Daily News Curation - 2025-11-13
Curated 29 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Governments Of Canada and Manitoba Strengthening Justice for Canada’s First Responders
📍 Source Score: 17.00
2. Kelowna’s unemployment rate jumps again, worse than height of COVID-19 pandemic
According to Statistics Canada, the jobless rate in the Kelowna area rose to 9.3 per cent in October, an increase of 2.2 per cent in just one month – the 2nd highest in B.C. 📍 Source Score: 12.50
3. 60 years later, Nevada homicide victim identified as missing Calgary woman
<p>Anna Sylvia Just was initially reported missing by her sister after she was last seen boarding a bus in Calgary in 1966. Decades later, her remains have been identified in Nevada.</p>
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Score: 14.00
4. B.C. limits when employers can request sick notes
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c845346c-76ed-4ebc-8a81-c4e7fb04e8fc,1741906618205/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28184%2C40%2C1735%2C975%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A man in a white coat points to paperwork while sitting next to a woman’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’In Manitoba, hundreds of thousands of sick notes are written by doctors every single year. It’s something physicians say its wasting valuable ti’/><p>A government statement says that under new employment standards regulations, an employer can’t ask for a note for the first two health-related absences of up to five consecutive days in the same year.</p> 📍 Source Score: 14.00
5. Manitoba Government Expands Care for Dialysis Patients and Mothers in Norway House Cree Nation
📍 Source Score: 13.30
6. Quebec doctors consider moving to Ontario due to introduction of Bill 2
Since Quebec passed its new pay reform bill just over two weeks ago, 285 doctors have applied for a licence to gain the ability to work in Ontario. 📍 Source Score: 13.50
7. Canada must not back down on industrial carbon price
📍 Source Score: 9.50
8. Why Is It So Hard to Fix a Wheelchair in BC?
Disabled people say companies are struggling to service their equipment, which can trap them in bed or at home. 📍 Source Score: 11.40
9. Why The Tragically Hip are lending their songs to Boi-1da ahead of World Cup | Hanomansing Tonight
<p>The Tragically Hip have given award-winning producer Boi-1da access to the band’s entire catalogue for a special project to raise funds for the Canada Soccer Foundation. Rob Baker, guitarist for the Tragically Hip, discusses more about the project. </p>
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Score: 9.50
10. IN PHOTOS | Solar storms bring dazzling display of northern lights
<p>Solar storms brought colourful auroras to unexpected southern places in Canada and the United States on Tuesday night — and there could be more to come. </p>
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Score: 9.50
11. Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.3 Million for Community Revitalization Projects in Westman
📍 Source Score: 10.50
12. Workers ‘needed more’ from Budget 2025 amidst trade crisis, Labour Congress says
📍 Source Score: 7.20
13. Party Discipline Is Undermining Canadian Democracy
Alberta’s bill ordering teachers back to work is a prime example, say authors of a new book. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
14. Manitoba Government to Help Students Learn About Climate Change and Climate Action in Schools
📍 Source Score: 7.50
15. Alberta municipalities gather in Calgary, debate call for province to collect own property tax
At the 2025 Alberta Municipalities Convention, a featured resolution calls on the province to collect its own education property tax, currently included on municipal tax bills. 📍 Source Score: 7.10
16. How BC Killed the ‘Last Hope’ for the Deaf Community
A Tyee Q&A with Deaf advocate Sarah-Anne Hrycenko after an NDP retreat on a plan for change. 📍 Source Score: 5.00
17. B.C. hotel rates a ‘critical challenge’ ahead of FIFA event
New data from CoStar shows that hotel room prices in Vancouver reached record highs this past summer, with the city’s average daily rate climbing to nearly $330 in July. 📍 Source Score: 3.00
18. Slew of recall campaigns in Alberta target UCP politicians
📍 Source Score: 4.50
19. You Nearly Missed: Vancouver roots royalty joins Chest Fever at the Rickshaw for a tribute to the Band’s Last Waltz
Robbie Robertson would definitely approve. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
20. Photos: Atlanta rapper JID makes the most of a Monday night PNE Forum crowd
The artist brought the crowd to its feet. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
21. The Beaches make a play for Canadian rock royalty at Doug Mitchell
The Beaches are making more than just waves. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
22. Historic Stampede Ranch once owned by outdoor show’s founder facing receivership application hearing
📍 Source Score: 4.50
23. Ottawa seeking a permanent parliamentary budget officer with ‘tact and discretion’
<p>Ottawa says it’s looking to hire a permanent parliamentary budget officer — someone with “tact and discretion” — just a few months after appointing a critical fiscal watchdog on an interim basis.</p>
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Score: 4.50
24. 87-year-old USask student graduates, seeks to keep Cree language alive
Louise Fraser made history Wednesday as one of the oldest graduates from the University of Saskatchewan and she hopes to use her knowledge to keep the Cree language alive. 📍 Source Score: 1.30
25. A.J. Ouellette ready to rumble for Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back A.J. Ouellette is nicknamed ‘Thor’ in part because he wields a hammer associated with Norse god of thunder. 📍 Source Score: 1.30
26. Grey Cup festivities have begun at Regina retirement home
Since the Saskatchewan Roughriders made it to the Grey Cup game, it only makes sense to throw a party. That’s exactly residents of Venvi Renaissance retirement home in Regina did. 📍 Source Score: 1.30
27. Majority of bettors had Riders reaching Grey Cup
The majority of Proline bettors aren’t surprised to see the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup. 📍 Source Score: 1.30
28. The Alluring Mysteries of BC’s Humpback Whales
As their numbers grow, so do deadly human encounters. Researchers are fascinated by their songs, sexuality and collective creativity. 📍 Source Score: 1.30
29. Is there any point in getting a flu shot that’s mismatched to the virus? Here’s what the science says
<p>Some scientists say this year’s flu shot isn’t well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, is there still a point in getting it? Medical experts say: absolutely. Here’s why.</p>
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Score: 1.30