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Basement Flooding
Southern Ontario Faces Hail and 30 mm of Rain Today on Already-Saturated Niagara Ground
13h ago
By Angela Nightingale
Basement Flooding
850,000 Canadian Homes Cannot Buy Flood Coverage as Alberta Premiums Climb 390 Percent
13h ago
By Angela Nightingale
Health Canada Recalls 807 Clip-On Mini Fans Sold Since October 2025 Over Battery Fire Risk
13h ago
By Angela Nightingale
Latest News
Mortgage Rates in Canada
Five-Year Canada Bond Yield Hits 3.32%, and TD and Scotiabank Raise Fixed Mortgage Rates
1d ago
By Angela Nightingale
Environment Canada Switches to Storm-Following Polygon Warnings August 11, Cutting Alerts Up to 70 Percent
1d ago
By Angela Nightingale
BC Evacuation Orders Cover 13,200 Properties: Your Policy Can Pay Even If Your Home Never Burns
1d ago
By Angela Nightingale
Wildfire Season
Bald Range Fire Evacuates 20,000 Okanagan Homes: What Your Policy Covers From the Moment You Leave
2d ago
By Angela Nightingale
Ottawa Valley Faces Second Storm Round in Three Days: One Claim or Two After Repeat Hail Damage
2d ago
By Angela Nightingale
Home Insurance Premiums
Report: Climate Change Added $533 a Year to the Average Canadian Home Insurance Premium Since 2008
3d ago
By Ryan May
Wildfire Season
Ontario Fire Weather Now Recurs Every Six to 15 Years, Study Finds, Reshaping Home Insurance Risk
6d ago
By Ryan May
Wildfire Season
IBC Opens Wildfire Claims Helpline as 50 BC Fires Burn Out of Control, Testing Living-Expense Coverage
6d ago
By Ryan May
Product Recalls
Health Canada Recalls 13,054 Louisville and Featherlite Attic Stairways Over Faulty Quarter-Inch Spreader Bolts
6d ago
By Ryan May
Canadian Rental Market
Ottawa and Toronto Commit $2.7 Billion to Rentals With 99-Year Property Tax Exemptions on Nine Sites
6d ago
By Ryan May
Home Insurance
Prairie Storm Losses Reach $840 Million as Insured Damage Nears $1,000 Per Resident Since 2021
1w ago
By Ryan May
Flood Mitigation
Niagara Basement Flooding Claims Hinge on Optional Sewer Backup Coverage Most Ontario Policies Exclude by Default
1w ago
By Ryan May
Mortgage Rates in Canada
Five-Year Canada Bond Yield Hits 3.32%, and TD and Scotiabank Raise Fixed Mortgage Rates
By Angela Nightingale•
1d ago
General
Environment Canada Switches to Storm-Following Polygon Warnings August 11, Cutting Alerts Up to 70 Percent
By Angela Nightingale•
1d ago
General
BC Evacuation Orders Cover 13,200 Properties: Your Policy Can Pay Even If Your Home Never Burns
By Angela Nightingale•
1d ago
Wildfire Season
Bald Range Fire Evacuates 20,000 Okanagan Homes: What Your Policy Covers From the Moment You Leave
By Angela Nightingale•
2d ago
General
Ottawa Valley Faces Second Storm Round in Three Days: One Claim or Two After Repeat Hail Damage
By Angela Nightingale•
2d ago
Home Insurance Premiums
Report: Climate Change Added $533 a Year to the Average Canadian Home Insurance Premium Since 2008
By Ryan May•
3d ago
Wildfire Season
Ontario Fire Weather Now Recurs Every Six to 15 Years, Study Finds, Reshaping Home Insurance Risk
By Ryan May•
6d ago
Wildfire Season
IBC Opens Wildfire Claims Helpline as 50 BC Fires Burn Out of Control, Testing Living-Expense Coverage
By Ryan May•
6d ago
Product Recalls
Health Canada Recalls 13,054 Louisville and Featherlite Attic Stairways Over Faulty Quarter-Inch Spreader Bolts
By Ryan May•
6d ago
Canadian Rental Market
Ottawa and Toronto Commit $2.7 Billion to Rentals With 99-Year Property Tax Exemptions on Nine Sites
By Ryan May•
6d ago
Home Insurance
Prairie Storm Losses Reach $840 Million as Insured Damage Nears $1,000 Per Resident Since 2021
By Ryan May•
1w ago
Flood Mitigation
Niagara Basement Flooding Claims Hinge on Optional Sewer Backup Coverage Most Ontario Policies Exclude by Default
By Ryan May•
1w ago