Unhoused

• Calgary renews programs, awareness as homeless face dire challenges of winter

  The City of Calgary and 20 other partners have started the annual extreme weather response, providing seasonal day spaces and other services for Calgarians who are homeless.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2025
  
• City of Victoria says neighbouring communities need to step up when temps drop

  The most recent homeless count in Victoria found 1,794 people experiencing homelessness across the region — 318 of them living unsheltered and 493 staying in emergency shelters.

  Politics

  Oct 17, 2025
  
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• Halifax tent encampments prepare for influx of new and returning residents

  With the summer season only a couple of months away, residents of tent encampments throughout the city have seen an increase in population. William Thompson has been a resident of the Geary Street encampment for a month but has been sleeping rough for the past year. “In the past week, we’ve had at least three,...

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2025
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• ‘We are very disheartened’: Toronto tiny home builder fights to keep shelters for unhoused residents

  The City of Toronto has ordered for the removal of a not-for-profit providing heated shelters to unhoused people during the cold winter months.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2025
• Saint John unhoused population prepares for cold weather ahead

  The unhoused population in Saint John has topped 300 this year, and the community is bracing for the cold weather ahead. 

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2024
• Moncton group needs more money to help unhoused

  A non-profit organization in Moncton that offers supportive housing for those experiencing homelessness has successfully housed 117 tenants so far. But they’re looking for additional funding as the demand for their services surge. Suzanne Lapointe reports

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2024
• Halifax senior couple forced to live in tent ‘extremely happy and thankful’ for apartment

  "I am extremely happy and thankful to everybody that's helped make this happen," said Judy Howe through tears, as she and her partner George Gillmore stood in their new kitchen.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2024
• Longueuil announces new emergency centre location to address homelessness, housing affordability

  It'll have 84 social housing units and will replace the church building as well as the adjacent parking lot. Construction is supposed to start in August.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2024
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• Kelowna’s Gospel Mission serves Easter lunch to those in need

  Kelowna's Gospel Mission laid on a sumptuous Easter dinner of turkey, ham, potatoes and more on Saturday afternoon to help members of the community in need.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2024
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• Quebec lawsuit could limit dismantling of homeless camps in the province

  At issue are a collection of municipal bylaws that ban the erection of non-recreational tents or other informal structures in public spaces without approval from the town.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2024