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The local health unit is warning of extreme cold, while the city is adding more beds in shelters, in preparation for a cold snap expected to hit the region. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures as low as -18 C Friday, or -27 with the wind chill. Overnight, that could drop to -32 with the wind […]

The number of people on Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) who are also experiencing homelessness has shot up 72 percent since 2019, according to a new report from human rights organization Maytree. In its newest policy brief released this week, the organization — which describes itself as “committed to advancing

An N.W.T. resident who’s lived in the territory all her life says she has to leave to avoid being homeless. The couple was served with an eviction notice late last year for their unit at Franklin House apartments. The building suffered a fire months before and is now set for renovations. That could take months

A point-in-time count conducted by volunteers over one night last year found the number of homeless people in Regina was lower than in 2024. But advocates and community organizers say those stats don’t reflect what they’re seeing. Each year, Namerind Housing Corporation tallies what is known as a point-in-time (PiT) count. Last year’s count on

People working with homeless individuals outside of Ontario’s cities say a recent report that shows homelessness is growing in rural areas reaffirms their call that more money for housing and social services is needed. Nearly 85,000 people were known to be experiencing homelessness across Ontario in 2025, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario

The number of homeless encampments has declined across Toronto in the past year, according to city officials, but at least one advocate says the city has simply moved unhoused people out of sight. City budget documents say the number of encampments in Toronto rose in 2024, but fell in 2025. In November 2024, the number

Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025 and nearly 2,000 encampments across the province, a new report from Ontario’s municipalities shows. More than half of those people are experiencing prolonged periods of homelessness of six months or longer, the report by the Association of

One of Ottawa’s homelessness and addiction recovery treatment (HART) hubs is branching out by offering assistance to hospitals in nearby rural areas, starting with Kemptville, Ont. As part of a pilot project that launched in January, the Kemptville District Hospital can now call for a mobile team from the West Ottawa HART Hub to provide

While on the road for Blue Rodeo’s 40th anniversary tour, the band’s keyboard player Mike Boguski has been taking a bit of a detour performing at shelters and soup kitchens across the country, including one in downtown Kitchener. It’s an initiative Boguski said he’s doing to bring music to people who are experiencing homelessness and

‘We are the safety they didn’t have as a child,’ says social worker. La Dauphine’s community organization has served clients for over 30 years with the goal of preventing homelessness among youth who might otherwise fall through the cracks in adolescence.