Advocates gather at Winnipeg homelessness symposium: ‘They want their voices heard’
'The unsheltered community know what they want. They want their voices heard. It's them; they have the solution,' an advocate said at the homelessness symposium on Monday.
Canada
Apr 15
Halifax homeless encampment hits double capacity, officials mull next step
Halifax Regional Municipality says in a statement that University Avenue has a capacity for six tents at the homeless encampment, but as of Wednesday, 12 were on site.
Canada
Apr 18
Nanaimo’s unhoused population jumps nearly 19% but officials think it’s likely higher
Researchers found that at least 515 people were without homes in Nanaimo, which is a jump of nearly 19 per cent from the previous survey conducted in the spring of 2020.
Politics
Apr 9
$500K donated to London’s Health and Homelessness Fund for Change
The Health and Homelessness Fund for Change was gifted $500,000 in honour of Jeff Macoun's 40-plus years with Canada Life in London, Ont.
Canada
Apr 15
67% to 75% of unhoused people have a mental health condition: University of Calgary
A new study published by a team of researchers at the University of Calgary found that the majority of people who are experiencing homelessness have an underlying mental illness.
Canada
5 hours
Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, April 15
Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, April 15.
Canada
Apr 15
Report alleges RCMP mistreatment of homeless Indigenous women in NWT
Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report has found.
Canada
Apr 11
Montreal mobile health clinic helps get homeless people out of tents, into apartments
Old Brewery Mission says its mobile health clinic has intervened 2,691 times to help homeless people in the community in its first year.
Canada
Apr 15
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
Major encampment cleanup in Kelowna displaces people experiencing homelessness
Various agencies have been on-site during the cleanup, including outreach workers to try and connect those sheltering there with social services.
Canada
Apr 4
‘My life is at stake’: B.C. senior forced to choose between housing or medication
The now-72-year-old ended up living in her car for a year and since last May she's been living in the Travelodge in North Vancouver.
Health
Mar 28
An Ontario renter’s ‘scary’ situation with homelessness after landlords sell property
Having worked for over 35 years as a janitor, an Ontario man never thought he would find himself without a place to live in retirement. But he says that changed in 2022
Canada
Apr 12
N.B. opposition say premier’s comments on homeless encampment deaths lack empathy
Higgs said that some people "just don't want to come off the street," in response to an opposition question about how his government would prevent tent fires at encampments.
Canada
Mar 27
Montreal to get hundreds of new affordable housing units for families, homeless youth
The 12 projects approved in a call for tenders will cost about $310 million. They include hundreds of dwellings for a variety of people, including families and seniors.
Canada
Apr 12
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
Brush fire near homeless camp brought quickly under control
Kelowna firefighters battled a small brush fire near Highway 97 and McCurdy Road on Tuesday morning.
Canada
Apr 2
Vancouver’s CRAB Park to reopen after homeless encampment cleared out
The 27 people who were previously sheltering in the designated area of the waterfront CRAB Park will be able to return on Thursday, the Vancouver Park Board said.
Health
Apr 3
Kelowna’s Gospel Mission challenges community to get active in effort to end homelessness
The event takes place at Metro Hub located at 1265 Ellis St beginning at 1 p.m., with the walk/run ending at 2 p.m.
Canada
Apr 13
Officials release plans to close Leduc homeless support centre ‘the Hub’
A facility that's been providing services to Leduc's homeless community for the past 15 years will be closed in phases starting on March 28.
Health
Mar 20
City moves in to begin cleanup at sanctioned Vancouver homeless encampment
The city says it needs to temporarily move about 30 people from a homeless encampment in CRAB Park due to unsanitary conditions, built structures and fire hazards.
Politics
Mar 25