Daily News Curation - 2025-11-22
Curated 10 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Unheard. Unserved: Black women face added health care barriers as race, gender intersect
In the final installment of the Global News’ series Unheard. Unserved, we look how gender and race can intersect to create even deeper gaps in treatment and outcomes for women. 📍 Source Score: 18.50
2. Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Experts say mental health is a factor
<p>A CBC investigation finds that school time lost due to reported illness is up in all districts that provided data — more than tripling in some places compared to five years ago. While the data doesn’t say why, experts say deteriorating mental health is causing some kids to stay home.</p>
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Score: 15.50
3. Manitoba Government Adds $1 Million to Accelerate Construction of Park Community Centre and Child-Care Facility in Brandon
📍 Source Score: 15.00
4. ‘Do your research, advocate’: Alberta radio host with brain cyst says long consult wait shows rural care gaps
Alberta radio host Kim Johnston says his worsening symptoms and a months-long wait for a neurosurgery consult show how specialist delays are straining rural health care. 📍 Source Score: 14.50
5. Manitoba Government Provides $750,000 to Support Victims of Crime
📍 Source Score: 10.50
6. Manitoba Government Invests $100,000 to Replace Brandon University Observatory Dome
📍 Source Score: 7.50
7. Manitoba Government Delivers on Promises to Make Communities Safer
📍 Source Score: 7.50
8. 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
9. 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
10. 1 dead, 1 in critical condition after REM train collision on Montreal’s South Shore
<p>One person is dead, another is in critical condition, and a third is out of danger after they got hit by a REM train on Montreal’s South Shore.</p>
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Score: 1.44