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Low-income motel residents face uncertain future in PentictonThe Penticton Chamber is calling for more housing solutions as dozens of low-income residents could be displaced by redevelopment. As Taya Fast reports, Penticton’s El Rancho has gone through another rezoning process bringing it one step closer to approval.Aug 12
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Low income resident at risk of losing everythingA West Kelowna man on a low income suddenly finds himself at risk of losing everything, all because of repairs he did on his home years ago. The mobile home park he lives in will soon be redeveloped. And even though his home is set to be demolished, the company behind the redevelopment is demanding...Jun 18
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Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: July 31Transit users have voiced concerns after Calgary city council voted against increasing the budget for low-income transit passes. Calgary’s Green Line has the green light to start construction, but it comes with a higher price tag and a smaller scope than originally planned. And renters look to the province to help them beat the heat...Global News Hour at 6 CalgaryJul 31
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Global News at 5:30 Montreal: July 17An iconic store fights to keep its English name, Montreal hospital sees a rise in e-scooter injuries and a low-income Chinatown tenant fights to stay put.Global News at 5:30 and 6:30Jul 17
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Global News at 6 WinnipegResidents in low income housing say they’re being evicted without notice, bees are taking over a street lamp in Sage Creek and Donald Trump picks his running mate for the 2024 electionGlobal News at 6 WinnipegJul 16
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Supporting low-income families on Mother’s Day and beyondJust ahead of Mother’s Day, a new survey by the Vancouver based non-profit BabyGoRound, finds many low-income parents are struggling to care for their babies without the vital baby gear they need. Global News speaks with the organization’s Executive Director Meghan Nuefeld.Global News Morning BCMay 9
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Okanagan seniors protest for better pensionsSeniors Advocate BC states that 84% of low-income seniors reported running out of money to buy food. As our Ben Low-On reports, some Okanagan seniors are making their voices heard to prevent themselves from falling further behind.EconomyJun 27
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Global Okanagan News at 5: June 18, 2024Recommendations have been made regarding tower crane safety by WorkSafe BC. Devastating crop loss following last winter’s cold snap means peaches at local markets are coming from south of the border. A low-income resident in West Kelowna is at risk of losing everything.Jun 18
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Re-development highlights need for more affordable housingThe need for more affordable housing in West Kelowna is being highlighted by re-development plans at a mobile home park. Shady Acres was home to dozens of low-income renters but they have now been pushed out as the developer moves ahead with plans to re-develop the property. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, what’s happening at...Jun 17
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Alberta government reverses course, will continue to fund low-income transit passesThe Alberta government is walking back plans to pull funding from a municipal transit program, less than 24 hours after it was first announced. The moves comes as low-income Albertans continue to grapple with nearly losing what they deem an essential. Morgan Black reports.Danielle SmithMay 1
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Alberta cuts funding for low-income bus passes in Calgary, EdmontonThe province is cutting funding for low income transit passes in Calgary and Edmonton. As Adam MacVicar reports, advocates worry the move will impact thousands of people in both cities.Global News Hour at 6 CalgaryApr 30
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Halifax rooming house tenants told to vacateAn entire building of tenants in a Halifax rooming house have been served eviction notices from their landlord and are being told to move out by September. As Megan King reports, many impacted by the notice worry about what low-income options will be available – and question whether the evictions are being made in good...Global News at 6 HalifaxMay 30
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Global News Hour at 6 BC: Aug. 13The struggling BC United Party makes a push to win voter support, vowing to cut income tax for most British Columbians. A 19-year-old is facing nearly two dozen charges for targeting young victims online, how the teens showed courage in coming forward. And new clues in a terrifying case of extortion.Global BCAug 13
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B.C. low-income seniors and families to receive one-time $430 benefitB.C.’s Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon announced on Tuesday, that families and low-income seniors who receive a rent subsidy through the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) and SAFER program will now also receive a one-time benefit.MoneyApr 9
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Metro Vancouver parents consider extreme measure amid rising costsIt is another sign of how expensive it is to live in Metro Vancouver. A survey has found a shocking number of low-income parents would consider giving up their child because they can’t afford basic needs. But as Janet Brown reports, there is help out there for those who need it.Global News Hour at 6 BCMay 10
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Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: May 1In this Wednesday, May 1, 2024 edition of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Carole Anne Devaney and Scott Roberts, the Edmonton Oilers are a win away from moving on to Round 2 of the playoffs, the long-awaited Trans Mountain pipeline expansion opens, Alberta government backtracks and will continue low-income transit pass funding, and...Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonMay 1
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Esquimalt residents facing renoviction, left with few optionsResidents of an Esquimalt low-income apartment building say new B.C. renoviction laws have done little to help them. They’ve been offered money to move out but – as Kylie Stanton reports – their options to find an another affordable place to live are limited.Global News Hour at 6 BCApr 30
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Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: April 30A heavy, wet spring snow brought down trees and left many Calgarians without power. Experts head into the back country to monitor the snow pack as Alberta continues to face a drought. The Alberta government cuts funding to low-income bus passes in Calgary and Edmonton.Global News Hour at 6 CalgaryApr 30
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NorQuest College tax clinic helps hundreds of newcomers and vulnerable EdmontoniansA tax clinic, exclusively targeting low-income earners, is helping hundreds of people file their tax returns in Edmonton. NorQuest College has run the clinic for several years and the need is growing every year. Instructor Akram Abubaha shares how it works.Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonApr 10
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Global Okanagan News at 5:30: April 6, 2024A rally in front of Kelowna’s Childhood Connections Centre is meant to send the government a message, low-income residents of a downtown apartment building will be out of their homes for at least two more weeks, and the Kelowna Farmers and Crafters Market starts the season in its new location.Apr 6