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Ground imaging shows large sinkhole chain near Nova Scotia town

August 26, 2019 Keith Doucette - THE CANADIAN PRESS

HALIFAX – Preliminary results of an imaging survey near a Nova Scotia town where a sinkhole swallowed part of a park last summer show an extensive belt of hundreds of additional sinkholes stretching for kilometres. Amy Tizzard, a geologist with

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Shifting Sands

July 7, 2019 Jason Contant, Online Editor

Your client’s home falls into a sinkhole — coverage denied, right? How coverage may still apply, depending on a shift in circumstances

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Does an earthquake endorsement cover sinkhole damage?

May 28, 2019 by Jason Contant

If a home collapses into a sinkhole, is there coverage under a standard homeowner’s policy or earthquake endorsement? Not under many homeowner’s policies, but possibly under the earthquake endorsement, depending on the policy language and if the quake caused the

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Is sinkhole damage covered under a standard home insurance policy?

May 7, 2019 by Jason Contant

Editor’s Note: This story has been edited to include additional comments.   Is damage from a sinkhole covered under a standard homeowner’s policy? “Earth movement” is typically excluded under a standard policy, but an earthquake endorsement may provide coverage. The

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Sinkhole prompts evacuation order for 14 B.C. homes

February 15, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS

SECHELT, B.C. – Residents of an upscale neighbourhood on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast will officially be barred from returning to their dream homes today. Sinkholes throughout the subdivision have prompted the District of Sechelt to issue evacuation orders covering 14

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Unpredictable sinkhole in Nova Scotia takes bite out of parking lot

September 5, 2018 The Canadian Press

OXFORD, N.S. – A large sinkhole that has swallowed trees and picnic tables in a Nova Scotia park has now taken a bite out of a parking lot, as the natural phenomenon continues to capture the attention of geological experts

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Public security minister preaches patience as Quebec towns deal with flooding

May 3, 2017 The Canadian Press

MONTREAL – Quebec’s public security minister asked flood-stricken communities to be patient on Tuesday as forecasts called for more rain this week. Numerous Quebec municipalities that border streams and rivers are dealing with floods as heavy precipitation and mild temperatures