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Cuba has reconnected its electrical grid across much of the country, the Energy and Mines Ministry said early on Tuesday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against the communist-run island, saying he could do anything he wanted with Cuba. Cuba’s national electric grid collapsed on Monday, …
Read More »Mother of woman killed in L.A.-area fire sues electrical utility over death
The mother of a woman who was killed the Los Angeles-area Eaton Fire on Friday sued Southern California Edison (SCE) in what may be the first death-related case brought against the electric utility in connection with the disaster. Multiple fires that began to burn and quickly spread across Los Angeles …
Read More »Cuba’s electrical grid collapses for 2nd time, prolonging countrywide blackout
Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun re-establishing service. CubaDebate, one of the island’s state-run media outlets, said Cuba’s grid operator, UNE, had reported at 6:15 a.m. …
Read More »TTC avoids strike after reaching tentative agreement with trades, electrical workers – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A strike has been averted after the TTC and the union representing more than 650 trades and electrical workers reached a tentative agreement. CUPE Local 2 said a tentative agreement was reached early Monday after an “intense” weekend of negotiations. “This tentative …
Read More »Apartment fire likely caused by electrical malfunction, Winnipeg firefighters say – Winnipeg
A fire at a three-storey apartment building on Furby Street early Thursday appears to have been accidental, Winnipeg firefighters say. Crews were called to the building just after midnight and were able to get the blaze under control by 12:35 a.m. While some residents had to be helped out of …
Read More »Incense, electrical issues cause Monday structure fires in Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg firefighters were called to three structure fires Monday, one of which appears to have been caused by incense left burning. The first call, just before 4:30 a.m., was at a two-storey, multi-family residence on Lansdowne Avenue. Fire crews were able to …
Read More »Power play: How Russia missed its window to crash Ukraine’s electrical grid by stealth
Oleksandr Kharchenko doesn’t believe in coincidences. The seasoned energy adviser to multiple Ukrainian government departments, agencies and parliamentary members told CBC News he saw a point last winter when his country’s electrical grid was at its most vulnerable. At the time, Ukraine was in the final throes of an almost decade-long process …
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