Homelessness
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New Brunswick strategy aims for ‘historic shift’ in homelessness by 2029New Brunswick's new provincial homelessness strategy aims to reduce chronic homelessness by more than 40 per cent by 2029.Dec 18
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‘No plans to change’: Toronto spent $35M on private security contracts this yearData shared with Global News by the city shows Toronto is currently tied into eight separate private security contracts, predominantly for services relating to homelessness.CanadaDec 18
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Kelowna transitional housing helps at-risk seniors secure homesTurning Points Collaborative Society operates Trailside, which opened in May 2024 and was created for people 55 and up and those with disabilities.CanadaDec 16
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Saskatoon woman demands better access to social supports for homeless communityA Good Samaritan is demanding change from all levels of government after a frozen Saskatoon night exposed the trouble in accessing social support for those in need.CanadaDec 15
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Kelowna residents raise concerns over social support facilities in neighbourhoodThe City of Kelowna, in partnership with BC Housing, plans to build a 40-unit supportive and complex care facility on Pacific Avenue near Capri Mall.CanadaDec 5
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Recent deaths highlight urgency for homelessness solution in New BrunswickTwo recent deaths of unhoused people in New Brunswick as temperatures drop have highlighted the urgency of the situation and raised concerns at the provincial legislature.CanadaDec 4
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Rigid model blamed for failed Penticton vote to approve tiny homes for the unhousedDespite a growing homelessness problem in the South Okanagan city, council voted 4-2 against the project and the millions of provincial dollars that would come along with it.CanadaDec 3
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‘It’s concerning’: Saskatoon reports upward trend in encampmentsSaskatoon is reporting an uptick in homeless encampments this year with advocates pushing for better solutions instead of clearing them.CanadaDec 3
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Penticton says no to tiny home community, risks losing provincial fundsThe 50-unit tiny home community would have been built on a city-owned parcel of land near Dartmouth Road and Dartmouth Drive and funded by the provincial government.CanadaDec 3
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Montreal to open 500 new spaces in warming shelters for unhoused peopleMartinez Ferrada has promised to put an end to the homeless encampments that have cropped up across Montreal within four years by transitioning their occupants to housing.CanadaDec 1
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