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There are calls for more to be done to address the homelessness issue in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough. After an overnight shelter closed its doors at the end of March, more unhoused people are spending their nights in parks or on the streets. Now a group of opposition politicians is demanding a new shelter for the...

As the number of people in New Brunswick experiencing homelessness grows, some shelters are looking at a new approach. As Suzanne Lapointe reports, organizations are shifting focus to help residents transition to more permanent housing options.

A new homeless shelter that has been at the centre of controversy in Whitby, is set to open gradually over the next couple of weeks. The low-barrier 45 bed shelter is intended to provide housing and services for those experiencing homelessness. Officials say it’s needed to meet the needs of the community, however local residents...

The issue of homelessness continues to divide residents in Cobourg, Ont. Tensions reached a boiling point between the town and Northumberland County on Wednesday following a new shelter bylaw. Robert Lothian explains.

The opening day of the murder trial of Jeremy Skibicki heard he targeted vulnerable Indigenous women at Winnipeg homeless shelters and, while being questioned by police in one killing, blurted out that there were three more victims. Teagan Rasche reports.

Two months since opening, Kelowna’s tiny home community is fully operational. All of the 60 homes are now occupied by those previously in homeless shelters or sheltering outdoors. The resident’s grateful to have their own small quarters and the on-site amenities that they believe will help propel them forward. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

The Vancouver Park Board will be voting tomorrow on a motion that would limit where homeless people can set up camp around the city. As Cassidy Mosconi reports, while the measures are meant to promote safety, social advocates say they are too heavy handed.

Leduc’s only homeless shelter, the HUB, will be officially closing its doors. This comes after the association says it faced a “triple threat,” including that it could not find a new space suitable to offer shelter services. Jasmine King explains.

As the need for more support to combat the homelessness crisis increases, local organizations are calling on all levels of government and the community for help. The YES Shelter for Youth and Families is now a step closer to solving its renovation needs while ramping up services to keep up with the growing need. Tricia...

More questions are being raised about a hospital patient being discharged to a motel outside Edmonton. Plus, Leduc’s only homeless shelter is having to close its doors. And, the victims of a hit and run have been identified as a Ukrainian newcomer and her daughter.

How to address homelessness continues to divide residents and officials in Cobourg. On Thursday morning, plans to create a homeless shelter near the downtown returned to Northumberland County Council. Robert Lothian has the latest.

A warming shelter in St. Stephen, N.B., has officially closed. As Nathalie Sturgeon reports, the facility’s closure means there will be no permanent space for those experiencing homelessness throughout the community.

Leduc council has thrown its support behind the continued operation of the city’s homeless shelter, but that might not be enough to save the emergency overnight shelter and community space from closing soon. Sarah Komadina reports.

Almost three months after 60 tiny homes opened in downtown Kelowna, more transitional housing is finally complete. The project’s completion along the highway now means a total of 120 transitional housing units, to help get people off the streets, out of shelters, and in some cases out of their vehicles where they have been living....

A Quebec judge as rejected an injunction request to disperse a pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University, A Montreal shelter shifts its focus to prevention programs to help tackle homelessness, and new rules are in effect in Quebec schools when it comes to gender-neutral bathrooms.

Those experiencing homeless in St. Stephen will no longer have access to a permanent space as the town’s warming shelter closed for the year, the legal dispute over a controversial pension legislation has returned in court, and locally-owned grocers in Moncton are receiving an uptick in business amid an ongoing boycott of grocery giant Loblaws.

Those experiencing homeless in St. Stephen will no longer have access to a permanent space as the town’s warming shelter closed for the year, the legal dispute over a controversial pension legislation has returned in court, and locally-owned grocers in Moncton are receiving an uptick in business amid an ongoing boycott of grocery giant Loblaws.

Like many cities across the province, Nanaimo’s homeless population is increasing. A newly-released report shows the rate is rising steadily but as Kylie Stanton reports, there are no shelter spaces for the majority of people to go.

City pauses enforcement of daytime shelter structures ban in municipal parks. Opponents to the ban blocked an access road when by-law officers arrived to enter the Belle Park homeless encampment

A navigation and support centre to provide safe shelter for Edmonton’s homeless population will remain a permanent operation and the Alberta government said it has announced plans for a similar facility to be created in Calgary. Morgan Black reports.