Homelessness
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Winnipeg to implement new homelessness plan in 2025The City of Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba will introduce a plan to clear out encampments and move people into housing in 2025, the mayor and the premier said.Canada5 hours
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Advocates raise concerns as Alberta government replaces funding model for homelessness agenciesNixon 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.PoliticsDec 23
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Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepensAs temperatures drop in Montreal, homeless shelters are overcrowded and warming stations -- furnished with chairs, not beds -- are at full capacity.CanadaDec 22
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Alberta government creates homelessness advisory panel, changes grant processCommunity and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the panel is to assess government actions and funding.PoliticsDec 20
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Regina homeless population up 255% since 2015There are currently 824 people in Regina who are homeless, according to the 2024 point-in-time homelessness count.CanadaDec 18
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Overnight shelter restrictions in Victoria’s parks heading to courtThe case comes 15 years after a ruling from B.C.'s top court that found Victoria could not ban people from sleeping in parks overnight if indoor accommodation wasn't available.PoliticsDec 17
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Halifax is past the worst of its housing crisis, mayor says. Advocates disagreeThe worst of Halifax's homeless crisis is over, says the city's new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible.PoliticsDec 17
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Homeless man’s death prompts calls for more warming centres in MontrealQuebec coroner's office is investigating the death of a 55-year-old unhoused man found in a park early Sunday. Police say hypothermia could be the cause of death.CanadaDec 16
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Enforcing Victoria’s daytime sheltering ban would cost $4.7 million: reportThe report, presented to city council this week, found enforcing the city's ban on daytime sheltering would add $4.7 million per year to Victoria's operating budget.PoliticsDec 13
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Quebec, Ottawa announce $100M deal to fight homelessnessThe money will be used to pay for additional shelter spaces in Quebec communities, to build new warming centres and to support people at imminent risk of homelessness.CanadaDec 13
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