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Misdialed fax number led to privacy breach, Liberals say

A wrong fax number resulted in privacy breach in Hamilton affecting some 500 recipients of disability payments.

http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/07/16/misdialed-fax-number-led-to-privacy-breach-liberals-say.html

Foreign worker in Edmonton facing deportation after injury asks to stay in Canada

On Thursday, Vicky Venancio — who suffered a severe spinal cord injury when a car hit her while she was biking on her way to work in June 2012 — met with Alberta Health Minister Sarah Hoffman to share her story.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/17/foreign-worker-in-edmonton-facing-deportation-after-injury-asks-to-stay-in-canada

Ont. auto insurance rates go up despite pledge to lower them

The Financial Services Commission of Ontario, which regulates the province’s insurance sector, says rates for 26 companies representing 52% of the market increased an average of 0.6% in the second quarter.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/15/ont-auto-insurance-rates-go-up-despite-pledge-to-lower-them

Auto premiums fall short of Liberals’ pledge

The Insurance Bureau of Canada has gone on record to decry Sousa for misleading Ontario policyholders, with Ralph Palumbo accusing the party of sticking with a figure it “pulled out of thin air” and maintaining that Ontario’s auto insurance rates remain “far too high.”

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/auto-premiums-fall-short-of-liberals-pledge-193274.aspx

Ontario auto insurance rates rise slightly

“Our plan to tackle auto insurance fraud and reduce costs is working, but we want to go even further,” said Sousa. “We will continue to work on behalf of Ontarians to make premiums more affordable while still providing support and protection for all Ontario drivers.”

http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/5735641-ontario-auto-insurance-rates-rise-slightly/

Provincial News: Statement by Jagmeet Singh, Ontario NDP Deputy Leader, and Government and Consumer Services Critic on Auto Insurance Rates

“Kathleen Wynne promised rates would be heading south, instead they’re heading north – she doesn’t seem to know whether she’s coming or going when it comes to keeping her promise of lower insurance rates, and it’s Ontario families who are paying the price,” said Singh.

http://www.northumberlandview.ca/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=35559

Getting Technical with Non Earner Benefits for Car Accident Cases in Ontario

When injured accident victims think about damages, they often think of those valuations in very linear terms; as if they’re on a straight line.

http://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2015/07/getting-technical-with-non-earner-benefits-for-car-accident-cases-in-ontario.html#more-741

Common Car Accident Insurance Terms (and What They Mean)

Being in a car accident is stressful and scary enough without the added anxiety of trying to understand how it will affect your insurance. We’ve compiled a list of some of the more common auto insurance terms to help you understand what happens next in case you are faced with a collision.

http://www.theapprovalcentre.ca/blog/index.php/2015/07/15/common-car-accident-insurance-terms-and-what-they-mean/

Ontario Liberals fall short on auto insurance promise

The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promise to reduce auto insurance premiums by 15 per cent.

Finance Minister Charles Sousa had pledged that by next month Ontario’s 9.4 million drivers would be enjoying this premium break, but the Financial Services Commission of Ontario reported Wednesday the reduction so far is only 6.56 per cent — down from April when it was 7 per cent.

http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/07/15/ontario-liberals-fall-short-on-auto-insurance-promise.html

Changing a Common Belief About Brain Injury | Sandra Bond Chapman, Ph.D

The journal Neuropsychological Rehabilitation has just published the results of a study conducted by our interdisciplinary team of experts at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas. The study found that strategy-based cognitive training significantly improves the cognitive performance, psychological and neural health of those who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI), long after the initial injury.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-bond-chapman/changing-a-common-belief-_b_7588400.html