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The study used data from the 2016 Canadian census to evaluate what population groups were most impacted by low-income measure after tax.

Annual budget documents show the city handed out 7,700 fewer child care subsidies than it had planned to, even as the waitlist for subsidies hit just over 16,000 children.

Lilium Village, a project by Maybell Developments, is providing women with a feasible alternative to shelters by breaking down housing barriers.

Under the deals, each drugmaker will cut prices on most drugs sold to the Medicaid program for low-income people, administration officials said, promising 'massive savings.'

A $59 million boost is earmarked for Calgary Transit in the proposed budget to cover increased frequency on key routes, the low-income transit pass, and maintenance and upgrades.

That makes Winnipeg the fifth largest municipality in Canada, and marks a considerable trend of growth over the past 15 years.

Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says Ottawa wants to speed up homebuilding by drawing developers into affordable housing projects through the new Build Canada Homes agency.

Canada’s six largest markets recorded a combined 3.9 per cent year-over-year increase from 2024, driven by record annual starts in Calgary and Edmonton.

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will finally open on Sunday, 15 years after it started construction. Local businesses are preparing for a new era.

The future of Calgary Transit's downtown free-fare zone could be under the microscope as a pair of city councillors seek an in-depth review into the decades-old initiative.

The pilot program will lower the usual five per cent down payment required when purchasing a home to two per cent for participating first-time buyers.

Just two weeks into 2026, OHS has already taken in 42 dogs.

A single mother from Ukraine and her six young sons have been staying at the Kelowna Women's Shelter but are desperate for a place to call home.

The federal and Manitoba provincial governments are taking separate and very different approaches to provide some relief for consumers struggling with food affordability.

A provincial energy board hearing on Nova Scotia Power’s application to raise residential electricity rates begins.

The annual Salvation Army survey found 86% agreed the tariffs were driving up the cost of household staples, and 79% believed they were hurting low-income households the most.

In the Penha neighbourhood, a low-income area located in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, weeping and mourning residents surrounded the bodies of the dead.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine said it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers.

With federal SNAP food assistance set to run dry this weekend amid the protracted U.S. government shutdown, Louisiana, New Mexico and Vermont became the latest states Wednesday to announce help for low-income households that rely on the funds to eat.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.