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Ontario promises action to address rising commercial insurance rates, critics urge regulation

October 26, 2020 by Shawn Jeffords - THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – Under pressure to address rising commercial insurance rates blamed on the pandemic, Premier Doug Ford promised this week to take action to stop what he called “gouging” by some companies in the sector.   Ford twice this week has

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Purdue Pharma pleas could bolster efforts for Canadian opioid class action

October 23, 2020 by Anita Balakrishnan - THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – A Canadian class action against opioid makers will start the process of getting certified in a hearing next month, a key test on how courts here will handle a case that is making waves in the U.S. The

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Why Uber has a new insurer

October 23, 2020 by Jason Contant, Online Editor

After a five-year-long business relationship with Intact, ridesharing giant Uber moved its business to Economical. What prompted the move?

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Experts say counterfeit hand sanitizer recall is a lesson for retailers

October 22, 2020 by Tara Deschamps - THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – Dollarama Inc. is removing a counterfeit and recalled hand sanitizer from its shelves, which experts say should serve as a reminder of how important it is for retailers and consumers to do their due diligence when shopping. “Since

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Ontario to provide COVID-19 liability protection to workers and some organizations

October 21, 2020 by Shawn Jeffords and Liam Casey -THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – Health-care workers, businesses and non-profits could receive liability protection against COVID-19-related lawsuits under legislation proposed by the Ontario government Tuesday, but critics said the bill would result in extra protection for long-term care providers who failed residents during

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Some long-term care homes can’t get insurance, could be forced to close: association

October 20, 2020 by Liam Casey - THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ontario’s long-term care homes are having trouble securing liability insurance for COVID-19, a situation that could force some of them to close, a group representing more than 70 per cent of the province’s homes says. The Ontario Long-Term Care Association

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Gushing over oil storage

October 18, 2020 by Michael Freill, President, Mark 1 Engineering

How Canada’s P&C insurers plugged a regulatory hole that exposed the industry to millions of dollars in claims every year

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The growing need for cybersecurity in supply chain management

October 17, 2020 by Alexandra Wright, Jackie Vergne and Ken Rayner, Cyber Insurance Solutions Inc.

Your suppliers are most at risk, and attacks will be costly

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The growing cost to clean up abandoned and orphaned wells

October 16, 2020 by The Canadian Press

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Author: Kevin Kemball, Director – Centre for Boreal Research, Northern Alberta

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What Canada’s Supreme Court says about employers’ liability for bonuses

October 15, 2020 by Greg Meckbach

A constructive dismissal award against a Halifax-based fish oil maker of nearly $1.1-million has been restored by the Supreme Court of Canada. When it comes to employment practices liability, a key lesson from Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., released

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Cancelled contracts in the COVID age: A tribunal weighs in on a wedding, interrupted

October 14, 2020 by David Gambrill

A public health emergency such as a pandemic may be an unforeseen “act of God,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will make it illegal or impossible for a business to fulfill the terms of a commercial contract with a

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Ex-senator’s staff to be compensated $498K for harassment, abuse

October 14, 2020 by The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – The Senate of Canada will pay nearly half a million dollars in compensation to nine employees of a now-resigned senator who say they suffered harassment, including sexual harassment, on the job. The decision today to award $498,000 in