Liberals promise plan to bolster emergency preparedness as extreme weather events surge

The Insurance Bureau of Canada is warning of higher premiums if recent trends continue.

A residential community in Medicine Hat, Alta. submerged during the 2013 Alberta floods. Some experts warn these sorts of costly extreme weather events will become more frequent and severe in the future as a result of climate change. Photograph courtesy of Master Cpl. Patrick Blanchard, Canadian Armed Forces

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

July 20, 2016

The Trudeau government says it will reach out to provincial, municipal and territorial governments and indigenous communities to improve disaster preparedness planning amid concerns that extreme weather events will become more frequent and severe in the coming years bec...

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