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Ice Storm: Watch out for scams during outages!
Fraudsters began to take advantage of the long power outages caused by the ice storm to try to line their pockets. • Read also: Devastating ice storm: here’s where to…
Ice storm: good neighborliness helps Gatineau residents struggling with major outages
Bad luck continues to befall Gatineau residents who have experienced two floods in recent years and many of whom are still without power due to the ice storm that hit…
Ice storms and power outages | Thousands of homes threatened with flooding in Châteauguay
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos La Ville de Châteauguay a déclenché son plan de mesures d’urgence jeudi à la suite des importantes chutes de pluie verglaçante de…
Ice storms and power outages | Six emergency shelters open in Montreal
The City of Montreal announced the opening of six temporary emergency shelters for people without electricity from 9 p.m. Thursday evening. Posted at 9:19 p.m. These shelters will allow the…
Ice storms and power outages | Ten carbon monoxide poisonings in Montreal and Laval
Paramedics in Montreal and Laval had to carry out a dozen interventions for carbon monoxide poisoning in the wake of the freezing rain storm, Urgences-Santé said Thursday. Posted at 8:28…
Ice storms and power outages | Six emergency shelters open in Montreal
The City of Montreal announced the opening of six temporary emergency shelters for people without electricity from 9 p.m. Thursday evening. Posted at 9:19 p.m. These shelters will allow the…
Ice storms and power outages | “We will be there to help”, assures Justin Trudeau
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos Justin Trudeau a promis l’aide du gouvernement fédéral, et même de l’armée en cas de besoin, aux sinistrés de la tempête de…
Ice storms and power outages | A 60-year-old dies crushed under a tree branch
Sorry, your browser does not support videos A first victim would be to be deplored in connection with the ice storm on Wednesday. A sixty-year-old died crushed under the weight…
Ice storms and power outages | “Critical infrastructures are not affected”, assures Montreal
Montreal is busy cleaning up the damage caused by Wednesday’s ice storm, but its critical infrastructure “is not affected,” the city said Thursday. Posted at 4:03 p.m. The municipal teams…
Ice storms and power outages | Legault implores Quebecers to be “patient” and “solidarity”
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos Le premier ministre François Legault implore les Québécois d’être « patients » et « solidaires » dans les prochains jours, afin de passer à travers l’épisode…
Power outages in Quebec | State of emergency in Châteauguay, 10,000 homes at risk of flooding
The City of Châteauguay declared a state of emergency on Thursday following heavy freezing rain the day before which left no less than 16,000 homes without electricity. The basement of…
Ice storms and power outages | Trudeau: “We will be there to help”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged help from the federal government, and even the military if needed, to those affected by Thursday’s ice storm. Posted at 12:46 p.m. Updated…
Live Blog | The latest news on ice storms and power outages in Quebec
The ice storm has been causing headaches for many citizens since Wednesday, when more than a million Hydro-Québec customers are still out of power. Follow the evolution of the situation…
Power outages at Fleury Hospital and health facilities
Several health facilities are affected by power outages. The Fleury Hospital, in Montreal, reports that elective surgeries, radiology tests and endoscopy procedures are canceled on Thursday. Outpatient clinics are also…
Power outages in CLSCs and hospitals
Several health facilities are affected by power outages. The Fleury Hospital, in Montreal, reports that elective surgeries, radiology tests and endoscopy procedures are canceled on Thursday. Outpatient clinics are also…
Power Outages | Full recovery ‘will take several days’
The complete recovery of power outages due to the ice storm and having plunged more than a million homes into darkness on Wednesday will take “several days”, warns Hydro-Québec. Posted…
Power outages in Quebec | Our live coverage
Follow our live coverage of the power outages in the aftermath of the ice storm with journalist Vincent Larin. Posted at 9:05 a.m. Updated at 9:06 a.m. Facts Follow the…
Power outages in Quebec: our live coverage
Follow our live coverage of the power outages in the aftermath of the ice storm with journalist Vincent Larin. Posted at 9:05 a.m. Facts Follow the event live source site-60
Rain, ice and power outages
The metropolitan area is still under the warning of freezing rain, on this strangely spring-like April 5, with the risk of thunderstorms, and accumulations that can reach 10 to 20…
Power has been restored after snow outages
(Montreal) Hydro-Quebec crews gradually restored power Sunday afternoon after a spring snowstorm caused tens of thousands of outages across the province. Updated yesterday at 9:51 p.m. Fewer than 1,000 customers…