Daily News Curation - 2025-10-23
Curated 50 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Manitoba Government Introduces Bill That Would Respond to Meth Crisis, Reduce Pressure on Emergency Rooms and Keep Public Safe
📍 Source Score: 30.00
2. In/Equality Podcast – Inequality and Disability Justice with Michael Orsini Transcript
Debra Thompson 00:00 From the Institute for Research on Public Policy, this is inequality a special series of the policy options podcast exploring the many facets of inequality in Canada through conversations with experts. I’m your host Deborah Thompson. Today I speak with Dr. Michael Orsini, a professor in the Institute of feminist and gender […] 📍 Source Score: 24.80
3. The future of child care in Canada: What to expect
On April 19, 2021, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the first federal budget in two years. Among the many new and updated policies, one stood out especially – the promise of affordable universal childcare for all Canadians. Universal child care had been promised in the past and never come to fruition, not for lack of […] 📍 Source Score: 22.80
4. Why a Canada-U.S. deal on steel and aluminum looks imminent to this trade insider
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d5012de4-1528-427a-834f-c72a4686653a,1761157857456/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C460%2C5712%2C3213%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Tim Sargent stands in front a blue banner that says ‘Center for Strategic & International Studies.’ ‘ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Tim Sargent was deputy minister of international trade in the federal government from 2016 to 2018, as the CUSMA trade deal was being negotiated with the first Trump administration. He is now director of the domestic policy program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.’/><p></p> 📍 Source Score: 23.00
5. Manitoba Government Provincial Nominee Program Invites 328 Health-Care Workers to Build Careers in Manitoba
📍 Source Score: 24.00
6. Canada Post can survive but fixing it is ‘not going to be easy’: minister
Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, defended his announced changes to the company’s mail delivery business and said they’re a ‘first step’ to saving it. 📍 Source Score: 17.00
7. Back-to-work legislation to end Alberta teachers’ strike coming Monday, says premier
<p>The Alberta government will table back-to-work legislation on Monday that seeks to end the provincewide teachers’ strike, Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday morning.</p>
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Score: 19.00
8. Technology-enabled trade in Canada
E-commerce is revolutionizing the way we trade by giving businesses unprecedented access to new markets. Tools such as eBay have become the great equalizer of international trade: empowering small businesses in a globalized trade environment traditionally dominated by large firms. With so much to gain from these emerging trade patterns, Canadian trade policy can’t afford […] 📍 Source Score: 18.30
9. Alberta to pay $95M settlement to another coal company over policy change
<p>Details of another settlement between the Government of Alberta and a coal company have been released. This time, the province has agreed to pay $95 million to Evolve Power.</p>
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Score: 16.00
10. How Can Canada Help Workers Through a Green Transition?
Create sector-specific training programs to help fossil fuel workers transition to new jobs, policy analyst Lin Al-Akkad says. 📍 Source Score: 17.00
11. Why Gawker’s bankruptcy is a policy issue
Where should media outlets draw the line between revenue generation and content quality? Between truth and ethics? CBC News’ Lauren O’Neil stopped by the podcast to weigh in on these issues and more on this week’s episode. We looked at the Gawker bankruptcy, the ethics and business of new media and Canada’s evolving media landscape. […] 📍 Source Score: 17.00
12. Book Excerpt Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control
The dark side of branding must be reined in. New rules are needed to contain nefarious behaviour and curtail the most despicable acts. In Democratizing the Constitution: Reforming Responsible Government, Peter Aucoin, Mark Jarvis, and Lori Turnbull argue that proposals for democratic reform in Canada must establish clear objectives, place formal constraints on prime ministerial […] 📍 Source Score: 17.00
13. Smith Still Faces Questions in the Dodgy Contracts Scandal
The premier said a report on AHS procurement practices cleared her government. It didn’t. 📍 Source Score: 15.00
14. EU official says the bloc won’t ‘lecture’ Canada on tech, AI regulations
EU Commissioner Michael McGrath is visiting Canada as the Liberal government pursues an AI policy that puts less emphasis on regulation and more on adoption. 📍 Source Score: 15.50
15. Canadian exporters and eBay: How technology is changing trade
The latest chapter in the IRPP’s trade volume describes the emerging phenomenon of technology-enabled (‘online’) trade. In this chapter, authors Usman Ahmed and Hanne Melin (eBay Inc.) analyze a unique dataset of Canadian firms using eBay in 2008-13. The experiences of these businesses demonstrate that technology-enabled trade is broader and more inclusive than traditional trade. […] 📍 Source Score: 16.80
16. Refocusing Canada’s international security agenda
This week, we spoke with James Fergusson, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba, about the changing international security landscape and how it affects Canada. We look at the lessons from Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan, our relationship with NATO, and whether Canada is equipped to deal with the […] 📍 Source Score: 14.00
17. Demystifying the role of parliamentary staffers
Much has been written about the roles members of Parliament play, but surprisingly little is publicly known or discussed about Canada’s parliamentary staffers. The pejorative label “the boys in short pants” has recently been used to describe some staffers; others have been called “ruthless, cutthroat psychopaths” and “25-year-old jihadis.” (Those latter two quotes were from […] 📍 Source Score: 14.00
18. Alberta teen faces new charges after terrorism peace bond for alleged online extremism ties
<p>The youth was initially arrested in May, with investigators saying they believed the 15-year-old would commit terrorism offences related to the 764 online network, which targets vulnerable children by prowling gaming sites like Minecraft and Roblox and lures victims into private online chats.</p>
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Score: 12.80
19. Canada Post workers union loses challenge of back-to-work order
<p>The Canada Industrial Relations Board has dismissed an argument from the Canada Post workers union that a government back-to-work order was unconstitutional.</p>
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Score: 12.50
20. What’s In Your Fridge: Josh Santos of VIFF’s Composer Filmmaker Accelerator program
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📍 Source Score: 13.50
21. Manitoba Government Making Continued Progress Through Investment to Hip and Knee Surgeries at Selkirk Regional Health Centre
📍 Source Score: 12.00
22. Manitoba Government Opens Renewed Security Rebate Program For Homeowners and Tenants
📍 Source Score: 12.00
23. Manitoba Government Invests in Training for Child and Family Service Workers
📍 Source Score: 12.00
24. Air Canada to launch U.S. routes from Toronto island airport, toe to toe with Porter
Air Canada plans to launch flights to the U.S. out of Toronto’s island airport in a bid for business passengers that marks a direct challenge to rival Porter Airlines. 📍 Source Score: 9.50
25. Q&A: Director Alireza Khatami on making Canada’s Oscar submission, The Things You Kill
“I showed the depth of my darkness, hoping people would look at their own.” 📍 Source Score: 9.50
26. CONTEST: Win Tickets to ‘East Van Panto: West Van Story’
This year, East Van’s favourite holiday show features star-crossed lovers in a housing crisis. 📍 Source Score: 11.60
27. Air Canada announces 4 new U.S. routes out of Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport
<p>Air Canada is introducing new daily routes from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to four U.S. cities — New York, Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C.</p>
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Score: 9.50
28. Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.2 Million For 24 Interlake Community Development Projects
📍 Source Score: 10.50
29. Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.2 Million in Community Development Projects for Northern Manitoba
📍 Source Score: 10.50
30. Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Keep Vehicle Insurance Rates Affordable
📍 Source Score: 10.50
31. Manitoba Government Opens Nominations for Excellence in Education Awards
📍 Source Score: 10.10
32. Manitoba Supports Families with New Parenting Website
📍 Source Score: 8.50
33. Manitoba Protects Indigenous Languages with New Teaching Degree Programs
📍 Source Score: 9.00
34. Construction of $10-A-Day Child-Care Centre Begins at Riverview Health Centre
📍 Source Score: 9.00
35. New Victoria Emergency Department Project to Start in January 2026
📍 Source Score: 9.00
36. Quebec government to ban religious symbols in daycares
Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge says there is a “broad consensus” that Quebecers want secularism to be strengthened. 📍 Source Score: 8.70
37. Federal scientific research underfunded, report says
📍 Source Score: 8.80
38. Photos: Matt Maltese caresses the keys at the Vogue Theatre
A multi-hyphenate British-Canadian singer-songwriter. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
39. Thinking about cancelling prom? Ontario education minister says ‘think again’
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/f09d5c74-0d64-41d4-a6b7-054390aa0dd5,1761240757696/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C428%2C8192%2C4608%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A man in a blue suit stands in front of other seated people’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’PC MPP Paul Calandra speaks during Question Period at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston’/><p>Education Minister Paul Calandra says if an Ontario school board doesn’t restore prom plans for three of its high schools that cancelled them, he will step in and do it.</p> 📍 Source Score: 8.30
40. Alberta throne speech pledges new pipelines and a boost for artificial intelligence
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/101219da-7c3a-474d-9558-eab387f8a342,1761225208885/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C251%2C4442%2C2498%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A blue flag with a blue sky.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Alberta’s provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020.’/><p>Alberta’s government will “end the landlocking” of the oilsands by working with partners to build pipelines to B.C.’s northwest coast and Ontario, Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani says in the speech from the throne.</p> 📍 Source Score: 8.20
41. Manitoba Grants Support Newcomers, Low-Income Manitobans Through Endowment Fund
📍 Source Score: 7.50
42. Manitoba Government Acts to Protect Democracy and Fundamental Freedoms
📍 Source Score: 7.50
43. Manitoba Government Welcomes Review of North Dakota Dairy Projects Near Red River
📍 Source Score: 7.50
44. Manitoba Government Extends Rent Freeze for Agricultural Crown Lands
📍 Source Score: 7.50
45. Manitoba Government Invests $1.2 Million in Mineral Exploration
📍 Source Score: 7.50
46. Manitoba Government’s U.S. Trade Council to Ensure Province’s Voice Heard During Trade Negotiations
📍 Source Score: 7.50
47. Manitoba Government’s Path to Net Zero Will Protect Environment and Create Jobs
📍 Source Score: 7.50
48. Manitoba Government Invests in New 24-7 Safe Space for Indigenous Women
📍 Source Score: 7.50
49. ABBA tribute ABRA Cadabra brings high-energy holiday love to the Lower Mainland this December!
“We’re there to bring joy, connect people, and engage with our audience.” 📍 Source Score: 5.00
50. Photos: Electronic powerhouses Kaytranada and Justice co-headline Rogers Arena
The DJ and the French duo combined for a memorable show. 📍 Source Score: 5.00