Oct. 16, 2018, Surrey, B.C. – Surrey firefighters had a busy night Monday fighting a pair of two-alarm fires. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 16, 2018, Winnipeg – Two people were taken to hospital after a house fire in Winnipeg Monday evening. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 16, 2018, Magog, Que. – A major fire broke out in a building in downtown Magog in Quebec’s Eastern Townships early Tuesday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 15, 2018, Saint John, N.B. – The head of the Saint John firefighters’ union is sounding the alarm about staffing shortages following the explosion and fire at the Irving Oil refinery on Oct. 8. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 15, 2018, Edmonton – Alberta is one of two provinces without a Fire Services Act, leaving small-town brigades without the support and guidance they need. It’s something fire chiefs want to change. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 15, 2018, Toronto – Toronto police are investigating an alleged arson at a hotel temporarily housing asylum seekers amid concerns raised by an immigrant services organization about anti-refugee sentiment circulating online. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 15, 2018, London, Ont. – No one was injured after a fire broke out at pizzeria in south-west London. Fire crews were called to Jake’s Pizza and Donair around 11 p.m. Sunday after bystanders noticed smoke in the building. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 12, 2018, Shuniah, Ont. – Volunteer firefighters in northwestern Ontario are reacting with a mixture of disappointment and relief to news that the provincial government is revoking new training requirements. The new rules, which were brought in by the previous government in May, mandated standardized training for volunteer firefighters across the province. CBC News […]
Oct. 12, 2018, Millet, Alta. – Firefighters from a number of communities south of Edmonton were called late Wednesday night to battle a destructive dairy barn fire. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Oct. 12, 2018, Unity, Sask. – Unity fire crews battled a fire throughout Thursday at a grain elevator located one kilometre east of the town. The fire department said it was called in at 7:15 a.m. CST for the structure fire, with police also responding to the scene. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]