Daily News Curation - 2025-11-12
Curated 26 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Federal prisons ill-equipped for long-term mental health care: watchdog
The federal prison ombudsman says weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada’s efforts. 📍 Source Score: 29.00
2. Ontario court rules province can allow online gamblers to play with people outside Canada
<p>The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled that the province’s regulated online gaming websites can legally allow gamblers in the province to play with people outside of Canada. It’s a decision that could open the door to Ontarians playing peer-to-peer games, like online poker and daily fantasy sports, against players located outside of Canada.</p>
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Score: 23.50
3. Canadians feel ‘cautious’ about spending as holidays near, Bank of Canada says
Canadians plan to be “cautious” about spending in the second half of this year, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday in a summary of its recent interest rate deliberations. 📍 Source Score: 21.50
4. Ontario’s online gamblers could legally bet against people outside Canada: court
The Court of Appeal for Ontario gave its opinion in a 4-1 split decision released today, more than a year after the Ontario government asked it to rule on the issue. 📍 Source Score: 22.50
5. Federal prison watchdog leaving post early over ‘frustrations’ with lack of prison reform
<p>A watchdog that investigates the fair and humane treatment of federal prisoners is leaving his post two years early after becoming exasperated with what he says is the government’s unwillingness to address systemic human rights issues. </p>
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Score: 19.00
6. Sidney Crosby joins program to support Canada’s soccer men ahead of World Cup
<p>NHL player and 2010 Olympic hockey gold medallist Sidney Crosby, who knows more than a little about winning a major tournament on home soil, has signed on to help bang the drum for Canada in its 2026 World Cup campaign.</p>
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Score: 17.00
7. Employee killed by polar bears was taking photos at remote Nunavut site: company report
<p>A report from Nasittuq Corporation shows an employee working with the logistics company on Brevoort Island was taking photos of a polar bear when a second bear attacked and killed him.</p>
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Score: 15.00
8. Renowned exoplanet researcher Sara Seager is bringing her quest to find another Earth back home to Canada
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/5624cf0f-7329-4c96-926b-4072a3e718ac,1762544797508/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C911%2C3024%2C1701%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A woman with brown shoulder-length hair and a maroon jacket hold a golden object.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Renowned exoplanet researcher Sara Seager stands holding one of the probes proposed for a mission to Venus. After 20 years at MIT, she is returning to Canada where she’ll be a professor at the University of Toronto.’/><p>Canadian astronomical research is getting a big boost with the return of Sara Seager to Canada after around 20 years at MIT. Her research includes looking for life in the clouds of Venus and searching for Earth 2.0.</p> 📍 Source Score: 15.20
9. Canada and Manitoba Invest to Create Jobs, Bringing Economic Opportunities From The U.S.
📍 Source Score: 14.00
10. These WW I amputees hiked from Alberta to Ontario on crutches a century ago
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/71746453-b7cb-4ad0-9dba-2663f1de06f5,1762901207966/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1128%2C634%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Black and white grainy phot of two men, each missing a leg and wearing military uniforms, stand side-by-side on crutches with their arms around each other’s shoulders.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’George Hincks and Marshall McDougall appeared in the Winnipeg Evening Tribune as they hiked from Calgary to Ottawa in 1923.’/><p></p> 📍 Source Score: 13.50
11. Nova Scotia sends its annual Christmas thank you to Boston
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7acae2b3-9e12-4def-a4ad-fad67434e77a,1762975676878/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C397%2C4907%2C2760%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Woman cuts down spruce tree’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, assists in cutting a 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. The province of Nova Scotia sends a tree to Boston each holiday season as a thank you to the city for sending medical personnel and supplies following the Halifax Explosion in 1917. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese’/><p>The Tree for Boston has been felled and the city’s mayor, Michelle Wu, was in Lunenburg County for the occasion on Wednesday. As Brett Ruskin reports, the holiday tradition honours the help Boston provided Nova Scotia after the Halifax Explosion of 1917.</p> 📍 Source Score: 11.60
12. Northern Super League co-founder calls Final ‘celebration of women’s pro sport in Canada’
<p>Northern Super League co-founder Diana Matheson is hopeful of a sold-out lower bowl at BMO Field for Saturday’s women’s soccer championship between host AFC Toronto and Vancouver Rise FC.</p>
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Score: 9.50
13. Durham regional police’s ‘poisoned’ workplace highlighted in Ontario Civilian Police Commission report
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Score: 11.00
14. Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Relief to Manufacturers
📍 Source Score: 10.10
15. Manitoba Government Strengthens Early Reading Screening and Supports for Young Students
📍 Source Score: 10.50
16. Manitoba Government’s Mineral Development Fund Supports Future Mining Opportunities
📍 Source Score: 10.50
17. Invest or keep money in cash? 41% of young Canadians opt for latter in TFSA
New survey data suggests Gen Z and millennials who use a tax-free savings account aren’t investing in that account because they want the money readily available. 📍 Source Score: 8.50
18. ‘Spam’ videos use actors to spread fake Canadian political, western separatism content
Accounts with hundreds of thousands of views have published misleading Canadian political commentary using ‘hosts’ who advertise their services as voiceover artists or presenters. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
19. Brother of boy who died while they were in Ontario couple’s care testifies at murder trial
<p>The Milton, Ont., murder trial of a Burlington couple is hearing from the younger brother of a 12-year-old who died while the two were in the process of trying to adopt the boys. Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney have pleaded not guilty in the 2022 death and to other charges.</p>
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Score: 9.00
20. Manitoba Government Completed 23 Summer Infrastructure Projects
📍 Source Score: 7.50
21. Alberta Defends Having the Country’s Lowest Minimum Wage
Ending the seven-year freeze might worsen already high youth employment rates, says the UCP. 📍 Source Score: 6.50
22. B.C. animal sanctuary says it’s faced ‘unjustified hate’ after avian flu reported
The animal sanctuary says it’s pushing back against misinformation, which has included two petitions incorrectly suggesting a forced cull was underway. 📍 Source Score: 5.50
23. Water From Your Eyes bring chaotic brilliance to the Biltmore Cabaret
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📍 Source Score: 4.50
24. After an incredible Tuesday night show, the northern lights could still be visible until Thursday
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Score: 4.50
25. Measles Update #43
📍 Source Score: 1.30
26. Tariff tensions don’t stop annual Christmas tree gift from Nova Scotia to Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was on hand to officially receive the tree, and even took a turn holding the chainsaw to cut it down. 📍 Source Score: 1.30