Homeless

• New report urges action on Toronto’s youth homelessness ‘crisis’

  Covenant House says with more than 1,500 youth facing homelessness on a given night, more action must be taken to curb and prevent the issue.

  Canada

  Dec 15
  
• New Westminster business says illicit drug use and theft is rampant

  New Westminster's Hyack Square is often a desperate scene resembling Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Drug deals are done in plain sight.

  Crime

  Jul 15
  
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• City of Kelowna moves into Level 2 weather protocol, warming tent activated

  The city activated a warming tent set up at the rail trail, as well as warming buses stationed throughout Kelowna.

  Canada

  Feb 4
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• Kingston’s In From the Cold shelter expands to meet winter demand

  Kingston’s In From the Cold shelter expands from 24 to 34 beds, addressing growing winter demand and offering meals, laundry and housing support.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• Advocates raise concerns as Alberta government replaces funding model for homelessness agencies

  Nixon said Friday that the agencies receiving funding to dole out are essentially acting as middlemen, and it will be more efficient to eliminate that step.

  Politics

  Dec 23, 2024
• Alberta government creates homelessness advisory panel, changes grant process

  Community and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the panel is to assess government actions and funding.

  Politics

  Dec 20, 2024
• Toronto reveals 6 locations for new shelter sites amid overcapacity woes

  Toronto has unveiled the locations of six planned homeless shelters to be built across the city and are expected to be ready to take on occupants by 2030.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2024
• Slave Lake residents speak about homeless shelter’s closure as fall and winter approach

  Town council halted operations in May to slow a perceived spike in crime that residents said stemmed from the space.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2024
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• Victoria mayor backs plan to end Pandora Avenue encampment

  Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said the police plan unveiled Wednesday to deal with the Pandora Avenue encampment would form one component of a broader community safety plan.

  Crime

  Aug 7, 2024
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• Unhoused family relocates after eviction from paid campground in Peterborough, Ont.

  The Miller family spent over a month camping at Beavermead Campground in Peterborough but was issued an eviction notice. They have since moved to a campground east of the city.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2024