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WINDSOR, Ont. – More than a dozen homes were damaged and at least three people injured Wednesday evening amid multiple reports of a possible tornado touching down in southwestern Ontario. Environment Canada said an eyewitness saw a tornado near LaSalle, a bedroom community near Windsor, at about 7:10 p.m. ET. The agency described the storm […]
By The Canadian Press | August 25, 2016
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Additional rainfall could result in more flooding in southern Louisiana, already hit hard by extensive flooding associated with one of the state’s most catastrophic, non-tropical cyclone-triggered flood events in decades. “In the event of further rainfall, the region’s flat topography, saturated ground and high river levels in a few streams could result in additional flooding,” […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 25, 2016
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WINDSOR, Ont. – Multiple reports of a possible tornado touching down in southwestern Ontario flooded social media as a wild storm passed through Wednesday evening. https://twitter.com/WinStarDylan/status/768612699794182144 Environment Canada said an eyewitness saw the tornado near LaSalle, a bedroom community of Windsor, at 7:10 p.m. local time. Related: [Updated]: Possible tornado in Windsor, Ont., area damages […]
A severe storm that swept through southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in the third week of July has prompted an insured damage estimate of almost $65 million, reports Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), based on figures provided by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). A low-pressure system caused heavy rainfall, large hail and localized flash flooding […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 24, 2016
The region of Italy hit by an earthquake early Wednesday morning, which killed at least 65, has buildings with “inadequate supporting iron rods” and a “relatively low” penetration of earthquake insurance for residential property, Aon plc’s Impact Forecasting LLC subsidiary suggested Wednesday. “It remains too early to provide a specific economic or insured loss estimate […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. — Heavy trucks and their works crews have begun hauling away mounds of mouldy carpet, warped flooring and water-damaged furniture as south Louisiana digs out from flooding the governor estimated Tuesday had wrecked more than 100,000 homes. Piles of debris stretched for miles in some parishes, with the inside of homes torn […]
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Visitors forced to flee from a campsite in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley ahead of a raging wildfire on Sunday night will have a chance to retrieve abandoned items. The Central Okanagan Regional District says people who left vehicles, trailers, tents and other gear as Bear Creek Provincial Park was evacuated were […]
By The Canadian Press | August 24, 2016
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AMATRICE, Italy – A strong earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 11 people were reported dead in two hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig survivors out of the rubble, but the toll was expected to rise as crews reached homes in more […]
Costs associated with the wildfire that ravaged parts of Alberta’s Wood Buffalo region this past May, coupled with the impact of ongoing low oil prices, has set the provincial government on a continuing cautious course to its finances. “In the face of the oil price collapse and the economic impact of the wildfires, our government […]
By Angela Stelmakowich | August 24, 2016
Nearly six in 10 IT operations and security managers in the United States believe their organizations are unnecessarily granting access to individuals beyond their roles or responsibilities, according to a new survey released on Tuesday. The Ponemon Institute survey commissioned by cybersecurity company Forcepoint LLC found that 58% of those IT professionals polled believed that […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 23, 2016
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