Daily News Curation - 2025-11-23
Curated 16 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: 18.80
2. Greenwashing laws are changing. Businesses are relieved, but environmentalists have concerns
<p>Laws about greenwashing — making a false or misleading statement about the environmental benefits of a product — will remain on the books, but the Liberal government has said it will be making changes aimed at offering businesses more certainty about what runs afoul of the law.</p>
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Score: 12.50
3. 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
4. Azizi, beloved lion at Moncton zoo, remembered as gentle prankster
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/65d57542-02c2-4045-8165-be0e3a282a96,1763835232359/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C498%2C1365%2C767%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A full grown male lion with a full mane.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Moncton’s 18-year-old African lion Azizi said his last goodbye on Wednesday.’/><p>Moncton zoo visitors have fond memories of Azizi, an African lion. Azizi was euthanized this week due to declining health.</p> 📍 Source Score: 12.00
5. Manitoba Government Adds $1 Million to Accelerate Construction of Park Community Centre and Child-Care Facility in Brandon
📍 Source Score: 15.00
6. ‘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: 14.70
7. Manitoba Government Provides $750,000 to Support Victims of Crime
📍 Source Score: 10.50
8. Manitoba Government Invests $100,000 to Replace Brandon University Observatory Dome
📍 Source Score: 7.50
9. Manitoba Government Delivers on Promises to Make Communities Safer
📍 Source Score: 7.50
10. Annual Stuff A Bus helps address growing need at Calgary Food Bank
Calgarians donated food items on Saturday for the annual Stuff A Bus campaign in support of the Calgary Food Bank. This year is more important than ever, according to organizers. 📍 Source Score: 6.00
11. 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
12. Retailers feel Black Friday pressure as Canadians expected to tighten their spending
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/94b9eaea-51c9-47d6-a72f-24eeacfc9f84,1763759269325/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A sign in the mall reads ‘Black Friday, Buy 1 Get 1, 50 % off, Holiday throws.’ ‘ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Black Friday deals have kicked off at Devonshire Mall in Windsor, Ont.’/><p>With trade uncertainty, tariffs and rising prices, Canadian shoppers are expected to pull back this holiday season. Retailers are offering weeks-long discounts —and for some, their first Black Friday deals ever — in the hope of enticing people to spend. </p> 📍 Source Score: 5.40
13. Sow and 2 cubs likely involved in grizzly attack on B.C. school group: conservation officer
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Score: 5.40
14. 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
15. Plug-in hybrids aren’t as green as you think and drivers are part of the problem
<p>Plug-in hybrid cars are a compromise for people wanting range with electric capability. But new research finds they’re less green than you think — so how should they fit into a zero-emissions future? </p>
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Score: 1.20
16. 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: 1.56