Category: Canada

Canucks won’t need salary cap acrobatics in 2025-26 season  Vancouver Is Awesome

The Thompson-Okanagan region experienced one of its hottest summers on record, with several cities breaking or nearing historical temperature highs for both the month of August and the summer season overall.Kelowna recorded its second-hottest August on record, with average temperatures sitting 2…

So far, wildfires have not breached urban areas, but Morningstar DBRS cautious about what might happen in the second half of 2025The post Insurers report good first-half results, but wildfires remain top of mind appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

A local man has been charged in connection with an incident at a local not-for-profit support services organization involving uttering threats. Police responded to a call Friday regarding the accused uttering threats, claiming to have a concealed weapon. The accused had attended the organization and was engaging in prohibited activity, which resulted in staff asking […]

Here’s how you can sign up to help fund critical researchThe post Jim Abernethy Challenge marks 5th year fighting blood cancers appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Microplastics can trigger Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice, study shows  The Washington PostNanoplastics Linked to Brain Decline in New Alzheimer’s Study  Men’s Journal

TORONTO, ON, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025/insPRESS/ – Canadian Broker Network(CBN), Canada’s leading network of independent insurance brokers, is pleased to announce its 2025 Underwriters of the Year.       “For over a decade, CBN in partnership with Canadian Underwriter magazine, has been recognizing the very best underwriters in the industry. We want to thank this year’s winning […]The post CBN Announces 2025 Underwriter of the Year Award Recipients appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

For many with HIV, drugs lifted their death sentence. Now they must face old age.  The Washington PostHIV is on the rise among older Africans, but care and…  inkl

Participants sought for B.C. study exploring cancer risk for night shift workers  Surrey Now-Leader

UPDATE 4:30 p.m. One person was taken to Kelowna General Hospital by ambulance from Rutland Lions Park on Monday afternoon. “BCEHS received a call about an incident in the 200-block of Pemberton Road in Kelowna at 1:43 p.m. today,” said BC EHS spokesperson Bowen Osoko. &ldquo…