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A washed-out section of highway in Riviere-Eternite, Que. following a major landslide
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Quebec landslides bring insurance coverage questions into focus

July 12, 2023 by Jason Contant

With heavy rains triggering flooding and landslides in parts of Quebec, some clients may understandably have questions about which perils are covered under their insurance policies. Certain types of water damage are typically covered, while coverage for overland flooding or

Traffic warning sign following landslide in British Columbia
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Landslides prompt B.C. city to declare state of emergency

January 20, 2023 The Canadian Press

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – The City of Campbell River, B.C., has declared a state of local emergency to help it better deal with landslides that have forced some people from their homes. The city says a temporary evacuation order has

A landslide destroyed a house and forced evacuations in Saguenay, Que.
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City in Quebec renews state of emergency for neighbourhood facing landslide threat

June 23, 2022 The Canadian Press

SAGUENAY, Que. – Officials in the City of Saguenay, Que., have renewed a state of emergency for a neighbourhood under threat of another landslide. On Wednesday, Quebec Premier Francois Legault toured the area and met with residents, announcing the government

A landslide destroyed a house and forced evacuations in Saguenay, Que.
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Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay because of landslide threat

June 21, 2022 The Canadian Press

MONTREAL – Quebec is extending a state of emergency in a city north of Quebec City where a neighbourhood is threatened by landslides. Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault tweeted late Monday afternoon that she signed a decree allowing Saguenay to

Floods in Princeton, B.C. on Dec. 3, 2021
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B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province

December 7, 2021 Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESS

VICTORIA – British Columbia is shifting into repair and recovery mode following devastating floods and landslides caused by record rains that crippled transportation links, deluged agricultural operations and forced the evacuations of thousands of people, says the province’s public safety

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Residents of Old Fort, B.C. suing province, others over slow-moving landslide

January 21, 2021 Amy Smart - THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER – Residents of a tiny community in northeastern British Columbia are suing the local and provincial governments over two slow-moving landslides they claim caused their property values to plummet. In a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme

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The world’s biggest waves: How climate change could trigger large landslides and ‘mega tsunamis’

August 20, 2020 Ryan P. Mulligan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Ontario and Andy Take, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Ontario - 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. Authors: Ryan P. Mulligan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University,

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Too early to confirm costs from flooding in B.C., Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes: Aon

May 11, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Persistent recent heavy rainfall falling across several Canadian provinces has led to increasingly rising rivers, streams and lakes this week, as communities “raced to protect from water inundation,” Impact Forecasting said on Thursday in an Aon cat alert. Financial losses

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Officials track slow Washington landslide near 2014 disaster

April 11, 2017 The Associated Press

OSO, Wash. – A slow-moving landslide near the site of a Washington state mudslide that wiped out a neighbourhood and killed 43 people in 2014 has prompted officials to close a state highway as a precaution and recommend evacuations for

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Landslide alert issued in same B.C. community where four were killed in 2012

March 28, 2017 The Canadian Press

JOHNSONS LANDING, B.C. – A tiny British Columbia community where four people were killed in a landslide almost five years ago has been warned of another possible slide. An evacuation alert has been issued for residents of Johnsons Landing on

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Ottawa’s approach to disaster response, recovery does not address increasing frequency of extreme weather

July 25, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Uneven distribution of disaster events in Canada means the federal government should rethink its current approach to disaster response and recovery, including reinstating Ottawa’s share of disaster-related costs, suggest Canada’s Premiers, who Friday wrapped their 2016 Summer Meeting in Whitehorse.