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Harvest season and traffic safety – let’s look out for our farmers
Harvest is either underway or just on the horizon for many farmers in the province – and that means drivers may be seeing more farm equipment on Saskatchewan highways in the coming weeks. Although collisions with farm equipment are rare, now is the time of year that...
What’s The Difference? An Insurance Policy Versus An Insurance Contract For A Group Insurance Program
18 August 2020 The excerpted article was written by Julia Vizzaccaro Clyde & Co The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222 underscores the distinction between an insurance policy and an insurance...
Economical Insurance to provide insurance solution for Uber
Economical Insurance will provide peace of mind for drivers who use the Uber network and their customers in four Canadian provinces beginning September 1, 2020 WATERLOO, ON, August 18, 2020 — Economical Insurance announced today a new and significant relationship with...
Morneau’s successor faces challenges amid pandemic spending, unemployment
Canada's next finance minister faces a serious challenge as the country charts its way through the most difficult economic circumstances since the Great Depression. Chrystia Freeland, who will be sworn in later today after Bill Morneau resigned Monday night, will have...
Experts say COVID waivers unlikely to shield private schools from legal action
By Cassandra Szklarski THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Some private schools afraid they'd be blamed if a student gets COVID-19 are considering waivers to absolve them, but experts say that wouldn't stop a parent from suing or a school from racking up legal bills. Toronto...
Winnipeg company hopes near-miss monitoring will prevent traffic fatalities
The excerpted article was written by JAMES SNELL | Winnipeg Sun Winnipeg-based engineering startup MicroTraffic has launched a grant funding program in partnership with Aviva Canada insurance to help Canadian cities improve road safety. MicroTraffic uses artificial...
Thousands of CRA and government accounts disabled after cyberattack
By Lee Berthiaume THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Federal authorities were scrambling for answers over the weekend after revealing that hackers used thousands of stolen usernames and passwords to fraudulently obtain government services _ with the extent of the damage...
I’ll Drive if I Want to
I watched a television news story about a traffic collision that interviewed family members exiting the courthouse. One of the people lamented that if the known bad driver had been prohibited from driving the whole incident that brought them there never would have...
Taking A Staycation In Canada? Go Protected
12 August 2020 Excerpted aritcle was written by Lawyers Financial Lawyers Financial Many Canadians will be taking their next vacation right here at home. If you plan to travel outside of your province or territory, there are three things you need to know about your...
Staying in Canada but travelling to a different province this summer? Then, yes, you need travel insurance
The excerpted article was written By Elaine Smith | The Star Vancouver Once COVID-19 hit full force this spring, Toronto residents Michael Schneider and his wife, Debra, cancelled their plans to see their grandchildren in Calgary and Atlanta, Ga. While the...
