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Fire code violations lead to nearly $10,000 in fines in Port Colborne

A woman was treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after a multiple-alarm fire on Wellington Street South overnight. Several people and dogs were rescued by firefighters.

Toronto firefighters say two people were injured in an early morning fire at a Parkdale rooming house Saturday.

LIGHTHOUSE COVE — With a massive ice jam clogging the mouth of the Thames River, backing up water, Chatham-Kent desperately needs help from Mother Nature this weekend to avoid widespread flooding.
 But that relief doesn’t appear to be in the

SCUGOG — Scugog will now be able to turn to the province for help in recovering some of the costs associated with attending accidents on roadways across the township.

UXBRIDGE — Residents without a working fire alarm can expect to face a fine as the fire department steps up fire code enforcement.

A stubborn fire at a Scarborough recreation centre that took crews 36 hours to fully extinguish was caused by some sort of electrical issue, investigators with the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal have determined.

Nearly two dozen homes were damaged after one fatal incident Sunday near Toronto.

Three Orillia firefighters received minor injuries after their pumper was struck by a vehicle while they were responding to a crash Tuesday morning.