Several members of the B.C. Conservative Party lashed out at the NDP government for its inaction on Highway 97 between ...

Survivors of the Summerland fire on the Isle of Man say they are "not giving up" as they take their fight for justice to ...

President Joe Biden, announced the approval of a major disaster declaration and ordered federal assistance to bolster response efforts. The Department of Medical Examiner announced it had received ...

“It’s not the same as ‘I’m going to go in with a shovel and clear out the mud from the flood,’” said Patricia McIlreavy, president and CEO of nonprofit Center for Disaster Philanthropy.

These are securities that protect issuers, mostly insurers and governments, from severe losses in the event of a natural disaster by paying out when certain conditions are met. In fact ...

They were also lensed distributing food with Spanish chef José Andrés, the founder of the World Central Kitchen, which has been delivering meals throughout the disaster. While praised for their ...

The Disaster Recovery Center will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the next several weeks. Amid the parade of surreal images from the last few days, few have been stranger than this one ...

Summerland's famous 'goat guy', Greg Krauter is back in Kelowna after telling Castanet in 2023 that he wouldn't be coming back anytime soon. Krauter has multiple miniature fainting goats he takes ...

Los Angeles is burning. Fossil fuel companies laid the kindling. Soon the world will stop caring. I’m sorry for sounding callous, but it’s true. Sammy Roth gets you up to speed on climate ...

Estimates of the damages by insurers have risen as the disaster has worsened. New estimates from Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs put the potential losses for the insurance industry at $30 billion ...

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Losing a home and treasured possessions is a heartbreaking scenario for anyone. But when there’s no insurance to cover the losses, heartbreak becomes a catastrophe for the homeowner. This is the ...