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What’s the likelihood of an EF5 tornado in Canada?

Following the EF3 tornado that struck Dunrobin, Ont. on Sept. 21, should insurers worry about the potential for a powerful EF5 strike on a major population centre in Canada? Probably not. But they should be concerned about tornadic storms in major centres, although not necessarily EF4s or EF5s, said Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the […]

By Jason Contant | October 10, 2018

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Mandatory building fire risk labels proposed

Fire safety can be impacted if a building is made from lightweight, prefabricated material, and legislation under debate would mandate placards for certain construction types in Ontario. “Truss and lightweight construction, when exposed to fire, can pose serious risks to responding firefighters,” Randy Pettapiece, an Progressive Conservative backbench member of provincial parliament, said Thursday at Queen’s Park in […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 8, 2018

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The lengths to which this lawyer went to represent her auto accident victim

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of a personal injury lawyer who is out of pocket $30,000 after she tried to prevent a hospital from taking a vehicle accident claimant off life support. The lawyer represented Fernando Ferreira, who was injured in a vehicle accident in Ontario in 2016. After […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 4, 2018

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Police make arrests in alleged vehicle cloning operation

Edmonton police say three people face charges in an alleged vehicle identification number cloning operation. Police say they uncovered the scheme last week when they searched a home, where they say they found a stolen BMW and Mercedes, as well as cocaine, marijuana and cash. Cloning involves using the VIN number from a legally registered […]

By Jason Contant | October 4, 2018

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