Rain forecast promises relief after week of wildfires in Canada

A helicopter drops water on a hot spot in Yankeetown, Nova Scotia (Communications Nova Scotia /The Canadian Press/AP)

Rain on Friday and a rainy forecast for the weekend has given fire officials hope that they can get the largest wildfire ever recorded in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia under control.

The wildfire and three others in the province have prompted air quality warnings in US regions as far south as Virginia and Maryland.