Yellowknife shelters are in a state of crisis, struggling to accommodate a growing number of unhoused individuals. The Salvation Army men’s shelter, designed for 31 people, has been averaging over 50 residents nightly. Due to fire safety concerns, the shelter has capped its intake at 45 people, but the situation remains dire, with many people […]

Saskatchewan’s minister of social services describes Regina city council’s decision to not purchase property for a permanent emergency shelter as a “setback” in addressing homelessness in the city. Gene Makowsky also admitted that although the province is willing to provide funding to assist cities in creating shelters, the commitment is not limitless.  Makowsky said he is confident in the City

Jack O’Halloran, CEO of Surrey Urban Mission, says the Healthy Living Complex, which provides showers and laundry to those in need, might shut down by Aug. 15 because their funding is running out. Open since November of 2022, the Healthy Living Complex has run on the original funding from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities

Nunavut Housing Corp. is going on a tour of 10 hamlets as part of the Government of Nunavut’s effort to build 3,000 housing units across the territory by 2030. The travel, from July 2 to 19, is intended to help the housing corporation identify the “most efficient use” of resources to work toward that goal,

The Region of Waterloo has purchased a building in downtown Kitchener from YW Kitchener-Waterloo to use as a permanent emergency shelter. Regional councillors approved the purchase of the building on Wednesday night at a cost of $9.46 million. YW Kitchener-Waterloo has operated a women’s emergency shelter at 84 Frederick St. in Kitchener since the early

There is $6.8 million in Jordan’s Principle funding approved for Naujaat, but it won’t be coming to the community because the hamlet’s council turned down the money. Jordan’s Principle is administered through the federal Department of Indigenous Services to ensure all First Nations and Inuit children in Canada have access to the health and educational

The department of community services and some municipalities are working with service providers across the province to help people experiencing homelessness cope with the heat. Open Arms Resource Centre, in Kentville, is making a special effort to support the steady traffic they’ve seen this week. Staff are particularly concerned about people who don’t have proper

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to publicly apologize for the discrimination faced by First Nations children and their families because of the federal government’s child welfare policies, CBC News has learned. Trudeau outlined the government’s plan for the apology in a June 17 letter to Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. “I

City politicians passed new rules Tuesday for where homeless people can pitch a tent, but not before a marathon debate about restrictions that could impact the current 120 people and 15 pets living in camps in London.  The three-hour discussion included debates over amendments and amendments to amendments, before councillors ultimately voted to pass the community

A proposed 27-room boarding house in Iqaluit would be an affordable place to call home for people who currently live in shelters, says Laurel McCorriston, executive director of the non-profit housing organization Uquutaq Society. The City of Iqaluit’s planning and development committee voted to grant a development permit to Uquutaq during its meeting Tuesday, where