Power Outages

• Bird on a wire: New Brunswick Power blames ospreys for outages on sunny days

  At a rate-increase hearing last month, a utility official pointed a finger at unexpected culprits for these "blue sky" outages: soaring raptors and bushy-tailed squirrels.

  Canada

  Aug 12
  
• Could the heat wave cause power outages? How Canadians can prepare

  As an intense heat wave is expected in central Canada this week, experts are warning about increasing pressures on the country’s electricity systems.

  Weather

  Jun 17
  
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• Hundreds of thousands without power as spring storm hits Quebec, Ontario

  Hydro-Québec reported upwards of 280,000 customers were without power as of 9 a.m., with affected areas ranging from near Gatineau to Montreal's eastern suburbs.

  Canada

  Apr 4
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• Thousands of N.S. residents lose power as heavy winds, rain batter province

  Roughly 21,000 homes were without electricity Sunday morning due heavy winds and rain, according to Nova Scotia Power. Some areas may be without power until late in the evening. 

  Weather

  Mar 24
• March snowstorm hits Manitoba, leads to power outages

  Meteorologist Eric Dykes says the storm, which was heading to the northern Interlake and in northeastern Manitoba by Monday morning, led to about 6 cm of snow in Winnipeg.

  Weather

  Mar 4
• High winds and icy conditions leave many without power in Ontario and Quebec

  About 187,000 customers in Quebec and more than 22,000 in central and eastern Ontario were without power Thursday morning.

  Weather

  Feb 29
• Power restored to most in Atlantic Canada after messy winter storm

  The region faced powerful blasts of wind and major tidal surges along the coast Saturday, and at a peak more than 5,000 homes lost power. 

  Weather

  Jan 14
• Powerful windstorm cancels BC Ferries sailings, causes power outages for thousands

  The Fraser-Cascade School District closed Boston Bar Elementary School due to road conditions and a power outage Tuesday morning.

  Weather

  Jan 9
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• The lights are back on for almost all N.B. customers after wind storm Monday

  Powerful winds battered New Brunswick and Nova Scotia early last week, and officials said more than 100,000 people woke up in New Brunswick last Tuesday morning without power.

  Weather

  Dec 26, 2023
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• More than 6,000 people still without power in New Brunswick, five days after storm

  As of early Saturday afternoon, NB Power says the majority of the remaining outages were in the Fredericton region and the southwestern corner of the province.

  Weather

  Dec 23, 2023