Warming Centre

• Manslaughter charge laid in unprovoked attack outside Toronto warming centre

  Toronto police said Saturday assault charges have been upgraded to manslaughter for the man believed responsible for an unprovoked attack outside a warming centre in February.

  Crime

  Jun 8
  
• 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
  
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• Number of warming centre visitors increasing in Saskatoon

  Warming centres across Saskatoon are seeing more people than expected.

  Canada

  Jan 14
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• Saskatoon organizations beef up preparations at warming centres

  With an increase in demand for warming centres, Saskatoon organizations have joined forces to help get vulnerable people through the winter.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2023
• St. Stephen, N.B. opens warming shelter just days after state of emergency declared

  The new shelter will be operated by Neighbourhood Works Inc. It will provide refuge from the cold and food but not accommodations, due to regulatory issues.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2023
• City of Toronto declares homelessness an emergency, urges funding from province, feds

  The city notes that the declaration does not trigger any immediate additional funds or resources from other levels of government.

  Politics

  May 12, 2023
• Hamilton learns millions needed annually to end chronic homelessness across the city

  City councillors learned Thursday what it would take to end chronic homelessness, including initial annual funding in the $40-million range.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2023
• Calls grow to declare Toronto homelessness a public health crisis after extreme cold

  Most of Ontario was under extreme cold warnings late last week, with frigid temperatures presenting greater risks for those without proper shelter.

  Health

  Feb 5, 2023
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• Warming centres remain available in Toronto amidst extreme cold, city says

  In a statement, the city said its emergency shelter system had been instructed not to turn anyone away from shelters or warming centres during the extreme cold.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2023
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• Unhoused people in Kingston, Ont., struggle against viciously cold weather

  As temperatures neared record lows in Kingston overnight Thursday into Friday, the over 200 unhoused people in the city struggled against the brutal conditions.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2023