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Cause of 2018 Enbridge gas pipeline blast revealed
March 5, 2020 Dan Healing - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – A delayed inspection and a failure to predict how fast cracks could develop from corrosion are cited in a report describing the cause of an explosion and fire in an Enbridge Inc. natural gas pipeline northeast of Prince…
The impact of east London disaster on the P&C industry
August 22, 2019 by Greg MeckbachTen London, Ont. properties have “substantial” damage as a result of last week’s gas explosion, though it does not appear to be a major loss for Canada’s property and casualty industry as a whole. About twelve minutes after a vehicle…
Calgary house explosion believed not accidental
May 28, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – Documents show that a Calgary house where there was a deadly explosion over the weekend was owned by a couple going through a divorce. Police responded to reports of an explosion on Saturday afternoon and found two people…
Mystery explosion damages 22 homes in Caledon
February 6, 2019 by Greg MeckbachNearly two dozen homes were damaged after one fatal incident Sunday near Toronto. An explosion demolished a house in Caledon, killing Joseph Westcott and damaging neighbouring properties, The Canadian Press reported. About 22 homes were “damaged to varying degrees,” Andrea…
Fatal explosion damages about a dozen homes near Toronto
February 4, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSCALEDON, Ont. – A man has died and dozens were forced from their homes after an explosion completely demolished a house in Caledon, Ont., on Sunday morning, officials said as they investigated the incident. Officers were called to the home…
RMS releases new class of cyber-physical risk modelling for property insurers
April 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterRMS has expanded its range of cyber models to include a new class of so-called cyber-physical models in a bid to answer the increasing related risk of insurance losses from hackers targeting control systems linked to the Internet. These cyber-physical…
Explosion, fire hit Alberta Syncrude oilsands site
March 15, 2017 THE CANADIAN PRESSFORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Syncrude says most of its workforce has returned to an oilsands site in northern Alberta after an explosion and fire Tuesday. But company spokesman Will Gibson couldn’t say whether production has resumed after a fire erupted…
Lawsuit filed in connection to explosion in Fort McMurray fire aftermath
February 13, 2017 The Canadian PressFORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against natural gas company Atco (TSE:ACO.X) in an explosion last May that damaged several homes in Fort McMurray, Alta. The blast took place in the Dickinsfield neighbourhood while the…
Takata troubles worsen as truck explodes, kills Texas woman
August 30, 2016 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Air bag maker Takata Corp.’s troubles worsened Monday as the company confirmed that a truck carrying its inflators and a volatile chemical exploded last week in a Texas border town, killing a woman and injuring four others. The…
Dozens of families still displaced after fatal house explosion west of Toronto
July 5, 2016 Paola Loriggio - THE CANADIAN PRESSDozens of families were still unable to go home Monday as investigators worked to determine what caused an explosion west of Toronto that killed two people and injured nine others last week. Firefighters said 69 families – including 32 living…