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Sajjan also suggested the government will move forward soon with the a national flood insurance program. Ottawa set aside $15 million for the program in last year's budget.

Nearly 200 flood alerts and warnings have now been issued for England. It comes as Storm Herminia continues to cause chaos across the country. As the Environment Agency map, below, shows ...

The federal government is pitching in more than $1 million to help build flood protection infrastructure ... The funding from Ottawa is coming from the federal government’s “Green ...

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Almost 200 flood alerts and warnings have been issued across the UK as Storm Herminia continues to batter parts of the country. It comes after more than 100 people were evacuated following ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Too many homeowners think they don’t need flood insurance. Only about 27% of homeowners have it, according to the National ...

The government's ambition is that new visa rules will put New Zealand boldly on the map as a welcoming haven for the world's ...