Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has implemented temporary measures to allow claims adjusters to process insurance claims from Ontario’s flash flooding more quickly. FSRA is temporarily allowing licensed adjusting firms to use claims adjusters licensed outside of Ontario.…The post Regulator lifts adjuster licensing restrictions after Ontario flooding appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
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B.C. health care, air traffic hit by global IT outage, ferries and transit unaffected
Disruptions are being felt in the airline, banking and health-care sectors after cybersecurity firm CrowdStrrike pushed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows.
Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu – The Guardian
Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu The GuardianChicken culling, disposal raise concern as bird flu spreads ReutersFive people infected as bird flu appears to go from cows to chickens to humans Ars TechnicaBird Flu Infects 5 People in Colorado After Likely Cow-to-Poultry Spread ScienceAlertMore People Test Positive For Bird Flu In US The Weather Channel
Josh Classen’s forecast: Smoke moves in as heat wave rolls on
A heat warning remains in effect for Edmonton and almost all of Alberta. Temperatures will soar into the low to mid 30s across most of the province, again.
Will Kamala Harris make a good president? Most Democrats think so, poll shows
A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in 10 Democrats believe Kamala Harris would do a good job in the top slot.
Drake shares dramatic video of mansion flooding from Toronto storm – USA TODAY
Drake shares dramatic video of mansion flooding from Toronto storm USA TODAYDrake’s Bridle Path mansion floods during record rainfall in Toronto CP24Drake’s home hit by flash flooding CTV News TorontoToronto flooding a ‘significant event,’ need to step up climate change fight: Trudeau Global News TorontoNobody was immune from Toronto’s floods—not even Drake The Weather Network
BC Conservatives tout hybrid public-private health care system to cut wait times
BC Conservative Leader John Rustad said the plan would maintain a publicly-funded system that provides care through private, out-of-province and public facilities.
YWCA Lethbridge to auction off fitness equipment
In an effort to help raise funds for the YWCA Lethbridge and district, the women’s shelter is set to open an online auction to sell off its fitness equipment.
Winnipeg tank preservation fundraiser exceeds expectations
A fundraiser to help maintain an iconic symbol in a Winnipeg neighbourhood has exceeded expectations.
‘Completely helpless’: Canmore family waited hours for help as black bear killed dog, slept in their backyard overnight
A Canmore family says they could only watch as a black bear attacked their dog and then slept in their backyard overnight as they waited for help from wildlife officers.