Daily News Curation - 2025-11-15
Curated 18 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Alberta premier says loss of measles elimination status concerning, urges vigilance
<p>Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada recently losing its measles elimination status is concerning, but her government might not have many other options on the table to help get it back.</p>
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Score: 17.00
2. ‘We’ve moved to Canada and are proud of it’: Sour Puss liquor production moves from Minnesota to Quebec
The company has signed a deal to produce the liquor in Quebec after several provinces stopped stocking certain American-made alcohol products in response to U.S. trade actions. 📍 Source Score: 14.00
3. Manitoba Government Adds $1 Million to Accelerate Construction of Park Community Centre and Child-Care Facility in Brandon
📍 Source Score: 15.00
4. Latest case of animal abandonment in North Okanagan has advocates issuing a plea
While it’s not known why exactly the chickens would be abandoned there, Runnalls said there are always other options to consider. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
5. Manitoba Government Provides $750,000 to Support Victims of Crime
📍 Source Score: 10.50
6. Calgary mayor proposes ban on raising other nations’ flags at city hall
Farkas’ urgent motion comes after a request to raise the State of Palestine’s flag outside Calgary city hall was approved back in September. 📍 Source Score: 8.50
7. Manitoba Government Invests $100,000 to Replace Brandon University Observatory Dome
📍 Source Score: 7.50
8. Manitoba Government Delivers on Promises to Make Communities Safer
📍 Source Score: 7.50
9. 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
10. B.C. Attorney General ‘deeply disturbed’ by social media giant X’s intimate image case
<p>British Columbia’s Attorney General says she’s “deeply disturbed” that the social media company X has filed a legal challenge against an order to remove a non-consensual intimate image from the internet. </p>
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Score: 6.50
11. WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Nov. 14
Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m. 📍 Source Score: 5.50
12. Fall drought could spell water troubles for central Alberta regions, expert says
<p>Large swaths of Alberta are experiencing extreme drought conditions. Some farmers are thinking twice about the amount of water they use heading into the winter months.</p>
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Score: 5.50
13. How Ontario school boards decide when to cancel school buses
Many Ontario families will wake up this winter wondering if school busses are cancelled. But the decision to cancel them isn’t as simple as you think. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
14. ‘The Librarians’ Traces the Battle of a Lifetime
As rightward forces campaign to pull books from library shelves, a gripping new documentary exposes what’s at stake. 📍 Source Score: 3.00
15. B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke named CFL’s outstanding player, top Canadian
📍 Source Score: 4.50
16. Paulatuk, N.W.T., wants to fix drafty homes as part of its net-zero goal
<p>The Paulatuk Energy Working Group has a goal of becoming carbon neutral. But everyone – from residents to those leading the project – agree making sure homes don’t waste that energy is a critical part of the target.</p>
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Score: 3.00
17. New Brunswick mine added to major projects but opponents say it’ll do more harm than good
In New Brunswick, opponents of a mining project that made Prime Minister Mark Carney’s nation-building projects say the proposal could do more harm than good, 📍 Source Score: 1.00
18. Between Breaths dives into the life of a Newfoundland conservationist who loved people as much as whales
“What is your life, and what is your life to you in its final moments?” 📍 Source Score: 1.00