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Quebec's failed auto insurance digital shift could cost $500M, inquiry hears
MONTREAL - A public inquiry examining a failed digital shift by Quebec's automobile insurance board heard Monday it could end up costing the province nearly half a billion dollars more than initially ...
Apr 28, 2025
Alberta oil well report updated after concerns over taxpayer backstop recommendation
A new version of a government-commissioned report about Alberta's inactive oil wells and what to do about them now says the province should manage a new insurance fund, rather than backstop it with ta...
Apr 03, 2025
Quebec Premier François Legault announces public inquiry into auto board scandal
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he will launch a public inquiry into the scandal involving at least half a billion dollars in cost overruns related to the auto insurance board's online ...
Mar 02, 2025
Quebec replaces digital technology minister who resigned over auto board scandal
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault replaced his cybersecurity and digital technology minister Friday after a scandal with the auto insurance board's online platform forced the resignation of ric C...
Feb 28, 2025
Service slower, more costly after IT overhaul at Quebec auto insurance board: auditor
QUBEC - Service is slower and more costly after a $1.1-billion overhaul of the information technology system at Quebec's auto insurance board. That's the conclusion of the province's auditor general i...
Feb 20, 2025
B.C. judge allows eagle sculpture insurance case despite 'inexcusable' delays
VANCOUVER - It has been nearly a decade since British Columbia businessman Ron Shore said he was violently attacked and robbed of two valuable sculptures that he had made as part of a charity treasure...
Feb 12, 2025
Damages in Jasper wildfire rise to $1.2B, goal to clear rubble for May construction
JASPER, ALTA. - The Insurance Bureau of Canada says last year's wildfire in Jasper, Alta., which destroyed one-third of the town's homes and buildings, is the second costliest fire disaster in the cou...
Jan 29, 2025
'Smoke and mirrors': Quebec residents feel abandoned after August flooding
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has made payments in less than 10 per cent of the nearly 10,000 claims it has received since the remnants of Hurricane Debby hit the province in August, causing severe...
Dec 16, 2024
A look at Environment Canada's top 10 weather events for 2024
Environment Canada has released its annual list of top 10 weather events. Here's the list for 2024, ranked mainly on severity, human and economic impact, the extent of the area affected and the event'...
Dec 10, 2024
Summer wildfire that hit Jasper, Alta., tops Environment Canada 2024 weather list
A wildfire that left a third of the popular Rocky Mountain tourist town of Jasper, Alta., in ashes and forced tens of thousands to flee is Environment and Climate Change Canada's most impactful weathe...
Dec 10, 2024
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