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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people were arrested after a bus slammed into an electrical transmission tower in a weekend crash that left thousands in the dark on Montreal’s south shore. Longueuil police say the driver of the bus, a man in his 60s, is accused …
Read More »More than 20,000 Quebec households still without power following severe storm – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 15, 2023 12:14 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Power outages persist in the Montreal area nearly 48 hours after severe thunderstorms ripped through southern Quebec, downing trees, snapping poles and breaking wires. Hydro-Québec reports over 20,000 customers are still …
Read More »Powerful summer storm leaves 150K in the dark, floods streets in Quebec
Quebecers are surveilling the damage Friday after a powerful summer storm — that produced at least one confirmed tornado — flooded roads, downed trees and left thousands in the dark. Hydro-Québec says about 150,000 households were still without electricity as of 11 a.m. on Friday. The situation is improving as …
Read More »Quebec wildfires: town facing second evacuation as flames threaten highway
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 21, 2023 11:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A wildfire could force residents of a northern Quebec town to evacuate for a second time if the flames further threaten a major route in and out of the region. Lebel-sur-Quévillon …
Read More »Hundreds of thousands still without power in Quebec, Ontario after ice storm
In Quebec and Ontario, hundreds of thousands of households remained in the dark Friday morning after Wednesday’s powerful spring ice storm downed trees and brought down power lines, leaving one man dead. Hydro-Québec said it has restored electricity for one-third of affected clients across the province, but the regions of …
Read More »More than 10,000 Hydro-Québec customers still without power one week after winter storm
Thousands of Quebec households remained without electricity Thursday morning a week after a winter storm descended on the province. As of 10:30 a.m., Hydro-Québec reported that more than 10,000 clients are in the dark, including more than 3,000 in the Quebec City area. Other affected areas include the Laurentians, where …
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