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As summer winds down, drivers need to prepare for the back-to-school season. Brokers and insurers, meanwhile, need to familiarize clients with the risks they’ll face as a new school year starts. Drivers will once again be dropping off and picking…The post How speed impacts pedestrian injuries in school zones appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.

Researchers at Montreal’s McGill University have found that ultrafine particles from vehicles and industry are linked to the deaths of an estimated 1,100 people per year in Canada’s two biggest cities.

For the first time a “harmful” algae bloom has been discovered in Bear Lake in Sprucedale. The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit made the announcement Tuesday. Species of the algae capable of producing toxins harmful to humans and animals were confirmed by the laboratory of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. […]

The Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society says it has seen a surge in admissions of injured wildlife as of late, likely due to Monday’s severe weather.

A new report says rents are still rising in Canada, but the year-over-year pace of growth has slowed.

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the United Kingdom amid a rash of ongoing demonstrations.

Three people are dead following a pair of related collisions on Highway 6 on Monday

Surging demand for rooftop solar in Alberta is sparking what advocates call a rise in shady sales tactics by those seeking to cash in on the boom.

Premier Doug Ford will be holding a news conference alongside the province’s minister of infrastructure in Mississauga this morning.

Sheila Kussner, one of the city’s most notable philanthropists and founder of the Hope & Cope cancer support program, has died. She was 91.