Daily News Curation - 2025-10-30
Curated 16 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Thief makes off with $80K in whipped cream during Ontario trailer heist
Guelph police are looking for a suspect who allegedly whipped up a creamy heist earlier this week. Just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, police said a manager from a business on Speedvale Avenue West reported a trailer had been stolen earlier in the morning. At approximately 4:30 a.m. Oct. 28, a white Wabash refrigerated trailer was… 📍 Source Score: 21.00
2. Some P.E.I. municipalities postpone Halloween due to messy weather forecast
<p>Some trick-or-treaters in P.E.I. will have to wait an extra night for Halloween festivities as Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning that heavy rain and wind are expected to hit the Island on Friday.</p>
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Score: 14.00
3. Carney is set to announce immigration plan. Where do levels stand now?
Speaking to students at the University of Ottawa last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government was also going to work on reducing immigration levels. 📍 Source Score: 10.50
4. Speed cameras across Ontario to be removed in 2 weeks, transportation minister says
<p>Ontario’s transportation minister says speed cameras across the province are set to be removed in two weeks, after Premier Doug Ford’s government passed legislation Thursday to ban them.</p>
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Score: 12.10
5. India slaps yellow pea imports with 30% duty
India is adding an additional duty of 30 per cent for all imports of yellow peas effective Nov. 1, including from Canada, in an effort to maintain local price stability. 📍 Source Score: 9.50
6. ‘Sometimes it actually happens’: One vote decides final Banff council spot
<p>New Banff councillor Michelle Backhouse won by one vote, while candidate Allan Buckingham fell short by one vote in seeking a spot on council in the 2025 Alberta municipal election.</p>
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Score: 9.00
7. General strike in Alberta possible after back-to-work legislation
📍 Source Score: 7.10
8. ‘Forever Canadian’ Results Shock the UCP Government
Thomas Lukaszuk delivers petitions signed by over 456,000 citizens, upsetting separatist referendum plans. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
9. CBSA reports huge Chinese drug chemical seizure ahead of Carney-Xi meeting
The seizure occurred in May at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in B.C., but was reported by CBSA on Thursday — one day before Carney and Xi are set to meet. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
10. Spending soared in Toronto as Blue Jays entered World Series, data shows
The Toronto Blue Jays have two chances to create history and win the World Series, but restaurants in the city are already feeling the Jays effect as sales spike in the city. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
11. Alberta’s Big Payouts to Spurned Australian Coal Miners
Two firms that invested far less are getting $238 million. Taxpayers face more such hits. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
12. How some Canadian families are making trick-or-treating more accessible
📍 Source Score: 4.50
13. Calgary students among thousands across Alberta taking part in provincewide walkout
📍 Source Score: 4.50
14. Eby Threatens Snap Election over North Coast Transmission Line
If opposition MLAs block legislation on the project, voters could be heading to the polls. 📍 Source Score: 2.60
15. In 1995 Quebec nearly separated. We could soon relive that nightmare
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16. Quebec minister steps down day after daughter criticizes special law for doctors
📍 Source Score: 1.50