Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Alessia Simona Maratta
Publication Date: June 19, 2026 - 07:00
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Extreme weather driving sharp rise in Alberta insurance premiums
June 19, 2026
Industry officials say the cost of home insurance in Alberta has surged dramatically as insurers grapple with mounting claims tied to natural disasters.
Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Canadians to remain united in a Canada Day speech in the nation's capital on Wednesday, but his plan to deliver similar remarks in Edmonton later in the day was upended by thunderstorms that prevented his plane from taking off on time.
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John and Brenda Lesperance were sitting inside their farmhouse when a wind storm tore the roof off their more than 150-year-old barn. Cameron Mahler reports.
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