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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 ...
Second deadliest traffic accident in Canadian history 1979 February 24: No. 26 Colliery explosion: Mining disaster Glace Bay, Nova Scotia: Maritimes 12 1979 November 10: Mississauga train derailment: Rail disaster Mississauga, Ontario Central Canada 0 1980 January 1: Opemiska Community Hall fire: Fire Chapais, Quebec Central Canada 48 1980 May 28
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]
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
Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements; L. Locust Plague of 1874; N. November 2021 Atlantic Canada floods; P. 1991 Perfect Storm; T. List of Canadian tornadoes in ...
In all, Hazel killed nearly 100 people and caused almost $630 million (2005 CAD) in damages (on top of over 500 other deaths and billions in damage in the US and Caribbean). No other recent natural disaster on Canadian soil has been so deadly. Floods killed 35 people on a single street in Toronto. [3]