A wildfire that broke out this week southeast of Weymouth, N.S., is&nbsp;contained, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables.

In a tweet sent out Friday evening, the department said the Hassett wildfire is under control at a final size of 119 hectares.

Ground crews will continue to clean up the area in the days to come.

Earlier this week, several homes were voluntarily evacuated, although no official evacuation orders were issued.

Department spokesperson Scott Tingley said in a previous interview because of dry weather, fire departments are seeing an above-average number of fires at this point in the season.

Halifax Transit union signs long-awaited contract

Halifax Transit operators now have a four-year contract, after two long years without one.

A Halifax Transit bus is driving on the road in Downtown Halifax.

Halifax Transit operators will see a 12.55 per cent wage increase by August 2025. 

Halifax Transit bus 

Halifax Transit operators will see a wage increase of three per cent each year in a four-year contract that runs until August 2025. 

N.S. signs $254M deal for construction prep work at Halifax Infirmary site

The Nova Scotia government will spend $254 million on work to prepare the site of the Halifax Infirmary for the first phase of a massive redevelopment project, work that will include demolishing the parking garage facing Robie Street.

Interal Services Minister Colton LeBlanc (left) and Dr. Alex Mitchell, a vice-president with Nova Scotia Health, speak to reporters on Friday.

Halifax infirmay

N.S. to require training, criminal record checks for bouncers at late-night bars

New rules will apply to the province's bars with cabaret licences: The Dome, Level 8 Night Club, HFX Sports Bar/The Alehouse, the Toothy Moose, all in Halifax, and the Capri Cabaret in Sydney.

Liquor sales in New Brunswick are up 14 per cent this year over last year with consumers buying locally and drinking more at home.   

Glasses of beer

Bar security staff will also need to provide a criminal record check on request and complete a responsible beverage service training program, under the new regulations.

Pictou Landing man sentenced to 9 years for manslaughter

A 21-year-old man from Pictou Landing First Nation has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for manslaughter.

Friends say Prabhjot Singh Katri was trying to build a better life in Canada. Truro, N.S.

Friends say Prabhjot Singh Katri was trying to build a better life in Canada when he was killed.

Friends say Prabhjot Singh Katri was trying to build a better life in Canada. He was stabbed to death in 2021.

Nova Scotia lifts stop-work order on Donkin's underground coal mine

Nova Scotia's Department of Labour says it has completed its inspections after a fire in Donkin's underground coal mine and has allowed production to resume, but the cause of the fire won't be released until next week.

A large semi-truck drives over a small rise on a gravel road heading towards a gate at the entrance to the Donkin mine property.

Coal production has resumed at the underground mine in Donkin, N.S., less than two weeks after Nova Scotia's Department of Labour issued a stop work order due to a fire.

Donkin coal truck

Coal production has resumed at the underground mine in Donkin, N.S., less than two weeks after Nova Scotia's Department of Labour issued a stop-work order due to a fire.

The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables posted this photo Friday evening of the Hassett, N.S., wildfire.

Wildfire near Weymouth now under control

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