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.
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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.
‘Surreal and overwhelming’: Alberta mother wins $461K on lottery
An Alberta woman is celebrating after scoring big on Lightning Lotto.
Sutcliffe rails against federal government’s Canada Day traffic plans
Heritage Canada officials asking O-Line users to use Lyon Station, a 15-20 minute walk from LeBreton Flats.
Vancouver council votes to densify upscale Shaughnessy neighbourhood
Vancouver council voted in favour of densifying the upscale neighbourhood of Shaughnessy this week, which could result in several housing units being developed on a single lot.
Four suspects, one just 14 years old, arrested in home invasions targeting luxury vehicles
Peel police have arrested four underage suspects after a pair of brazen home invasions targeting luxury vehicles.
More details coming on Prairie Green landfill search
The Manitoba government will share more details on how they plan to search a landfill where the remains of two Indigenous women are believed to be located.
Manitoba hit with five tornadoes last week
Tornado season entered Manitoba with a bang last week.
