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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…
Thousands still without power after snow and wind storm hits B.C.
December 22, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – BC Hydro crews worked through the night to restore power to thousands of customers in southern British Columbia following a wicked snow and wind storm that arrived on the first day of winter. Hydro was reporting as many…
Storm could cause flooding in parts of New Brunswick
November 30, 2020 The Canadian PressFREDERICTON – Emergency Measures officials in New Brunswick are urging residents to be prepared for a large storm system that has the potential to cause flooding in low-lying areas. The storm, which is expected to hit the province later today,…
Central Labrador snowfall breaks one record, nearly smashes a second
November 25, 2020 The Canadian PressHAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – A two-day snowstorm that began Monday has buried central Labrador under a record-setting blanket of snow. Environment Canada meteorologist David Neil said today the 75 centimetres of snow covering Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the second-largest…
Adjusters monitoring Ontario windstorm as a “potential” Cat event
November 16, 2020 by Jason ContantClaims adjusters are watching to see if an overnight Ontario windstorm will meet the $25-million threshold of a natural catastrophe (NatCat). As of September, Canadian P&C companies had paid out $2.1 billion for insured NatCat events this year. For now,…
How this Canadian city is preparing for more storms and rain
August 26, 2020 The Canadian PressST. JOHN’S, N.L. – St. John’s is making changes to city infrastructure as it prepares for a wetter, warmer future with more intense storms. A report on climate models for the coastal Newfoundland and Labrador capital was presented at city…
First month in eastern Canada sees storm damage of almost $100 million
February 19, 2020 by Jason ContantA January storm in southern Ontario and Quebec caused more than $95 million in insured damage, mostly from damage to personal property, according to estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The majority ($81.6 million) of the insured damage…
Schools shuttered, flights cancelled as heavy snow lashes Quebec
February 7, 2020 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Schools across much of southern Quebec are shuttered today as a snowstorm bears down on the province. In the Montreal area, between 30 and 50 centimetres of snow are expected to fall by Friday night. Many school boards…
Storm sweeps through southern B.C., prompting flooding and landslides
February 3, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local states of emergency were declared in the Cowichan Valley on…
A hurricane with snow: RSA Canada reports on Newfoundland’s winter Cat
January 29, 2020 by David GambrillWith the Canadian army now finished its snow-clearing mission in St. John’s, and an eight-day state of emergency now lifted, RSA Canada’s claims team on the ground expects a slow and steady stream of claims from Newfoundland & Labrador’s record-breaking…
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…
Eastern Newfoundland walloped by first big snow storm of the winter
January 6, 2020 The Canadian PressST. JOHN’S, N.L. – People in eastern Newfoundland reached for their shovels Monday morning as the region was walloped by the first major winter storm of the year. Environment Canada issued storm warnings and special weather statements for the St.…