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CBC News Online | August 26, 2003
Updated November 19, 2003



Blackout report blames Ohio utility (Nov. 19, 2003)

Faulty transmission lines to blame for blackout (Nov. 6, 2003)

August blackout leads to big drop in GDP (Oct. 31, 2003)

Blackout began in U.S., investigators say (Sept. 12, 2003)

Eves announces blackout compensation (Aug. 27, 2003)

Ontario's power system could be back to normal by weekend (Aug. 21, 2003)

Eves wants Ontario on blackout task force (Aug. 21, 2003)

Ontario close to using all available power (Aug. 20, 2003)

Blackout cut Ont. spending by $100 million, but most sales deferred: Moneris (Aug. 20, 2003)

Blackout lawsuit blames energy company (Aug. 19, 2003)

Ontario flip-flops on firing of conservation director (Aug. 19, 2003)

Eves says 'bigger challenge' ahead for Ontario (Aug. 18, 2003)

Ontario workweek starts smoothly (Aug. 18, 2003)

Subways, streetcars rolling in Toronto (Aug. 18, 2003)

U.S. lawmakers grapple for way to avoid another blackout (Aug. 17, 2003)

Ontario workweek poses new blackout risk (Aug. 17, 2003)

Airlines working to clear backlogs (Aug. 16, 2003)

Ontario premier issues new conservation warning (Aug. 16, 2003)

Canada-U.S. task force to investigate cause of blackout (Aug. 15, 2003)

Quebec untouched by power collapse (Aug. 15, 2003)

N.Y. subways back on track (Aug. 15, 2003)

Bush says power grid 'needs to be modernized' (Aug. 15, 2003)

Stratford theatergoers enjoy warm summer night after shows cancelled (Aug. 15, 2003)

Canada, U.S. exchange blame for outage (Aug. 15, 2003)

Stock markets to open Friday; light trading expected (Aug. 15, 2003)

Eves declares state of emergency (Aug. 14, 2003)

We predicted blackout: energy expert (Aug. 14, 2003)

Turn off appliances, phones: Ontario Hydro, Bell Canada (Aug. 14, 2003)

Emergency contact numbers (Aug. 14, 2003)

Some power returning to blacked out East (Aug. 14, 2003)

Eves declares state of emergency (Aug. 14, 2003)

Some Canadian cities declare emergency (Aug. 14, 2003)

Power forces thousands into dark (Aug. 14, 2003)

Outage halts afternoon rush (Aug. 14, 2003)








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