Daily News Curation - 2025-11-20
Curated 34 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. In Canada’s ski towns, ‘Buy Canadian’ appears to be boosting real estate
The price of a single-family detached home in winter recreational markets increased 3.8 per cent to $982,000, a new Royal LePage report said Thursday. 📍 Source Score: 36.60
2. Bill restoring citizenship for ‘Lost Canadians’ clears Senate, will become law
<p>The “Lost Canadians” legislation, which aims to fix Canada’s unconstitutional citizenship by descent rules, passed in the Senate Wednesday and is on track to become law.</p>
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Score: 20.90
3. Manitoba Government Announces Overpass North of Carberry at Trans-Canada Highway and Provincial Trunk Highway 5
📍 Source Score: 19.60
4. Affordability crisis can be fixed through productivity, says Bank of Canada
Nicolas Vincent, the Bank of Canada’s external deputy governor, says boosting Canada’s productivity is the best way to address the affordability crisis. 📍 Source Score: 16.70
5. Man charged after Winnipeg nurse sexually assaulted in parkade
<p>A man has been charged with sexual assault after a Winnipeg hospital nurse was attacked in a parkade, police say.</p>
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Score: 20.16
6. Rising cost of food is changing how Canadians eat, survey shows
<p>According to the latest edition of the Canadian Food Sentiment Index, four out of every five people surveyed said food is their top expense pressure.</p>
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Score: 13.00
7. Canada and Manitoba Invest to Create Jobs, Bringing Economic Opportunities From The U.S.
📍 Source Score: 14.00
8. Huskies hunt for Vanier Cup breakthrough in home province against high-flying Carabins
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c7633683-27f3-4343-9d82-d959aa225bd0,1763601876522/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1600%2C900%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Left: a men’s quarterback is seen, right: a men’s football wide receiver makes a catch in front of a defender.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Montreal Carabins quarterback Pepe Gonzalez, left, and Saskatchewan Huskies wide receiver Daniel Wiebe, right, will be among the key players participating in the 60th Vanier Cup in Regina, Sask., on Saturday.’/><p>The Canada West champion Saskatchewan Huskies take the field at Mosaic Stadium in their home province against RSEQ victor Montreal Carabins in the 60th installment on the Vanier Cup on Saturday.</p> 📍 Source Score: 14.00
9. Don’t stop: Canadian short track champ Steven Dubois pushes through injury toward Olympics
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c9a186d1-77de-4e3b-95a0-988ab3a69c60,1762264175810/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C35%2C3069%2C1726%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A side profile shot of a men’s speed skater is shown as he yells in front of the Olympic rings.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Canada’s Steven Dubois is shown celebrating after winning gold in the men’s 5,000m short track relay at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 16, 2022. Slowed by an injury at the start of the season, Dubois figures heavily into Canada’s medal hopes at the 2026 Games in Milano-Cortina.’/><p>For someone considered one of the fastest short track speed skaters in the world, Steven Dubois was in unfamiliar territory at the beginning of this critical Olympic season: A hip injury forced him to stop skating. </p> 📍 Source Score: 14.00
10. Canadians Are Turning to Influencers for Information on Politics
A study shows that social media creators have overtaken news media and party campaigns. 📍 Source Score: 12.20
11. 2 dead, child critically injured, after Brampton house fire
<p>Two adults are dead after an overnight house fire in Brampton that also left four others, including a child, in critical condition. Police said they’re still looking for three people who lived in the building.</p>
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Score: 10.20
12. Experts and activists warn Toronto’s encampment crackdown masks a deeper housing crisis
📍 Source Score: 9.20
13. Canada’s largest pension fund increases fossil fuel investments
📍 Source Score: 9.50
14. Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Relief to Manufacturers
📍 Source Score: 9.90
15. 7 Canadians tied to Ryan Wedding arrested and charged. Who are they?
Seven Canadians reportedly tied to a Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged-cocaine kingpin were key in the execution of an informant this January, law officials say. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
16. How Darwyn’s Death Is Bringing Change to Palliative Care for Children
Three years after The Tyee’s reporting, the BC ombudsperson is calling for changes. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
17. How David Eby Won the NDP Convention
The drug crisis, crime and affordability were missing from the convention speech aimed at shoring up his leadership. 📍 Source Score: 7.20
18. Ontario minor hockey investigating after coaches get in fist fight at U13 game
<p>All bench staff on both teams have been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing, the OMHA told CBC News.</p>
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Score: 9.00
19. Manitoba Government Takes Action to Protect Children
📍 Source Score: 7.50
20. Manitoba Government Investing $9.4 Million in Bilingual Municipalities
📍 Source Score: 7.50
21. Manitoba Government Completed 23 Summer Infrastructure Projects
📍 Source Score: 7.50
22. Political Strife May Doom Talks to Prevent a Future Nooksack Flood
An American river displaced thousands of Canadians in 2021. There is no sign US governments will prevent a repeat. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
23. The UCP Plan to Make Alberta’s Highways More Dangerous
The government’s plan to raise speed limits was tried in BC. Fatalities doubled. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
24. Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Ian Ross, 57, ‘left a lot of love behind’: artistic director
<p>Manitoba’s theatre community is mourning the sudden death of Ian Ross, an award-winning Métis-Ojibway playwright and storyteller who was a mainstay of the city’s theatre scene. He died Wednesday at the age of 57.</p>
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Score: 7.50
25. Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment CEO recognized with Governor General’s Award
📍 Source Score: 5.50
26. Government seeks to retroactively change law, potentially avoiding paying veterans over federal error
📍 Source Score: 6.00
27. St. John’s man fears he’ll be ‘back on the street’ after being evicted from social housing
<p>When Kyle Harbin moved from a private shelter to a shared house in the heart of St. John’s, he hoped for stability, and a transition into a new, comfortable life. Two years later, he’s being evicted. </p>
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Score: 4.20
28. Transgender Day of Remembrance marked in Halifax with flag raising
Lisa Lachance, NDP critic for LGBTQ+ affairs, hosted the event to raise the trans flag in honour of transgender people who have died because of violence, discrimination and hate. 📍 Source Score: 3.00
29. A fresh take on Little Women at Granville Island Stage
A multi-generational fave returns with a refreshed and theatrical approach. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
30. Water From Your Eyes bring chaotic brilliance to the Biltmore Cabaret
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📍 Source Score: 4.50
31. Learning to Unlearn about Tibet
In a new MOA exhibition, Tibetan Canadians express their cultures, identities and a sense of homeland. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
32. Measles Update #47
📍 Source Score: 1.50
33. ‘Courageous’ civilian jumps in to help New Brunswick RCMP officer take down suspect
A civilian in Moncton is being hailed for his ‘courageous actions’ by RCMP after jumping in to help a police officer during an arrest. 📍 Source Score: 1.44
34. Nova Scotia lottery violation at Halifax legion not criminal, police say
Halifax police say the violation of Nova Scotia’s lottery rules by a local legion did not amount to criminal wrongdoing. 📍 Source Score: 1.44