Jan. 11, 2017, Kamloops, B.C. – A fire tore through a cedar material business building in the Mount Paul industrial area of Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday night. Fire crews were called to Valley View Industries just before 9 p.m. By the time they arrived on scene, flames were already burning through the roof. CBC News […]
Jan. 11, 2017, Brighton, Ont. – Two people have died in a Wednesday morning house fire in Brighton, Ont., provincial police say. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 10, 2017, Calgary – As the Calgary fire department heads into the new year facing a $4.5-million budget shortfall, Chief Steve Dongworth says 2018 will be a “tipping point” as the city grapples with how to service Calgary’s growing suburbs. The Calgary Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 10, 2017, St. Mary’s Ont. – About 1,800 pigs were killed early Tuesday morning in a Perth County barn fire that caused more than $1 million in damage. The Stratford Beacon Herald reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 10, 2017, Sugar Cane, B.C. – A teenage boy is dead following a fire at a Secwepemc First Nation community of Sugar Cane, east of Williams Lake, B.C., on Tuesday. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 9, 2017, Victoria Harbour, Ont. – Three people have been sent to hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Victoria Harbour, just north of Barrie. CityNews reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 9, 2017, Vancouver – Vancouver police say a fire at a music venue in the Downtown Eastside has been ruled an arson. Thursday’s fire at Vancouver Art and Leisure’s warehouse appeared to start in a portable toilet, Vancouver Police Department Sgt. Jason Robillard wrote in an email to CBC. CBC News reports. | READ […]
Jan. 8, 2017, Montreal – More than 100 firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze that spread through a three-storey building in Montreal early Sunday morning. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 8, 2017, Edmonton – Fire investigators are assessing the damage after a Sunday morning fire at a commercial strip mall in northwest Edmonton. The Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Jan. 8, 2017, Toronto – The Transportation Safety Board says it’s investigating after two passenger planes collided on the ground at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Friday evening. No passengers or crew were hurt, but Beverly MacDonald, a spokesperson for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, said an airport firefighter was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. WestJet […]