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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jul 2002
time: 22:30
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Well, at least people seem to be keeping under control and not going nuts:
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Canadian cities struggle with power loss
Last Updated Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:47:19
TORONTO - The power outage that hit much of eastern North America Thursday hit several Canadian cities, including Ottawa, Toronto and much of Southern Ontario.
Lights and power went out on Parliament Hill and people were asked to leave the buildings.
In the country?s largest city, Toronto, power went out as many people were getting ready to leave downtown office towers.
Andrew Nichol, a CBC reporter who works at the TSX exchange in Toronto, says security guards asked people to evacuate the exchange building, but later told them they could stay.
?There was no real sense of panic,? Nichol said. He said traffic in the downtown streets was normal for the time of day, unlike New York, where panicked residents jammed the highways in cars and on foot..
The subways in Toronto are not working and many people are trapped in trains underground in the 30 C heat.
Traffic is moving in the city?s core, but traffic lights are not working. There were no police directing traffic at most intersections.
There are no reports of looting or public safety concerns in Toronto so far.
Major hospital throughout the city are on backup power, but none of them was reporting any problems.
In Ottawa, traffic was moving well. The city has no subway or streetcar system and buses were moving at a normal rush hour rate.
Quebec is just across the river and power in the province is still on. Many people who work in the nation?s capital live in Quebec.
Reporters were not able to immediately get in touch with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien for comment.
Power was also out as far west as Windsor. Several cities and towns to the north of Southern Ontario were also out of power.
The power failure left telephones operating, but wiped out high speed Internet service in most areas.
Written by CBC News Online staff
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My compliments to the drivers in Ottawa and Toronto for seemingly keeping things running as smoothly as possible.
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