Feb. 20, 2018, Gatineau, Que. – A fire Saturday evening caused approximately $300,000 in damage and forced 38 residents out of an apartment complex in Gatineau. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 20, 2018, Toronto – Two people have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a fire at an apartment building in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood Monday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 20, 2018, Kitchener, Ont. – A Kitchener firefighter who was seriously hurt while on the job claims he was unjustly demoted because of his symptoms. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 20, 2018, St. John’s – Two homes in St. John’s were badly damaged in two separate fires overnight Monday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 20, 2018, Georgetown, Ont. – One man is dead after a house fire in Georgetown late Sunday night, according to police. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 16, 2018, Kelowna, B.C. – An elderly woman was treated for minor injuries following an aggressive morning house fire in Kelowna, B.C. Thursday, that spread to a neighbouring home. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 16, 2018, Saskatoon – Saskatoon Crime Stoppers is sharing security footage from a nightclub that shows a man setting fire to the building. The fire on Dec. 12, 2017, at the Saskatoon Event Centre/Matriarch Nightclub caused an estimated $2 million in damages and is being investigated as an arson. The Saskatoon StarPhoenix reports. | […]

Feb. 16, 2018, Sydney, N.S. – A former Cape Breton firefighter has received a four-year sentence for his part in setting multiple fires in the North Sydney, N.S., area in 2016. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 15, 2018, Halifax – Halifax regional council has approved in principle significant increases to the municipality’s fire service. The budget could go up from $58.7 million to $71.5 million. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico

Feb. 15, 2018, Toronto – First responders were honoured on Valentine’s Day for their steadfast work in extinguishing a massive fire that broke out at a Toronto athletic club one year ago. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico