HALIFAX – Officials in Nova Scotia have identified thousands of files stolen in a global data breach affecting the personal information of at least 100,000 people in the province. Cybersecurity and Digital Solutions Minister Colton LeBlanc said Friday that a number of current and former teachers were victims of the hack, as were students, inmates […]
By Jason Contant | June 12, 2023
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AIG Insurance Company lost a $255,275 subrogation claim Tuesday on behalf of its insured, a forest management and logging company, because the insured could not prove a fire to an excavator it bought from Volvo didn’t start because of an equipment modification. A manufacturer’s warranty at issue applied only if the 2016 Volvo excavator was […]
By David Gambrill | June 9, 2023
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OTTAWA – The federal government is looking at creating some kind of national disaster response agency in the face of an unusually intense and destructive start to the wildfire season across the country. At the moment, federal departments including Emergency Preparedness, Public Safety and National Defence co-ordinate when there is a request for help from […]
By Jason Contant | June 9, 2023
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Supply chain issues are creating a hot domestic market for stolen vehicles, which in 2022 cost Canadian property and casualty auto insurers more than an estimated $1 billion — the most the industry has ever paid for auto theft in one year. “The industry in Ontario paid more on vehicle theft claims in the first […]
By David Gambrill | June 8, 2023
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MONTREAL — Quebec’s wildfire season, which has forced thousands from their homes and left other communities on high alert, is the worst on record, officials said Wednesday. Premier Francois Legault told reporters in Quebec City that the areas in the greatest danger were in northern Quebec and the neighbouring Abitibi region, where significant rainfall wasn’t […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | June 8, 2023
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OTTAWA – This is on track to be the worst fire season Canada has ever seen and the risk of wildfires will remain well above average in most of the country throughout the summer, the federal government warned Monday. At the rate fires are spreading across the country, the total land area burned could surpass […]
By Jason Contant | June 6, 2023
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British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) has ruled in favour of the province’s public auto insurer after finding it properly classified a water-damaged vehicle under collision coverage. At issue was whether Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) correctly determined water damage fell under collision coverage or whether it should have fallen under comprehensive coverage, as […]
By Jason Contant | June 5, 2023
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Canada’s mutual insurance industry has been around for as long as the country itself and has innovated over that time. Now it’s driving digital transformation to enable new capabilities, improve service and keep pace with market competition. These changes come in response to growing demand for digital services from policyholders, distribution partners and staff. Key […]
By Phil | June 5, 2023
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Vaccines have blunted the worst edge of COVID-19, and that has employers urging workers to come back to pricey office space in Canada’s downtowns – if only once or twice a week. But a high percentage of office workers aren’t jumping at that chance, which means retailers, restaurateurs and owners of the commercial sites those […]
By Phil | June 2, 2023
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MONTREAL – A city on Quebec’s north shore has declared a state of emergency as forest fires rage in the vicinity. Sept-Iles Mayor Steeve Beaupre says certain sectors of the city have been ordered to evacuate by 4 p.m. today as a preventive measure, with an emergency shelter set up in nearby Port-Cartier. Earlier this […]
By Jason Contant | June 2, 2023
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