Category: Canada

QuickFacts Enhances Broker Efficiency and Client Service at Westland Insurance

Highlights TORONTO, ON, JULY 23, 2025/insPRESS/ – QuickFacts is proud to announce its partnership with Westland Insurance, one of Canada’s largest and fastest-growing insurance brokers. Through this collaboration, QuickFacts’ Comparisons platform has been introduced across some Westland locations to give brokers tools that simplify comparing carrier information, support consistent onboarding, and improve client service. This […]The post QuickFacts Enhances Broker Efficiency and Client Service at Westland Insurance appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Group protests tax breaks for churches at Kelowna city hall

About 20 demonstrators turned up on Tuesday afternoon to take their fight against tax exemptions for religious organizations to the steps of Kelowna city hall.The Fair Taxes – Fair Future delegation, led by the Kelowna Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists Association and supported by the BC Humanist…

Myra Canyon trestle improvements near completion

Several infrastructure upgrades are nearing completion at the Kettle Valley Rail Trail.In a media release, the province said the Myra Station parking lot has been expanded with 60 new spaces and 12 spaces for buses and trailers to accommodate the growth in visitors.Six new accessible toilets…

Kelowna moves up to fifth in annual national crime rankings

Kelowna may have shed the dubious distinction of having the highest crime rate in Canada, but it appears there’s still room for improvement.Statistics Canada’s annual release of crime data offers insight into how metropolitan areas across the country stack up, and this year that resulted in Kelo…

Relay, Set, Go! WICC Raises $235,000 for Canadian Cancer Society’s 2025 ‘Relay for Life’

TORONTO, ON, JULY 22, 2025/insPRESS/ – On June 5, at STACKT Market in Toronto, Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) marked its 17th year of support for the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual ‘Relay for Life’ event. An incredible $235,000 was raised for this year’s event, bringing the grand total of funds raised to over $5 […]The post Relay, Set, Go! WICC Raises $235,000 for Canadian Cancer Society’s 2025 ‘Relay for Life’ appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Bright meteor shower with ‘fireballs’ to peak in Metro Vancouver. Here’s what to know – Vancouver Is Awesome

Bright meteor shower with ‘fireballs’ to peak in Metro Vancouver. Here’s what to know  Vancouver Is AwesomePerseids and the cosmic show: Why now is the best time to look up  PembinaValleyOnlineThis summer, the sky comes alive with shooting stars. What you need to know about ongoing meteor showers.  NBC NewsSee fireballs and meteors crisscross the night sky over the next month  The Weather NetworkBright Fireballs in the Skies: Catch the Perseids Meteor Shower This Week  CNET