Unprecedented String of Nova Scotia Wildfires Still Burning After Four Days

A sign directing evacuees is seen as volunteers and workers set up an evacuation centre where food and shelter is being provided for those forced from their homes due to the wildfire burning in suburban Halifax on May 30, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

HALIFAX—As an unprecedented string of wildfires in Nova Scotia continued to burn out of control for a fourth day, fire officials were hoping for a break in the dry, windy weather.

But that probably won’t happen until Friday night, according to the latest forecast.