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Apr. 2, 2018, Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. – A man is in hospital with burns after a fire at a building near Fort Saskatchewan on Sunday afternoon. Fire rescue on scene said the man’s head was injured in the fire. CBC News reports. | READ MORE

Mar. 30, 2018, St. John’s – A house in the east end of St. John’s was extensively damaged by fire early Thursday morning, but police say no one was injured. CBC News reports. | READ MORE

Mar. 29, 2018, Sebringville, Ont. – Firefighters with Sebringville and Milverton fire departments were battling a barn fire in Perth County early Wednesday morning. CTV News reports. | READ MORE

Mar. 28, 2018, West Kootenay, B.C. – Effective immediately, hundreds of volunteer firefighters in parts of B.C.’s West Kootenay are going to begin receiving payment for training and call response. The Regional District of Central Kootenay is going to pay around 220 firefighters $15 an hour, with another 150 crew members set to join the payroll by next year. CBC News reports. | READ MORE

Mar. 28, 2018, Ottawa – Ottawa firefighters responded to reports of smoke at St. Anthony of Padua church in Little Italy on Tuesday afternoon. CBC News reports. |

Mar. 28, 2018, Pickering, Ont. – Officials say one woman is unaccounted for following a fire that destroyed a home in Pickering early Wednesday morning. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE

Mar. 28, 2018, Bancroft, Ont. – Provincial police say a fire that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman at a retirement residence earlier this month in central Ontario was caused by careless smoking.

Mar. 27, 2018, Abbotsford, B.C. – The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is releasing a new study recommending the creation of a national firefighter wellness surveillance system to help address soaring cancer rates and other key firefighter health risks.

Mar. 27, 2018, London, Ont. – A retired district chief with the London Fire Department remembers contacting the Ontario Human Rights Commission after he said a female colleague was reduced to tears for trying to address her workplace concerns with officials. Global News reports. | READ MORE

Mar. 27, 2018, Pickering, Ont. – Police are investigating whether an overnight fire Monday in Pickering is connected to an arson investigation at a townhouse complex only a few blocks away. CP24 News reports. | READ MORE