Category: Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s dispute with Meta is a “test moment” for the country to stand against the social media giant that’s making billions off people, but taking no responsibility for the well-being of communities they profit from.

Workers with Quebec’s forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches. The Unifor union, which represents provincial fire service workers including firefighters, communications staff and mechanics, says the…The post As summer wildfire season nears, Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Leeds and the Thousand Islands council has approved the 2024 Cemetery Grant Program allocation of funding in the amount of $25,000. This occurred during Monday’s committee of the whole meeting in Lansdowne. The cemetery grant policy was approved by council on March 13, 2023. Staff proposed certain revisions to add clarity and provide process to […]

Just the thought that he may come face to face with Lionel Messi has CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette pinching himself. On Saturday, the global icon will make his first professional trip to Canada as Montreal plays host to Messi’s Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer action at Stade Saputo.

Canada’s largest insurer is calling the actuarial analysis contained in an Alberta government-commissioned report on auto reform “deeply flawed,” bringing it in line with concerns raised by Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).  The Oliver Wyman actuarial report concluded a British…The post Intact weighs in on Alberta auto reform appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Ontario’s police watchdog has determined there are no reasonable grounds to believe an officer committed a criminal offence when he shot his gun in the direction of a driver at a Brantford gas station in January.  A report issued by the Special Investigations Unit on Friday said a Brantford Police Service officer saw an idling […]

The head of British Columbia’s civil service has revealed that a “state or state-sponsored actor” is behind multiple cyber-security incidents against provincial government networks.

Whatever auto reforms come of the Alberta Government’s push to lower auto premiums in the province, one thing is for sure — they’re acting fast.   The industry can expect to see changes to the Insurance Act as early as…The post Full speed ahead? Alberta fast-tracking auto insurance reform appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Improved mine automation helped fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. increase potash production in the first quarter amid strong demand for its products, the company’s chief executive said.