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CALGARY – A deal to sell the suspended Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories for about $166 million has fallen through after bond issuers refused to go along with it. Owner Dominion Diamond Mines ULC says the offer by…

A GoFundMe campaign, Belynda’s Kids, has been started to raise funds for the care of the children of the late Belynda Cleland Kerelchuk, who is listed on LinkedIn as the senior vice president at Aon Reinsurance Solutions. At the time…

If the Liberals return to power this fall in British Columbia after a three-year hiatus, and if they keep their election promises, the province’s auto insurance system may look similar to the auto insurance systems in both Quebec and Saskatchewan,…

There are lessons to be learned from the current COVID-19 pandemic about how to protect clients against future pandemic losses, senior industry executives say. The Wimbledon Championships’ pandemic coverage, for example, was generally hailed as a success. The famed tennis…

If you truly want to connect with your customers, your organization must be diverse, an industry consultant suggests. “There is room for improvement in corporate Canada, not just in property and casualty insurance, in ensuring women, visible minorities and people…

Peel Regional Police are investigating a domestic homicide near Toronto, after finding a woman who is believed to be a Canadian senior insurance executive pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they received a call for a disturbance in the…

TORONTO – The consortium building a light-rail transit line across Toronto said Thursday that it was taking the provincial government to court over alleged delays and cost overruns related to COVID-19. Crosslinx Transit Solutions said it had filed an application…

Canada isn’t known for political violence compared to other parts of the world, but it’s a growing trend that has at least one insurer keeping its eye on developments. This year has seen an increase in political demonstrations in both…

British Columbia motorists would probably benefit from more choice in auto insurance if it means they can start doing more things by phone and online, suggests the co-founder of an online price comparison site. With the provincial election scheduled Oct.…

B.C.’s Court of Appeal overturned a decision Wednesday against BCAA Insurance Corporation in a case that turned on the crucial difference between an “omission” and a “misrepresentation” in a home insurance application. Ultimately, the B.C. Court of Appeal ordered a…

Employees across Canada are feeling more burned out now than they were a year ago, according to one survey, while other reports highlight mental health challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. Professionals report that they are drowning in work…

OTTAWA – The federal privacy czar says the COVID-19 pandemic is underscoring weaknesses in the law that place the personal information of Canadians at risk. In his annual report presented to Parliament today, privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien warns the pandemic…