Sept. 20, 2018, Scarborough, Ont. – A number of patients at a Scarborough-area hospital were briefly evacuated on Wednesday morning after a small fire sent heavy smoke drifting through the building. The blaze broke out on a food cart located on the third floor of Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital shortly after 9:30 a.m. CTV News […]
Sept. 19, 2018, Ottawa – Firefighters kept flames confined to the basement of one half of an Old Ottawa East duplex after flames broke out Tuesday morning. One person was assessed for smoke inhalation by paramedics, but did not need to go to the hospital. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with […]
Sept. 19, 2018, Kuujjuaq, Que. – Quebec provincial police are investigating an early-morning fire Monday that destroyed an office building in Kuujjuaq. The building was home to the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services youth protection division. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 19, 2018, Pitt Meadows, B.C. – Pitt Meadows RCMP are investigating after a person was injured in a car fire Tuesday night. They said they received several 911 calls about a possible explosion around 9 p.m., when they arrived, they found one person suffering from burns. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]
Sept. 14, 2018, Abbotsford, B.C. – Abbotsford police say they have made arrests in an alleged arson at the Fruiticana Grocery Store in December of last year. The Abbotsford News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Sept. 14, 2018, Treherne, Man. – A fire Wednesday evening in Treherne left part of the town’s pharmacy destroyed. Reeve Craig Spencer said he called the fire in at about 8:15 p.m. when he spotted smoke pouring out of Treherne’s IDA Pharmacy while coming home from a meeting. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS […]
Sept. 14, 2018, Edmonton – Firefighters were called Friday morning to a house fire in west Edmonton’s Parkview neighbourhood. Global News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Canada Post has unveiled a new stamp that honours the country’s firefighters for saving lives and protecting property and the environment with their skills and courage. The stamp is the fourth of five being unveiled this week to reflect Canada’s gratitude for all emergency responders. The stamp was unveiled inHalifaxwith the participation of Halifax Regional […]
Sept. 13, 2018, Halifax – A lawsuit launched after a Cape Breton man’s home was destroyed by arson two years ago is expected to be heard Monday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Colin Douglas MacDonald of Florence is suing the two volunteer firefighters who deliberately set fire to his home in Scotch Lake, as well […]
Sept. 13, 2018, London, Ont. – In a stark turnaround just two months after they got a new boss, London firefighters now say they have confidence in an acting deputy chief once described as the “right hand man” of the previous fire chief. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by […]