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.

Despite a brief reprieve from colder temperatures in the coming days, the start of winter in Sudbury has been especially harsh and outreach workers say the cold is already taking a toll on people living without shelter. Read the full story on CBC:

Edmonton has been making moves to beef up daytime winter warming spaces to serve a growing homeless population — meanwhile the province says shelters have more than enough room. So what’s actually needed? And who’s responsible for making that happen? CBC reporter Emily Williams takes a bigger look at the recurring challenge. Listen to the

Funded by Hope Mission and the Alberta government, the facility can sleep up to 75 Read the full story on CBC:

Holiday season a time of unbearable ‘dissonance,’ says Fresh Start’s Misty Schofield Read the full story on CBC: