Homelessness
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North Cowichan mayor asks for province’s help to address homelessness, mental healthB.C.'s Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs said they know more needs to be done to help the most vulnerable members of the province's communities.PoliticsJun 16
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‘Time all blurs’: Senior’s journey from Shanghai art teacher to homeless in B.C. parkTom Tang, a 76-year-old former art teacher and street portraitist from China, now lives in a park in Richmond, B.C. He doesn't quite know how he ended up there.CanadaJun 8
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Future of Penticton homeless encampment to be decided by the courts in JulyIf the injunction is granted, the province would have the legal authority to evict the roughly two dozen people living at the encampment and clear the site.CanadaJun 3
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‘Hidden homelessness’ a problem for N.S. post-secondary students: researcherA recent report conducted by a group of Nova Scotia and Alberta researchers finds about one in four Canadian post-secondary students experiences some form of homelessness.CanadaMay 20
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Priest calls out Ottawa audience in award speech for book on homelessnessAn Anglican priest has won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for her book detailing her fight to allow an encampment to remain in the yard beside her church.PoliticsApr 30
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Chronic homelessness climbs in Winnipeg, system facing ‘increasing strain’: reportMore than 8,200 people are living without stable housing in Winnipeg, according to a new report, which says the number of people becoming chronically homeless is on the rise.CanadaApr 13
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Quebec homelessness rising sharply in regions outside Montreal, report findsNew numbers released by the Quebec government are showing that homelessness has increased across the province, with the sharpest rises outside Montreal.CanadaApr 10
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$25M donation to establish new model for tackling homelessness in TorontoA philanthropic organization says it’s donating $25 million to establish a new system for tackling homelessness in Canada's largest city.CanadaMar 3
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Saskatoon’s homeless population rises 30% in a year, new data showsThe City of Saskatoon released the data for 2025 Monday and found that 1,931 individuals experienced homelessness last year, which is an increase from 1,499 individuals in 2024.PoliticsMar 2
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Encampments reported in 48 Toronto parks, a 55% decreaseData maintained by the City of Toronto showed the number of encampments, which rose significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, crept up throughout 2024.PoliticsJan 14
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