Daily News Curation - 2026-01-02

Curated 26 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.

1. Some Haitian migrants arrested in Quebec on Christmas Day deported to U.S.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said those deemed inadmissible were returned south of the border, though it did not say how many were deported. 📍 Source Score: 29.76

2. Pimicikamak Cree Nation residents relieved as power returns after Manitoba Hydro fixes downed line

<p>Power is being restored to Pimicikamak Cree Nation nearly four days after a widespread power outage left community members without heat in freezing winter temperatures and promoted a state of emergency.</p> 📍 Source Score: 23.60

3. Leading economists want less talk, more numbers from federal budget watchdog

<p>This year, two things will happen to Canada’s fiscal watchdog: Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will be replaced or made permanent, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development will publish its review of the office.</p> 📍 Source Score: 16.40

4. Fog, snow squalls and freezing rain: Winter weather warnings in place across Canada

Environment Canada issued a number of yellow weather warnings on Friday, ranging from dense fog in British Columbia to lake-effect snow in parts of Ontario. 📍 Source Score: 15.00

5. Tariffs ‘still crippling,’ Canada’s cabinet makers say as increase paused

The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association is welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities but is still struggling. 📍 Source Score: 14.00

6. Quebec City skydivers help set new world record for largest parachute formation

<p>Roughly 100 people from around the world, including some Quebecers, travelled to Lake Whales, Fla., in November to break the world record for largest parachute formation.</p> 📍 Source Score: 13.40

7. Provincial Snowplows Ready as Blizzard Conditions Expected for Parts of Manitoba

📍 Source Score: 11.40

8. Manitoba Government Appoints New Board Chairs for Manitoba Hydro and Efficiency Manitoba

📍 Source Score: 12.00

9. This is when you’ll get GST tax credits and other federal rebates this year

The first of several rebates from the federal government is set to go out to qualifying Canadians in just a few days, including GST credits. 📍 Source Score: 9.90

10. Strike suspends operations at Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix

A major Quebec ski resort shut down Friday after a union representing about 300 workers launched a strike, suspending lifts, slopes and most services at Le Massif de Charlevoix. 📍 Source Score: 7.80

11. OneCity mayoral candidate William Azaroff is building support

The CEO of affordable housing nonprofit Brightside Community Homes Foundation has big plans for Vancouver. 📍 Source Score: 7.60

12. Charges pending after health-care worker assaulted at Edmonton hospital

📍 Source Score: 9.00

13. Manitoba Government Improves Road Safety for All

📍 Source Score: 7.50

14. Manitoba Government Invests in First Nations Women’s Homeownership Through Mino’ayaawag Ikwewag

📍 Source Score: 7.50

15. Burnaby 2050 sets the city’s long game

After years of public input, Burnaby adopts a new official community plan. 📍 Source Score: 7.10

16. Hudson’s Bay is gone but legacy of company that birthed Winnipeg is hidden in plain view

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/72aa78dc-9f94-43ec-816c-858da7eadaf3,1766082055404/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1563%2C879%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A stone gate from an old fur trading fort’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’The governor’s gate, the only remnant from the former Upper Fort Garry near The Forks in Winnipeg.’/><p>The Hudson’s Bay Company faded away in June when the last of its stores ceased operations, but its presence in Winnipeg might never be fully erased.</p> 📍 Source Score: 5.00

17. Nova Scotia offshore regulator looking to study potential Wind West sites

Nova Scotia’s offshore energy regulator wants to begin studying areas of the ocean that could be home to the first turbines in Premier Tim Houston’s proposed Wind West project. 📍 Source Score: 4.00

18. Measles Update #62

📍 Source Score: 4.50

19. Measles Update #56

📍 Source Score: 4.50

20. 2025 year in review: Saskatchewan wildfires

Many communities and businesses have been affected by Saskatchewan’s 514 wildfires in 2025. Premier Scott Moe made an apology to communities saying he should have visited sooner. 📍 Source Score: 3.60

21. ‘The entire nation was just black’: Power line repaired after ‘scary’ outage in northern Man.

Manitoba Hydro says repairs are complete after a downed power line left a remote Manitoba First Nation in the dark earlier this week. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

22. Your ultra-local Vancouver gift guide for everyone in your life

Shop our list of dozens of local gifts. 📍 Source Score: 3.90

23. Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba battling burst pipes, other problems as power restored

<img src=’https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7f06a88e-bf91-4d20-8297-e9a6e08fa6ad,1767373652717/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C748%2C3024%2C1701%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29’ alt=’A worker in an orange jacket works on a power line.’ width=’620’ height=’349’ title=’Thousands of people in Pimicikamak Cree Nation will be spending New Year’s Eve 2025 either away from their homes or in the cold due to a power outage.’/><p>A local plumber in Pimicikamak Cree Nation says it may take up to a month to fix burst pipes and other plumbing issues after water froze over during a days-long power outage in extreme cold temperatures.</p> 📍 Source Score: 4.50

24. Thousands of public, private sector workers will be working from the office again in 2026

📍 Source Score: 4.50

25. Calgary housing market closed out 2025 with 14% fewer home sales in December: board

Home sales in the City of Calgary fell 14.2 per cent in December compared with a year earlier as prices decreased to close out the year. 📍 Source Score: 2.00

26. First Nation in B.C. develops prefabricated housing system from locally-sourced wood

📍 Source Score: 2.00