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  2. List of disasters in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Provincial state of emergency declared 2022 January 13 2022 Ottawa Eastway tank explosion Fire Ottawa, Ontario: Eastern and Central Canada 6 2 Industrial explosion [48] [49] [50] 2022 September 23–24 Hurricane Fiona: Hurricane Atlantic Canada: Eastern Canada 3 $660 million in insured damage making Fiona the most costly storm to hit Canada [51 ...

  3. List of disasters in Canada by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Canada Fatalities are estimated 53,000+ 2020–present COVID-19: Pandemic Canada Ongoing 26,000+ 1981–present HIV/AIDS: Pandemic Canada Ongoing 20,000+ 1847-1848 Canadian typhus: Pandemic Canada Fatalities are estimated 7,000 1957-1958 Asian flu: Pandemic Canada 6,000 1890-1891 Russian flu: Pandemic Canada 4,000 1775 [1] Newfoundland ...

  4. List of medicine contamination incidents - Wikipedia

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    The problem began in 2012, when the process for making tetrazole, a chemical intermediate in the production of various angiotensin II inhibitor medications for hypertension (popularly known by their common drug name suffix "sartan") was changed by generic drug manufacturers in favor of several cheaper and more efficient processes.

  5. Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada

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    The Commission heard from 474 people and 89 written submissions. Organizational hearings were held in Ottawa, Ontario, on 22 and 23 November 1993. At those hearings the following parties received standing: [12]: 6 the Red Cross; the Canadian Blood Agency; the governments of Canada, nine provinces, and the territories; Connaught Laboratories;

  6. Thalidomide scandal - Wikipedia

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    Thalidomide brought on changes in the way drugs are tested, what type of drugs are used during pregnancy, and increased the awareness of potential side effects of drugs. According to Canadian news magazine programme W5, most, but not all, victims of thalidomide receive annual benefits as compensation from the Government of Canada. Excluded are ...

  7. Category:Disasters in Canada by year - Wikipedia

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    2024 disasters in Canada (2 C, 4 P) 2025 disasters in Canada (1 C) A. Attacks in Canada by year (9 C)

  8. The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades. It's Still Not Fixed.

  9. 1979 Mississauga train derailment - Wikipedia

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    The Mississauga train derailment, also known as the Mississauga Miracle, occurred on November 10, 1979, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, when a CP Rail freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and caught fire. More than 200,000 people were evacuated in the largest peacetime evacuation in North America until Hurricane Katrina. The ...