Dec. 11, 2017, Moncton, N.B. – A fire at a gym in Moncton overnight on Friday is being investigated as arson, according to the Moncton Fire Department. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 8, 2017, St. John’s, N.L. – A 29-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a former firefighter who tried to intervene during an alleged robbery. Brandon Phillips shot and killed 63-year-old Larry Wellman during an armed robbery at the Captains Quarters in St. Johns, N.L., on Oct. 3, […]
Dec. 8, 2017, Vancouver – Vancouver firefighters have responded to more than 6,000 overdose calls this year, a 28 per cent increase over last year with a month remaining in 2017. Mayor Gregor Robertson says the numbers highlight the magnitude of the ”horrific” opioid crisis that is tearing through the city, province and country. The […]
Dec. 8, 2017, Halifax – A Halifax firefighter was injured and five people were forced to flee a fire in a townhouse that quickly became engulfed in flames. Halifax Fire Division Cmdr. Lloyd Currie says the raging fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. on Princess Margaret Blvd. in Dartmouth. He says five people thought […]
Dec. 8, 2017, Brandon, Man. – Brandon Fire and Emergency Services is calling a fire at a Brandon home Thursday evening suspicious. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 8, 2017, Windsor, Ont. – Firefighters and police officers in Windsor have no plans to start carrying naloxone despite a commitment from the provincial government to provide overdose antidote kits free of charge. CBC News reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 7, 2017, Kentville, N.S. – A 21-year-old former volunteer firefighter who stole cash and an Apple iPad from his department has been sentenced to 45 days in jail on weekends. Devon Wayne Douglas Fleet pleaded guilty in Kentville provincial court Wednesday to three counts of theft. The Chronicle Herald reports. READ MORE (RSS generated […]
Dec. 7, 2017, Burlington, Ont. – A massive fire outside Hamilton has destroyed part of a meat processing plant, forcing officials to bring in firefighters from nearby cities to help control the blaze. (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
Dec. 6, 2017, Regina – A car slammed into a courier truck on Monday morning, sending two people to hospital with serious injuries. An off-duty firefighter and another man responded to the crash before police arrived, shortly before 9:00 a.m. The Regina Leader-Post reports. | READ MORE (RSS generated with FetchRss) Powered by WPeMatico
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 […]