Claims

First conviction in Canada for driving a canoe while impaired causing death

For the first time in Canada, someone has been convicted of impaired driving charges causing death while paddling a canoe. “This is a unique case in that it is the first time [that] charges have been prosecuted respecting the operation of a canoe where the individual operating the canoe has consumed alcohol and marihuana prior […]

By David Gambrill | August 30, 2019

4 min read

A new real-time model for predicting urban flood resilience

A newly-proposed flood model can provide a real-time prediction of urban flooding caused by heavy rainfall in a changing climate, but it may not be of particular interest to insurers. “The model can be used not only for real-time flooding prediction and early-warning, which require as much lead time as possible for evacuation preparation, but […]

By Jason Contant | August 29, 2019

3 min read

Flash flooding risk in Maritimes as Storm Erin arrives

HALIFAX – Heavy rain was reported Thursday in parts of the Maritimes as Erin, now a post-tropical weather system, advanced toward the region. Environment Canada issued rainfall warnings for southeastern New Brunswick, parts of western and northern Nova Scotia and western Prince Edward Island. Big downpours were reported in communities west of a line extending […]

By Greg Meckbach | August 29, 2019

2 min read

How Oklahoma opioid ruling could affect Canadian drug liability claims

VANCOUVER – An Oklahoma court ruling that found Johnson & Johnson helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis and ordered the company to pay US$572 million could persuade drug manufacturers to settle a similar lawsuit in British Columbia, legal experts say. The decision in the United States does not directly apply to B.C. because it found […]

By Greg Meckbach | August 28, 2019

3 min read