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Severe weather lashes Saskatchewan town, spawns tornado in Alberta

Roofs were ripped off buildings and power lines were toppled when wind gusting at well over 100 kilometres an hour and packing toonie-size hail lashed the west-central Saskatchewan town of Eston. There are no immediate reports of injuries following the storm that slammed into the community Sunday night, about 210 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon. Photos […]

By Greg Meckbach | July 15, 2019

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Residents clean up after tornado near Montreal

ST-ROCH-DE-L’ACHIGAN, Que. – A tornado tore through a campground north of Montreal Thursday evening, snapping trees, toppling trailers and sending at least one injured man to hospital. “When I drove through, I saw a trailer that was all twisted, up in the air,” said Andre Parent, a Montrealer who lives at the Camping Horizon campground […]

By Greg Meckbach | July 12, 2019

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How slip-and-fall lawsuit rules could change in Ontario

Defending personal injury claims arising from slips and falls on ice could become easier for your Ontario clients this winter, based on a proposed change to the province’s deadline for serving notice about starting such lawsuits. In Ontario, plaintiffs wanting to sue for personal injuries normally have two years after an accident to start a […]

By Greg Meckbach | July 10, 2019

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How buyouts of flood-prone properties are going in this community

More than one year after rescuers swam from home to home in a low-income neighbourhood devastated by flooding in Grand Forks, B.C., some residents say they were rattled to learn the property buyouts they’ve been waiting for will be based on post-disaster values. It’s one of several steps in the community’s recovery process that could […]

By Greg Meckbach | July 8, 2019

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