Daily News Curation - 2025-11-29
Curated 26 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. This paramedic had post-traumatic stress injuries. So he built a healthier workplace
<p>Across Canada, several union officials who represent paramedics have sounded the alarm on the burnout, stress, and post-traumatic stress injuries that many paramedics are dealing with due to working conditions. Miles Randell, an advanced care paramedic, is trying to do something different for frontline health-care workers who need a supportive work environment. </p>
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Score: 29.60
2. Government demanding public servants reimburse years-old Phoenix overpayments
<p>Federal public servants are being threatened with legal action if they don’t repay money they were mistakenly overpaid during the error-plagued rollout of the Phoenix pay system nearly a decade ago, Radio-Canada has learned. </p>
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Score: 20.00
3. Suspect taken into custody after prompting emergency alert in Enfield, N.S.
<p>Nova Scotia RCMP said the arrest was made around two hours after police issued an emergency alert due to what they said was a dangerous man with a firearm between Oldham Road and Rockcliffe Drive in Enfield. Residents were told to stay inside their homes and lock their doors.</p>
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Score: 16.00
4. Balancing conservation with millions of visitors: Banff National Park at 140
<p>Four million people pour into Banff National Park each year — a level of visitation the park’s first wardens could never have imagined in 1885. As Banff turns 140, Parks Canada is rethinking what it means to welcome so many people while still protecting the landscape for future generations.</p>
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Score: 14.00
5. Team Homan books Olympic ticket after sweeping final of Canadian curling trials
<p>Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes will represent Canada at the Milano-Cortina Olympics after sweeping Team Christina Black in the final of the Canadian curling trials on Saturday in Halifax.</p>
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Score: 14.00
6. Abbotsford, B.C., RV camp residents say province shut off services without notice
<p>The Cole Road rest stop is among a number of encampment sites created along Highway 1 over recent years, and will soon be closed for good.</p>
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Score: 12.00
7. Unions, community groups to hold demonstration in Montreal against Quebec government
Major Quebec unions will rally in downtown Montreal today, protesting government cuts, underfunded services and what they call a shift to the political right. 📍 Source Score: 15.00
8. Central Okanagan Food bank sees increase in demand, drop in donations
‘Demand is real, it’s there,’ Moss said. ‘It’s driven by the cost of living and the cost of food. We feel like a bit of a broken record, but that is the reality of where we are.’ 📍 Source Score: 7.50
9. Manitoba will begin Brady Road landfill search for remains of First Nations women on Monday
<p>A search of another Winnipeg landfill for the remains of First Nations women will begin on Monday, CBC News has learned.</p>
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Score: 9.00
10. 4 poultry farms in southwestern Ontario hit with avian flu resulting in 63k birds culled so far
<p>The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has identified additional outbreaks of avian influenza in Strathroy-Caradoc, bringing the total number declared in the last two weeks to four. </p>
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Score: 9.00
11. Manitoba Government Invests $100,000 in Bairdmore School Playground
📍 Source Score: 7.50
12. Moose Hunting Season Opens in Manitoba on December 1
📍 Source Score: 4.50
13. Measles Update #48
📍 Source Score: 4.50
14. Investigators deployed to scene following a train derailment near Cranbrook, B.C.
Investigators are probing a CPKC derailment east of Cranbrook, B.C., where about 12 cars, including propane tankers, left the tracks. No injuries reported. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
15. Canadian watched childhood home burn as Hong Kong blaze killed more than 100 people
A Toronto man says he’s heartbroken after a deadly fire tore through the Hong Kong apartment complex where he grew up, leaving more than 100 dead and many missing. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
16. ‘Not enough butter’: Calgary Transit sees funding boost but more required to expand service
A $59 million boost is earmarked for Calgary Transit in the proposed budget to cover increased frequency on key routes, the low-income transit pass, and maintenance and upgrades. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
17. Popular Fredericton pub reopens after inspection prompts temporary closure
The restaurant, which has been in business for 36 years, was temporarily closed last week after a report that highlighted several concerns, including rodent droppings. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
18. Veteran broadcaster John Oakley signs off after 46 years on the air
After 46 years behind the mic, John Oakley has signed off at 640 Toronto, marking the end of a defining era in Canadian talk radio. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
19. Expect an Alberta election call shortly, before anyone realizes that pipeline to Prince Rupert is unlikely ever to be built
📍 Source Score: 4.50
20. Toronto rockers PUP have that dog in them
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📍 Source Score: 4.50
21. 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
22. 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
23. Properties ordered evacuated after train derailment east of Cranbrook, B.C.
<p>Multiple train cars derailed Saturday morning in the East Kootenays in B.C., about 16 kilometres east of Cranbrook, according to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).</p>
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Score: 4.50
24. Olympian Moh Ahmed ‘will command a lot of respect’ in Canadian cross-country return
<p>Olympian Moh Ahmed is leaving track running, for a day, and returning to the Canadian cross-country championships for the first time in 13 years on Saturday in the open men’s 10-kilometre race in London, Ont.</p>
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Score: 4.50
25. Employer Prosecuted for Workplace Incident
📍 Source Score: 2.60
26. Employer Prosecuted for Workplace Incident
📍 Source Score: 2.60