Daily News Curation - 2026-11-12

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1. Potash could anchor a new Canada-India trade partnership

The latest volley in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute came in September, when President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. was working on a deal to buy potash from Belarus at a cheaper price than what it pays for Canadian supplies. A day later, he backtracked and said the U.S. would continue to buy potash from […] Source Score: 23.30

2. Alberta’s immigration referendum is over. Now what?

Alberta voters narrowly said “yes” in the province’s October referendum to five proposals about immigration – ranging from assuming more provincial control over the system to restricting newcomers’ access to public services and imposing new voter ID requirements – that form the foundation of the government’s proposed agenda for reform. But interpreting those results as […] Source Score: 22.40

3. Parliament can learn from Canadians on foreign policy

Together, we have spent years around federal cabinet tables led by different prime ministers from different political parties. We know how quickly policy challenges become partisan choices: Defence or development? Economic interests or Canadian values? The United States or new trading partners? These contrasts can sharpen debate. They can also distort it. The world Canada […] Source Score: 17.50

4. Canada needs to plan further ahead to diversify its trade

(Version française disponible ici) Diversifying Canada’s exports will not be easy. The gravitational pull of the United States is strong, given the size of its economy and our shared border. Many Canadian businesses have also spent decades gearing their products and services to the particulars of the U.S. market. But there is hope. The energy […] Source Score: 16.50

Canada is in the midst of its most ambitious trade pivot in a generation. The federal government, having committed to doubling non-U.S. exports over the next decade, has concluded new agreements with Indonesia and Ecuador, relaunched negotiations with India, and signed investment deals with the United Arab Emirates all while navigating a volatile review of […] Source Score: 17.50

6. Ontario’s online gambling boom is reaching children

We told them this would happen. In April 2021, a year before a single legal bet was placed on a privately operated gambling website in Ontario, the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation submitted our concerns to the province. We said that the new iGaming framework had to balance consumer demand with harm prevention, and […] Source Score: 14.80

7. MAiD provides compassionate end-of-life care. But what about those left behind?

In July, I sat beside my mother as she received medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The process was calm, compassionate and meticulously planned. The medical team explained each step, physicians ensured safeguards had been followed and my mother’s wishes remained at the centre throughout. By all accounts, it was a good death – peaceful, planned […] Source Score: 14.40

8. Why the Parti Québécois can’t limit asylum seekers in Quebec

(Version française disponible ici) The new Parti Québécois (PQ) government has proposed limiting Quebec’s share of all asylum seekers in Canada to 22 per cent, roughly the provinces’ share of the national population, until Quebec “becomes independent.” The proposal responds to real cost pressures that were repeatedly cited by the previous Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) […] Source Score: 16.50

9. Ottawa can do more to free up trade among provinces

(Version française disponible ici.) Interprovincial trade has taken on greater significance in recent months, particularly in response to the tariff dispute with the United States. The federal government frequently reiterates its commitment to a single Canadian economy. However, while many barriers to trade fall within provincial jurisdiction (such as labour mobility or transport regulations), the […] Source Score: 14.00

10. Indigenous sentencing law in Canada has come full circle

In October, the Supreme Court of Canada released a historic decision in R v Cope that affirms the need for judges to carefully consider two interrelated social crises in their sentencing decisions. They must consider the grossly disproportionate rate at which Indigenous persons are sent to jail and the grossly disproportionate rate at which Indigenous […] Source Score: 13.90

11. He carved Canada’s grief in stone. Who remembers him?

On a ridge in northern France, two great white pillars rise nearly 30 metres toward the sky. Visible for kilometres across a former First World War battlefield, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial is one of Canada’s defining symbols, an expression of sacrifice, nationhood and remembrance. Each year, nearly a million people make the pilgrimage to […] Source Score: 13.50

12. Budget 2026 offers help, but won’t reach everyone who needs it

(Version française disponible ici.) Many of the new measures in the federal budget focus on affordability. This makes sense given that it remains a top priority for most Canadians. The government focuses its support at the lower end of the income spectrum, aiming to lift more Canadians out of poverty. It also makes a bold […] Source Score: 12.00

13. Canada doesn’t need another climate plan. It needs the machinery to deliver

Canada has repeatedly responded to missed climate objectives with new plans, targets and policy frameworks. Since 1990, Canada has missed every national emissions-reduction target that has come due. We are also off track to meet the 2030 target of reducing emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels. We’re a country with many […] Source Score: 12.50

(Version française disponible ici) In June, then British prime minister Keir Starmer defended a social media ban for children under 16 years old against criticisms that they would simply circumvent it. He stated that it would be “utterly ridiculous” to stop banning alcohol sales to children just because “a teenager managed to get a drink […] Source Score: 11.50

15. Canada must stop treating sexual strangulation as just rough sex

Cheryl VanHuizen’s last text to her son promised she would call him tomorrow. Less than two hours later, she was dead. Her neck cartilage was fractured in three places. Her face and body bore bruises and abrasions. She had multiple anal injuries, including a rectal tear the forensic pathologist determined occurred after death. The Crown […] Source Score: 10.50

16. Nine years under a European trade agreement show tariffs were only the starting point

(Version française disponible ici.) Prime Minister Mark Carney hosting European Union leaders at the Canada–EU summit in Montreal this week is just the latest step in a rapid diplomatic pivot toward Brussels that has already produced a security and defence partnership, negotiations on an “alliance for the future,” even if the exact arrangement is being […] Source Score: 10.50

17. Effective trade diversification depends on small and medium businesses

Before Canada signs its next economic agreement with Europe, someone in Ottawa should ask a plain question: Could a 20-person business in Trois-Rivières, Que., or Red Deer, Alta., actually use it? The question matters more now than it did a year ago. Prime Minister Mark Carney told the European Parliament on Sept. 17 the goal […] Source Score: 10.50

18. Indigenous lessons for Ottawa’s next big projects

Canada is at a critical, historic juncture in the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. As we collectively strive to strengthen Canada’s economic resilience in the face of geopolitical upheaval, two headline issues are being discussed as threats to progress. One is the interaction between Aboriginal title and urban property rights. The other is the […] Source Score: 10.50

19. Manitoba Government Reopens Adult Day Program in Winnipeg’s Charleswood Neighbourhood

Government of Manitoba press release Source Score: 10.50

20. Why a Housing Shortage Despite a Condo Glut? Follow the Money

The cost of financing, more than lumber or labour, drives housing. Let’s put public credit behind a public builder. Part 3 in a series. Source Score: 7.00

21. Child-care policy should serve families, not just the economy

The constraints that caregiving, particularly motherhood, place on women in the working world are familiar and well-known, but there’s another factor to consider as well. Recent research shows that mothers who have used subsidized child care in Quebec enjoy substantially increased long-term earnings and greater career advancement. The results, while interesting, are unsurprising. But there’s […] Source Score: 6.40

22. It should be easier to invest savings in community projects

When a housing co-operative in Kamloops, B.C., needed money to build 53 affordable, net-zero homes, part of the financing came from an unusual source – 95 individuals who chose to invest in it. Together with a few other investors, they put $1.1 million into Propolis Housing Co-operative through community bonds, lending their money to a […] Source Score: 7.00

23. After a Megafire, Clinton Faces Floods and Landslide Warnings

The scarred landscape could bring future trouble for the fire-struck community, a new report warns. Source Score: 6.00

24. Trauma-informed care must be mandatory in long-term care

(Version française disponible ici.) Long-term care (LTC) facilities are actually people’s homes. It’s where many Canadians live out their final days. But not all the residents in LTC receive the specialized care they need. Often seniors’ behaviour that could be the result of past traumas is written off as a symptom of dementia. Care aides […] Source Score: 5.40