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Hillcrest mine disaster: Explosion: Hillcrest, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta Deadliest mining disaster in Canadian history 182+ 1881 Victoria steamboat disaster: Shipwreck London, Ontario [19] 174 1914 SS Southern Cross: Shipwreck Off the coast of Newfoundland 173 1918 SS Florizel: Shipwreck Cappahayden, Newfoundland 173-192 1927 1927 Nova Scotia ...
Mining disaster Westville, Nova Scotia: Maritimes 60–70 Considered Canada's first mining disaster 1877 April 29: Oil Cabinet Novelty Works Company fire: Fire Montreal, Quebec: Central Canada 12 [2] 1877 June 20: Great Fire of Saint John: Fire Saint John, New Brunswick: Maritimes 18-19 1880 November 12: Foord Pit explosion: Mining disaster ...
The deadliest tornadoes in Canadian history were the 1912 Regina 'Cyclone' (at least 28), 1987 Edmonton 'Black Friday' Tornado (27), and the 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh Tornado (17). This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Desjardins Canal disaster: 12 March 1857: Hamilton, Ontario: 59: 18: A wheel fracture caused the leading wheels of a locomotive to derail. By this time, the westbound GW passenger train was on the Desjardins Canal bridge. Tearing the timber, the locomotive crashed through the bridge deck, dragging the passenger cars into the icy water. [3] [4]
In Quebec, 6681 residences of 51 municipalities were flooded in five main zones, including the greater Montreal area, and 3458 residences were isolated due to landslides and submerged roads resulting in over 13500 disaster victims. [3] In New Brunswick, 15 communities were affected and 69 roads and 45 bridges were closed or partially closed. [4]
Accident Date Location Killed Description Ref. Les Éboulements bus accident: 13 October 1997 Les Éboulements, Quebec: 44 Canada's deadliest traffic accident occurred in Les Eboulements, Quebec, after a bus transporting a group of seniors suffered brake failure and careened down an embankment into a ravine, killing 43 on board including the driver.
The most famous hurricane in Canadian history struck on October 15, 1954, causing catastrophic flooding. Hurricane Hazel submerged low-lying land from Etobicoke to the Holland Marsh and left 81 people dead. No natural disaster since has led to such a high death toll in Canada. Over 4,000 families were left homeless. [33]: 13
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