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A new University of British Columbia report finds climate change has its most severe impact on those living on the streets. New Sustainability Scholars report produced in partnership with Union Gospel Mission shows that unhoused people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) experience significantly more detrimental health impacts when facing extreme heat and extreme cold. Focusing […]

A city council committee is being asked to endorse a plan with updated rules and regulations around London’s 61 homeless encampments.  The Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee is set to discuss a newly proposed community encampment response plan from London’s Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response. It includes suggestions on rules around health

Winston Tyler, father of Rae Tyler, who died in an encampment fire in March that also killed Jonathan Calhoun, doesn’t want his daughter being memorialized by the tragic sight of charred remnants left from the fire that killed her. Motivated by the thought of Rae’s three young children, Winston pulled together community members to create a garden in her

After running three successful editions of its Nallikaaqtaka — My Choices program for people dealing with substance use issues, Nunavik’s health board is planning three more sessions this year. A five-day program, it aims to offer a safe space where participants can get away from alcohol or drugs and be involved in traditional on-the-land activities.

A new study says child welfare has had “an increasingly widespread presence” in the lives of First Nations newborns in Manitoba over the last couple decades, and its lead author says urgent change is needed. Published Wednesday, the study looking into the rate First Nations infants involved in Manitoba’s child welfare system was jointly led by researchers from

A Halifax non-profit is constructing 38 affordable housing units for people aged 50 and older who are experiencing homelessness. The Halifax Particular Council of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is leading the construction of Ozanam Place on Brunswick Street. The $15-million non-profit housing project is being funded through the municipal, provincial and federal

Ottawa’s vacant unit tax (VUT) is raking in millions more than expected, leaving some residents and one city councillor wondering whether it’s a fix for the housing crisis or simply a cash grab. The tax charges one per cent of the assessed value of homes left unoccupied for six months or more within one year. It’s meant

Shelter information, ID card printing, and mental health and addition support are among some of the services that will be available for homeless Calgarians when a new support centre opens in the city’s downtown core later this year. The navigation and support centre, the second of its kind in the province, is intended to ease

Canada is in a rental housing crisis, with affordable homes disappearing at an alarming rate across the country. According to a CBC News analysis of over 1,000 neighbourhoods across Canada’s largest cities, less than one per cent of rentals are both vacant and affordable for the majority of Canadian renters. To gauge the extent of

The shuttle services operated by Indigenous Project Quebec is the first of its kind for people without a safe place to stay. More than 400 people have taken advantage of their pilot project that helps them get to medical and job appointments. In the morning, the bus provides transportation to the airport for people returning