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Fire on Toronto subway train at Sheppard-Yonge station causes delays, burn injury – Toronto

Toronto police and fire units say a fire broke out on a northbound subway train car at the Sheppard-Yonge station Sunday afternoon. Emergency responders say they responded to reports of an e-bike on fire around 3 p.m. The bike was on the first car of a train heading northbound, police …

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5 homes under construction burn to the ground on Christmas morning in Bath, Ont.

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was a Christmas morning to forget for some residents on Gildersleeve Boulevard in Bath, Ont., like Jon Mayne. “We all woke up to the smell of smoke and feeling hot, it was almost like a summer’s day” Firefighters say at about …

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Insignia pressure cookers recalled in Canada due to potential burn hazard – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of Insignia pressure cookers are being recalled in Canada due to the potential to cause burns to their users. Health Canada said in a statement Thursday it was notified of the recall for two pressure cooker models from the company — …

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Protesters burn injunction, landfill blockade remains despite court order – Winnipeg

Tensions continue to rise over demonstrations at a Winnipeg landfill, as a judge ruled Friday afternoon to grant a temporary injunction removing a blockade. After a court injunction was issued for the blockade to be removed by 6 p.m. Friday, it still remained late into the night. Protesters even burned …

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Some residents near Centennial Lake evacuate as Ontario wildfires burn: township

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 5, 2023 12:38 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A township in eastern Ontario says it’s working with provincial police to evacuate some residents near a wildfire around Centennial Lake. Madawaska Township says as of Sunday a 24-hour evacuation notice …

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Cooler weather brings hope for relief as Battleship Mountain wildfire continues to burn

More than 1,000 people from Hudson’s Hope, B.C., are still out of their homes as the Battleship Mountain wildfire continues to burn out of control. The wildfire is burning approximately eight kilometres from Hudson’s Hope — about 520 kilometres north of Prince George — and four kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. …

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‘It’s just a scary situation’: Yukoners react to being on evacuation alert as fires continue to burn

As fires continue to burn across the Yukon, some residents in the affected areas are getting prepared to leave as soon as possible if they’re ordered to, but not everyone. Norma Meese, 76, lives with her husband by Stewart River, about 13 kilometres outside of Mayo. She said there’s so …

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Calgary sculpture less likely to burn clothing, now accepts text messages

A notorious piece of public art, famous for burning a hole in a visitor’s jacket, is back on public display in Calgary after some safety testing. This time, the city is confident it will have a tamer, less heated experience.  The $700,000 sculpture, called Wishing Well, was first installed in front of the Genesis Centre of …

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