The Halifax Regional Municipality lifted the evacuation order for three streets and part of a fourth Sunday, allowing more residents to return home after wildfires engulfed Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains late last month.

In a news release Sunday afternoon, the city said residents of Nicole Court, Timberlane Terrace and Weaver Court could return home.

It said some Shelby Drive residents could return home, but they should 

 with questions about specific addresses.

Thousands were uprooted from their homes when large wildfires engulfed the Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains area&nbsp;in late May.

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

More evacuation orders could be lifted Monday

The city said it's working to lift the evacuation orders Monday for:

On Saturday, the city announced evacuation orders were lifted for all or part of 10 streets.

3 pilot whales rescued after washing ashore in Cape Breton

Eleven pilot whales washed up in Port Hood, N.S., on Sunday. Eight are dead, says an official with the Marine Animal Response Society.

Around two-dozen members of the public are shown trying to help roughly a dozen pilot whales who have washed ashore in Port Hood, N.S.

Members of the public are shown trying to help the whales in Port Hood, N.S., on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

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Members of the public are shown trying to help the whales in Port Hood, N.S., on Sunday.

Driver faces charges in Pictou County crash that killed 2 passengers

RCMP say a 23-year-old Hillside, N.S., man has been charged with two counts of drunk driving causing death after a single-vehicle crash that happened in Pictou County early Saturday morning.

A close-up of the side of an RCMP vehicle.

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team received a notification from the Estevan Police Service about an assault allegation on Nov. 18. 

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How climate change is making wildfires worse in normally mild and wet Atlantic Canada

Nova Scotia’s record-breaking fires came as a shock in a region known for relatively mild and wet weather. But rather than being an anomaly, they are a sign of things to come for Atlantic Canada, experts say.

Fires outside Halifax destroyed hundreds of homes. It's a warning for what's to come as climate change makes fire-conducive weather conditions more common in Atlantic Canada.

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Proposed zoning change would make it easier for craft alcohol producers to set up in Yarmouth

The Town of Yarmouth, N.S., is looking to change a land-use bylaw to make it easier for craft alcohol producers to have the proper zoning to operate. The proposed change was sparked by an application from a local bar that's looking to set up a distillery.

A busy downtown street is full of cars on a sunny day.

It is no known how many GPS/starter interrupters are currently in use in Canada.

downtown Yarmouth

A public hearing will be held Thursday to discuss a proposed amendment to a land-use bylaw in Yarmouth, N.S.

Royal Canadian Legion branch in Sydney mulling concerts geared toward newcomers

A new entertainment director at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12 in Sydney, N.S., is hoping to feature young performers from all music genres, in part to give newcomers to the province a place to gather and showcase their talents.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12 in Sydney's new Entertainment director is hoping to start a new night of live music for young artists of any genre or background

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The number 12 branch, located in Sydney's new entertainment director is hoping to promote music from all genres

The new entertainment director at the No. 12 branch in Sydney is hoping to promote performances from all musical genres.

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The Nova Scotia government posted this photo of rain filling a small brook along Hammonds Plains Road to Twitter on June 5.

Evacuation orders lifted for more residents affected by Halifax-area wildfires

More evacuation orders could be lifted Monday

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