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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 ...
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 ...
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]
The Canadian Disaster Database (CDD) publicly-accessible web-based repository that tracks significant disaster events, describing (1) where and when a disaster occurred; (2) the number of injuries, evacuations, and fatalities; and (3) an estimate of the costs.
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.
This page lists all the confirmed and probable tornado that have touched down in Canadian provinces & territories. Experts have estimated that around 230 tornadoes occur in Canada each year, though only around 30 are formally confirmed. [1] with most occurring in Southern Ontario, the southern Canadian Prairies and southern Quebec.
Natural disaster deaths in Canada (4 P) Droughts in Canada ... List of Canadian tornadoes in 2023 This page was last edited on 5 October 2019, at 04:16 (UTC). ...