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Ontario Fire Weather Now Recurs Every Six to 15 Years, Study Finds, Reshaping Home Insurance Risk
Wildfire Season

Ontario Fire Weather Now Recurs Every Six to 15 Years, Study Finds, Reshaping Home Insurance Risk

1d ago
By Ryan May
IBC Opens Wildfire Claims Helpline as 50 BC Fires Burn Out of Control, Testing Living-Expense Coverage
Wildfire Season

IBC Opens Wildfire Claims Helpline as 50 BC Fires Burn Out of Control, Testing Living-Expense Coverage

1d ago
By Ryan May
Health Canada Recalls 13,054 Louisville and Featherlite Attic Stairways Over Faulty Quarter-Inch Spreader Bolts
Product Recalls

Health Canada Recalls 13,054 Louisville and Featherlite Attic Stairways Over Faulty Quarter-Inch Spreader Bolts

1d ago
By Ryan May

Latest News

Ottawa and Toronto Commit $2.7 Billion to Rentals With 99-Year Property Tax Exemptions on Nine Sites

Ottawa and Toronto Commit $2.7 Billion to Rentals With 99-Year Property Tax Exemptions on Nine Sites

Prairie Storm Losses Reach $840 Million as Insured Damage Nears $1,000 Per Resident Since 2021

Prairie Storm Losses Reach $840 Million as Insured Damage Nears $1,000 Per Resident Since 2021

Niagara Basement Flooding Claims Hinge on Optional Sewer Backup Coverage Most Ontario Policies Exclude by Default

Niagara Basement Flooding Claims Hinge on Optional Sewer Backup Coverage Most Ontario Policies Exclude by Default

B.C. Wildfire Evacuations Hit 4,700 Properties: What Your Home Insurance Covers Under an Order Versus an Alert

B.C. Wildfire Evacuations Hit 4,700 Properties: What Your Home Insurance Covers Under an Order Versus an Alert

Ottawa's 25% Surtax on Imported Wood Cabinets and Vanities Starts July 31, Lifting Renovation Quotes

Ottawa's 25% Surtax on Imported Wood Cabinets and Vanities Starts July 31, Lifting Renovation Quotes

Real Estate Agent Activity Rose 5.1% in May as Ontario and B.C. Resales Lift Seller Leverage

Real Estate Agent Activity Rose 5.1% in May as Ontario and B.C. Resales Lift Seller Leverage

Canada's Q2 Growth Tracking 3.4% Annualized, Well Above RBC's 2.2% Call, Trimming Odds of Renewal Relief

Canada's Q2 Growth Tracking 3.4% Annualized, Well Above RBC's 2.2% Call, Trimming Odds of Renewal Relief

Health Canada Recalls BenQ GV31 Projector Over Fire Risk After 243 Units Sold in Canada

Health Canada Recalls BenQ GV31 Projector Over Fire Risk After 243 Units Sold in Canada

Quarter-Size Hail and Outage Risk Join Ontario–Quebec Heat Warnings: What Homeowners Should Secure Today

Quarter-Size Hail and Outage Risk Join Ontario–Quebec Heat Warnings: What Homeowners Should Secure Today

SaskEnergy Warns Window and Portable Air Conditioners Can Backdraft Carbon Monoxide Into Occupied Homes

SaskEnergy Warns Window and Portable Air Conditioners Can Backdraft Carbon Monoxide Into Occupied Homes

Bank of Canada Deliberations Cite Housing Recovery While Holding Rate at 2.25% Through Renewal Season

Bank of Canada Deliberations Cite Housing Recovery While Holding Rate at 2.25% Through Renewal Season

Intact Reports 103% Personal Property Combined Ratio and Warns Hard Insurance Market Will Persist

Intact Reports 103% Personal Property Combined Ratio and Warns Hard Insurance Market Will Persist