Toronto Hydro

• ‘Emergencies don’t wait’: Toronto Hydro urges preparedness for winter power outages

  Nearly half of Toronto households still lack a full emergency kit, and Toronto Hydro is urging families to prepare with simple steps for people and pets ahead of winter outages.

  Weather

  Nov 27, 2025
  
• Toronto hydro worker fatally injured while working on electrical vault: officials

  A Toronto Hydro worker died Friday morning after he was injured inside an electrical vault along the city's harbourfront, officials said. 

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2025
  
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• Canada Post strike: Ontario utilities warn of penalties as millions await bills

  The ongoing Canada Post strike is causing significant challenges for Ontario residents who rely on paper billing for essential services.

  Consumer

  Dec 13, 2024
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• Anonymous donor pays $1K power bill for disconnected Ontario senior

  For more than two months, Toronto senior Maxine Stirling Dawe couldn't make toast, turn on the lights, or power a fan or air conditioner in her one-bedroom rental apartment.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2024
• ‘All or nothing’: Utility cuts off Toronto senior, now powerless in heat wave

  With no power in the midst of a summer heat wave, the stifling heat is a challenge for the 74-year-old Toronto woman, who fell behind on her payments in the spring.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2024
• Two injured in hydro vault ‘mishap’ in Toronto, people left without power

  Officials say Toronto Hydro is working to restore power after a hydro vault mishap injured two people and caused power outages early Saturday morning.

  Fire

  Apr 6, 2024
• 2,500 residents without power in Scarborough after pole fire: Toronto Hydro

  Some 2,500 residents in Scarborough, Ont., were without power Saturday morning after a pole fire caused mass outages. Some people were still without power as of midday.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2024
• Raccoon ‘perished’ after knocking out power to thousands in Toronto, Hydro One says

  A masked mammal appears to have been the culprit after a swath of downtown Toronto had its power knocked out.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2024
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• Major winter storm brings snow, thunder and lightning to parts of Ontario

  Snowfall and winter storm warnings remain in place for parts of the province, with the weather agency saying the storm move past the region late Saturday morning.

  Weather

  Mar 4, 2023
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• Midtown Toronto outage leaves thousands without power

  Toronto Hydro said crews were "completing an assessment of damaged equipment" in an area around St. Clair Avenue East on Monday evening.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2023