Canada Deploys Military to Battle Nova Scotia Wildfires

This May 31, 2023, image courtesy of the Nova Scotia Government in Canada, shows one of eight aircraft from New Brunswick that drops a mix of water and fire retardant making a pass over the fire near Barrington Lake, Shelburne County.

Canada has deployed the military to its eastern province of Nova Scotia to help fight the wildfires burning through the region, officials said Thursday.

Thousands of people in Nova Scotia have been forced to flee their homes because of the blazes.

Nova Scotia said Thursday that it has 16 active wildfires, with four of the fires burning out of control.