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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fundraising continues for a permanent memorial commemorating the five crane-collapse victims in Kelowna two years ago. The North Okanagan Labour Council (NOLC) says it has a goal of raising $300,000 towards the memorial in Knowles Heritage Park, not far from where the …
Read More »‘I woke up in a pile of rubble.’ Penetangushene, Ont., building collapse survivor shares story
When Leonard Beecroft, 60, went to bed, he was not expecting to wake up rolling outside the building a few hours later as the walls around his room came crumbling down. “It all came tumbling down while we were in bed sleeping,” Leonard says. “It’s hard to describe. All I …
Read More »‘A miracle’ all safe after building collapse in Penetanguishene, Ont.
First responders in the town of Penetanguishene are breathing a sigh of relief after everyone walked away safe and sound after two walls of a downtown apartment building collapsed early Thursday. But as the dust settles, much is still unknown about why the collapse happened and where the 14 people …
Read More »Truck driver escapes injury after bridge collapse in rural Nova Scotia – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Officials are investigating after a bridge collapsed in Nova Scotia’s Colchester County on Tuesday morning. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Chris Marshall said police received a call around 7 a.m., saying a truck had been crossing a bridge on Lake Road in French River …
Read More »Plumbing company, friends remember man who died in Calgary trench collapse tragedy
The man who was killed on the job this week in Calgary is being remembered as a kind and generous person. Bobby Jimerson met Liam Johnston 14 years ago. They met while in Grade 7 in Waterloo, Ont. “He was a special individual. Liam had a very specific personality that …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Winnipeg Jets’ late-season collapse not easily fixed – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size That noise you’re hearing is Rick Bowness in the kitchen, with the blender at high speed. It’s not a very pleasant noise at this point, but the head coach is trying to concoct a little bit of offence from his players, moving …
Read More »Shockwaves from SVB collapse hit global bank stocks gripped by contagion fears – National
Silicon Valley Bank‘s collapse pressured global bank stocks further on Tuesday as investors fretted over the financial health of some lenders, in spite of assurances from U.S. President Joe Biden and other policymakers. An indicator of credit risk in the euro zone banking system leapt to its highest since mid-July, …
Read More »Silicon Valley Bank’s Toronto branch seized by Canada’s banking regulator amid collapse
Canada’s banking regulator has temporarily seized the assets of Silicon Valley Bank’s lone Canadian branch after the financial institution collapsed. U.S. banking regulators were forced on Friday to urgently close the California-based institution after billions of dollars were withdrawn by fearful depositors, leading to a run on the bank, which …
Read More »Inside SickKids: How the pediatric hospital’s ICU was saved from near collapse
It’s 1:50 p.m. on a recent weekday at the intensive care unit of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children as a trio of women try to solve the latest problem. There are three children who need to be in SickKids’ ICU but are not. One is waiting in the emergency department …
Read More »Cyclists call for safer detour after collapse of East Vancouver parkade closed section of major bike path
Vancouver-based Carter Fox usually cycles to work in Burnaby, taking the Central Valley Greenway — a major 24-kilometre bike corridor that connects Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster. But for the past month, Fox has avoided the greenway after the City of Vancouver closed off a section adjacent to the site where a rooftop parking deck collapsed …
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