Daily News Curation - 2025-11-21
Curated 28 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Roughly 500,000 Canadians left ERs before seeing a doctor last year, data shows
<p>About half a million people left emergency departments across Canada before being seen by a doctor last year, according to data analysis by CBC’s Marketplace.</p>
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Score: 25.70
2. Pipeline deal from Alberta to B.C. North Coast reportedly in the works, speculation remains
The Alberta and federal governments are said to be close to signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to move forward with the project. 📍 Source Score: 22.50
3. Governments of Canada and Manitoba Launch Pilot to Reward Sustainable Farming
📍 Source Score: 17.00
4. 4 people hospitalized after grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola
BC Emergency Health Services says that two people are in critical condition, two in serious condition, and 7 people were treated at the scene. 📍 Source Score: 21.36
5. This community fridge is spending $6,000 per month on food, and it’s still not enough
<p>A Dartmouth, volunteer-run organization says it’s now buying nearly $6,000 worth of food each month for people to take for free from its community fridge.</p>
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Score: 10.50
6. Barge off B.C. coast continues to take on water as First Nation says this is a warning
The Canadian Coast Guard tells Global News that ‘despite damage to the underside of the hull, the situation remains stable. There have been no reports of pollution.’ 📍 Source Score: 13.50
7. Conservatives want to ‘amend the heck’ out of border bill’s asylum rules
Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner’s proposed changes include disallowing asylum claims from people who transited through Europe on their way to Canada. 📍 Source Score: 9.50
8. Stock markets fall, erasing earlier gains amid AI, interest rate fears
After initially soaring toward what seemed like its best day since May, the S&P 500 erased its entire early surge. The Dow Jones and Canada’s S&P/TSX index also fell. 📍 Source Score: 9.50
9. Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.3 Million for Community Revitalization Projects in Westman
📍 Source Score: 10.50
10. Video showing mishandling of a dead body in Quebec City prompts coroner’s investigation
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/cfee4d4f-2d3b-4f50-821a-35ad666b9ce9,1763673825809/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C283%2C5440%2C3060%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A sign for the Quebec Coroner with a depiction of Quebec’s blue and white flag is pictured.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’A sign for the Quebec Coroner is pictured in Montreal on Thursday, May 15, 2025. ‘/><p>The Quebec coroner’s office has launched an internal investigation after a video circulated online showing a funeral transporter inappropriately moving a body. </p> 📍 Source Score: 12.24
11. Calgary advocate leads national push for revival of Online Harms Act to protect kids
<p>A Calgary woman is leading a national push to have the federal government revive legislation aimed at protecting people — especially children — from harmful content online.</p>
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Score: 9.80
12. Manitoba Government Recognizes Inaugural Circle of Honour Recipients
📍 Source Score: 7.50
13. Manitoba Government to Help Students Learn About Climate Change and Climate Action in Schools
📍 Source Score: 7.50
14. The Oil Tanker Ban That Dims Alberta’s Pipeline Hopes
The law is six years old. But federal promises to protect BC’s north coast from spills date back decades. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
15. Vancouver’s Last Sex Worker Drop-In Centre May Shutter in Spring
The city is changing how it funds Kingsway Community Station. That’s ‘dangerous,’ its program director says. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
16. Third Session of the 43rd Manitoba Legislature to Open Tuesday, Nov. 18 with Speech from the Throne
📍 Source Score: 4.50
17. Ontario city removes historic tributes to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s visit
Councillors in Mississauga followed the lead of King Charles by removing decades-old associations with former Prince Andrew from the downtown core, where a road was named for him. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
18. Military faces challenges to lasting culture change despite progress: report
The findings are included in the sixth and final report from the external monitor overseeing the implementation of recommendations from former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour. 📍 Source Score: 5.40
19. Toronto rockers PUP have that dog in them
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📍 Source Score: 4.50
20. 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
21. 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
22. The Beaches make a play for Canadian rock royalty at Doug Mitchell
The Beaches are making more than just waves. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
23. What’s behind the spike in jewelry store smash-and-grabs in Ontario
<p>A growing number of minors are being recruited by adults to carry out smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies in Ontario and are told that if they are caught, as youths, they would face little or no time in custody, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.</p>
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Score: 5.40
24. Alberta aims to curtail regulatory bodies from sanctioning workers for after-hours activities
📍 Source Score: 4.50
25. Federal finance minister visits Regina, talks budget impacts
Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins SUMA President Randy Gouldin in an armchair discussion focused on the federal budget. 📍 Source Score: 3.00
26. Premier Scott Moe continues trade talks in Washington, D.C.
Premier Scott Moe has had a busy week with the First Ministers meeting on Monday and then spending Tuesday in Washington, D.C., meeting with U.S. government officials. 📍 Source Score: 3.00
27. BC Cities Declared Housing Is a Human Right. Now What?
Some municipalities are still voting against policies that could help end homelessness. Here’s a better way forward. 📍 Source Score: 2.00
28. Saskatoon Christian school leader receives 18-month conditional sentence
Former Saskatoon Christian school director John Olubobokun received an 18-month conditional sentence Thursday in the assault case against former students. 📍 Source Score: 1.00