Flood-Stricken British Columbia Weighs Cost of Climate-Proofing Infrastructure November 24, 2021 By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Flood-stricken British Columbia is considering major upgrades to its highway network to make it more resilient to...
Climate Change Could Fuel Atmospheric Rivers, Which Caused Recent Canada Floods November 22, 2021 By Nichola Groom Atmospheric rivers of the kind that drenched California and flooded British Columbia in recent weeks will become larger — and...
‘Extraordinary’ Storms Cut Off Road, Rail Access to Vancouver November 18, 2021 By Marcy Nicholson and Natalie Obiko Pearson Vancouver, Canada’s third-largest city, is cut off from the rest of the country by land after days of storms caused...
‘Storm of Century’ Halts Traffic at Canada’s Biggest Port, Adding to Supply Chain Woes November 17, 2021 By Marcy Nicholson and Natalie Obiko Pearson Traffic at Canada’s largest port has been cut off by what local officials are calling the storm of the century,...
Canadian Storms Force Shut-Down of Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline November 16, 2021 By David Ljunggren and Nia Williams OTTAWA/CALGARY, Alberta – Canada’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline has been shut down temporarily because of rainstorms pounding parts of the...
Summer Storms Bring Alberta’s Tab for Severe Weather Insurance Claims to $2 Billion September 11, 2020 Severe weather events have hit Alberta hard over the spring and summer months. Four events from April to August brought...
Insured Losses from Central Alberta Storm Estimated at US$23.7M July 18, 2017 A severe storm that swept through central Alberta during the third week of June has resulted in more than C$30...
Eastern Newfoundland Windstorm Costs Insurers US$32.5M April 27, 2017 A windstorm that hit eastern Newfoundland on March 11, 2017 has resulted in almost C$45 million (US$32.5 million) in insured...
Insured Damage for Southern Ontario Windstorm Estimated at US$73.4M April 19, 2017 A windstorm that hit parts of southern Ontario on March 8, 2017 has caused almost C$100 million (US$73.4 million) in...