Justine Stewart

Amid concerns from some councillors and residents about where a new St. Catharines emergency shelter might be located, regional officials are emphasizing that such facilities are crucial in getting people who are unhoused into safe, stable housing. “We’re always going to need shelters,” Cathy Cousins, director of homelessness services for the Region, told CBC News […]

A review into how Manitoba’s child welfare system is funded is expected to begin by the end of the year, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine says, as some Indigenous leaders say the current model is failing youth. The independent review to examine the system’s “fiscal health and pressures” could take a year to complete and will

Chippewas of the Thames First Nation is building a new 150-bed addiction and mental health treatment centre that will blend both Indigenous and Western practices to treat upwards of 900 people per year. The project is a joint venture between the Chippewas of the Thames and Honos Health, and will not only offer addiction and

Manitoba’s Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith is touting the progress the province has made on ending chronic homelessness. The minister says 249 people have left homeless encampments since January 2025, on track to meet the province’s goal of housing 700 people by 2031. “Every Manitoban moved into transitional or supported housing means another

P.E.I. nurses and midwives will soon be required to complete Indigenous cultural safety training aimed at improving the experiences of Indigenous patients in the province’s health-care system. The new practice directive comes from the P.E.I. College of Nursing and Midwifery, which worked with Indigenous groups on the Island to develop the training. Melissa Panton, the

More than 100 people turned up to an open house in Prince George on Wednesday, to share their perspectives on the development of an involuntary care centre in the city. The former Prince George Youth Custody Centre will be renovated into a 72-bed treatment centre, the province previously announced. Social workers, Indigenous peoples and people

It wasn’t quite a unanimous vote on Monday night. “All those in favour, all those opposed? Carried – with Councillors Loo and Heed opposed,” said Mayor of Richmond, Malcom Brodie at Monday’s council meeting. Richmond City Council voted to extend a temporary use permit for a supportive housing complex in the city for an additional

The Ricochet shelter in Montreal’s West Island has officially secured its future after acquiring the building where it operates on Gouin Blvd. W. in Pierrefonds. The organization announced the acquisition of the Ricochet Centre on July 18, 2026, calling it a historic milestone in its efforts to address homelessness and housing instability in the region.

It’s a tale as old as time: a man, his guitar and a full heart. Winnipeg musician Les Gillis is hitting the road Tuesday to embark on the second leg of his cross-country journey in hopes of making a change through music. “Music just has a way of moving people,” Gillis told CityNews. “And I

Quebec’s Minister of Housing, Karine Boivin Roy, announced Saturday that construction of 1,650 new affordable housing units could begin in Montreal within the next year. These homes are part of eight projects selected under the Quebec Affordable Housing Program. They are currently being reviewed by Canada Homes, at the federal level, for funding. Among them