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The majority of Canadians included in a new survey from Square One Insurance believe that the government will provide financial assistance to homeowners and renters for damage from earthquakes. “According to our recent survey, virtually all Canadians correctly assume that earthquakes can occur anywhere in the country,” Daniel Mirkovic, president of Vancouver-based Square One said […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 26, 2014
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The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia will file a basic insurance rate application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) on Friday asking for a 5.2% increase to basic insurance rates. If the new application is approved, this will mean, on average, approximately $3 extra per month for customers, ICBC said Tuesday. Theapplication will ask BCUC […]
TORONTO – Drivers in Ontario could soon face much stiffer penalties for texting behind the wheel, as the governing Liberals are set to reintroduce a bill that would boost the maximum fine to $1,000. Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca said Tuesday that he plans to reintroduce the distracted driving bill, which died when the June […]
By The Canadian Press | August 26, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO – In the coming years, Californians could have valuable seconds of warning before earthquakes such as this week’s wine country temblor reach them, allowing trains to slow down or stop, power plants and factories to shut off valves, and schoolchildren to dive under desks to avoid falling objects. Earthquake early warning systems that […]
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LOS ANGELES – A senior federal nuclear expert is urging regulators to shut down California’s last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility’s twin reactors can withstand powerful shaking from nearby earthquake faults. Michael Peck, who for five years was Diablo Canyon’s lead inspector, says in a confidential report that the Nuclear […]
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – The spinning centre of Tropical Storm Cristobal was slowly moving away from the central Bahamas on Monday, leaving behind severe flooding that marooned several communities across a swath of soaked Caribbean islands. Cristobal was moving slowly, erratically north-northeastward as it pulled away from the Bahamas but it was forecast to curve away […]
By Canadian Underwriter | August 25, 2014
GAINSBOROUGH, SASK. – A Saskatchewan village that suffered flooding from a massive dump of rain earlier this summer is again trying to dry out after another bout of wet weather. Gainsborough, in the southeastern corner of the province, had to deal with a downpour in late June that flooded streets and basements. The community of […]
By The Canadian Press | August 25, 2014
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The Court of Appeal of Alberta recently ruled against a company which owned a vehicle involved in a collision in Calgary but said its employee was prohibited from driving the company truck and only had keys in order to get access to tools and to keep warm during breaks. On Dec. 24, 2007, Marc Carroll […]
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MEXICO CITY – Powerful Hurricane Marie kicked high swells along Mexico’s northern Pacific coast on Monday, even as it weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it would likely raise waves along Southern California later in the week. The Miami-based Hurricane Center in Miami said that Marie had sustained […]
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