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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 Royal Bank of Canada Denies Claims of ‘Boys Club’ Culture, Bias Against Women

Nov 25 2025 // Royal Bank of Canada denies claims that it fostered a “boys’ club” environment at its US capital-markets business, disputing allegations that the firm engaged in sex-based discrimination against female...

#3 OneDigital Plans More Expansion With $2.3B Investment from Canada, Stone Point

Sep 24 2025 // Atlanta-based insurance and benefits brokerage OneDigital is the beneficiary of a $2.3 billion investment – a majority stake to be taken by the Canada Pension Plan and Stone Point Capital.The investment comes through an...

#4 Canada’s Gifford Carr Wings Into Florida With Acquisition of Omni One Agency

Oct 7 2025 // It’s often insureds who come to Florida from Canada before winter sets in. But this week, it’s an Ottawa-based insurance brokerage that has moved into the Sunshine State with the acquisition of a Cape Coral...

#5 Greenwashing Complaint Filed Against Canadian Fossil Fuel Companies

Aug 21 2025 // Canadian energy giants Cenovus Energy Inc. and Enbridge Inc. are facing a greenwashing complaint by an investor group that accuses the companies of misleading disclosures over emissions targets.Investors for Paris...

#6 Canadian Wildfires Cause Unhealthy Air Quality in Midwest

Jun 4 2025 // Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on...

#7 Northern US Mayors Call for End to ‘Irrational’ Trade War With Canada

Jun 2 2025 // Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities and upended one of the world’s...

#8 Wildfires in Alberta Pose Growing Threat to Canada’s Oil

May 30 2025 // Wildfires are threatening about 5% of Canada’s crude output as a blaze in Alberta’s oil sands region spreads and approaches major production sites.A total of 26 out-of-control fires are burning in the province...

#9 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...

#10 Four Canadian Banks Quit Climate Group as Exodus Begun by Wall Street Picks Up

Jan 20 2025 // Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Montreal and National Bank of Canada said Friday that they’re no longer members of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. All four added that they’re...

#11 Markets/Coverages: HSB Canada Launches Cyber Insurance Coverage for Businesses

Oct 16 2025 // HSB Canada, a specialty insurer and part of Munich Re, introduced HSB CyberPro™, a new solution that provides comprehensive insurance coverage and services for businesses.HSB CyberPro combines specialized cyber claims...

#12 Alberta Wildfires Shut About 7% of Canada’s Oil Production

Jun 3 2025 // Wildfires in Canada’s energy heartland of Alberta have shut down almost 350,000 barrels of daily heavy crude production — about 7% of the country’s output — as a major blaze near the province’s...

#13 Definity’s Travelers Canada Deal Could Prompt Wave of Consolidation, CEO Says

May 29 2025 // Canadian property and casualty insurer Definity Financial’s $2.4 billion purchase of Travelers Cos.’ Canadian business could spur a wave of consolidation in Canada’s insurance sector, its CEO said.The...

#14 Definity Financial to Buy Travelers Cos.’ Canadian Operations for $2.4 Billion

May 28 2025 // Travelers Cos. said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell its Canadian personal insurance business and majority of its commercial insurance operations in the country to Definity Financial in a deal valued at $2.4 billion.The...

#15 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...

#16 Unhealthy Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets Upper Midwest

Jul 14 2025 // Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S. at a time when people want to be enjoying lakes,...

#17 Canada Says Network Devices Compromised in China-Linked Hack

Jun 23 2025 // Canada’s cybersecurity agency said Chinese-backed hackers were likely behind recent malicious activity targeting domestic telecommunications infrastructure, warning that three network devices registered to a Canadian...

#18 Business Moves: MGA Nirvana Buys Arena From Ryan Specialty; Ryan Acquires Canada MGU SSRU; Bridgehaven Buys SureStone; Gallagher Re to Buy S. Africa’s Resilea

Dec 5 2025 // Specialty MGA Nirvana Acquires Arena From Ryan SpecialtySpecialty managing general agent (MGA) Nirvana announced the acquisition of Arena NV from Ryan Specialty. Financial terms of the deal, which was announced today, were...

#19 Ryan Specialty Agrees to Acquire Canadian MGU Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting

Oct 28 2025 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting Ltd. (SSRU).Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Toronto,...

#20 Hazardous Cargo Secured From Ship Grounded on Canada’s East Coast

Mar 4 2025 // The hazardous cargo and fuel on a ship that ran aground in Canada last month has been contained, according to the company that manages the vessel.MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. has also hired a salvage company and a marine...