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  2. States of emergency in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Emergency Measures Act [6] 1989 Forest Fires Manitoba [7] 1999 Snow Storm: Quebec [8] 2003 SARS outbreak: Ontario Emergency Management Act [9] Wildfires British Columbia Emergency Program Act [10] Northeast blackout: Ontario Emergency Management Act [11] 2004 White Juan blizzard Nova Scotia Emergency Measures Act [12] Prince Edward Island ...

  3. Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act replaced the Emergency Management Act of 2002, which had replaced the Emergency Plans Act of 1983. [2] One of the primary changes from previous Acts was the inclusion of emergencies related to disease or health risks, resulting from the poor response of the Government of Canada and Government of Ontario to the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak in ...

  4. Emergency Management Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) operates under an escalating approach to emergency management, ensuring responsibilities are progressively assigned based on the scale and complexity of an emergency. This tiered approach begins with individuals, and if necessary, can escalate to the federal levels when local capacities are overwhelmed.

  5. State of emergency - Wikipedia

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    Democracies use states of emergency to manage a range of situations from extreme weather events to public order situations. Dictatorial regimes often declare a state of emergency that is prolonged indefinitely for the life of the regime, or for extended periods of time so that derogations can be used to override human rights of their citizens usually protected by the International Covenant on ...

  6. Emergencies Act - Wikipedia

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    The Emergencies Act (French: Loi sur les mesures d'urgence) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1988 which authorizes the Government of Canada to take extraordinary temporary measures to respond to public welfare emergencies, public order emergencies, international emergencies and war emergencies.

  7. The Mysterious and Controversial History of Britain's ... - AOL

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    And the Imperial State Crown is without a doubt a quite important thing. Included in the almost three thousand stones adorning it are some of history’s most legendary gems, including the 317.4 ...

  8. Category:Emergency laws - Wikipedia

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    Emergency laws category includes all legislation referring to the state of emergency in all its forms and suspension of the Constitution on behalf of state security, including anti-terrorism legislation. It also includes jurists and philosophers concerned by the subject, as well as potential victims, famous actors and historical events or ...

  9. Geometric design of roads - Wikipedia

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    Crest vertical curves are those that have a tangent slope at the end of the curve that is lower than that of the beginning of the curve. When driving on a crest curve, the road appears as a hill, with the vehicle first going uphill before reaching the top of the curve and continuing downhill. The profile also affects road drainage.