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Calgary woman credits neighbour for saving cat in house fireA Calgary woman is praising her neighbour’s quick actions that saved her cat. As Craig Momney reports, it all happened as a fire raged through a home just metres away.Global News Hour at 6 CalgaryJun 13
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One person missing following house fireThree people escaped with their lives early this morning after a fire ripped through a North Okanagan home but one person remains unaccounted for. While police aren’t confirming the fatality just yet, they do say that person was inside of the home when flames erupted. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.Jun 3
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1 dead following house fire near Colborne: Northumberland OPPOne man is dead following a house fire just east of Colborne early Sunday. Northumberland OPP say a woman managed to get out of the home safely. Tricia Mason has the latest.Jun 3
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Barbecue blamed for house fire in PeterboroughPeterborough Fire Services say a barbecue fire spread to a home on Glenforest Boulevard on Sunday evening. The call around 6 p.m. was initially for a barbecue fire, however, while en route the call was upgraded. Firefighters say the fire spread to the home, and through the attic area. No injuries were reported.May 21
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Crews called out to two house fires at one Oliver homeOfficials in Oliver are investigating after a bizarre couple of days. As Taya Fast reports, crews were called out to two separate house fires at the same address.May 2
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Edmonton Fire Station open houses return for the seasonFire station open houses are back for the season. They’re for anyone interested in meeting some Edmonton firefighters and fire prevention officers in the community. Assistant Fire Marshall Patricia Young explains the details of this year’s open houses.Global News Morning EdmontonJun 16
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A West Kelowna house labeled as a “problem home” by neighbours and police destroyed by fireA West Kelowna home has been destroyed by fire. The blaze has been deemed suspicious and is now being investigated. Neighbors admit they won’t miss the house, because as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports–it’s been labeled a problem home for many years.Jun 12
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Tech Talk: Mouse jigglers and picking EV tiresMore than a dozen workers at one of America’s biggest banks have been fired, for trying to fool the company into thinking they were working when they were not. Mike Agerbo of Get Connected Media explains how some Wells Fargo workers created the impression they were actively working, plus he tells us how to pick...Global News Morning BCJun 17
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Pets die in house fire north of PeterboroughNo one was home but several pets died following a house fire in Selwyn Township on Easter Sunday. Selwyn firefighters responded to the blaze on Hillis Road around 3:30 p.m. Deputy fire chief Howard Jinkerson says the structure was fully involved when fire crews arrived on scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.Apr 1
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Truck fire shuts down Montreal’s Highway 40 for hoursIn Montreal, morning rush hour was brought to a crawl after a truck fire forced the closure of a section of the Metropolitan Expressway for several hours. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines brings us the details.CanadaMay 31
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Global News at 6 Halifax: June 24A Bedford resident recalls discovering a large house fire two doors down, critics say the province has yet to deliver its promise as the family doctor waitlist reaches a historic record, and a group of parishioners is challenging and protesting the closure of St. Patrick’s Church.Global News at 6 HalifaxJun 24
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Fire in Bedford damages several homesA neighbourhood in Bedford, N.S. has been left traumatized after a major house fire over the weekend severely damaged one home and left others in need of serious repairs. As Ella MacDonald reports, one man recalls discovering the blaze and calling 911.Global News at 6 HalifaxJun 24
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Fire destroys home for sale in Hamilton Township: OPPThe Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating a house fire in Hamilton Township early Saturday. Northumberland OPP say emergency crews responded around 12:20 a.m. to a structure fire on Leach Road. They found the home engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported. A real estate sign outside the home stated there was an...Jun 24
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Global Okanagan News at 5: June 12, 2024Derek Favell has been sentenced to life in prison, for the 2016 killing of Ashley Simpson in the Shuswap, a crash on Highway 97 snarls traffic near the Kelowna Airport, and a house fire in West Kelowna destroys what police call a ‘problem home’.Jun 12
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Global Okanagan News at 5: June 3, 2024One person remains unaccounted for following a house fire in Lumby. The family of a Lumby woman murdered nearly two months ago is speaking out for the first time since an arrest was made last week. Dairy Queen in Rutland fell victim to an alleged thief.Jun 3
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Peterborough firefighters tackle solar panel fire on south-end homeNo injuries were reported following a solar panel fire on a south-end home in Peterborough, Ont., on Thursday afternoon. Peterborough Fire Services just before noon responded to a house fire on Crawford Drive. They discovered several roof-mounted solar panels on fire. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire on the roof and attic space...May 31
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Clarington house fire prompts lane closures on Highways 115/35A house fire at a farm on Highway 35/115 is causing delays in the southbound lanes on Thursday near Clarington. Emergency crews responded late Thursday morning for reports of a fire in a home just south of Skelding Road in Clarington. Smoke could be seeing coming from the roof and basement of the home. The...Mar 28
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Global Okanagan News at 5:30: May 24, 2024Kelowna fire crews quickly knocked down a house fire early Sunday morning. A commercial structure went up in flames in Kelowna. A pet expo drew in a crowd of pets and pet lovers.May 26
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Busy Victoria Day long weekend for Peterborough area first respondersA busy long weekend for first responders in the Peterborough region. A number of collisions, including one fatal, and a house fire has emergency crews asking members of the public to use caution whether they are on the roads or simply at home. Tricia Mason has the details.May 22
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Global Okanagan News at 5: May 20, 2024A house fire in Peachland left four people and their pets displaced. A motorcycle crash slows traffic along Highway 33 in Kelowna. Tourism is a big success in downtown Kelowna over the Victoria Day long weekend.May 20