Daily News Curation - 2025-10-31
Curated 26 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Vaccine records aren’t up to date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: public health
Over half of Toronto and Ottawa students lack up-to-date vaccine records, exposing flaws in Ontario’s outdated reporting system as measles threatens Canada’s elimination status. 📍 Source Score: 27.50
2. How Canadian sport can begin to climb out of financial crisis
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/2a7b089b-bdc5-4a67-872a-c926a63a569d,1761925069692/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C92%2C4000%2C2250%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Three Canadian male speed skaters.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Canada’s Connor Howe, front to back, Antoine Gelinas-Beaulieu, and Hayden Mayeur skate during the men’s team pursuit event at the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh’/><p></p> 📍 Source Score: 21.80
3. Is Alberta headed for a general strike?
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7e1c3502-7755-4711-bd9a-250fc9df7f20,1761857047485/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C346%2C6636%2C3732%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Teachers and supporters take part in a rally on World Teachers’ Day in Edmonton on Sunday October 5, 2025. Alberta Teachers Association members voted 89.5% to reject the latest contract offer from the province of Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Fra’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Teachers and supporters take part in a rally on World Teachers’ Day in Edmonton on Sunday October 5, 2025. Alberta Teachers Association members voted 89.5% to reject the latest contract offer from the province of Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson’/><p>Organized labour in Alberta sets the wheels in motion for a potential general strike after Danielle Smith’s UCP government forced Alberta teachers back to work using the notwithstanding clause.</p> 📍 Source Score: 15.00
4. Boy in care of Burlington, Ont., couple ‘would be alive’ if taken to hospital as urged, psychiatrist testifies
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0ad4f86f-37de-4c45-8485-a48affe584e6,1761930276026/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C3750%2C2109%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A courtroom sketch of three people seated wearing lawyer robes.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Brandy Cooney’s lawyer is Kim Edward, left. Becky Hamber’s lawyers are Monte MacGregor, centre, and Nabeel Sheiban. Cooney and Hamber have pleaded not guilty at their murder trial in Milton, Ont.’/><p>The psychiatrist for a 12-year-old found dead in 2022 has testified at the weeks-long murder trial for two Burlington, Ont., women who were aiming to adopt him. “If the family brought him to the emergency department, we wouldn’t be going through this and the boy would be alive,” Dr. Shelinderjit Dhaliwal told Superior Court in Milton.</p> 📍 Source Score: 11.70
5. Air ambulance takes average of nearly 4 hours to reach patients in northern Ontario, inquest told
<p>Representatives of the Ontario’s air ambulance operation, Ornge, told a coroner’s inquest that it’s still impossible to meet the Ministry of Health’s timelines for transportation of critically ill patients in the north, although response times have improved since 2021.</p>
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Score: 12.00
6. Manitoba Government Receives Report on Future of Technology, Innovation and Productivity
📍 Source Score: 12.00
7. Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ is not something Canada should be a part of
📍 Source Score: 9.50
8. Rob Ashton: Canada needs bold action for workers now
📍 Source Score: 9.50
9. Only Unionized Amazon Warehouse in Canada Starts Negotiating
Both sides have unresolved legal challenges before courts and labour relations tribunals. 📍 Source Score: 9.50
10. Supreme Court striking down minimum sentences for child pornography called ‘disgusting’ by Conservatives
<p>In a divisive decision, the country’s top court struck down the mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography — deeming them unconstitutional. </p>
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Score: 9.50
11. Saint John police chief discusses future of force amid harassment claims
Amidst questions around the leadership at Saint John Police Force and allegations of harassment, Chief Robert Bruce said he intends to continue in his role. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
12. Trump says Carney ‘apologized’ for TV ad that scuttled U.S. trade talks
Trump said ‘no’ when asked if the U.S. will resume trade negotiations, but praised Carney and said the two still have a ‘good relationship.’ 📍 Source Score: 7.50
13. Police Presence at Health Sciences Centre 24-7 to Protect Health-Care Workers and Patients
📍 Source Score: 10.00
14. Judge suggests better addiction supports after Winnipeg overdose death
A Winnipeg judge is recommending improved addiction supports after examining the overdose death of a man living in a tent who had faced barriers in accessing treatment. 📍 Source Score: 8.00
15. Vaccine records aren’t up-to-date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: public health
<p>Public health records for Ottawa and Toronto schools show that among the cohorts assessed this year, more than half of the students did not have up-to-date immunization records, which experts say exposes an antiquated system that’s unhelpful in the race to boost vaccination rates.</p>
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Score: 10.00
16. BC Confesses Concerns about a Pipeline Property Tax Cut
After a Tyee report, the legislature grapples with a change that could cost homeowners. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
17. Alberta Teachers’ Association might take the government to court. Here’s what we know
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.7630257,1757546918000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C107%2C1224%2C688%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A person behind a podium.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Alberta Teachers’ Association president Jason Schilling made the strike announcement on Wednesday.’/><p>What avenues for legal recourse actually exist? CBC spoke to lawyers and civil liberty associations to get a sense of whether the back-to-work order could be challenged in court.</p> 📍 Source Score: 8.50
18. 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
19. B.C. grape grower left with unsold fruit as wineries allowed to import U.S. grapes
<p>Some farmers say a provincial program that allows wineries to import grapes from the United States is crowding the market, leaving them with fruit they can’t sell.</p>
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Score: 7.50
20. From escaping war to building businesses: How some Ukrainians are investing in their future in Manitoba
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/434229fe-a366-4173-bfb3-df3d1e59b672,1761836080388/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C31%2C5712%2C3213%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Woman with dark red hair stands between two clothing racks. ‘ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Olha Zolotkova arrived in Winnipeg with her daughter in May 2022, just months after Russia’s mass invasion of Ukraine. Now she’s working as an educational assistant and has launched her own business. ‘/><p>When Olha Zolotkova arrived in Winnipeg just months after Russia’s mass invasion of Ukraine in 2022, she didn’t speak English. Now, she’s building her own business.</p> 📍 Source Score: 7.10
21. Only 10% of Canadian boomers say they’ll travel to U.S. this winter: survey
The survey found most Canadians are going to be skipping U.S. travel this winter, with only 26 per cent saying they will head south this winter 📍 Source Score: 5.50
22. What to know about Cowichan land title case in B.C. and push for ‘clarity’
A landmark court ruling has ignited fierce debate and uncertainty over the future of private property rights in the province and across the country. 📍 Source Score: 4.00
23. Upset with new doctor law, students at all four Quebec medical schools vote to strike
Students at Quebec’s four medical schools have voted for an unlimited general strike mandate over a new provincial law that ties part of doctors’ remuneration to performance. 📍 Source Score: 5.50
24. Reviewing Muslim representation in Canadian media
📍 Source Score: 4.50
25. Saskatoon police tactical team officer fired after hot tub party now charged with assault
<p>A former Saskatoon police officer, fired in September with two other officers after an off-duty hot tub party in his backyard, is now charged with assault. Dylan Kemp is appealing his firing.</p>
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Score: 4.50
26. Measles Update #42
📍 Source Score: 1.00