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The latest province to approve Facility Association’s profit provision

March 15, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Facility Association (FA) announced the Newfoundland and Labrador rate board has approved the use of a profit provision for members’ capital. It is the last province to do so, said FA President and CEO Saskia Matheson.   “FA member companies

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Hurricane Larry makes landfall in eastern Newfoundland

September 11, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hurricane Larry made landfall as a Category 1 storm in eastern Newfoundland, arriving near South East Bight around midnight local time, according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami. The storm crashed inland on the western

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Storm gives Newfoundland ‘an awful beating’

November 15, 2018 By Holly McKenzie-Sutter - THE CANADIAN PRESS

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A ferocious storm is pounding much of Newfoundland and Labrador with powerful winds, blowing snow and surging waves, in what Environment Canada said was the largest storm in the world as of Thursday afternoon. “The shore

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The public’s view on minor injury caps in this province

September 13, 2018 by Jason Contant

Nearly seven in 10 people polled in Newfoundland and Labrador support a cap on auto insurance payouts for minor injuries, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) revealed in a new study. This week, IBC released the results of a public opinion