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This list of disasters in Canada includes major disasters (arranged by date), either man-made or natural, that occurred on Canadian soil. List. Pre-1597. Pre-colonial ...
A couple days before the floods, Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning due to an atmospheric river expected to "drench the B.C. coast" through the weekend of October 18. [11] [12] Official forecasts called for rainfall totals in excess of 200 mm (7.9 in) in some areas. The British Columbia River Forecast Centre issued flood watches for ...
Canada Ongoing 26,000+ 1981–present HIV/AIDS: Pandemic Canada Ongoing 20,000+ 1847-1848 Canadian typhus: Pandemic Canada Fatalities are estimated 7,000 1957-1958 Asian flu: Pandemic Canada 6,000 1890-1891 Russian flu: Pandemic Canada 4,000 1775 [1] Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775: Hurricane: Newfoundland: 4,000 1968 Hong Kong flu: Pandemic Canada
The 2024 wildfires in Canada began as an extension of the record-setting 2023 wildfires.The country experienced an unusually long fire season in 2023 that lasted into the autumn; these fires smouldered through the winter and about 150 re-ignited as early as February 2024.
Eastern Canada, primarily Quebec and Ontario On April 5, 2023, the 2023 Canadian ice storm devastated Quebec and Ontario , knocked out electricity for more than a million people, resulted in fatalities, and severely damaged property and infrastructure.
In response to the Online News Act, Meta (owner of Facebook) began blocking access to news sites for Canadian users at the beginning of August 2023. [246] [247] This also extended to local Canadian news stories about the wildfires, [248] a decision that was heavily criticized by Trudeau, local government officials, academics, researchers, and ...
The U.S. has had a record 25 weather disasters so far in 2023, each of which caused at least $1 billion in damage — and a new NASA analysis suggests the year’s extreme weather events may be ...
A third of the train was totally destroyed, though there were no deaths or injuries due to a rapid evacuation. This was the last major incident for the troubled Turbo Trains, which were retired in 1982. [57] 1979 Mississauga train derailment: 10 November 1979: Mississauga, Ontario: 0: 0