Man died when shocked by power line
NORTH FLORIDA - Authorities say a tree service employee in North Florida died when the trimmer he was carrying touched an electrical line.
Brian Witt was shocked by the line about 12:30 p.m. October 7.
Authorities say he was unresponsive when paramedics arrived. He was taken to Flagler Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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OTTAWA - Residential electricity use is up in Ontario and Quebec since the start of the pandemic even as overall consumption rates have gone down, according to hydro utilities in the two provinces.
According to Hydro-Québec, the province's residential electricity consumption between March and July 2020 was 4.27 per cent higher than during the same time last year.
In Ontario, meanwhile, the Independent Electricity System Operator said consumption increased by 15 per cent.
Despite the overall provincial increases, certain regions reported differences in residential usage: Hydro Ottawa, for example, said via email that residential electricity consumption in Canada's capital increased by approximately four…
