Dec. 6, 2017, Halifax – Sombre ceremonies are being held today in Halifax to mark 100 years since the port city was devastated by a wartime blast that killed approximately 2,000 people and injured an estimated 9,000 others. The catastrophe, known as the Halifax Explosion, remains the worst human-made disaster in Canadian history and was […]
Dec. 5, 2017, Vancouver – Former Liberal cabinet minister George Abbott and Indigenous leader Maureen Chapman have been appointed to review how British Columbia responds to wildfire and flood emergencies. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 5, 2017, Toronto – One person is dead and two others are in critical condition after a two-alarm fire at a Toronto Community Housing building on Monday night. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 5, 2017, Winnipeg – Six people suffered minor injuries in an apartment fire Monday night that emergency crews spent several hours battling in frigid temperatures. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 5, 2017, Ottawa – Fire broke out on the roof of a building at the Queensway Carleton Hospital Monday afternoon but firefighters were able to keep it from spreading. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 4, 2017, Calgary – A northeast business suffered significant damage during a Sunday morning fire but the efforts of the Calgary Fire Department prevented the blaze from spreading to neighbouring businesses. CTV News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 1, 2017, Vonda, Sask. – Vonda Fire & Rescue and the Town of Vonda have agreed to enter mediation in attempts to avoid a potential withdrawing of fire and protective services. Firefighters say they are withdrawing their intention of going on inactive status and will continue to provide full services during the mediation process. […]
Dec. 1, 2017, Ottawa – The Ottawa police arson unit is investigating an overnight blaze at an illegal marijuana dispensary. Police spotted visible smoke in Carlington and called in firefighters at 2:04 a.m. The Ottawa Citizen reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Nov. 30, 2017, Ottawa – A woman of about 20 years old was taken to the local trauma centre after T-bone collision in the city’s east end Wednesday morning. One person was freed by firefighters from a two-door car that was partially submerged in water in a partially-filled ditch after the 8:26 a.m. crash. The […]
Nov. 30, 2017, Winnipeg – A Winnipeg firefighter charged with sexually assaulting a woman and two underage girls is back in custody after he allegedly tried to communicate with them. Manuel Ruiz was arrested last Friday on a charge of obstruction of justice. The 52-year-old man had been released on bail about a month before […]