Daily News Curation - 2025-12-29

Curated 22 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.

1. Most Canadians want their cars made domestically, KPMG survey shows

Six in 10 Canadians said they are looking to buy a new car in the next five years, with more than three-quarters worried that U.S. trade tensions will make vehicles unaffordable 📍 Source Score: 13.00

2. Vancouver Whitecaps to settle fan lawsuit claiming Messi no-show

The lawyers for the fans say the settlement remains subject to court approval at an upcoming hearing, and that the Whitecaps and MLS continue to deny wrongdoing or liability. 📍 Source Score: 12.50

3. Canada poised for another run at Olympic hockey gold with NHL’s return

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/aea32ecc-96fa-409a-bc0a-83e70e087206,1767027716953/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2820%2C0%2C1139%2C640%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Canada forwards Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby pictured during the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in Montreal on February 15, 2025.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Canada’s Connor McDavid, left, pictured with Sidney Crosby at 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal last February, says that tourney was ‘kind of the appetizer to what the Olympics could be’ while Crosby says it gave everyone a taste of international hockey.’’/><p>The NHL is set for an Italian return to the Winter Games in February on the heels the last season’s spine-tingling 4 Nations Face-Off that saw Canada again top the U.S. in OT. “The 4 Nations was kind of the appetizer to what the Olympics could be,” says Connor McDavid. “Really excited about it.”</p> 📍 Source Score: 14.00

4. Community rallies around Montreal eatery owner after group dine-and-dash

<p>A Montreal restaurant owner who has made giving back to the community a priority was shocked after some diners skipped out on their bill on Christmas Eve. But after posting the incident on social media, someone offered to pay the tab.</p> 📍 Source Score: 10.50

5. New items eligible for Ontario blue bins, but will they actually get recycled?

<p>Ontarians will be able to put more products into the blue bin in 2026 as the province moves toward a privately operated recycling program. But some are worried more sorting doesn’t mean there’s a real market to recycle the products into something else.</p> 📍 Source Score: 11.40

6. Birders flock to Vancouver beach to see rare bird native to Russia

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/f5defed2-122c-431b-9a43-bd69f5e3af32,1766963458731/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C108%2C1298%2C730%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A rare migratory birds sits perched up a mossy tree branch. ‘ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’The taiga flycatcher, seen in the handout photo by birder Ethan Moon. Moon says it’s “a once-in-a-generation moment” to see the “little guy” after its long journey to Canada.’/><p>Dozens of birders descended on Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Park on Sunday to catch a rare glimpse of a bird that avian enthusiasts say has never been recorded in Canada before.</p> 📍 Source Score: 9.50

7. Canadian food banks record over 4 million visits this year

<p>The Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto is seeing a spike in young adults, between the ages of 19 and 44, in need of a food bank. The CBC speaks with the food bank’s CEO, Neil Hetherington.</p> 📍 Source Score: 9.00

8. Manitoba Government Announces Kindergarten to Grade 12 Anti-Islamophobia Action Plan

📍 Source Score: 7.50

9. Guided By Robots dives deep to benefit autism charity

“It gets pretty exciting by the end of the night, by the time people have had a few beverages.” 📍 Source Score: 5.90

10. Rural Manitoba fire destroys home, leaves sole resident dead

Officers with the Gimli RCMP were asked to perform a wellness check at a home near Narcisse around 10 a.m. on Dec. 24. They arrived to find the home completely burned down. 📍 Source Score: 5.50

11. Vancouver Canucks Trade Grades: Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild is heartbreaking, even if the return is solid

The long-rumoured deal finally became a reality. 📍 Source Score: 4.00

12. Hastings Racecourse announces the immediate stopping of live horse racing

“This is strictly a business decision.” 📍 Source Score: 4.00

13. After years of encampment living, a Saint John woman sees her life change at transition house

<p>Deborah Ann Badeau says she found warmth, safety and hope at a Saint John transitional housing community, where she’s one of 19 residents.</p> 📍 Source Score: 4.00

14. Measles Update #59

📍 Source Score: 4.50

15. Members of Canadian delegation blocked by Israel call for steeper sanctions

A group that included six Canadian MPs on a mission to meet with displaced Palestinians was turned away at the Allenby border crossing into the West Bank on Dec. 16. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

16. CN Rail says no threat to safety after train derails in Winnipeg

A CN Rail train derailed on Sunday in Winnipeg’s South Osborne area, with eight cars tipping over and two remaining upright. Officials say there is no threat to public safety. 📍 Source Score: 3.90

17. Everything Ronny Chieng and Hasan Minhaj ordered from Lunch Lady after four sold-out shows in Vancouver

The encore happened at dinner. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

18. Hold On Let Go celebrates 16 years of indie performance

New and in-progress works from Vancouver and Canadian artists. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

19. The Arts Club finds the enduring appeal of Little Women

The timeless classic hits the Granville Island Stage. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

20. 30 can’t-miss Vancouver events for December 2025

Your guide to what’s on in Vancouver in December. 📍 Source Score: 3.90

21. CFIA proposing 1st major update to rules around seeds in 100 years. Was it worth the wait?

<p>The new regulations make changes to rules governing how seeds are developed, imported, labelled and marketed.</p> 📍 Source Score: 4.50

22. Before robbing trains in the States, the Sundance Kid was a cowboy in Alberta

<p>Harry Longabaugh — better known as the Sundance Kid — is perhaps most famous for his daring bank and train robberies as part of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch. But the American outlaw’s short stint as a cowboy and businessman in southern Alberta is a lesser-known chapter of Wild West history.</p> 📍 Source Score: 4.50