Daily News Curation - 2025-12-09
Curated 30 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. If Trump tariffs fertilizer, U.S. lacks reserves ‘to meet domestic demand’
In a statement, Fertilizer Canada said increasing fertilizer production ‘cannot happen overnight and can take 10 to 15 years to increase.’ 📍 Source Score: 21.50
2. Blind St. Catharines, Ont., man awarded $28K after discriminatory hiring process and years-long tribunal wait
<p>The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ordered a Welland call centre to adopt hiring policies to accommodate candidates who are blind and to give $28,000 in compensation to a blind man. The centre had refused him a job offer, despite being qualified.</p>
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Score: 20.00
3. Can Carney still put together a credible climate plan? Does it matter?
<p>If Mark Carney’s first nine months as prime minister have revealed a difference of opinion over how the federal government should go about fighting climate change, he now has to prove that his approach can put Canada on a credible path to net-zero emissions by 2050.</p>
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Score: 24.50
4. Ontario business owner fined $36.9M for failing to declare exported used vehicles
The Canada Border Services Agency says its investigation determined the Ontario business owner failed to declare hundreds of used vehicles exported from Canada. 📍 Source Score: 18.50
5. This father was killed 70 years ago. His children are still seeking answers
<p>The family at the heart of one of the oldest unsolved cold cases in Canada is looking for more information from Halifax police about the mysterious 1955 death of Michael Resk. </p>
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Score: 15.20
6. McCain Tasti Taters recalled in Canada due to plastic pieces
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled McCain’s Tasti Taters brand Crispy Potato Bites because the food items may contain pieces of plastic. 📍 Source Score: 14.00
7. Canada’s privacy commissioner probing facial detection ads near Union Station
Canada’s privacy commissioner is investigating the alleged use of facial recognition technology in billboards near Union Station after it received complaints from the public. 📍 Source Score: 14.00
8. N.S. is still below targets set in federal agreement for $10 a day daycare: report
The Nova Scotia government says the province needs more money from the federal government to reach their 2021 target of creating 9,500 new affordable childcare spaces. 📍 Source Score: 16.30
9. Victoria Mboko, Felix Auger-Aliassime receive Tennis Canada excellence awards
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0a7d2580-7999-417b-8402-ba7d752b3561,1765301033220/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2820%2C0%2C1139%2C640%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Composite photo of Tennis Canada players of the year for 2025, Victoria Mboko and Felix Auger-Aliassime’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’From left: Victoria Mboko was also named women’s singles player of the year and women’s most improved player of the year by Tennis Canada, while men’s top player Felix Auger-Aliassime became the first Canadian to record multiple 50-win seasons. ‘/><p>National Bank Open champion Victoria Mboko was named women’s player of the year by Tennis Canada on Tuesday, while Felix Auger-Aliassime took the men’s honour.</p> 📍 Source Score: 14.00
10. Final Rivalry Series games against U.S. a crucial test for Canadians before Olympics
<p>The games on Wednesday and Saturday in Edmonton will be the last Canada will play before the Olympic tournament opens on Feb. 5 in Italy. The U.S. outscored Canada 10-2 over two games in November.</p>
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Score: 14.00
11. Microsoft pledges $7.5B in AI investment in Canada for next 2 years
The $7.5 billion will be invested over the next two years, bringing Microsoft’s total AI investment in Canada between 2023 and 2027 to $19 billion. 📍 Source Score: 9.50
12. Danielle Smith’s Dangerous Attack on the Courts
Conservatives helped build Canada’s judicial system, which preserves values true conservatives hold dear. 📍 Source Score: 9.50
13. NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named Canada’s athlete of the year for second time
📍 Source Score: 9.50
14. N.S., Ontario had highest rates of human trafficking in 2024: StatsCan
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6838799,1744117979000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C375%2C4032%2C2268%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’You may spot this truck somewhere between London and Tilbury, Ont. It’s owned by the Ontario Truck Driving School, and used as part of the Know Human Trafficking public education campaign. ‘ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’You may spot this truck somewhere between London and Tilbury, Ont. It’s owned by the Ontario Truck Driving School, and used as part of the Know Human Trafficking public education campaign. ‘/><p>Women and girls are more likely to be victims, making up over 90 per cent of victims in the last decade. </p> 📍 Source Score: 11.40
15. Manitoba Government Invests $500,000 to Support Safe Schools, Controlled Access Plans
📍 Source Score: 10.50
16. BC Plans Health-Care Restructuring to Cut Costs
The announcement follows changes to eliminate 1,100 admin jobs across the province. 📍 Source Score: 10.00
17. North Star Air to offer flights between Kenora and Thunder Bay, Ont., in the new year
<p>It takes about 5½ hours to drive from Kenora to Thunder Bay, Ont., depending on highway closures and weather conditions. But come the new year, people will be able to take a one-hour flight instead. Here’s what we know about the new scheduled passenger air service coming to northwestern Ontario in 2026.</p>
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Score: 10.00
18. B.C. to launch inquest into fatal police shooting of Surrey teen with autism and ADHD
<p>The B.C. Coroners Service will begin an inquest next year into the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Surrey in February.</p>
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Score: 8.50
19. Ride-hailing companies like Uber should face more municipal scrutiny: Halifax report
A new staff report for Halifax regional council is recommending requirements for ride-hailing services should be brought in line with those covering all taxi and limousine drivers. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
20. Manitoba Government Announces New Crown-Indigenous Corporation to Lead Churchill Plus Project
📍 Source Score: 7.50
21. Indigenous cultural items unveiled at Museum of History following journey from Vatican
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Score: 6.90
22. Province Issues Thin Ice Advisory for Rivers and Lakes Across Manitoba
📍 Source Score: 4.50
23. Measles Update #53
📍 Source Score: 4.50
24. How an early cold snap pushed Hydro-Québec’s power grid to its limit
<p>A recent cold snap pushed Hydro-Québec’s network near its limit, forcing the utility to issue two rare alerts as it scrambled to meet the surge in demand for power. </p>
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Score: 4.50
25. Co-accused testifies at Ontario murder trial for 1st time. ‘I always wanted them,’ she says of brothers
<p>Taking the witness box in her first-degree murder trial, Brandy Cooney says she called the boy she was trying to adopt a “moron” and “loser,” used zip-ties to confine him in a wetsuit and locked him in his room at a Burlington, Ont., home. </p>
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Score: 4.50
26. Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta
<p>Alberta singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the province to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.</p>
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Score: 4.50
27. William Azaroff, Who Builds Non-Profit Housing, Runs for Mayor
One of two nominees for the OneCity mayoral candidacy, the Strathcona resident also draws from arts industry experience. 📍 Source Score: 2.40
28. It Takes a Crowd to Build The Tyee. Hear Why Some Joined
Our supporters each have their own reasons for supporting independent journalism. What’s yours? 📍 Source Score: 3.00
29. Your ultra-local Vancouver gift guide for everyone in your life
Shop our list of dozens of local gifts. 📍 Source Score: 1.00
30. 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