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HALIFAX – Schools and government offices across the Maritimes were closed Monday as a snowstorm swept across the region, the second nasty blast of winter in as many days. A blustery mix of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain enveloped Prince Edward Island, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to remain grounded for a […]
By The Canadian Press | March 4, 2019
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Ten years after serious flooding in much of the southern part of Manitoba, there is again a high risk of major spring flooding in the province’s Red River Valley region. “Early forecasting data shows that we expect to see major flooding along the Red River, with both the Red River Floodway and the Portage Diversion […]
By Jason Contant | March 1, 2019
All it took was one foul step, and Ahsher Zeldin was in for at least a week of pain. Last Thursday, Zeldin was taking his two dogs out for an early morning stroll in north Toronto when a patch of black ice flipped him over on his back. Staring up at the dark winter sky, […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 28, 2019
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SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. faces new legal troubles as a shareholder aims to launch a class action lawsuit in connection with the criminal charges against the embattled engineering firm. Law firm Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court that alleges the company failed to disclose soon enough that […]
By The Canadian Press | February 26, 2019
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For independent adjusters, the need to replace retiring workers is becoming more urgent. “A number of our front-line adjusters are very senior, very talented and experienced,” said Paul Féron senior vice president for Ontario and Manitoba at ClaimsPro LP. “In the next 5 to 10 years, a significant number of them will be retiring and […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 26, 2019
HALIFAX – Experts say the deaths of the seven Barho children in a ferocious Halifax house fire last week could lead to new fire safety measures and changes to the country’s building code. Phil Rizcallah, director for construction research and development with the National Research Council of Canada, says the country will learn from the […]
By The Canadian Press | February 25, 2019
A Thunder Bay restaurant operator has lost its bid to block an insurer from filing a subrogated claim arising from a fire. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Feb. 21 it will not hear an appeal from the Sushi Station restaurant, legally known as 1842259 Ontario Ltd. The restaurant is being sued by landlord Royal […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 25, 2019
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Cyber criminals are adapting their methods by using ransomware in targeted extortions, often with more severe and costly results than indiscriminate attacks. Targeted extortion is when cyber criminals set their sights on a particular, vulnerable organization and look to extort money out of them, explained James Burns, cyber product leader at CFC Underwriting. “And because […]
By Jason Contant | February 25, 2019
The strong wind storm that continues across parts of Ontario Monday is being compared to the costliest insured loss event of 2018. Beginning on Sunday, Feb. 24, a powerful, sustained wind storm caused blizzard conditions and damaging winds across Ontario. The Weather Network reported very strong winds, with frequent gusts of between 100 km/h and […]
If your client is sued for breach of privacy, the judge could look to last week’s voyeurism ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada for guidance, a privacy lawyer suggests. In R. v. Jarvis, released Feb. 14, the Supreme Court of Canada convicted Ryan Jarvis of criminal voyeurism for surreptitiously filming students at Beal Secondary […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 22, 2019
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