Authorities in the Halifax area lifted additional evacuation orders on Saturday, allowing more residents to return home after fleeing wildfires.

 the only areas still under evacuation orders are the:

62, 87, 106, 115, 124, 150 and 158 Jenna Lane addresses in the&nbsp;Yankeetown Road area.

The municipality lifted the evacuation orders Saturday evening for some homes on Windbreak Run, Hemlock Drive, Wyndham Road, Ranchwood Lane, Longwood Lane, Morningsong Lane, Sylvania Terrace, Timberlane Terrace, Yankeetown Road and Caper Court. 

A detailed list of the specific addresses can be found here.

Thousands were uprooted from their homes when large wildfires engulfed the area in late May.

A map shows where evacuation orders remain in place for homes in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas affected by the wildfire.

The areas shown in red are where evacuation orders remain in place for homes in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas affected by the wildfire.

Tantallon Hammonds Plains June 10, 2023, evacuation map

The&nbsp;Nova Scotia government announced on Saturday that it has started using helicopters and&nbsp;infrared scanners to find hot spots at wildfires in the province.

In a news release, the province said the scanning would be&nbsp;done between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. AT, depending on the weather. It expects the scanning could take up to a week to complete and said this will help ground crews extinguish the fires.

The helicopters are from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Billowing clouds of smoke from a wildfire are shown above a roadway.

The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables says a Shelburne County wildfire is out of control.

Shelburne County wildfire May 28, 2023

The largest wildfire, in Shelburne County, is&nbsp;estimated at 23,525 hectares.

The provincial government&nbsp;said that about 90 DNR&nbsp;firefighters are battling the blaze, along with 40 firefighters and support staff from the Department of National Defence.

There's a provincewide fire ban in place.

A Nova Scotia woman was fined&nbsp;$28,872.50 for having a fire on private property on Friday in Lantz.

'They saved his life': Dartmouth man resuscitated by strangers

Frank Whiteley's granddaughter, Paige Price, believes he wouldn't be alive today had two strangers not been there to help save him.

A man wears an oxygen mask and a blue hospital gown. He is laying in a hospital bed and giving two thumbs up. 

Frank Whiteley is now in stable condition at the Dartmouth General Hospital. 

Frank Whiteley 

This independent Halifax cinema closed nearly 30 years ago. But its legacy is still intact

In 2023, Halifax no longer has an independent movie theatre. But the story of Wormwood's Dog and Monkey Cinema may offer lessons for the future.

Peter Gaskin stands outside Wormwood's Dog and Monkey Cinema next to a poster for the documentary Hoop Dreams.

Peter Gaskin Wormwood's cinema

A crowd watches a movie in a theatre. The glare from the screen reflects back towards the audience.

A crowd watches a film at Wormwood’s Dog and Monkey Cinema at 2085 Gottingen St. in this archival photo.

Wormwood’s Dog and Monkey Cinema

Missing Yarmouth boy found safe, say RCMP

RCMP say a missing boy from Yarmouth, N.S., has been located and is safe. Police issued a missing person alert earlier Saturday.

Two have been charged with the murder of Salteaux First Nations man Lyle Night Jr. 

RCMP cruiser

N.S. Environment Department working on final recommendation for proposed wilderness area

Nova Scotia Environment Minister Tim Halman says officials in his department are working on a report and recommendation for his cabinet colleagues about the proposed Archibald Lake wilderness area.

Archibald Lake

Meet Halifax's 2 new youth poet laureates

Earlier this year down at Halifax city hall, they named two new youth poet laureates. The hope is that they can engage local young people to share their own stories through written and spoken word. The pair recently stopped by CBC's Mainstreet and spoke to host Jeff Douglas.

The Halifax-area wildfire damaged or destroyed 150 homes and more than 200 structures.

More residents cleared to return home in Tantallon, Hammonds Plains areas

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