Power Outage

• Power restored to most homes after powerful B.C. windstorm

  BC Hydro says crews have restored power to 95 per cent of some 290,000 businesses and homes that were in the dark at some point Monday due to a powerful windstorm.

  Weather

  Nov 5
  
• Canadian in Cuba urging others to stay home

  While Cuba depends heavily on tourism, Jonathan Renko is urging others to stay home, at least until the power crisis is sorted.

  Canada

  Oct 21
  
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• Drought damage raises risk of power outages as B.C. faces 1st big storm of the fall

  BC Hydro is warning that trees weakened by years of drought could be damaged, knocking out power, as the first major storm of the season rolls into B.C.

  Weather

  Sep 25
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• Bus crash striking transmission tower leaves 88,000 without power in Quebec

  Hydro-Québec says the downing of a pair of critical power lines left tens of thousands in the dark after a bus carrying volunteer firefighters hit the electricity pylon.

  Canada

  Jul 7
• Ontario crews out in ‘full force’ after thousands lose power following storms

  On Thursday, several tornado warnings were issued in Ontario due to severe thunderstorms. The aftermath has led to power outages throughout the province.

  Canada

  Jun 14
• Thousands lose power in Metro Vancouver due to wind storm

  Thousands of Metro Vancouver residents lost power due to a windstorm Tuesday night. Some were still without electricity on Wednesday morning.

  Weather

  May 22
• Hydro crews work to restore power to downtown Winnipeg following underground fire

  A significant part of downtown Winnipeg is going dark for an indefinite period of time Wednesday afternoon, due to what Manitoba Hydro is calling an unplanned outage.

  Canada

  May 15
• High winds leave thousands without electricity across Ontario

  Hydro One says thousands of Ontario residents were without power Saturday as high winds blew across much of the province.

  Weather

  Apr 13
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• Hydro-Québec expects to fix remaining power outages from Thursday storm by end of day

  The utility reported there were around 4,700 customers in Quebec without power on Saturday, down from around 297,000 at the height of the storm Thursday.

  Canada

  Apr 6
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• Two injured in hydro vault ‘mishap’ in Toronto, people left without power

  Officials say Toronto Hydro is working to restore power after a hydro vault mishap injured two people and caused power outages early Saturday morning.

  Fire

  Apr 6