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Winter storm churning out powerful winds expected to slam into Atlantic Canada
February 1, 2021 The Canadian PressEnvironment Canada has issued a series of weather warnings for the Atlantic region, as a winter storm is expected to deliver an ugly mix of snow, rain, ice pellets and strong winds on Tuesday and Wednesday. Snowfall warnings are in…
Wind and rain batter coast of British Columbia
January 6, 2021 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Wind and rain warnings have been lifted from coastal British Columbia following a powerful storm that hammered Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast and cancelled sailings on most BC Ferry routes. Gusts topping 130 km/h lashed…
Thousands of Nova Scotians without power after first winter storm of 2021
January 4, 2021 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – A prolonged holiday warm spell ended with a vengeance over the weekend across Atlantic Canada, leaving double-digit snowfall totals in three provinces and thousands of Nova Scotia residents in the dark on Sunday. The website for Nova Scotia…
Will Ontario’s new law result in a flurry of snow removal capacity?
December 9, 2020 by David GambrillOn the day before heavy, wet snow and slush graced the streets of southern Ontario, the provincial government passed a law Tuesday that brokers believe will make it easier for them to find insurance coverage for snow removal contractors. The…
Powerful winds, high tides raise flooding concerns as storm sweeps across B.C.
November 17, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Much of coastal British Columbia is braced for a brief but powerful windstorm while snowfall and winter storm warnings stretch from the inland north coast all the way to the northeast corner of the province. Environment Canada says…
State of emergency delays adjusters’ response to ‘Snowmageddon’ in Newfoundland
January 20, 2020 by David GambrillBuried under a record-breaking 76 cm of snow over a 48-hour period, and with 15-20 cm more snow in the forecast Monday, it will be a while before claims adjusters will be able to assess the damage of the massive…
Metro Vancouver enduring first major snow storm
January 10, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver is enduring its first major snow storm of the winter as snowfall warnings cover the entire inner south coast and eastern Vancouver Island, while many other parts of British Columbia also face nasty conditions. Snow reached…
Another snowstorm making its way toward Atlantic Canada
January 7, 2020 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – Another snowstorm is headed for Atlantic Canada. Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for much of Nova Scotia, saying between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow is expected on Wednesday – along with northerly gusts reaching 70 kilometres…
Winter storm shuts down schools, disrupts travel in Maritime provinces
March 4, 2019 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – Schools and government offices across the Maritimes were closed Monday as a snowstorm swept across the region, the second nasty blast of winter in as many days. A blustery mix of snow, ice pellets and freezing rain enveloped…
This area could get half a metre of snow
January 18, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSFREDERICTON – An intense winter storm is forecast to descend on the Maritimes on Sunday, and the New Brunswick government is warning residents to prepare for power outages. Environment Canada says a low-pressure system approaching from the southwest will track…
Property market loss estimate for Europe’s Cyclone Egon reaches 275 million euros: PERILS
July 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe latest property insurance market loss estimate for extratropical cyclone Egon, which hit parts of France and Germany in mid-January, has increased to 275 million euros, Zurich-based PERILS reported on Wednesday. Representing the third of four estimates to be issued…
Spring storm in Alberta and Saskatchewan uproots trees and knocks out power
May 25, 2017 The Canadian PressA nasty spring storm has toppled semis, uprooted trees and produced localized flooding throughout much of Saskatchewan and Alberta. In Saskatoon, wind speeds were recorded at 105 kilometres an hour Wednesday afternoon, leaving garbage bins strewn throughout the streets, shingles…