Wednesday for anyone in Nova Scotia who violates a province-wide burn ban implemented this week as wildfires continue to rage in the ...

Nova Scotia RCMP said its officers have issued two tickets worth $25,000 each. A victim surcharge and HST also apply to the fine, bringing the total to $28,872.50.

Agencies in Nova Scotia have issued 16 tickets worth more than $25,000 each to people allegedly violating daily burn restrictions this year in what has so far proven to be a less active wildfire ...