A new 10-unit, \$13-million housing complex in Watson Lake, Yukon, built under the territorial government’s “Housing First” initiative, remains vacant months after its completion in March 2025. Intended to provide low-barrier, permanent housing for people at risk of homelessness, the building at 807 Lakeview Avenue has yet to open due to the lack of an […]

The Bearspaw First Nation is in the process of purchasing 120 hectares of land along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary in partnership with asset management company Durum Capital. The land, located near Calaway Park and across from Springbank Airport, was chosen for its strategic location and business potential. Chief Darcy Dixon emphasized the land’s

Saskatoon city council voted to invest $4.8 million to create a community encampment response plan, matched by $4.8 million in federal funding, to address unsheltered homelessness. The six-phase plan includes expanding mobile outreach services, building a permanent emergency shelter, creating 30 supportive housing units with warming/cooling spaces, and conducting a feasibility study for a future

Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation is set to build a 60-bed supportive housing facility in Fort Providence, N.W.T., to help women, 2SLGBTQI+, and children heal and rebuild their lives. Funded by $7.2 million from the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation, with additional operational funding from Indigenous Services Canada, the facility will focus on addressing gender-based

Windsor city council has approved converting the Windsor Homelessness and Housing Help Hub into a 24/7 overnight emergency shelter and adding 73 new warming spaces to address the rising number of homeless individuals as winter approaches. The decision follows a 26% increase in households experiencing homelessness in Windsor-Essex, with 902 households reported in October 2024,

Great-grandparents Mary-Anne and Gordon Ballantyne, 75, are living in a camper trailer with their 19 grandchildren and great-grandchildren after losing their home to a fire. The couple, both diabetic, face extreme hardship in substandard conditions with no running water or electricity. They rely on a wood stove for heat, which fails to sufficiently warm the

First Nations leaders in Manitoba are urging the federal government to address a growing backlog of requests under Jordan’s Principle, which ensures Indigenous children have access to health, social, and educational services. The delay in approvals is forcing communities to cover the costs out of pocket, putting additional financial strain on already limited resources and

The K’ómoks First Nation has made history by appointing Dr. Marion Buller as Canada’s first justice of the peace in a land code nation. With 40 years of legal experience, Dr. Buller has been a trailblazer, becoming the first Indigenous woman appointed as a provincial court judge in B.C. and serving as the chief commissioner

A new safe house, Franny’s Place, will soon open in Brandon, Manitoba, to support Indigenous women, two-spirit, and gender-diverse people escaping violence. The Manitoba government has committed $500,000 to the project as part of a broader strategy to address gender-based violence. Minister Nahanni Fontaine highlighted the need for safe spaces for Indigenous individuals facing systemic

Manitoba’s proposed supervised consumption site may be located along the Disraeli Freeway in Winnipeg, with an application submitted by the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre on November 21. The application is currently in the screening stage. Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara explained that the site would be situated in an area already offering community resources,