Best Read Canada Headlines
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#1 Drought Leaves Canadian Farmers Unpaid, Reveals Holes in Safety Net
Feb 12 2025 // Canadian farmer Bill Prybylski planned to buy a new tractor with proceeds from crops sold to two grain companies in early 2024. He delivered the grain before both companies declared bankruptcy, leaving him short C$165,000...
#2 Why the Canadian Freight Rail Halt Will Roil North American Supply Chains
Aug 22 2024 // Canada’s two main freight rail companies locked out around 10,000 of their Canadian unionized workers early on Thursday, starting an unprecedented simultaneous work stoppage that will grind almost all railway freight...
#3 Canada’s Insurance Sector Faces Deluge of Climate-Related Catastrophe Claims
Sep 3 2024 // Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and...
#4 Ex-CFO Says Royal Bank of Canada Manufactured Workplace-Romance Case
Sep 6 2024 // Royal Bank of Canada’s former chief financial officer, fired over allegations she had an undisclosed personal relationship with another executive, said the bank was trying to “manufacture” a reason to get...
#5 ‘Sustainable’ Logging Operations Are Clear-Cutting Canada’s Climate-Fighting Forests
Sep 9 2024 // With its vast expanses of forest, Canada has the most “certified” sustainable timber operations of any nation, according to the nonprofit organizations that attest to the environmental soundness of logging...
#6 Oil-Sands Capital of Canada Now Grappling With Second Wildfire
May 16 2024 // The unofficial capital of Canada’s oil-sands industry is now facing a second wildfire that’s north of the city and closer to major energy operations. The new blaze near Fort McMurray, Alberta, is about 3...
#7 Family of Canadian CEO Killed in Helicopter Crash Files $35 Million Lawsuit
Mar 31 2025 // The family of Stephane Roy, a Canadian entrepreneur killed in a helicopter accident in 2019, has filed a C$50 million ($35 million) lawsuit against manufacturer Robinson Helicopter Co. Roy and his 15-year-old son Justin...
#8 Wildfires Encircle Canada’s Oil-Sands City Amid Hot Weather
Jul 12 2024 // A ring of wildfires has erupted around Canada’s unofficial oil-sands capital of Fort McMurray, adding new threats to crude production from the world’s third-largest petroleum reserves. Eight out-of-control...
#9 Canada’s Insurance Czar Has ‘Harsh’ Message About Climate: You May Have to Move
Sep 24 2024 // The soaring cost and difficulty of insuring against climate risks may force people to relocate, the head of Canada’s main financial regulator warned. Rising damages from extreme weather don’t seem to be a...
#10 Remote Work, Aging Tech Targeted by Canada Cybersecurity Plan
May 24 2024 // Canada released its first-ever cybersecurity strategy for federal government departments and agencies on Wednesday, with the aim of addressing challenges posed by remote work, cloud computing, aging infrastructure and...
#11 Four Canadian Banks Quit Climate Group as Exodus Begun by Wall Street Picks Up
Jan 20 2025 // Four of Canada’s biggest banks are leaving the industry’s top climate-finance alliance, joining Wall Street peers and extending an exodus that started in early December. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,...
#12 Canadian Wildfires Threaten Oil Output, Prompt Evacuations
Jul 24 2024 // Wildfires in Canada’s energy-producing Alberta province are threatening almost 10% of the region’s oil production and forcing the evacuation of one of the country’s largest national parks during the peak...
#13 Marsh: Cyber Extortion Reached Record High in US and Canada in 2023
Jun 14 2024 // Multiple companies in the U.S. and Canada experienced a record number of cyber extortion events in 2023 and unprecedented demands, a new report from Marsh shows. The report, Ransomware: A persistent challenge in cyber...
#14 Climate Change Causes 379% Hike in Insured Damages in Canada Over 10 Years: Report
Oct 17 2024 // The annual average insurable losses in the last decade increased in Canada by a whopping 379%, when compared to the prior 30-year average, according to an analysis from MyChoice, a Toronto-based insurtech company. The...
#15 Axis Insurance acquires Magnes Group, expanding its Canadian presence.
May 22 2024 // May 22, 2024 — Axis Insurance Managers Inc. (“Axis Insurance”) announced today that it has acquired The Magnes Group Inc. (“Magnes”). Axis Insurance made its initial investment in Magnes in...
#16 Canadian Broker Axis Insurance Gets Investment From PE Firm, Lee Equity Partners
Jun 11 2024 // Axis Insurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver-based independent specialty insurance brokerage, announced it has received a significant growth investment from Lee Equity Partners LLC, a middle market private equity firm that...
#17 Canadian Crews Battle Wildfire Threatening Remote Western Town
May 14 2024 // Firefighters on Monday battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder dry conditions threatened to spread the flames further, a provincial minister said. The largely evacuated...
#18 Canada Plans Harsher Laws, Equipment Bans to Fight Car Theft
May 21 2024 // Canada’s government is banning key-programming machines and other equipment used to steal cars, while implementing harsher penalties to combat a rising number of auto thefts across the country. Minister of Justice...
#19 Swiss Re to Sell Entire 10.05% Stake in Canada’s Definity Financial for C$655 Million
Mar 19 2025 // Swiss Re is selling its entire 10.05% stake in Definity Financial, the Canadian property/casualty insurer, for C$655 million ($458.1 million) — a decision the reinsurer made after a review of its investment...
#20 Canada Relaxes Some Mortgage Insurance Rules to Tackle Housing Crisis
Sep 18 2024 // Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced changes to some mortgage rules as part of an effort to make housing more affordable, a critical political issue that has hurt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
