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'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, April 15.

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.

Old Brewery Mission says its mobile health clinic has intervened 2,691 times to help homeless people in the community in its first year.

The modified bylaw bans all built structures in Vancouver's parks, and restricts shelters to camping tents or canopies spaced one metre apart. 

Various agencies have been on-site during the cleanup, including outreach workers to try and connect those sheltering there with social services.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kelowna firefighters battled a small brush fire near Highway 97 and McCurdy Road on Tuesday morning.

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.

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.

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.

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.