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The province of Alberta has announced that a new first responder radio system will launch on July 1. The Alberta First Responders Radio Communications System (AFRRCS) will let first responders communicate with each other more effectively, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General (AJSG) said in a statement on Thursday. The province-wide two-way radio communication system will […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 23, 2016
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LOS ANGELES – Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven,” a federal court jury decided Thursday. The verdict in Los Angeles settles a point that music fans have debated for decades but didn’t find its way […]
By Jason Contant | June 23, 2016
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British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure said on Thursday that Highway 97 South from Mackenzie Junction to Chetwynd will open by noon, one week after flooding from heavy rainfall. Todd Stone said that the highway will be open to “single-lane alternating traffic with intermittent delays at a number of sites along the route.” Crews […]
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DETROIT – Volkswagen has agreed to take a series of steps with a total cost of about $10.2 billion to settle claims from its unprecedented diesel emissions cheating scandal in the U.S., two people briefed on the matter said Thursday. Most of the money would go to compensate 482,000 owners of cars with 2-litre diesel […]
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. – Up to 140 people have been forced from their homes due to flooding on a First Nation in northwestern Alberta. Chief Joe Pastion of the Dene Tha’ First Nation says the community has declared a state of emergency. He says those evacuated are being housed in the school in Chateh, one […]
By The Canadian Press | June 23, 2016
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British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced on Wednesday $750,000 in funding for flood mitigation projects in the province’s Kelowna and Delta areas. The ministry said in a press release on Wednesday that it is committing $550,000 in funding toward a flood mitigation project in Delta that will reduce the risk of property damage. […]
Police in Saskatchewan stopped more than 350 impaired drivers during May’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on impaired driving, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) said on Wednesday. SGI said in a press release that there were 359 impaired driving-related offences, the majority of which – 351 – were Criminal Code of Canada charges such as high blood […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 22, 2016
LOS ANGELES – For days, wildfires have raged amid spiking heat across Southern California and much of the West, driving hundreds of people from their homes. Yet homes have overwhelmingly remained safe so far, after aggressive and strategic firefighting and a dose of luck. In the foothill suburbs northeast of Los Angeles, a major wildfire […]
By Jason Contant | June 22, 2016
Construction crews and heavy equipment operators continue to work day and night to rebuild sections of highways and roads that were severely damaged by massive flooding in northern British Columbia last week. B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone said in a statement on Monday that five of the six numbered highways closed by […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 21, 2016
A new survey out of the United Kingdom indicates that over the last year, the value of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fines against individuals has more than doubled while, for companies, the value has dropped 37%. Overall, the FCA imposed fines amounting to £898 million in 2015-2016 compared with a record £1.41 billion in 2014-2015, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 20, 2016
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