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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A grieving father in Manitoba’s Interlake is blasting a new requirement that provinces must be told within two hours of a 911 outage, arguing a shorter timeline …
Read More »Heavy snowfall brings power outages, school closures in Quebec
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Hundreds of thousands of households are without power Tuesday morning across Quebec after a first night of relentless snowfall brought as much as 35 centimeters of snow …
Read More »Ukraine grapples with widespread power outages after Russian barrage
Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across swathes of Ukraine early Friday, authorities said. A child was also killed in separate attacks in the southeast of the country. In the heart of the Ukrainian capital, rescue crews pulled …
Read More »Heavy rain traps cars in Quebec City underpass, triggers power outages across province
Flooding and power outages are causing headaches in some parts of Quebec after summer storms and rainfalls. In Quebec City, a pair of vehicles are stuck in an underpass that quickly filled up with water. The city received up to 50 millimetres of water in just two hours this morning. According to …
Read More »Spain, Portugal turn power back on, seek answers after one of Europe’s worst outages
Electricity was restored to almost all of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday morning following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula, but the cause of the blackouts remained a mystery. The widespread outage lasted roughly eight hours — in some regions longer — and shut down subway networks, …
Read More »Deadly Hurricane Milton brings tornadoes, mass power outages as it slams Florida
Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 160 km/h after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit. The storm tracked to the south in its final hours before …
Read More »U.S. southeast grapples with widespread outages, flooding in wake of deadly Hurricane Helene
Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday — as the cleanup began from the tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. southeast and left millions of customers without power. Helene blew ashore in Florida’s Big Bend region …
Read More »Alberta storm results in flooding, power outages in Edson
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fierce summer storm that rolled through Edson, Alta., on Sunday night had many residents of the town dealing with flooding and power outages a day later. “The immense amount of rain we had in a short time frame, coupled with extreme …
Read More »Heavy rain in Ottawa causes flooding, power outages and road closures
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heavy rain in Ottawa caused the flooding of roads and properties across the city on Thursday. As skies began to clear late in the afternoon, the City of Ottawa said no injuries had been reported. “While water levels are receding, conditions remain …
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 …
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