Daily News Curation - 2025-11-01
Curated 15 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Canada’s economy shrank by 0.3% in August
<p>Canada’s economy shrank in August against widespread expectations of no growth, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, but an advanced estimate pointed out the economy might escape a recession in the third quarter.</p>
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Score: 24.20
2. Carney says China doesn’t share concerns about ‘foreign interference’
Prime Minister Mark Carney said China does not grasp Canada’s level of concern on “foreign interference” after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 📍 Source Score: 17.00
3. Canada announces first critical minerals projects under G7 partnership
The 25 initiatives include purchase agreements for a Quebec graphite mine and investments to scale up a rare earth elements refinery in Ontario. 📍 Source Score: 18.50
4. Carney and Xi agree to tackle ‘irritants’ in Canada-China relationship
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/fa5f0d96-32a2-43c4-9fce-1cc54e0916e5,1761911918365/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1280%2C720%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Carney calls meeting with Xi a ‘turning point’ in Canada-China relations’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Carney calls meeting with Xi a ‘turning point’ in Canada-China relations’/><p></p> 📍 Source Score: 9.50
5. Summerland B.C. winery says imported fruit is hurting the local market
“There are still quite a bit of grapes left on the vines,” Gill said. “We’re still getting inquiries, we’re turning people away at this point.” 📍 Source Score: 7.50
6. Penticton accused of too little public consultation on proposed tiny home development
The City of Penticton wants to build a tiny home community for the unhoused population on a piece of land along Dartmouth Road. 📍 Source Score: 8.50
7. CFL suspends Alouettes’ Oakman ‘indefinitely’ for policy breach
The Canadian Football League has suspended Shawn Oakman of the Montreal Alouettes ‘indefinitely’ for allegedly breaching its policy on gender-based violence and harassment. 📍 Source Score: 6.50
8. General strike in Alberta possible after back-to-work legislation
📍 Source Score: 7.50
9. ‘No change to property sale procedures’ B.C. gov’t says of Richmond homes in Cowichan land ruling
Debate over the ruling was reignited earlier this month after the City of Richmond sent a letter to a group of 150 property owners in the land claim area. 📍 Source Score: 4.80
10. ‘I did apologize to the President,’ Carney says on U.S. anti-tariff ad
Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump after an Ontario anti-tariff ad aired in the U.S. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
11. ‘I’ve kind of done it all’: Zamboni driver from Halifax retiring after 50 years
Kelly Saunders is hanging up the keys after a multi-decade career, which saw him play an integral role in some of Halifax’s biggest moments on ice. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
12. Saskatoon police officer faces assault charge after ‘off-duty social gathering’
A Saskatoon police officer is facing an assault charge after the Saskatchewan police watchdog’s investigation into an off-duty social gathering from last fall. 📍 Source Score: 2.60
13. How one North Vancouver school Is redefining education for neurodiverse learners in B.C.
“Our students learn through doing.” 📍 Source Score: 2.60
14. A Guide to the Modern-Day Scaries of 2025
Here’s a spooky list of the real-life frights that keep us up at night. 📍 Source Score: 1.00
15. A photographer captured a Windsor, Ont., woman in the ‘roughest time.’ The family can’t get the pics deleted
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/3f870ca2-3b57-490a-a212-ddfdfe5be405,1761766514588/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2850%2C0%2C1844%2C1037%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Two people are sitting and looking straight ahead.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Devin, left, and Kathleen, right, Newman say they want the photo of Alicia taken down, but feel like they’re out of options.’/><p>Loved ones of a Windsor woman want photos taken of her on the city’s streets, during an active drug addiction, removed from social media. The woman in the photos is Alicia Newman and she died several years ago.</p> 📍 Source Score: 1.30