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Waterloo regional police have announced that a man involved in last month’s house explosion in Kitchener has succumbed to his injuries. On Jan. 18, emergency services were called to a home on Elm Ridge Drive near Queen’s Boulevard after receiving reports of an explosion. A man and woman were transported …
Read More »Animated short ‘The Flying Sailor’ about Halifax explosion snags Oscar nom
An animated short film based on a story about the 1917 Halifax explosion has snagged an Oscar nomination. The Flying Sailor, made by Calgary-based animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, is nominated for best animated short. It’s inspired by a maritime tale about a seaman who was blasted into the …
Read More »4 people taken to hospital after explosion at home in Kitchener
Four people were taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in Kitchener late Wednesday, according to Waterloo Regional Police. They say emergency services were dispatched to a townhouse on Elm Ridge Drive near Queen’s Boulevard after several calls were received about the explosion. Police say an explosion occurred …
Read More »Families speak out after explosion at oil and gas site claims two lives
Two families say they are still in shock after losing loved ones from an explosion at an oil and gas site on Nov. 12. Greg Podulsky, 29, and Darcy Schwindt, 47, were killed after a blast at the Marten Hills site, northeast of Slave Lake, about 250 kilometres north of Edmonton. The …
Read More »Kelowna man escapes fiery truck explosion — with a little help from his new friend
Shea Kearns said he feels lucky to be alive after he crashed his truck during a snowstorm in Kelowna, B.C., last week and had it blow up just moments after he got out. In particular, Kearns is thankful for the actions of fellow motorist Jennifer Kerr, who stopped to help …
Read More »Inside the emergency response to save 8 workers from an N.L. refinery explosion
Dr. Etienne van der Linde spent his entire career preparing for the call his emergency room received on the afternoon of Sept. 2. The protocol was massaged into muscle memory throughout 21 years of practice, lying dormant until the right words sprang it into action. Code Orange. Mass casualties. Be ready for anything. There was …
Read More »Fatal highway explosion causing supply chain issues in B.C.’s far north, local chamber says
Grocery stores are running low on supplies, and some restaurants in Fort Nelson, B.C., have had to temporarily close, due to traffic restrictions following the deadly crash of a tanker truck on Highway 97 last Thursday, according to the local chamber of commerce. The bridge was closed after the truck — travelling northbound with a large …
Read More »Canada’s bee colonies see worst loss in 20 years, explosion of mites blamed
Nearly half of Canada’s honeybee colonies didn’t survive the winter, the largest rate of colony loss in the country in the last 20 years, according to preliminary data. “That’s pretty disturbing,” said Ernesto Guzman, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, which surveyed commercial beekeepers across the country. Many …
Read More »Top WHO Scientist Soumya Swaminathan Explains Factors Behind Covid Explosion B.1.617 Variant Social Mixing Covid Vaccine
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has claimed that the current COVID-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious, and clearly a contributing factor to the catastrophe unfolding in the country. In an interview with AFP, Soumya Swaminathan warned that the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, which was first …
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