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Winnipeg police investigate house fire in Point Douglas – Winnipeg

Winnipeg police and fire crews are investigating a house fire in the Point Douglas neighbourhood on Sunday. Police say parts of Grove Street and Hallet Street were closed until around 6 p.m. The city says the two-and-a-half-storey multi-family home in the 100 block of Rex Avenue caught fire at 11:20 …

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The 10 most expensive years for weather, natural disaster in Canada: insurance bureau

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2024 5:18 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Last year ranks among the top five worst years on record in insured damage from extreme weather events, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) said, but it wasn’t the worst. Noteworthy severe weather events …

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Man rescued from dumpster fire in Toronto’s West End – Toronto

Toronto police and fire crews say a man was located and rescued from a dumpster fire Sunday morning. According to responding officers, reports of a garbage bin on fire near a former CIBC building in the area of King Street West and Dufferin Street came in around 9 a.m. Once …

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Series of fires keep Winnipeg crews busy over the weekend – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A series of fires kept Winnipeg crews busy over the weekend, according to the city. The first fire happened on Saturday at 4:13 p.m. in a single-family bungalow on Kirkwall Crescent. Crews found smoke in the home and fought the fire from …

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Winnipeg firefighters looking into U.S.-trained dog to help with arson investigations – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size In the battle against arson, Winnipeg firefighters are looking at getting some four-legged help. A specially trained dog — who learned to detect fire accelerators in potential arson cases with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — could join …

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Manitoba RCMP respond to semi-truck blaze on Highway near Carberry – Winnipeg

Manitoba RCMP say they responded to a semi-truck that was ablaze near Carberry on Friday. Officers say officials were sent to Highway 1 outside of Carberry around 2 p.m. Investigators say the driver was travelling westbound when he spotted flames coming through the firewall of the truck. 4:41 Dauphin marking …

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Fire on Toronto subway train at Sheppard-Yonge station causes delays, burn injury – Toronto

Toronto police and fire units say a fire broke out on a northbound subway train car at the Sheppard-Yonge station Sunday afternoon. Emergency responders say they responded to reports of an e-bike on fire around 3 p.m. The bike was on the first car of a train heading northbound, police …

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Firefighters rescue man from 10th-floor unit in Toronto highrise fire – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Firefighters were called to a fire at a Toronto highrise Friday afternoon and rescued a man from a 10th-floor unit in the the building. Toronto Fire Services said emergency crews were called to 30 Thunder Grove at 1:13 p.m.,  in the McCowan …

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Woman, pets rescued during blaze inside apartment in downtown Hamilton – Hamilton

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 70-year-old was rescued from a downtown Hamilton, Ont., apartment blaze late Thursday, according to firefighters. Flames broke out just after 11 p.m. in a unit on the second floor of a building at Park Street South between Duke and Bold streets. …

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Okanagan fire departments hoping for sparkle, not sparks this holiday season – Okanagan

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Be ‘firesmart’ this holiday season. That’s the message local fire departments are urging as they hope Christmas is filled with sparkle and not electrical sparks or fire. According to a federal website, nearly 800 fires between 1999 and 2008 were caused by …

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