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Montreal wants to move day services from homeless shelter, citing ‘difficult’ cohabitationMaison Benoît Labre, located in the city's St-Henri neighbourhood, serves vulnerable clients who are either unhoused or dealing with addiction issues.CanadaAug 21
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Homelessness crisis: ‘Major’ public consultation on issue to start in MontrealThe public consultation expected later this summer comes as Montreal, along with Quebec, faces a rising number of people living in emergency shelters or on the streets.CanadaJul 9
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Montreal residents outraged by planned homeless shelter near daycare, nuns’ residenceThe City of Montreal is planning to create a new resource for the unhoused in Ahuntsic-Cartierville near daycares, schools, and a residence for nuns.CanadaJul 12
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Kingston, Ont., man faces murder charges in connection with encampment killingsTwo people were killed and a third is in hospital after a violent stabbing attack in an encampment next to a consumption and treatment services site in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday.CrimeSep 13
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Quebec’s housing crisis has worsened since moving day, group saysHousing advocates in Quebec are sounding alarms, saying the number of people without homes since the province's traditional moving day more than two months ago has only grown.CanadaSep 16
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Pickleball or housing? Debate in this Ontario city shows dilemma municipalities faceA Peterborough councillor recently proposed delaying several projects including a pickleball court to fund housing, illustrating the dilemma many Ontario municipalities are facing.CanadaAug 31
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‘A relief’: West Island’s only homeless shelter set to open its doors againRichochet, the only homeless shelter on the West Island of Montreal, will reopen its doors on Monday, after being closed for more than 40 days.CanadaJul 3
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Plans for proposed homeless shelter in Ahuntsic have been shelvedA plan to buy and turn a property into a 24-7 homeless shelter in Ahuntsic-Cartierville has been shelved, for now.CanadaJul 27
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Montreal police dismantle encampment near ChinatownMontreal police officers have dismantled a homeless encampment next to Chinatown, but some residents say the problems persist.CanadaJun 27
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Homelessness: Quebec, Ottawa announce $115M for emergency housing in MontrealThe funding will create more than 520 new housing spaces in Montreal, a 30 per cent boost in available accommodation in the city compared to December 2023.CanadaJun 21
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New renters’ bill of rights should void ‘no pet’ clauses, petition saysAs pet abandonment surges in Canada, an animal rights group is pushing to end pet restrictions in rental housing, saying that it is 'discriminating' against pet owners.CanadaAug 8
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Rush on to find new accommodation for Verdun emergency shelter clientsA temporary shelter for the unhoused -- the former Jardins Gordon seniors residence in Verdun is preparing for the construction of affordable housing for seniors.CanadaJul 30
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Residents, merchants, school board concerned about new Montreal homeless shelterA coalition of citizens is calling on the city to include them in the process of creating a new community resource, but say the city is ignoring them.CanadaJun 13
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Man’s body found in ‘makeshift shelter’ in Montreal, police on sceneMontreal police say the man's body was found between two buildings on Monday morning, and that his death was confirmed at the scene.CanadaJul 8
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Homeless deaths a failure of the system, say Montreal advocates, as memorial heldThat so many people are dying on the streets is a sign that governments have failed, advocates argue, saying there aren't enough services for the unhoused.CanadaJun 5
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Mother tells Quebec inquest she can’t fathom how her son could die in the coldSuzanne Chemaganish says her son Raphael André grew up in the woods with his Innu family in northern Quebec and was used to cold weather.CanadaJun 5
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‘Bleak picture’: Quebec moving day sees scores of renters still hunting for new homeMontreal's municipal housing office, known as the OMHM, confirmed it has received 811 calls for assistance since the beginning of 2024.CanadaJul 1
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Poilievre calls supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens,’ vows to close some'We will defund them. There will not be a single taxpayer dollar from the Poilievre government going to drug dens,' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said.CanadaJul 12
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University student-led project rounds up solutions to Montreal housing crisisA student-led project surveyed groups fighting for affordable housing across Canada, rounding up several solutions groups believe should be implemented to improve the situation.CanadaJun 26
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Citizens concerned about plans for new Montreal homeless shelter near schools, daycaresThe City of Montreal wants to turn an old, decrepit church in Rosemont into a homeless shelter. Citizens accuse them of lacking transparency.CanadaMay 26