Daily News Curation - 2025-11-21
Curated 31 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.
1. Roughly 500,000 Canadians left ERs before seeing a doctor last year, data shows
<p>About half a million people left emergency departments across Canada before being seen by a doctor last year, according to data analysis by CBC’s Marketplace.</p>
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Score: 26.90
2. 2 in critical condition after grizzly bear attack involving children in Bella Coola: officials
<p>Two people are in critical condition and two others are seriously injured after a reported grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola on British Columbia’s Central Coast, according to emergency officials. </p>
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Score: 19.70
3. Governments of Canada and Manitoba Launch Pilot to Reward Sustainable Farming
📍 Source Score: 17.00
4. Ottawa to put $29 million toward developing a defence lab in Dartmouth, N.S.
Canada’s Defence Minister David McGuinty says Ottawa will spend more than $29 million on a new space across the harbour from downtown Halifax for classified research projects. 📍 Source Score: 10.50
5. Man found dead at coal mine in Sparwood, B.C.
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/035cfbf2-0dc2-4170-917a-4da887916262,1763749185875/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1580%2C888%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Mining truck travels on dirt road near green hill’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’A photo posted on Glencore Canada’s website shows part of the Elkview Operations in Sparwood, B.C.’/><p>A 39-year-old man has died in a Sparwood, B.C., mine following an incident that the company says occurred during maintenance work.</p> 📍 Source Score: 10.50
6. Family law in Canada: What it gets right and where it fails
📍 Source Score: 9.50
7. Former Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women
<p>On Friday, Robert Eric Semenchuck pleaded guilty to breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer.</p>
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Score: 13.20
8. Motel residents in Vernon, B.C. handed eviction notice with 1-week deadline
‘It was just hell,’ said former tenant Jacqueline MacFarlane, describing the moment she learned she had less than a week to move out. 📍 Source Score: 9.00
9. Manitoba Government Invests More Than $1.3 Million for Community Revitalization Projects in Westman
📍 Source Score: 10.50
10. MLAs debate whether NB Power should be able to cut service during winter weather
With rising utility costs, many New Brunswickers have to make a careful decision about heating their homes and often wonder how much they can afford. 📍 Source Score: 12.24
11. Video showing mishandling of a dead body in Quebec City prompts coroner’s investigation
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/cfee4d4f-2d3b-4f50-821a-35ad666b9ce9,1763673825809/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C283%2C5440%2C3060%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A sign for the Quebec Coroner with a depiction of Quebec’s blue and white flag is pictured.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’A sign for the Quebec Coroner is pictured in Montreal on Thursday, May 15, 2025. ‘/><p>The Quebec coroner’s office has launched an internal investigation after a video circulated online showing a funeral transporter inappropriately moving a body. </p> 📍 Source Score: 12.36
12. Manitoba Government Recognizes Inaugural Circle of Honour Recipients
📍 Source Score: 7.50
13. Manitoba Government to Help Students Learn About Climate Change and Climate Action in Schools
📍 Source Score: 7.50
14. The Oil Tanker Ban That Dims Alberta’s Pipeline Hopes
The law is six years old. But federal promises to protect BC’s north coast from spills date back decades. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
15. Vancouver’s Last Sex Worker Drop-In Centre May Shutter in Spring
The city is changing how it funds Kingsway Community Station. That’s ‘dangerous,’ its program director says. 📍 Source Score: 7.50
16. Calgary converting 9 more vacant office buildings into housing
<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/01392ff9-1697-4718-a7a5-ea13d54b30bd,1763675598811/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’Former TransAlta headquarters in Calgary.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’The former TransAlta headquarters, on 110 12 Ave. S.W., will soon house 153 residential units. It’s one of nine downtown office conversions the City of Calgary announced Thursday. ‘/><p>The City of Calgary has released the details of nine new projects through its downtown office conversion program, creating close to 1,000 homes.</p> 📍 Source Score: 8.28
17. Cowichan Decision and Beyond: Letting Go of Zero-Sum Thinking
Responses to the court ruling have stoked fear about private property. There’s a more just and hopeful way forward. 📍 Source Score: 4.00
18. Measles Update #48
📍 Source Score: 4.50
19. Third Session of the 43rd Manitoba Legislature to Open Tuesday, Nov. 18 with Speech from the Throne
📍 Source Score: 4.50
20. Why postal workers are calling for a public bank
📍 Source Score: 4.50
21. Toronto rockers PUP have that dog in them
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📍 Source Score: 4.50
22. 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
23. 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
24. The Beaches make a play for Canadian rock royalty at Doug Mitchell
The Beaches are making more than just waves. 📍 Source Score: 4.50
25. What’s behind the spike in jewelry store smash-and-grabs in Ontario
<p>A growing number of minors are being recruited by adults to carry out smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies in Ontario and are told that if they are caught, as youths, they would face little or no time in custody, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.</p>
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Score: 5.40
26. Children’s shoes lit by candles at Manitoba Legislature honour youngest victims of Russia’s war in Ukraine
<p>Hundreds of children’s shoes lined the steps of the Manitoba Legislature on Thursday during a sombre ceremony where families gathered to honour the lives of children who have died in Ukraine since the Russian invasion. </p>
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Score: 4.50
27. Alberta aims to curtail regulatory bodies from sanctioning workers for after-hours activities
📍 Source Score: 4.50
28. Will RESP gifts make a ‘Blue Christmas’ — or help the kids in your life?
An RESP is essentially a savings and investment account, much like an RRSP or TFSA, but focused on saving for a child’s education. 📍 Source Score: 2.00
29. BC Cities Declared Housing Is a Human Right. Now What?
Some municipalities are still voting against policies that could help end homelessness. Here’s a better way forward. 📍 Source Score: 2.40
30. RCMP’s actions didn’t cause death of man who jumped into N.B. river: police watchdog
New Brunswick’s police watchdog says RCMP officers’ actions did not result in the death of a man who jumped into the St. Croix River last week. 📍 Source Score: 1.44
31. Dispute between Unifor workers and Titan Tool & Die surpasses historic 100-day milestone
📍 Source Score: 1.00