End Homelessness Winnipeg has picked a public sector leader who served as one of its founding board members as its new chief executive officer, the organization said in a Thursday news release. Jennifer Moore Rattray has served in a variety of roles during her career, including as executive director of the National Inquiry into Missing […]

Social services advocates in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., are voicing their concerns over the number of people who are released from jail and go straight into homelessness. The issue has prompted groups like the local John Howard Society and the Sault’s Social Services administration board to ask the province to open a Justice Centre in

Indigenous leaders in Thunder Bay, Ont., have shared an open letter to the city’s mayor, calling for a state of emergency on homelessness to be declared. The letter, issued Friday and signed by Fort William First Nation Chief Michele Solomon and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, comes amid a days-long cold snap in

The head of an organization that represents businesses in downtown Kentville, N.S., said his perspective on homelessness in the community has softened, but some residents are still concerned about their safety. Nearly 300 people attended a public meeting at the Kentville Fire Hall on Thursday evening to hear a panel of experts answer questions on

A Sussex woman is trying to organize a town-wide effort to address homelessness in the community. “Social media has definitely played a huge role in it, with people, you know, saying a lot of negative things about people in our community,” said resident Leeann Nichol. “I wanted to make people more aware and kind of

As a lack of affordable housing continues to strain communities across the province, a new 40-unit apartment building in Sarnia aims to help address the gap—particularly for Indigenous residents. The five-storey Indigenous housing development, located on Confederation Street, plans to welcome its first tenants in February. Owned and operated by Ontario Housing Aboriginal Services (OHAS),

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