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Thousands left without power after strong winds
Nova Scotia Power crews restored service to thousands of customers who were left without electricity as high winds and rain hit the province.
More than 6,000 homes and businesses were affected by the outage. Service was later restored.
More than 6,000 homes and businesses were affected by the outage. Service was later restored.
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Falling tree knocks power out at Big White
Skivers and residents at Big White near Kelowna were affected by a power outage after a tree downed a power line that supplies the mountain community with electricity. The power outage was later restored. Activities in the park were cancelled.
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Freezing rain causes power outages
More than 55,000 customers lost power. Tens of thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers across the province lost power after freezing rain caused transmission issues. Customers were affected in Halifax, Dartmouth, Antigonish County, Port Hawkesbury and Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
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Massive Power Outage in Capreol
A power Outage was caused by a serious issue at Hydro One’s Martindale Transmission Station, which supplies power to many GSH distribution substations. There were 9,918 customers affected by the outage. With the power outage, traffic lights and street lights were greatly affected.
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Canada with power outages and chaos
An enormous storm was battering a vast swath of the US and Canada, knocking out power to more than 1.4 million homes and businesses, grounding thousands of flights. The storm has intensified while sweeping east to achieve the status of a “bomb cyclone.
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More than 4000 customers impacted by power outages
G&E reported that crews restored the power outages in Calaveras County. The initial number was over 4,000, but crews restored power to 712 customers in the Rancho Calaveras area and 2,634 in a larger outage on both sides of Highway 26 that was stretching from Rail Road Flat to Glenco, WiIlseyville West Poin. No cause has yet been given for these outages. The utility reports that crews are investigating the causes of all of these outages.
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Power outage caused by stolen electrical wires
Copper wire thieves have been charged with causing a 12-hour fire at a Sarnia shopping centre. According to Sarnia police, the city's fire department was notified of a fire at the electrical complex behind Eastland Plaza on Indian Road, causing a power outage for a couple of hours, affecting Sarnia's customers.
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Vancouver Island affected by a power outage
Thousands of BC Hydro customers suffered power outages Tuesday morning as a result of storms that hit Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands. At 7 a.m., BC Hydro staff surveyed dozens of outages, mainly in Colwood, Langford, Nanaimo and Courtenay, and found more than 7,000 customers on the island were without power.
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Truck hits a power line and causes a power outage
A transformer was damaged when a transport trailer crashed into a power line on private property near Parkdale Avenue and Windsor Drive in north Brockville. The crash caused a power outage in the area, city police said. Hydro crews and the Brockville Fire Department responded to the scene. A portion of the road was closed while repairs were made.
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Power outages in parts of Colchester, Pictou counties
Around 4,600 customers in the Tatamagouche area were without power, according to the Nova Scotia Power outage map.
The cause of the outage was a transmission interruption, and crews restored the power a few later. Crews were patrolling the transmission line by helicopter to identify the source of the problem.
The cause of the outage was a transmission interruption, and crews restored the power a few later. Crews were patrolling the transmission line by helicopter to identify the source of the problem.
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Thousands of power outages reported in the Valley
Thousands of residents in Trumbull County and Mercer County were left without power. Just over 400 people were without power in Trumbull County at the height of the outage. WKBN reached out to First Energy to confirm whether this incident was the cause of some outages in Trumbull County. WKBN has not yet received a response.
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Mississauga: 150 homes and businesses affected by power outage
Approximately 149 homes and businesses were affected by the power outage in the area from Derry Road to Highway 401, and from Kennedy Road to Mavis Road, said Alectra Utilities. Crews restored service a little later.
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Storm leaves thousands without power
Entire province under rain, wind and flash freeze warnings. A windy and wet winter storm has left thousands in Nova Scotia without power and caused travel delays.
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Driver causes power outage
A vehicle struck and downed Hydro One power lines in the vicinity of the intersection of Triple Bay Road and Highway 12, Tay Township, causing a power outage. Attending officers were forced to close Highway 12 in both directions at that location, including Rumney Road due to safety concerns of the downed high voltage power lines on the roadway. A couple of hours later, crews restored service.
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A tree caused a large southeast N.B. power outage
A massive power outage in southeastern New Brunswick was caused by a tree that was cut, N.B. Power says. It affected two transmission lines, and more than 50,000 customers lost power for several hours. Transmission lines feed smaller distribution networks. Couture compared it to a highway and street network.
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Thousands in hit with power outages
A severe thunderstorm swept through much of southern Ontario, knocking out power to thousands of hydro customers. At its peak, Hydro One’s outage map showed nearly 40,000 customers without power. That number fell dramatically overnight, with more than 5,200 customers affected by outages. The statements said the thunderstorms brought torrential rain, damaging wind gusts and strong hail.
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Power restoration to Jasper, Alta.
Jasper’s Chetamon Mountain wildfire continues to spread, setting some power poles alight and briefly shutting down power to the town site.
The entire town again briefly lost power Wednesday evening. Early Thursday morning it had been restored to more than 60 per cent of Jasper before experiencing another outage around 9:45 a.m.
The entire town again briefly lost power Wednesday evening. Early Thursday morning it had been restored to more than 60 per cent of Jasper before experiencing another outage around 9:45 a.m.
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Jasper area wildfire sets transmission poles ablaze, town hit with power outage
Jasper residents were without power after Jasper’s Chetamon Mountain wildfirespread, setting some power poles alight and briefly shutting down power to the townsite. The fire burning across more than 1,500 hectares,
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Forced to close doors during power outage
Retailers in Toronto’s downtown core had to close for business as a power outage affected security and payment systems throughout the financial district. Shoppers Drug Mart and Tim Hortons locations on King Street East had signs on their doors saying they were closed due to the outage.
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Accident near Union Road cuts power to thousands customers
A motor vehicle accident on Route 22 at Union Road caused a power outage. The outage was affecting Montague, Belfast, Eldon, Murray River, Victoria Cross, Point Prim and surrounding areas, according to a tweet from Maritime Electric at 5:21 p.m. Crews were on site of the accident and worked to restore power. Service was restabilized a couple of hours later. More than 6,300 customers were without power.
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Tornado damages homes and leaves hundreds without power
Hydro-Québec says a power outage in the area started after a tornado hit in Laurentians. According to the company's website, most clients should have power back in two to three days. Environment Canada confirmed a tornado uprooted trees and damaged homes in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard and Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. No injuries are being reported.
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Major outage possibly caused by barge hitting power line
The lights were back on in downtown Toronto after a Hydro One outage took out power for thousands of customers.
Hydro One spokesperson Tiziana Baccega Rosa told CBC that the outage was caused by a barge carrying an erect crane that came into contact with a high voltage line in the Port Lands.
Hydro One spokesperson Tiziana Baccega Rosa told CBC that the outage was caused by a barge carrying an erect crane that came into contact with a high voltage line in the Port Lands.
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Over 4,000 homes and businesses affected by power outage in Mississauga
A power outage in Mississauga affected roads toward the Credit Valley Hospital. Alectra Utilities said that about 4,142 customers were impacted by the outage. Emergency crews were dispatched to the area. However, power was restored a couple of hours later.
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Power outage in Grey County and Muskoka, schools affected
The power outage affected over 3,500 Hydro One customers in the Bracebridge and Gravenhurst areas. The Trillium Lakelands District School Board issued a special message advising students who were not in school to stay home. More than 5,000 Gray County customers were also starting their day in the dark. Areas affected by the outage include Hanover and West Gray.
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Storm causes power outage
A storm that came through the capital left power outages to several people in Ottawa's west end.