Daily News Curation - 2025-11-07
Curated 24 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. What’s going on with the Canada Post strikes?
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/e4651895-951c-402f-b4f8-293d95933d91,1762390999607/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C307%2C6500%2C3656%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A man stands in front of a fence’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’A striking Canada Post worker stands at a picket line outside a delivery depot, in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, September 29, 2025. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers took to the picket lines Thursday after Ottawa announced sweeping changes to the Crown corporation’s operations to address its troubled financial situation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck’/><p>More than a month into rotating Canada Post strikes, workers and the businesses that use the national postal service are grappling with uncertainty.</p> 📍 Source Score: 23.00
2. Halifax student leaders hold rally for N.S. government to address housing crisis
Student union leaders from Halifax’s Dalhousie University held a march downtown today, calling on the province to urgently address the city’s housing crisis. 📍 Source Score: 16.80
3. How the son of Russian spies paved the legal path for B.C. ostrich cull
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/5a437545-6681-44c1-b25e-8a914b1a838d,1762455685889/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Alexander Vavilov holds his passport up during an interview’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Alexander Vavilov fought all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada in a legal battle that set the standard for ‘reasonableness’ in decision-making’/><p>In his battle for Canadian citizenship, Alexander Vavilov got an opportunity denied to the owners of B.C.’s Universal Ostrich Farms — a chance to argue his case before Canada’s top court. In the process, the son of Russian spies set a legal standard for decision-making “reasonableness” that would doom the B.C. birds six years later.</p> 📍 Source Score: 14.00
4. Holiday hiring is set to get tighter as small firms say no to staffing up
Three in four Canadian small businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors said they’re not planning to hire seasonal staff for the holidays, according to a new poll. 📍 Source Score: 12.00
5. Ostrich cull complete at B.C. farm, flock of birds shot dead, CFIA says
A Global News camera operator at the scene of the Universal Ostrich Farm said gunshots were first heard around 6 p.m. on Thursday. 📍 Source Score: 12.00
6. Manitoba Government Adds $1 Million to Accelerate Construction of Park Community Centre and Child-Care Facility in Brandon
📍 Source Score: 15.00
7. Telus sees boost to internet customers as it builds fibre service in Ontario, Quebec
Telus added 40,000 new internet customers as it expands fibre service into Ontario and Quebec, boosting profit to $493M in Q3 despite softer wireless growth. 📍 Source Score: 13.50
8. Federal budget cuts to public sector will weaken services, unions warn
📍 Source Score: 12.00
9. Teachers’ union taking Alberta government to court over notwithstanding clause
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6083bd0e-5cc5-4e84-923d-7293588151b7,1762472056903/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28225%2C126%2C1689%2C950%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A bald white man is wearing thick black-rimmed glasses, and a blue suit, lighter blue dress shirt, tartan tie and a red poppy on his lapel. He is standing inside a school library, speaking at a podium.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Alberta Teachers’ Association president Jason Schilling announced Thursday, Nov. 6, that the union filed a court challenge against the provincial government for using the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work late last month.’/><p>The Alberta Teachers’ Association has filed a constitutional challenge of a provincial government law that forced educators across the province back to work and imposed a new contract.</p> 📍 Source Score: 10.50
10. Montreal transit agency says there’s been progress in talks with one striking union
The CEO of Montreal’s public transit agency says there is progress in negotiations with one of two unions whose walkouts have disrupted service across the network. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
11. This Ontario town is on a mission to end homelessness by 2027. Here’s how it’s going
<p>When Sara Pepper was living on the streets of St. Thomas, Ont., a few years back, she says there wasn’t much in the way of support. These days, she says, things are looking brighter — but there’s still plenty of work to do. </p>
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Score: 8.50
12. Manitoba Government Invests $100,000 to Replace Brandon University Observatory Dome
📍 Source Score: 7.50
13. Manitoba Government Delivers on Promises to Make Communities Safer
📍 Source Score: 7.50
14. Canadian airports brace for ripple effects of U.S. FAA flight cuts
Hundreds of flight cancellations spread across the U.S. as airlines began complying with the Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to scale down routes nationwide. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
15. The Canadian government is not interested in preventing nuclear war
📍 Source Score: 7.50
16. On Our Radar: Buddie turns its completely understandable stress into something beautiful
Guitar bands are back in Vancouver, and it’s beautiful. 📍 Source Score: 5.00
17. By the numbers: Here’s what needs to happen in a budget vote to avoid an election
<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government was elected just a few seats shy of a majority, meaning the Liberals will need the cooperation of one of the opposition parties to pass its budget.</p>
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Score: 7.50
18. Smiths Falls man charged with murder in 2023 death of Elizabethtown-Kitley resident
A Smiths Falls man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 death of Giles Dagenais in Elizabethtown-Kitley. He remains in custody pending a court appearance. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
19. Marksmen complete cull at B.C. ostrich farm, CFIA says
<p>The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it used professional marksmen to complete a cull of a large flock of ostriches in southern B.C. where avian flu was detected last December, ending a months-long legal battle between the agency and the birds’ owners. </p>
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Score: 4.50
20. Buying a new car? Hidden cameras show some Ontario dealerships adding extra charges and features
<p>Marketplace visited 15 car dealerships in the Greater Toronto Area with hidden cameras rolling, posing as customers to see if dealerships honour the price in their ads. We found out some car dealerships add extra charges or features.</p>
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Score: 4.50
21. How the Abundance Movement Is Dividing the Left
Calls for fewer rules and faster building have found a progressive audience, including in the BC government. 📍 Source Score: 3.00
22. N.S. premier criticizes ‘disgusting’ ban on staff wearing poppies in some courtrooms
‘Disgusting’ is how Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston described the decision not to allow staff to wear poppies in some courtrooms ahead of Remembrance Day. 📍 Source Score: 1.30
23. Are People Losing Trust in BC’s FOI System?
The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions. 📍 Source Score: 1.00
24. Communities shut water intake from B.C. lake after fuel spill reaches 80,000 litres
<p>A local official says small communities on Kamloops Lake in British Columbia have been shutting down their intakes from the waterway after it was revealed that more than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on its shores in a train derailment last weekend.</p>
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Score: 1.20