11 h. ago Strong South Coast storm causes BC Ferries cancellations, power outages

Global BC senior meteorologist Kristi Gordon says more ferry cancellations and power outages are expected as the winds pick up into Thursday evening.

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42 h. ago Wind storm cuts power to over 100,000 households in Metro Vancouver

Langley schools will have a later start time Wednesday due to power outages at several schools

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6 d. ago Schneider Electric Debuts One Digital Grid Platform to Help Utilities Modernize and Address Energy Costs

AI-enabled platform integrates planning, operations and asset management without the need to overhaul existing systems Provides real-time outage restoration estimates, including for storms and Public Safety Power Shutoffs, improving customer communication and transparency MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, announced the availability of its One Digital Grid Platform, a unified, artificial […]

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8 d. ago Hydro Ottawa 'communication lapse' leaves some Orléans residents in the dark

Residents in the Convent Glen neighbourhood are receiving little to no notice of planned Hydro One power outages.

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1 week ago Power outages, snow squalls, powerful gusts reported in parts of Atlantic Canada

As strong winds and frigid temperatures enveloped much of Atlantic Canada overnight, pockets of power outages were reported across the region.

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2 w. ago Massive power outage hits Havana and Cuba’s western region after transmission line fails

HAVANA — A blackout hit Havana and the rest of the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid. Lazaro Guerra, general director of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, said the massive outage was caused by a […]

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2 w. ago Puerto Rico holds hearings on proposed power bill increases as customers fume and outages persist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is holding key hearings on fee increase requests from private power companies that, if approved, could see the U.S. territory’s average residential bill rise by at least 40% on an island with a high poverty rate and soaring cost of living. Residents are balking as private power […]

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2 w. ago Russia Hammers Kyiv With Missiles as Ukraine Hits Oil Facilities

Russian forces strafed Ukraine’s capital with a major missile barrage overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as the US ramps up pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to agree to concessions in the almost four-year-old war.

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2 w. ago Kyiv Hammered by Russian Airstrikes as Peace Team Heads to US

Russia unleashed an air barrage on Ukraine’s capital overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s negotiating team heads to the US for talks aimed at bringing an end to the war.

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3 w. ago Drone attack on a northern Iraq gas field triggers widespread power outages

ERBIL, Iraq (AP) — A drone attack forced a complete shutdown of gas supplies at a natural gas field in northern Iraq, triggering widespread electricity outages across northern regions and prompting urgent condemnation from Iraqi, Kurdish, and U.S. officials. The strike late on Wednesday, the second in a week, caused a fire at one of […]

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3 w. ago ‘Emergencies don’t wait’: Toronto Hydro urges preparedness for winter power outages

Nearly half of Toronto households still lack a full emergency kit, and Toronto Hydro is urging families to prepare with simple steps for people and pets ahead of winter outages.

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3 w. ago West Island power outage survival guide: Here's how to prepare

64,000 customers will be without electricity Friday overnight as Hydro-Québec works on equipment at the Des Sources substation in Dollard-des-Ormeaux.

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