Power Outage

• 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
  
• 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
  
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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
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• RCMP investigate oil leak and power outage near boundary between Alberta and Saskatchewan

  Preliminary estimates place the cost of damage and environmental cleanup at about $1.1 million.

  Crime

  May 20
• Power shutoff initiative creating ‘wave of fear,’ says Princeton, B.C. mayor

  The initiative has many people, including residents, business owners in affected communities and local governments, expressing some serious concerns.

  Canada

  May 9
• Fortis plan to reduce wildfire risk across Southern Interior raises other safety concerns

  The initiative will see Fortis cut off power in the mentioned communities, if warranted,  during extreme weather events.

  Canada

  May 1
• Spain, Portugal hit by massive power outage, rolling blackouts

  The outage hit across Spain and Portugal, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATMs.

  World

  Apr 28
• About 80,000 without power as ice storm hits parts of Ontario

  Tens of thousands of residents in Ontario are without power as an ice storm pummels parts of the province and threatens even more.

  Weather

  Mar 29
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• BC Hydro cancels planned Super Bowl Sunday outage after businesses complain

  One business owner said he was given little notice of the outage, which would have cost the business more than $15,000.

  Economy

  Jan 29
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• 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, 2024