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HALIFAX – An Environment Canada climatologist is warning that a dry spell in Nova Scotia that has left some people without water is just a “dress rehearsal” for the kind of weather conditions Canada can expect in the years to come. “These are little teasers, little dress rehearsals of what we’re going to be challenged […]
By The Canadian Press | September 15, 2016
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The governments of Canada and the United States have asked the International Joint Commission (IJC) to “explore more fully the causes, impacts, risks and potential solutions to flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River basin.” Established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, the IJC is a binational organization mandated to prevent and resolve disputes, primarily […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 15, 2016
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About a fifth of surveyed businesses south of the border admit not having done any security testing for at least six months despite the lion’s share of respondents also reporting their organizations have encountered at least one security issue, notes a report issued Wednesday by Osterman Research, Inc. and Trustwave. Many of the polled businesses […]
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The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced a bilateral agreement that will make more than $1.1 billion in combined funding available under the new Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF). Amarjeet Sohi, the federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Bob Chiarelli, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, announced the agreement on Wednesday. Under the agreement, […]
CALGARY – A dramatic loss scenario around disaster events is developing globally, contributing to a widening gap between insured and economic losses, Alex Kaplan, senior vice president of global partnerships for Swiss Re, suggested earlier this week during the RIMS Canada Conference in Calgary. “If you tie urbanization together with globalization and the onslaught of […]
By Angela Stelmakowich | September 14, 2016
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Large earthquakes are more probable during periods of high tidal stress, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience earlier this week. The study Earthquake potential revealed by tidal influence on earthquake size-frequency statistics from researchers at the University of Tokyo was published online on Monday. The study noted that the possibility that […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 14, 2016
Shell Canada has announced that the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has captured and stored one million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) underground “ahead of schedule” in its first year of operation. Quest is the first CCS project applied to oilsands operations, and was made possible through collaboration between Shell Canada, joint venture […]
An Ontario court has denied a request from a London, England resident – and the firm from whom he rented a car in Canada – to be examined for discovery in person in Britain. Court records indicate that a vehicle accident occurred Sept. 17, 2012 in Toronto. The drivers were Gabriela Alves and Peter Gaughran. […]
Potential Liability for Drone Operators
By Laura Emmett, Partner; and Nicholas Cummings, Associate, Lerners LLP | September 14, 2016
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MONTREAL – Representatives of Montreal’s taxi industry are scheduled to meet Tuesday to draft a response to the recent deal between the provincial government and ride-hailing company Uber. Taxi drivers are almost unanimously against the agreement, which allows Uber to continue operating during a one-year pilot project. While they oppose the deal, cabbies don’t agree […]
By The Canadian Press | September 13, 2016
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