Edmonton Power Outage

• Pole fires caused by wet weather trigger power outages across Edmonton

  Thousands of homes and businesses across Edmonton were left in the dreary, rainy dark at some point Tuesday because of power outages caused by power poles catching on fire.

  Environment

  Apr 11, 2023
  
• Northeast Edmonton crash causes brief power outage, road closure

  A vehicle struck a power pole in the Balwin neighbourhood Friday morning, knocking out power in the northeast Edmonton area for a few hours.

  Traffic

  Aug 12, 2022
  
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• Widespread power outages in Alberta Sunday as thousands affected

  Many parts of Alberta were without power Sunday afternoon, leaving thousands in the dark as multiple agencies reported outages shortly after 3 p.m.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2020
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• Streetlight outage in Edmonton’s Forest Heights neighbourhood leads to frustration

  A streetlight outage in Edmonton's Forest Heights neighbourhood has led to frustration and fear, according to residents.

  Sep 8, 2019
• EPCOR responds to large power outage in northeast Edmonton Wednesday night

  Crews responded to a power outage that affected over two dozen neighbourhoods in northeast Edmonton on Wednesday night. 

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2019
• Power outages, flooding along Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton

  One building had to be evacuated after a water main break flooded a number of streets downtown.

  Traffic

  Aug 1, 2018
• Section of Whitemud Drive briefly shut down due to hanging power wire

  A busy section of Whitemud Drive was briefly shut down in west Edmonton Friday, leading to a traffic nightmare during the afternoon rush.

  Traffic

  Mar 23, 2018
• Woman falls down maintenance hole after electrical explosion in downtown Edmonton

  Edmonton fire rescue services confirms a woman fell down a maintenance hole after the explosion forced several covers to pop off.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2018
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• Helium balloon causes power outage in downtown Edmonton: ‘that’s very rare’

  A helium balloon knocked out power to a large portion of Edmonton’s core late Wednesday morning.

  Traffic

  Jun 21, 2017
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• Wild weather rips through Edmonton, brings down power lines

  Police had several streets blocked off as crews worked to repair downed power lines in the area of 128 Avenue and 134 Street. About 2,000 customers lost power Thursday evening.

  Weather

  Jun 2, 2016