Aug. 17, 2018, Calgary – A haze blanketed Calgary on Thursday as smoke from more than 500 forest fires burning in British Columbia drifted east, reaching as far as Winnipeg. In parts of Alberta, the air quality index hit 10, the worst possible rating. In Manitoba, the index is only expected to hit a 3 […]
Aug. 16, 2018 – Calgary fire crews treated a record number of people who overdosed on opioids last month. The fire department logged 144 opioid overdose calls in July, the most it says it has ever seen in one month. The Calgary Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 16, 2018, Vancouver – The British Columbia government has declared a provincewide state of emergency in response to the ongoing wildfire situation. Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth made the declaration on Wednesday morning. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 15, 2018, Kamloops, B.C. – Firefighters from around the world are battling wildfires across B.C., with more help on the way from the Canadian Forces. But there are concerns the province’s requests for help took too long. Bill Miller, the regional district board chair for the B.C. Interior’s Bulkley-Nechako region where dozens of fires […]
Aug. 15, 2018, Edmonton – A garage fire in northeast Edmonton Monday night is being considered suspicious, said Edmonton Fire Rescue. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 15, 2018, Winnipeg – Winnipeg firefighters used an aerial drone Tuesday night to help battle a fire in the city’s North End. A spokesperson for the city said the drone was deployed to survey the blaze, to help ensure the safety of firefighters. No injuries were reported in the fire. CBC News reports. | […]
Aug. 14, 2018, Sudbury, Ont. – The forest fire situation across northeastern Ontario continues to improve, with some residents being allowed to return home and assess the damage to their properties. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says that as of Sunday, there were 41 active fires in the region, five were not […]
Aug. 14, 2018, Ottawa – Ottawa firefighters rushed to extinguish a two-alarm fire in an east-side townhouse Monday night after multiple 911 callers reported smoke and flames coming from the building. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 14, 2018, Edmonton – A fire at a downtown Edmonton office building has displaced hundreds of Alberta government employees and crippled critical online industrial applications handled by government computer servers. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Aug. 13, 2018, Shuswap, B.C. – Police are investigating a fire that destroyed a bank in the Shuswap early Sunday. Fire Chief Brian Lauzon, chief of the Chase Fire Department, reports that firefighters were called at 4:10 a.m. Aug. 12, and found the ATM vestibule at the front of the RBC Royal Bank in Chase […]