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WorkSafeBC says it has fined two companies a total of $48,000 after an explosion at an oil and gas facility in Dawson Creek, B.C., injured two workers. According to WorkSafe inspection reports, on June 24, Key Energy was welding at a facility operated by Secure Energy Services that accepts oilfield waste. The work safety watchdog says both companies failed …
Read More »‘Hoax’ bomb on Toronto university campus forces police into controlled explosion – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A “hoax device” that Toronto police believe was deliberately “made to look like an actual bomb” was detonated on a university campus in the city after road closures and evacuations took place. Police said they were called to the University of Toronto’s …
Read More »Neighbours say they tried to rescue woman who died in Calgary apartment explosion – Calgary
Neighbours of a Calgary woman who died in her apartment after an explosion and fire ripped through her suite say they were unable to break down the door to free her from the burning unit. An explosion rocked the King Tower on 6 Street S.E. Friday afternoon at around 3:45. …
Read More »Winnipeg fire crews at scene of ‘catastrophic’ Transcona house explosion – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were at the scene of what the city has called a house explosion on Camrose Bay Wednesday morning. Firefighters say when they arrived at the scene just before 11:20 a.m., they found the house completely destroyed — …
Read More »Gas cylinder blamed for explosion reported near Bancroft: OPP – Peterborough
Descrease article font size Increase article font size No injuries were reported following an explosion just southwest of the village of Bancroft, Ont., on Tuesday afternoon. Bancroft OPP say around 4:30 p.m., a loud explosion was reported on Old Paudash School Road in the Township of Faraday, about 10 kilometres …
Read More »Explosion in Quebec sends 8 people, including 4 children to hospital
By Matilda Cerone Global News Posted June 2, 2024 6:02 pm Updated June 2, 2024 6:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An explosion in Saint-Constant, a city on the south shore of Montreal, has sent two families to hospital with severe burns. According …
Read More »Fire posing explosion risk in Newfoundland town now under control, RCMP says – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The fires that led to a state of emergency in a Newfoundland and Labrador town Friday are now under control, RCMP say. Happy Valley-Goose Bay declared the state of emergency after the blazes had spread to an area containing explosive material. The …
Read More »Possible explosion collapses Toronto home, officers search for potential occupant – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police and fire crews are on scene where a home has collapsed in Scarborough following a three-alarm fire. Police said they received reports of a home explosion at Kitchener Road and Galloway Road just before noon on Sunday. Toronto Fire Chief, …
Read More »Ontario adds $11M to funding for investigation, recovery following Wheatley explosion
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 23, 2023 1:31 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s minister of natural resources and forestry says the province is putting an additional $11 million toward ongoing costs of a 2021 explosion in Wheatley, Ont., that levelled a building and …
Read More »‘They were supposed to be dead’: Calgary explosion victims require more surgery – Calgary
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A prayer of thanks planned for 10 men injured in a massive house explosion in late March has been delayed after three survivors met setbacks in their recovery. A month ago, all of those injured were out of hospital, prompting members of …
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