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Winnipeg firefighters say a fire at a Dufferin Avenue commercial building Monday night was likely an accident caused by overheating food production equipment. News Source link

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A house on Keewatin Street is a total loss after an early morning blaze Thursday, Winnipeg firefighters say. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were called to the scene around 1 a.m. They found flames and smoke coming from the house, and had …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec provincial police say two firefighters remain missing Tuesday morning after they were reportedly swept away by rising river waters as major spring flooding hit parts of the province. The pair of firefighters reportedly disappeared Monday afternoon while they were attempting to …

OTTAWA — Officials say firefighters rescued a dog that fell through the ice in an Ottawa park on Saturday morning. They say someone called 911 at about 10:40 a.m. to report that the dog had gone through the ice at Andrew Hayden Park. They say 911 dispatchers pinpointed the caller’s …

TORONTO — Ontario is expanding workplace coverage of cancers for firefighters. Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton says pancreatic and thyroid cancers in firefighters will now be presumed to be work related. He says this will allow firefighters to speed up their Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claims. McNaughton says the …

An early morning fire on Main Street has destroyed three businesses and has forced several nearby residents to evacuate. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a fire at 843 Main Street around 2 a.m. Saturday morning. They arrived to find a commercial building ablaze. Firefighters closed Main Street …

Improper use of a candle is likely to blame for an accidental fire at a four-unit residence on Dumoulin Street, Winnipeg firefighters say. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were called to the scene just after 3 a.m. Thursday, where they found smoke inside the building. Firefighters were told a resident …

Winnipeg firefighters say a Wednesday night house fire was likely caused by a plugged-in vehicle inside an attached garage. No one was hurt in the accidental blaze at a single-storey home in the first block of Sachet Place, but fire crews are urging Winnipeggers not to plug in their cars …

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. …

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a south Vancouver blaze Wednesday evening that damaged three residential buildings, created a giant plume of black smoke visible from as far away as the North Shore, and forced the evacuation of more than 10 people. The three-alarm fire started sometime around 5 p.m., the city’s …