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  • Politicians call for new homeless shelter in Côte-des-Neiges
    With homelessness increasing in Montreal, Côte-des-Neiges is no exception. There are calls for a new homeless shelter in the area.
    Politics
    May 3
  • After much back and forth, Wetaskiwin rescinds permit for Hope Mission shelter
    Despite having land secured and funding from the province, a permanent emergency homeless shelter in Wetaskiwin is once again up in the air.
    Politics
    May 14
  • ‘As though they were garbage’: Trial hears serial killer targeted Indigenous women
    A Crown prosecutor has told court the man who killed four women in Winnipeg staked out homeless shelters and targeted vulnerable, Indigenous victims.
    Crime
    May 8
  • Trial of admitted serial killer hears about search of Winnipeg landfill for remains
    A judge is expected to hear from a police officer who led the search of a Winnipeg landfill for the partial remains of a victim of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki.
    Crime
    May 10
  • Video showing admitted serial killer with two of four victims played at trial
    The Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki is expected to hear testimony Monday from a police officer who examined video surveillance.
    Crime
    May 13
  • Ex-wife of Winnipeg serial killer recounts volatile marriage, sexual assaults
    The ex-wife of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki recounted her violent marriage with the man during the second week of his murder trial.
    Crime
    May 16
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  • Tiny home community in Kelowna fully operational with programs up and running
    Step Place, located on Crowley Avenue,  is comprised of 60 tiny homes the size of a garden shed.
    Canada
    Apr 29
  • Can homeless people sleep outdoors? U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
    In California and other Western states, courts have ruled that it’s unconstitutional to fine and arrest people sleeping in homeless encampments if shelter space is lacking.
    U.S. News
    Apr 22
  • Trial of admitted serial killer wraps up second week in Winnipeg
    Skibicki is facing four counts of first-degree murder for the slayings of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg in 2022. 
    Crime
    May 17
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  • Local youth homeless shelter calling for support amid worsening housing ‘crisis’
    Simcoe County’s only youth homelessness shelter is hoping for a large turnout at this weekend’s fundraiser amid an urgent need to expand shelter space.
    Canada
    Feb 23
  • Winnipeg trial hears admitted serial killer searched web for serial killer definition
    A Winnipeg police analyst says other online searches found on Jeremy Skibicki’s laptop were about DNA and destroying fingerprints.
    Crime
    6 hours
  • Winnipeg trial hears victims’ clothing, jewelry found in serial killer’s apartment
    The Crown said the killings were racially motivated, with Skibicki a self-proclaimed white supremacist and the four victims Indigenous.
    Crime
    May 9
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  • Neighbour saw admitted serial killer getting rid of garbage, Winnipeg court hears
    Three people who lived in the same apartment building where Jeremy Skibicki killed four women are expected to testify in a Winnipeg courtroom Wednesday. 
    Crime
    May 15
  • Trial of Winnipeg serial killer hears testimony from DNA expert
    The only evidence police have pointing to the identity of one victim of an admitted serial killer is a bit of DNA found on a jacket cuff, a Winnipeg judge heard Tuesday.
    Crime
    May 14
  • Future of Montreal’s Hôtel-Dieu homeless shelter up in the air
    The Hôtel-Dieu site will no long serve the unhoused in the downtown east population, leaving users of the more than 100 shelter beds in limbo.
    Politics
    Feb 16
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  • Vancouver Park Board tightens rules on homeless encampments
    The modified bylaw bans all built structures in Vancouver's parks, and restricts shelters to camping tents or canopies spaced one metre apart. 
    Politics
    Apr 8
  • Sutherland residents voice feelings of isolation surrounding Saskatoon shelter decisions
    Residents lined the walls of a school gym to voice their concerns surrounding the 30-bed emergency shelter planned for the former fire station in the Sutherland area of Saskatoon.
    Canada
    Feb 12
  • Quebec teen sells eclipse glasses to help people in need
    Logan Laguë has been selling eclipse glasses all over the Eastern Townships. With the proceeds, he helps the homeless population, youth shelters and families in need.
    Canada
    Mar 30
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  • Support centre for homeless will be permanent in Edmonton, expanded to Calgary: province
    The province is making a navigation and support centre to provide safe shelter for the homeless in Edmonton permanent and has announced plans for a similar facility in Calgary.
    Crime
    Mar 26
  • STC addresses crime stats, announces renewal of shelter contract with Sask. government
    Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand announced that the contract to operate the emergency centre in Fairhaven has been renewed and pushed back against rumours of crime.
    Canada
    Apr 5
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