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Oilers alumni come together for another ‘Hockey Helps the Homeless’ tournament in Edmonton

Hockey Helps the Homeless Tournament on May 3rd in Edmonton has 22 players signed up to play with many Oilers Alumni favourites taking part. Teams are bought in by business sponsors who fundraise to earn first draft in picking their teams. The games are free to watch in-person with a silent auction during the event. […]

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St. Thomas houses one-third of its homeless population, making ‘a significant difference’

St. Thomas has reduced chronic homelessness by 30 per cent in the span of seven months by increasing outreach efforts and placing people into highly supportive housing. 126 people secured housing between July 2023 and January 2024 with the help of social services, emergency shelters, and community partners. It’s a major stride in supporting the

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Canada recognizes housing as a human right. Few provinces have followed suit

As Canada’s housing crisis deepens, only Prince Edward Island has legislation recognizing housing as a human right. The Canadian Press reached out to all provinces to ask if they agree with the federal housing advocate’s stance that housing is a human right and if they plan to introduce related legislation. Most provinces responded with details

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Halifax plans for new homeless encampments as current ones fill up

Halifax is planning to open more designated sites for people experiencing homelessness, as the number of unhoused individuals in the municipality continues to grow and encampments become more cramped. According to a new staff report, four designated tenting locations are over capacity with more people regularly moving in. Meanwhile, tents and other structures are going

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St. John’s tent city isn’t going anywhere. In fact, it’s getting bigger

Residents of the tent city in St. John’s say the homelessness encampment is expanding — and that it isn’t going away heading into the summer months. The encampment sprung up at Colonial Building last fall, and persisted throughout the winter months. Laurel Huget, a representative of Tent City for Change — a group of volunteers

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Brandon’s Housing First works to provide shelter, vital supports in southwestern Manitoba

Housing First currently has 43 people housed in different units and 22 others in family housing, said Samantha van den Ham, Housing First’s program manager. Housing First opened two supportive housing locations in October — one for older people and one for high-risk people. The bachelor units are equipped with their own bathrooms, kitchenette and

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Release of 2024 Federal Budget

The much anticipated 2024 Federal Budget has been released by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland today. The budget proposes $52.9 billion in new spending over five years, including $8.5 billion in new spending for housing. Before releasing the budget, the government laid out what it’s calling Canada’s Housing Plan — a pledge to “unlock” nearly 3.9 million homes

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Pilot project to clear garbage from homeless encampments in Winnipeg approved by committee

The Mayor’s Executive Policy Committee has approved a $170,000 pilot project for cleaning up garbage at encampments. The program will involve a sole source agreement with the Main Street Project, Siloam Mission, and the Downtown Community Safety Partnership, running through the end of October. The decision follows a city report indicating that weekly cleanups could

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