Daily News Curation - 2025-11-08
Curated 19 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic
The advisory comes in the wake of a Health Canada raid at Ezra Healing in Kelowna, B.C. 📍 Source Score: 15.00
2. Canada’s Indigenous veterans faced tough battles — abroad and at home
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/81864c63-dc12-442a-b2e8-a8a400a45b70,1762631772304/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C368%2C6178%2C3475%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’An elderly person places a poppy on a tomb.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’An Indigenous veteran places a poppy on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial, Thursday, November 11, 2021 in Ottawa. Veterans Affairs Canada says it’s sending a group abroad to acknowledge the graves of Indigenous soldiers who helped to liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld’/><p>Canada marks Indigenous Veterans Day on Saturday, shining a spotlight on wartime experiences that historian Scott Sheffield says was a place where some would find a sense of belonging, away from racism at home.</p> 📍 Source Score: 14.00
3. An Alberta general strike raises many questions. Key among them are if — and when
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/231e209d-59a8-4e04-b23e-8d417884b3d6,1761790144994/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C535%2C5712%2C3213%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’People hold posters that read “general strike,” some with a question mark at the end of the phrase.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Labour supporters gathered at Ironworkers Hall in Edmonton on Oct. 29, 2025 for a rally, concerned about the Alberta government’s use of the notwithstanding clause to end a teachers strike. of the notwithstanding clause to remove teachers’ right to bargain.’/><p>What are the legalities around a general strike? What moves could the Alberta government take to stop it? And if it does go ahead, when should it happen?</p> 📍 Source Score: 15.00
4. Manitoba Government Receives Report on Future of Technology, Innovation and Productivity
📍 Source Score: 12.00
5. Police Presence at Health Sciences Centre 24-7 to Protect Health-Care Workers and Patients
📍 Source Score: 10.20
6. 3 Sask. men reflect on Indigenous Veterans Day
<p>Three First Nations men from Saskatchewan who served in the Canadian Armed Forces say National Indigenous Veterans Day on Nov. 8 is a time to reflect.</p>
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Score: 10.50
7. Calgarians optimistic about city’s future, question value for tax dollars ahead of budget
Mayor Jeromy Farkas wants to cut the proposed property tax increase by “at-least half,” as new data shows just 42 per cent of Calgarians feel they get good value for their taxes. 📍 Source Score: 6.90
8. Canadian ship bound for Quebec City stuck in the Detroit River
<p>A Canadian ship is stuck in the Detroit River right between downtown Detroit and downtown Windsor. </p>
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Score: 9.00
9. 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
10. Drought leaves some Canadians struggling for water as wells run dry
<p>Drought conditions are lingering across the country and some wells have run dry, forcing people to haul water or pay the steep cost to drill a new well.</p>
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Score: 5.50
11. B.C. government fined $759K by workplace safety agency after death of wildfire fighter
<p>B.C.’s workplace regulator has leveled a hefty fine on the province for two wildfire fighting incidents from 2023, including one where a 25-year-old firefighter died in a vehicle rollover in the northeast.</p>
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Score: 5.00
12. Trailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith charged with sexual assault for 2017 incident
Mike Smith, who plays Bubbles on ‘Trailer Park Boys,’ is facing a sexual assault charge for an alleged incident on Dec. 30, 2017, and is set to appear in Halifax court Monday. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
13. Can loyalty and points programs help ease the pinch of holiday spending?
Loyalty programs can be a good way for consumers to potentially save money during the holiday season, but experts say it’s not as easy as just signing up. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
14. Toronto children’s charity wins big following Jays-Dodgers rivalry
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/da27e003-9a49-4df4-b36e-418496b24178,1762628398166/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C309%2C5112%2C2875%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Two baseball fans celebrate side by side in a bar. A TV screen on the left shows a Los Angeles Dodger’s baseball player. ‘ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Baseball fans watch the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers play in Game 6 of the World Series at a watch party in Calgary, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh’/><p>Los Angeles Dodgers fans donated $30,000 to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital following their team’s World Series win — picking up a trend Toronto Blue Jays fans started during their post-season run.</p> 📍 Source Score: 4.50
15. Discount grocery stores gaining momentum in Quebec
<p>A new kind of grocery store is selling discounted food items, sometimes that are near or past their ‘best before’ date to promise cheaper prices for customers. CBC’s Gabriel Guinty shares more on the story.</p>
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Score: 4.50
16. Toronto will add over 1,200 shelter spaces for winter months
Toronto is adding 1,200+ shelter spaces and boosting outreach from Nov. 15–Apr. 15 to support people facing homelessness during winter’s extreme cold. 📍 Source Score: 3.00
17. Measles Update #42
📍 Source Score: 1.30
18. Drug User Liberation Front founders found guilty of drug trafficking
<p>A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Friday that Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx had broken the law by selling the drugs to their members, and were each guilty of three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.</p>
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Score: 1.20
19. Grounded container ship MSC Baltic III damaged by ‘extreme wind’ and rough seas
<p>Crews are assessing the damage to the container ship, grounded off Newfoundland’s west coast since February.</p>
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Score: 1.00