Daily News Curation - 2025-10-24
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: 25.60
3. ‘No one was getting any better’: When private addiction treatment centres put patients in danger
<p>For-profit, privately owned residential substance use treatment facilities provide a vital health service, but across Canada they operate with little government regulation or oversight, putting lives of patients at risk, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.</p>
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Score: 24.00
4. 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: 23.00
5. White House says trade talks won’t resume if Canada ‘can’t be serious’
Trump’s top economic adviser said the announcement reflected mounting ‘frustrations’ with Canada in negotiations, while Democrats highlighted the economic harm of Trump’s tariffs. 📍 Source Score: 18.00
6. Alberta ends hybrid work model for government employees, effective February
<p>Alberta government employees will return to full-time, in-office work starting February, the province said Friday. Since 2022, Alberta Public Service employees have been eligible to work from home up to two days per week. </p>
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Score: 20.80
7. Manitoba Government Provincial Nominee Program Invites 328 Health-Care Workers to Build Careers in Manitoba
📍 Source Score: 24.00
8. Manitoba Government’s Connected Approach Supporting Primary Care, Faster Discharges: CIHI Report
📍 Source Score: 21.00
9. 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: 18.50
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. Supreme Court of Canada affirms Sask. man’s acquittal in use of Good Samaritan law
<p>The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the acquittal of a man who was arrested at the scene of a drug overdose, a ruling that clarifies the application of a law intended to reduce substance use deaths.</p>
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Score: 15.00
14. 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: 17.60
15. Only 15% of women reported getting screened for breast cancer in Canada in past year: study
📍 Source Score: 15.20
16. Robotic walker helps children take first steps
<p>A Regina-based nonprofit said an anonymous donor is funding new technology, the first of its kind in Saskatchewan, that’s helping children walk. Trexo is a Canadian-made robotic exoskeleton that can detect how a child is doing in the walker and assist them as needed. </p>
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Score: 13.20
17. Canada needs new Indo-Pacific strategy as it seeks deeper Asia ties: Anand
Anand says she has told Global Affairs Canada to update the Indo-Pacific strategy that the Trudeau government released three years ago. 📍 Source Score: 14.00
18. CBSA launches anti-dumping probe into Chinese truck bodies
The investigation follows a complaint filed by two Canadian groups, Morgan Canada Corporation and Morgan Transit Corporation, in Bolton, Ont., and Laval, Que., respectively. 📍 Source Score: 14.00
19. 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
20. 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
21. Adam Drake gets life in prison, no chance of parole for 17 years in Pat Stay murder
A Nova Scotia judge has set parole eligibility at 17 years for Adam Drake, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of rapper Pat Stay. 📍 Source Score: 10.50
22. We analyzed 200 cancer and autism videos on TikTok and found the majority contain misinformation
<p>TikTok is flooded with videos promising miracle treatments for autism and cancer, but how many of them are true? Marketplace investigated 200 health videos on the platform and uncovered a troubling trend: misinformation is not only widespread, it’s thriving. </p>
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Score: 12.50
23. What’s In Your Fridge: Josh Santos of VIFF’s Composer Filmmaker Accelerator program
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📍 Source Score: 13.50
24. Manitoba Government Making Continued Progress Through Investment to Hip and Knee Surgeries at Selkirk Regional Health Centre
📍 Source Score: 12.00
25. Manitoba Government Opens Renewed Security Rebate Program For Homeowners and Tenants
📍 Source Score: 12.00
26. Manitoba Government Invests in Training for Child and Family Service Workers
📍 Source Score: 12.00
27. Prince Andrew’s latest scandal begs the question: Why does Canada still have a monarchy?
📍 Source Score: 9.50
28. World Culinary Awards names Baan Lao best restaurant in Canada for the second straight year
The Richmond restaurant took home the honours once again. 📍 Source Score: 9.50
29. 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
30. 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: 12.00
31. Canada’s Fontaine, 16, captures silver at 1st artistic gymnastics worlds
📍 Source Score: 9.50
32. Canada and the U.S. have won every major title in women’s hockey. When will that change?
📍 Source Score: 9.50
33. Manitoba Government Opens New Permanent Rest Stop on Provincial Trunk Highway 6
📍 Source Score: 10.50
34. Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.2 Million For 24 Interlake Community Development Projects
📍 Source Score: 10.50
35. Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.2 Million in Community Development Projects for Northern Manitoba
📍 Source Score: 10.50
36. Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Keep Vehicle Insurance Rates Affordable
📍 Source Score: 10.50
37. Manitoba Government Opens Nominations for Excellence in Education Awards
📍 Source Score: 10.50
38. Alberta parents still struggling to book COVID shots for kids as doctors raise alarm about access
<p>Parents and doctors continue to push back against the Alberta government’s controversial COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Determining who is eligible for free vaccines has not been straightforward, and the booking process has been criticized as complicated and confusing.</p>
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Score: 9.80
39. Manitoba Government Opens Downtown Resource Corner at Millennium Library
📍 Source Score: 8.50
40. Manitoba Supports Families with New Parenting Website
📍 Source Score: 8.80
41. Manitoba Protects Indigenous Languages with New Teaching Degree Programs
📍 Source Score: 9.00
42. Construction of $10-A-Day Child-Care Centre Begins at Riverview Health Centre
📍 Source Score: 9.00
43. New Victoria Emergency Department Project to Start in January 2026
📍 Source Score: 9.00
44. Downtown Winnipeg community hub reopens, offers resources for those in need
The former home of the Community Connections program is now open as the Downtown Resource Corner and is intended to piggyback on some of its predecessor’s programming. 📍 Source Score: 8.50
45. Federal scientific research underfunded, report says
📍 Source Score: 9.00
46. Photos: Matt Maltese caresses the keys at the Vogue Theatre
A multi-hyphenate British-Canadian singer-songwriter. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
47. Manitoba Grants Support Newcomers, Low-Income Manitobans Through Endowment Fund
📍 Source Score: 7.50
48. Manitoba Government Acts to Protect Democracy and Fundamental Freedoms
📍 Source Score: 7.50
49. Manitoba Government Welcomes Review of North Dakota Dairy Projects Near Red River
📍 Source Score: 7.50
50. Manitoba Government Extends Rent Freeze for Agricultural Crown Lands
📍 Source Score: 7.50