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Extreme heat should be labelled a natural disaster, new report urges

April 20, 2022 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – Governments should consider extreme heat a natural disaster as climate change raises the risk of soaring summer temperatures in much of Canada, a new report says. Irreversible Extreme Heat, penned by experts at the Intact Centre on Climate…

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Ontario launches new program to get volunteers ready for emergencies  

February 18, 2022 The Canadian Press

The Ontario government is calling on people 16 years of age and older to join a program that will help the province be better prepared for emergencies including public health crises and natural disasters.   People are invited to register as…

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2020 NatCats underscore need for insurers to collaborate with public sector: Aon exec

February 4, 2021 by David Gambrill

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic may not have affected insurers’ balance sheets in the same way that weather-related disasters did in 2020, but the industry is now much more aware of the impact of multiple catastrophe scenarios unfolding at once, an…