Police in eastern Canada are searching for suspects after a string of arsons in Pictou County.
As fires burn through the province of Nova Scotia, and other parts of eastern Canada, RCMP officers are on the lookout for arsonists that set some of the blazes.
RCMP in Pictou County, an area northeast of Halifax, are asking for the public’s assistance after determining three separate fires were the result of arson.
The targets included a commercial building. It is not clear why the suspect or suspects chose this location.
This comes as the province tackles a series of large wildfires. 10 wildfires are still burning through Nova Scotia at the time of writing.
While a majority of wildfires in the province have not been linked to arsonists, reports of criminals setting fires during a supposed emergency has alarm bells going off.
There is no evidence the arson attacks in either Alberta or Nova Scotia were linked to climate change activists or left-wing extremists, but that possibility cannot be ruled out.
RCMP in Alberta have arrested several suspects in relation to arsons in the province in recent months.
Police officers in Grande Prairie, Alberta are currently on the lookout for at least one suspect in an arson attack that occurred on Jun. 1.
