What counts as the woods? Judge axes Nova Scotia’s ban that defied ‘commonsense definitions’

The Guardian World | Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:00:47 GMT

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The court sided with a Canadian hiker who deliberately challenged the order imposed to curb spread of wildfiresAs wildfires raged across Nova Scotia last summer, the Canadian province made a simple plea to residents: stay away from the woods.As the situation deteriorated, authorities turned the…

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