Shelter

• New Saskatoon warming shelter raises concerns over location

  Warming shelter in Saskatoon to open right beside Salvation Army. Representatives from Salvation Army alarmed this may make the neighborhood rough.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2025
  
• Superior Court authorizes class action lawsuit against Horne smelter and Quebec

  A Quebec judge has approved a class-action lawsuit against Glencore's Horne smelter over toxic emissions linked to health risks and government inaction.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2025
  
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• Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre expansion to reach completion by end of February

  The Blood Tribe Department of Health calls the shelter expansion a "lifeline" to the vital work of its frontline workers, who assist the city's vulnerable population every day.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2025
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• Kingston’s In From the Cold shelter expands to meet winter demand

  Kingston’s In From the Cold shelter expands from 24 to 34 beds, addressing growing winter demand and offering meals, laundry and housing support.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2025
• ‘Come together and celebrate’: Winnipeg shelters offer holiday gatherings

  Not everyone can afford a holiday celebration. So, as the season kicks into full swing, some Winnipeg shelters are offering a holiday gathering to vulnerable populations.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2024
• Supports for those experiencing homelessness in Lethbridge expanding

  A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre Wednesday with Jason Nixon, Alberta's minister of seniors, community and social services, present.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2024
• Montreal shelter left scrambling without new location, forcing almost 50 people to the street

  The shelter started as a warming centre back in 2020 and soon expanded to respond to the high demand in the area. It is now scrambling to find a new emergency location.

  Canada

  May 29, 2024
• Salvation Army adding more space with rise in asylum seekers

  For the second time in six months, the Salvation Army is adding space to address the number of people using emergency shelter services.

  Trending

  Apr 17, 2024
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• Saskatoon man provides warm up bus for residents in need

  Nicotine, whose bus gets upwards of 80 people in a night, said that he'll be there to offer help on colder nights.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2024
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• Shelters and warming centres a ‘short-term solution’, says Winnipeg shelter

  Siloam Mission in Winnipeg saw an increased demand for its shelter and pop-up warming centre over the mid-January weekend, thanks to a cold bout that hit Manitoba.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2024