Justine Stewart

Saskatchewan’s Thunderchild First Nation has reached a historic agreement with the Government of Canada to settle unpaid Treaty 6 benefits that have been owed for 150 years. The settlement, announced on Thursday, involves a $155.4 million compensation package to address Canada’s failure to provide promised agricultural items under Treaty 6, including “cows and plows” — […]

Home Base, a youth support organization in Yellowknife, recently launched a new outreach program and sobering space for young people, which has already garnered positive feedback. The program, which began on October 10, utilizes a donated vehicle to pick up youth from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly and provide safe rides home. The sobering

As winter approaches, community workers in the Oceanside area of Vancouver Island are raising concerns about the lack of warming centres and shelter space for people experiencing homelessness. The region, which includes Parksville, Qualicum Beach, and surrounding areas, has no concrete plans for a cold-weather shelter, and last winter only one extreme weather shelter was

As winter approaches and shelters reach full capacity, Greater Sudbury is funding two overnight warming centres to provide temporary relief for people experiencing homelessness. These centres, which will remain open until April, are expected to cost the city nearly $1 million. The trailer at Energy Court, originally set to open on November 1, will now

Homelessness in eastern Nova Scotia has surged by 72% over the past three years, with 719 adults and 174 children now needing housing support. A recent count, the first since 2021, was conducted by community organizations in Antigonish and Guysborough counties, along with municipalities on Cape Breton Island and Cape Breton University. The count revealed

St. Stephen, New Brunswick, is set to receive a long-term homeless shelter after a difficult year of finding a suitable location. Neighbourhood Works, a local non-profit, will run the shelter in partnership with the provincial government. This decision follows multiple setbacks, including opposition to a temporary shelter location in January and difficulties securing a permanent

Housing experts in Canada are advocating for a shift in policy to address the housing crisis, drawing inspiration from successful models in Europe. They suggest that government-supported affordable housing, co-operatives, co-housing, and advanced building techniques could improve Canada’s housing system. These ideas, which have gained traction in Canada, are well-established in countries like France, Denmark,

Rohit, a student from India who arrived in Quebec in 2019, now enjoys a small private room at Montreal’s Old Brewery Mission, a significant improvement from the crowded dormitory he once shared with up to 30 men. This transformation was part of a recent initiative that divided the shelter into over a dozen private and

In Edmonton, the number of people experiencing homelessness has surged to 4,697, an increase of nearly 2,000 over the past year, marking the highest count since at least 2019. This figure includes those in shelters, those without any shelter, and those in provisional accommodations. Experts, including Damian Collins from the University of Alberta, describe the

Indigenous seniors in Winnipeg reported feeling compelled to live in substandard housing in unsafe neighborhoods, according to a two-year research project summarized in the report “Minosin Kikiwa,” which means “a good home” in Swampy Cree. Commissioned by the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the report calls for new residential developments that