Tourism and biking organizations make big push to promote area trails
Month: June 2024
‘It is very serious:’ TTC CEO concerned as subway trains on Line 2 approach end of design life
The aging subway trains used along Line 2 will be at the end of their design life in 2026 and the TTC is still short hundreds of millions of dollars that it will need to cover the cost of replacement vehicles, CEO Ricky Leary is warning.
Assiniboine Park’s Nature Playground set to reopen after refresh
Assiniboine Park’s Nature Playground will soon reopen its gates with a new swing, tunnel, art and more.
Overpass on Hwy. 1 damaged after being struck by truck
The B.C. government is investigating yet another overpass strike, the latest occurring along Highway 1 through Surrey this week.
Quebec health minister predicts another ‘difficult’ summer in hospitals
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube is predicting another ‘difficult’ summer in the province’s hospitals due to staff shortages and vacations.
Man facing attempted murder charge returns to court in December
Some court dates were set for a Chatham man charged with attempted murder.
Labrador wildfire ‘got worse really fast,’ residents given minutes to flee: evacuee
LABRADOR — Hundreds of people had a white-knuckle drive through a sky-splitting lightning storm Wednesday night after an out-of-control wildfire forced them to leave their homes behind in central Labrador. Robert Dawe said cars and trucks were “bumper to bumper”…The post Labrador wildfire ‘got worse really fast,’ residents given minutes to flee: evacuee appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
Sewer repairs underway in Vancouver’s Olympic Village after streets flooded
Emergency repairs to a sewer main in Vancouver’s Olympic Village are underway after streets were flooded Thursday morning.
$220K in illegal drugs found in Red Deer home
Illegal drugs with a street value of about $220,000 were recently seized by police from a Red Deer home.
CatIQ Issues Annual Update of Insurance Industry Exposure Database for Canada, CAD 19 trillion of Property Assets Insured
TORONTO, ON, JUNE 20, 2024/insPRESS/ – Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), a subsidiary of Zurich-based PERILS AG, today released the annual update of its Canadian insurance Industry Exposure Database(IED). In total, the new CatIQ IED 2024 includes detailed sums…The post CatIQ Issues Annual Update of Insurance Industry Exposure Database for Canada, CAD 19 trillion of Property Assets Insured appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.