Power Outage

• Pimicikamak Cree Nation to evacuate 79 more homes after military assessment

  The chief of Pimicikamak says he asked the Canadian Armed Forces if they could help in repairing homes, but the military said it was not part of this deployment's mandate.

  Canada

  Jan 25
  
• Federal, provincial leaders visit First Nation in Manitoba hit by power outage

  Todd McConnell, a plumber brought into Pimicikamak Cree Nation, said it could take months to make repairs to the estimated 800 damaged homes.

  Canada

  Jan 7
  
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• Some Manitoba First Nation homes a ‘health hazard’ from sewage after power outage

  Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias say they're going to each home to assess it for damage and determine what needs work after a days-long power outage.

  Canada

  Jan 6
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• Manitoba First Nation dealing with frozen water despite power restored: chief

  The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation says while power has been restored to the community, they're still dealing with frozen water pumps, tanks and pipes.

  Canada

  Jan 4
• ‘The entire nation was just black’: Power line repaired after ‘scary’ outage in northern Man.

  Manitoba Hydro says repairs are complete after a downed power line left a remote Manitoba First Nation in the dark earlier this week.

  Canada

  Jan 2
• Pimicikamak chief requests military help as power outage crisis continues

  The Pimicikamk First Nation chief is calling on the federal government to send in the armed forces, to help with an on-going public health and safety crisis. 

  Canada

  Jan 1
• ‘Families are freezing’: Manitoba power outage leaves Pimicikamak in crisis, chief says

  Residents of Pimicikamak Cree Nation are evacuating as a prolonged power outage leaves the community without heat and water in extreme cold, Manitoba Hydro says.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2025
• Repairs continue after truck crashes into Winnipeg hydro pole Wednesday night

  Winnipeg police say no injuries were reported when a pickup truck crashed into a St. Anne's Road hydro pole on Wednesday night and its driver fled the scene.

  Traffic

  Sep 11, 2025
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• Spain’s April blackout was not due to cyberattack, new report shows

  The April 28 outage started suddenly after 12:30 p.m. in Spain and lasted through nightfall, disrupting businesses, transit systems and other critical infrastructures.

  World

  Jun 17, 2025
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• Lightning strike knocks out power to tens of thousands in Northern B.C.

  The outage, affecting homes and businesses between Vanderhoof and Prince Rupert, was caused by a lightning strike west of a key transmission line.

  Jun 12, 2025