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Winnipeg firefighters rescue residents trapped in Christmas morning fire – Winnipeg

Six people were sent to hospital, including three in critical condition after firefighters in Winnipeg rescued residents trapped in a burning apartment building early Christmas morning. A city news release says members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to the six-storey building on Qu’Appelle Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. …

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Fire breaks out at home in downtown Toronto – Toronto

Toronto Fire says firefighters are battling a fire in the city’s downtown area on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to Grange Avenue, near Beverley and Dundas streets, at around 5:30 a.m. for reports of a house on fire. A spokesperson with Toronto fire said the blaze broke out at …

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Woman saved from burning house in East Vancouver, suffers serious injuries – BC

By Kareem Gouda Global News Posted December 13, 2022 2:42 am Updated December 13, 2022 2:48 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A major fire has sent one woman to hospital Monday night after a house fire broke out in East Vancouver. It broke out just before …

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1 dead, 2 in critical condition after fire in downtown Toronto – Toronto

Officials say a man in his 40s is dead and two others have life-threatening injuries after a three-alarm fire in downtown Toronto. Emergency crews were called to an apartment building on Dundas and Sherbourne streets at around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop told Global News there was …

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Manitoba Avenue house fire displaces Winnipeg residents, city says – Winnipeg

A fire at a home on Manitoba Avenue in Winnipeg on Saturday left residents in need of a place to stay, the city says. Fire crews were called to the one-and-a-half-storey home in the 600 block of Manitoba Avenue around 4:19 p.m. Firefighters found smoke and flames coming from the …

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Glaring safety issues in group home fire that left 2 men with disabilities dead: report

By the time a fire truck pulled up in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2018, flames were erupting from the windows and shooting up over the roofline.  Trapped inside the small, west Edmonton bungalow were three men, all developmentally disabled, unable to escape. The group home’s sole worker …

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Evin prison fire death toll rises to 8, Iran says

Iran’s judiciary raised the death toll Monday in a blaze at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed as protests continue nationwide. Details still remain scarce over the fire at Evin prison, which broke out on Saturday night as nationwide anti-government protests triggered by the …

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4 people accuse Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler of sexual misconduct, music publication reports

WARNING: This article contains content about sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A leader in Montreal’s music industry says concertgoers upset by allegations of sexual misconduct against Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler should be allowed to get a refund …

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