A new Indigenous affordable housing project valued at $22 million will be built in North Bay in less than two years. The federal, provincial and municipal governments announced Friday afternoon that they are all contributing money towards the final cost of the build. That includes $4.5 million from the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative. “These are […]

The number of people dying while experiencing homelessness is on the rise for the fifth consecutive year in B.C., according to recently released 2024 data from the B.C. Coroners Service. That year, 507 people died while homeless, a more than tripling from 157 deaths in 2020. The reason for the increase isn’t yet clear, according

A drumbeat anchors a crowd of students on a windy day and students, dressed in colourful regalia, dance before hundreds of their peers. For the Indigenous students of Gatineau’s Philemon Wright High School, this wasn’t just a performance — it was a reclamation of the school grounds. For Kaylee Otter, from the Cree Nation of

The City of Yellowknife on Wednesday will begin mulling whether to develop a formal policy on homeless encampments — while some residents of those encampments wonder what their surroundings will look like now that the warmer months are back. One resident, Bobby Villeneuve, says he’s comfortable right now. For almost a year, Villeneuve says he’s

​Sierra Tupone is excited to empower Indigenous moms through pregnancy and childbirth in Regina.  She’s the only doula at a new, free program called Sacred Beginnings, an Indigenous birth support program offered by the Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre. The goal is to help mothers reclaim their voice during pregnancy and childbirth. It’s launching this month and

A new pilot program is offering Indigenous youth a chance to get some hands-on experience with skilled trades. Alberta’s government announced it’s spending $300,000 on the Building Indigenous Mentorship and Pathways Pilot Program to help strengthen career and mentorship opportunities for Indigenous youth. The province is also aiming to meet growing demand for skilled labour.

“It’s one of a kind in Canada.” That’s how the founder of the Indigenous Trailblazers Summit describes what the event brings to the community. First Nation, Métis and Inuit entrepreneurs came together at the Edmonton Convention Centre for this year’s Summit on Wednesday. “It’s the only one in Canada that actually brings together Indigenous entrepreneurs,

As the toxic drug crisis continues to plague communities across northwestern Ontario, First Nations are training community members in best practices for working with those experiencing addiction. The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) provides services to members of 33 First Nations, 28 of which are remote. In 2021, the organization says SLFNHA band members

Volunteer outreach workers are worried the City of Fredericton’s stance on tent encampments will make life more difficult for people living on the streets, particularly with the closure of a 33-bed overnight shelter as of Friday. The shelter, located on the grounds of the New Brunswick Exhibition, was slated to close at the end of

Toronto has seen a substantial drop in the number of homeless encampments in the past year, according to city data, but advocates for unhoused people say that doesn’t mean homelessness is decreasing. In a statement Wednesday, the city said the number of encampments on its properties decreased year-over-year from 283 in March 2025 to 84