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‘The park is going to close:’ B.C. to Vancouver homeless campers who refuse COVID-19 housingThe province unveiled a plan to use hotels house the homeless living in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park and Victoria's Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue late last month.PoliticsMay 8, 2020
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Kingston author hopes her new book shines a light on homelessness and housingCathy Crowe, a Toronto-based author and street nurse, came back to her hometown of Kingston to sign copies of her new book that shines a light on a national housing epidemic.CanadaNov 23, 2019
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Montreal program aimed at ending homelessness for veterans gets federal fundingThe Sentinels program at Montreal's Old Brewery Mission was one of 22 organizations awarded funding to support Canadian veterans and their families.CanadaJul 22, 2019
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‘It’s a global issue:’ Filmmakers shed light on the reality of living in Moncton’s tent cityA group of filmmakers are creating a documentary called 'Tent City,' which highlights people's journeys into homelessness, and what life is like living at the site of a tent city.CanadaJul 10, 2019
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Housing sector calls out ‘inflammatory’ language animating Maple Ridge homeless debateGroups representing landlords, the development industry and the social housing sector have all signed an open letter weighing in on the issue.CanadaApr 26, 2019
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B.C. aims to slash poverty by 25 per cent in new poverty reduction strategyThe plan aims to improve conditions for 140,000 people, including 50,000 children.Mar 18, 2019
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Federal Minister Jean-Yves Duclos addresses Quebecers on Canada’s improved homelessness strategyThe Federal and Quebec governments are renegotiating once again their Homelessness Partnering Strategy in order to implement Canada's new "Reaching Home" plan to fight homelessness.CanadaJun 13, 2018
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Officials with Mustard Seed consider homeless shelter for Edmonton’s south sideManaging director Dean Kurpjuweit said the Mustard Seed is trying to figure out how to meet a need on the city’s south side and thinks a shelter may be the solution. No location has been decided yet.PoliticsMay 6, 2018
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Toronto opens armoury as homeless shelter ahead of ‘relentless’ coldOfficials say a downtown armoury will open to Toronto's homeless Saturday evening as the city faces a 13th day with an extreme cold alert in effect.CanadaJan 7, 2018
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