Daily News Curation - 2026-02-06

Curated 16 items from disability, accessibility, and social policy sources.

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Additional Stories

1. After a Tyee Report, BC Cancer Will Treat Francisco Barahona

He had been denied health care after 15 years in Canada. And still faces deportation Wednesday. 📍 Source Score: 22.10

2. Even Full-Time Workers Struggle to Afford Food in Canada: Study

Researcher Tim Li says it’s a sign that wages aren’t keeping up with inflation. 📍 Source Score: 15.60

3. Controversial Kamloops Mayor Loses ‘Unbelievable’ Court Ruling

Citing the need to protect political speech, a judge threw out Reid Hamer-Jackson’s defamation lawsuit against a council opponent. 📍 Source Score: 10.00

4. ‘Canada has a culture of silence. And we need to break that silence.’

📍 Source Score: 10.50

5. Smashing Barriers to Health Care for Black Seniors

The system wasn’t designed with Black people in mind. Elvenia Gray-Sandiford has a plan to change that. A Tyee Q&A. 📍 Source Score: 11.10

6. Manitoba Government Tables Regulatory Accountability Report

📍 Source Score: 12.00

7. Manitoba Government Donates Additional $4 Million From U.S. Liquor Sales to Children’s Health and Nutrition

📍 Source Score: 12.00

8. Manitoba Government Invests $11.4 Million to Boost Municipal Fire Safety

📍 Source Score: 7.50

9. Manitoba Government Takes Further Action to Strengthen School Safety

📍 Source Score: 7.50

10. Ontario government told to pay compensation for illegal wage controls

📍 Source Score: 4.00

11. Inside the Far-Right Push to Influence Canadian Political Parties

A conference call shows a political operative with past Conservative connections advising several white nationalist groups. 📍 Source Score: 4.50

12. Measles Update #73

📍 Source Score: 4.50

13. Measles Update #71

📍 Source Score: 4.50

14. Measles Update #70

📍 Source Score: 4.50

15. Measles Update #69

📍 Source Score: 4.50