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Spring storm knocks out power to tens of thousands across Quebec, Ontario
April 4, 2024 The Canadian PressA spring storm across Quebec and Ontario on Thursday knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers, closed schools and blanketed the Montreal area with heavy, wet snow. In Quebec, more than 220,000 homes and businesses had no electricity…
High winds, icy conditions leave many without power in Ontario and Quebec
February 29, 2024 The Canadian PressExtreme weather conditions were expected to continue across Canada on Thursday after a sharp cold front with high winds hit vast areas of Quebec and Ontario, knocking out power lines and leaving tens of thousands of people in the dark…
Power outages drag on after powerful windstorm sweeps through the Maritimes
December 13, 2023 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – Tens of thousands of residents across the Maritimes woke up Tuesday without electricity as utility crews scrambled to repair downed power lines after a powerful windstorm roared over the region on Monday. More than 23,000 Nova Scotia Power…
B.C. wrings out after atmospheric river brings torrential rain and wind
December 6, 2023 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Residents in coastal and southern British Columbia are mopping up after an atmospheric river brought torrential rain and wind, while disrupting travel and utility services. The B.C. River Forecast Centre says Metro Vancouver, the south coast and Lower…
Tornado hits suburban Ottawa neighbourhood, damaging 125 homes and scattering debris
July 14, 2023 Mia Rabson and Liam Fox - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The remains of totalled fences, blown-out windows and ripped-off roofs were scattered across a south-end neighbourhood in Ottawa on Thursday after a tornado hit with little warning. After the skies had cleared, families sat out on their porches…
Thousands of Quebecers lose power after generating station interruption
April 25, 2023 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Quebec’s electric utility says thousands are without power in the province after a problem at the Churchill Falls generating station in Labrador. A Hydro-Quebec spokesman says the station experienced a sudden interruption today, which triggered protection mechanisms that…
Thousands without power as Ontario hit with thunderstorms, heavy rains and snow
April 5, 2023 The Canadian PressThousands of people in Ontario are without power after a messy mix of freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of the province, with downpours and possible ice storms still in the forecast. Hydro One says crews are responding as an…
Thousands in Ontario remain without power after winter storm
February 23, 2023 The Canadian PressTORONTO – Hydro One says tens of thousands of its customers in southwestern Ontario lost power after Wednesday’s winter storm and some might have to wait until Friday night for it to be restored. The utility says more than 33,000…
P.E.I. utility Maritime Electric estimates cost of Hurricane Fiona
December 13, 2022 The Canadian PressCHARLOTTETOWN – Prince Edward Island’s electric utility says it will cost about $35 million to repair damage to the company’s distribution system caused by post-tropical storm Fiona. A spokesperson for Maritime Electric said that estimate is based on invoices received…
New storm approaches B.C. as province cleans up after first powerful fall tempest
October 28, 2022 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – BC Hydro says electricity has been restored to most of its more than 100,000 customers blacked out during the first powerful storm of British Columbia’s late-arriving fall, but forecasters warn more foul weather is on the way. The…
Power restored to Jasper, Alta., after national park wildfire caused outage days ago
September 15, 2022 The Canadian PressJASPER, ALBERTA – Parks Canada welcomed visitors back to Jasper National Park Wednesday after power was restored to the townsite that was knocked out by a wildfire north of the community earlier this month. “With the restoration of transmission power…
Storm that lashed Laurentians likely a tornado, Environment Canada says
July 25, 2022 Adina Bresge and Virginie Ann - THE CANADIAN PRESSThe churning storm that toppled trees and battered homes in the Laurentians was likely a tornado, a meteorologist with Environment Canada said Sunday. The national weather agency said forceful winds lashed the area around Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, Que., about 100 kilometres northwest…