A 29-year-old Nova Scotia man says having stable and safe housing during the pandemic has been a lifesaver.

To-date, landlords have come forward with four apartments for the program.

Whereas 3.4 million experienced severe food insecurity in 2019, that number could more than quadruple this year in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions.

Some of Montreal's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods appear to be bearing the brunt of the city's COVID-19 numbers,

Mark Lowcock told a video briefing most experts agree that the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t reached the poorest parts of the world, but may peak in the next three to six months.

Under the most serious scenario - a 20% contraction in income - the number of people living in extreme poverty would rise by 434 million people to 922 million worldwide.

"We understand our customers are concerned about the future, their jobs and their ability to pay their bills."

Members of the U of R Champions of Change Club are tackling "period poverty" around campus, offering students free tampons and pads.

Distracted driving tickets became a lot more expensive at the beginning of February in Saskatchewan. Some critics say higher fines disproportionately affect people living in poverty.

Coon says if the government put well-being at the centre of everything it does, it would produce a very different budget.