Daily News Curation - 2025-12-15

Curated 23 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.

1. ‘It was fully ignored’: This woman’s medical emergency in Ontario jail reflects broader health-care crisis

A woman with red-dyed hair, glasses and a bear tattoo on her chest holds paperwork behind a desk as she poses for a portrait. More than a third of complaints filed by prisoners in Ontario jails this year were health-related, as medical staffing dropped by nearly 50 per cent and inmate populations kept rising, a CBC data analysis shows. One former inmate suffered a septic wound and a miscarriage while incarcerated. 📍 Source Score: 32.40

Three children in Ontario have died from influenza A-related complications since the start of December, health officials said Monday. 📍 Source Score: 16.50

3. Ontario has no plans to sell off stored U.S. alcohol for charity, Ford says

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/415c5eab-b7d4-49a8-9bd3-08fb3acb5c7c,1738593225529/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C208%2C3937%2C2214%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Rows of bottles sit on a shelf in front of a sign reading ‘American Whiskey.’ ‘ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Scenes of alcohol for sale at an LCBO store in downtown Toronto on Jan. 31, 2025, a day ahead of U.S. tariffs going into effect against Canada, Mexico and China.’/>Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government has no plan to sell off a stockpile of American alcohol sitting in storage to benefit charities over the holiday season, for fear it could harm local producers. 📍 Source Score: 17.00

4. Want to recall a Canadian politician? It’s not easy — if it’s even allowed where you live

A woman stands at a podium. Only two provinces allow for the recall of politicians. But with the bar set high for the process, most politicians targeted are likely not in any jeopardy. Here’s a closer look at recall legislation in Canada, its history, arguments for and against, and the chances of a recall succeeding. 📍 Source Score: 16.60

5. 1 dead after ‘fall of ground’ incident at Saskatchewan potash mine

The Mosaic Company said a ‘fall of ground incident,’ which is a collapse of rock or earth in an underground mine, took place early Monday morning and fatally injured a worker. 📍 Source Score: 10.50

6. Flu blamed in deaths of 3 children in Ottawa area this month

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6673709,1670105477000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C242%2C4032%2C2268%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’The entrance to a hospital at dusk.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’CHEO, Ottawa’s children’s hospital, is seen on Dec. 3, 2022.’/>Three children between the ages of five and nine have died from complications of influenza this month, health officials in Ottawa and a neighbouring region said Monday. 📍 Source Score: 12.00

7. Transforming Health Care in the DTES Through Culture and Connection

At Kílala Lelum, we walk alongside our relatives to provide culturally grounded health care, harm reduction and social support. 📍 Source Score: 13.00

8. Canada’s grocery code of conduct is coming in 2026. What it means for you

The code of conduct is a document where the stakeholders in the grocery industry have agreed on a set of rules to govern the relationship between grocers and their suppliers. 📍 Source Score: 9.50

9. Montreal police to ‘increase vigilance’ after mass shooting at Hanukkah event in Australia

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.4267671,1504045041000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C634%2C356%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Two Montreal police officers are responsible for the arrest of one of America’s most sought-after criminals.’/>Montreal police said they will increase their vigilance and visibility in areas where Jewish neighbourhood celebrations are taking place until the end of Hanukkah after a mass shooting in Australia. 📍 Source Score: 7.50

A Good Samaritan is demanding change from all levels of government after a frozen Saskatoon night exposed the trouble in accessing social support for those in need. 📍 Source Score: 9.60

11. BC’s Hospital Crowding Problem Isn’t Improving, Data Shows

In the seven most overcapacity facilities, one in six patients was cared for in an unfunded ‘surge bed’ last year. First in a series. 📍 Source Score: 9.40

12. Linguistic experts urge Carney government to stop using British spellings

Mark Carney holds up a book Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents, including the 2025 federal budget. 📍 Source Score: 10.50

13. Manitoba Justice Reports In-Custody Death

📍 Source Score: 9.00

14. New citizenship rules now in effect for ‘Lost Canadians.’ What to know

The new rules under Bill C-3 will now allow Canadian citizenship to be passed down to people born or adopted abroad beyond the first generation, under certain conditions. 📍 Source Score: 5.50

15. Founder of Moose Jaw health centre suggests ‘ALS drug industry’ was behind CBC investigation of his business

Man wearing a blazer and dress shirt sits in front of a curtain. The man behind the Moose Jaw health centre that has claimed “a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS” says a recent CBC story about his company is evidence that he is seen as “a direct threat to the ALS drug industry.” 📍 Source Score: 5.50

16. Manitoba Maintains Fiscal Path Even as Climate Change and Trump’s Tariffs Pose Challenges

📍 Source Score: 4.50

17. Tariffs and the end of ‘de minimis’ mean mailing gifts to U.S. is trickier

Canadians sending packages south of the border might have to factor in the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump this year. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

Bike Share Toronto is looking at introducing a loyalty program, among other revenue streams, in a bid to end years of operating at a financial loss. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

19. One dead in collapse at K3 underground mine in Esterhazy, Sask., Mosaic says

K3 Esterhazy mine According to a statement issued by the Mosaic Company, the incident happened at the K3 underground mine in Esterhazy, approximately 90 kilometres southeast of Yorkton, Sask. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

20. Bed-building program gives back while teaching a trade

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/e1caf1eb-fa60-4cc8-92dd-de401ebcb08b,1765580457449/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Two men saw wood to make children’s beds’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’’/>Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape, a Winnipeg-based furniture bank, has made 250 beds for people in need this year with help from volunteers, including teens who get to learn a new skill while helping others. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

21. Renters consider leaving N.L. after no-fault eviction ‘upheaved’ their lives

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/4e27dd03-8817-493c-8f23-3eafc8f2468b,1764779763436/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Two people look at papers at a kitchen table.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Kerri Mozessohn and Paige Jackson pore over copies of emails from the months leading up to their eviction from a two-bedroom apartment in St. John’s.’/>After moving to St. John’s, N.L. from Ontario, a couple built a comfortable life in a two-bedroom apartment with their cat. Two years later a no-fault eviction forced them to start over. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

22. Ontario teen sets Guinness World record for stacking bottle caps using chopsticks