Nov. 6, 2017, Hamilton, Ont. – Investigators are still searching for the cause of a fire at a Hamilton hospital that forced the relocation of approximately 90 patients. Flames filled an unused wing of St. Peter’s Hospital in the city’s east end Sunday morning. No one was injured in the blaze, but dozens of patients […]
Nov. 3, 2017, Lot 16, P.E.I. – The Miscouche Fire Department is urging homeowners to leave firefighting to the experts after arriving at a call in Lot 16, P.E.I., Wednesday night to see a man trying to put the fire out himself. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 3, 2017, Ottawa – The Canadian government is expanding a recall of Kidde and Garrison brand fire extinguishers to cover some 2.7 million of the devices in Canada, including some that date back more than 40 years. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 2, 2017, Augusta Township, Ont. – An eastern Ontario township is worried its volunteer fire department could go up in smoke if the province’s minimum wage law goes ahead as planned. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 2, 2017, Lunenburg County, N.S. – Lunenburg District RCMP have four men custody after a suspicious fire destroyed a house in Lunenburg County on Halloween night. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 1, 2017, Toronto – As first responders searched for bodies in the wreckage of more than a dozen vehicles involved in a deadly Ontario crash, one expert warned that such traumatic experiences place them at an increased risk of suicide and other mental health crises. Police openly expressed shock and dismay on Wednesday hours […]
Nov. 1, 2017, Charlottetown – Fire crews battled four structure fires and 15 nuisance fires on what P.E.I.’s fire marshal says “was one of the quietest Halloweens for the Island fire service.” CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 1, 2017, Whitby, Ont. – A 52-year-old woman is dead after an apartment fire in Whitby on Tuesday night. Durham Regional Police Service said the blaze started around 7 p.m. at the building on Ash St. Only the affected and adjacent apartment units were damaged. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated […]
Nov. 1, 2017, Cookstown, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say at least three people have died in a 14-vehicle pileup that sent a wave of flames down a highway north of Toronto and saw motorists run for their lives. Officers are continuing to comb through the wreckage in search of possible victims, a task they […]
CBC.ca Township sounds alarm over possible spike in firefighting costsCBC.caAugusta Township is urging the province to exempt it from changes to Bill 148 that would see volunteer firefighters placed on call for three hours a day — and therefore paid for that time — regardless of whether a fire is taking place. “For all small […]