Members of the Indigenous community and supporters will host a solidarity walk in downtown Niagara Falls on Friday and wind their way to city hall to protest how Indigenous people evacuated from Kashechewan First Nation were portrayed at a recent city council meeting. Organizers of the event are also demanding that Niagara Falls Mayor Jim […]

The Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal (OMHM) reports that 71 households were relocated into short-term accommodations following the province’s unofficial Moving Day on July 1, a 103 per cent increase from the same time last year when 35 households were relocated. Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada shared that evictions have also increased this year, with

As much of Ontario sweltered through Canada Day, advocates warned that vulnerable populations are at the greatest risk from the extreme heat. Orange heat warnings blanketed Environment Canada’s weather map, stretching from Windsor to Toronto to Ottawa. Temperatures reached into the mid-30s in those areas. “The hottest days are expected to be today and Thursday,

The City of Ottawa is pointing out several statistics showing promising stories of people getting out of homelessness, but thousands are still waiting. According to a memo sharing the 2025 Housing and Homelessness Plan Progress Report, which is an update to the previous 10-year plan, staff note that there are “ongoing pressures and complex challenges

The Geraldton District Hospital in northwestern Ontario has partnered with the Matawa Health Co-operative to introduce the facility’s first-ever Indigenous care co-ordinator (ICC). The hospital serves about 5,700 residents from the Municipality of Greenstone and surrounding First Nations. About 36 per cent of the hospital’s patients identify as Indigenous, “making it essential that our services

Rachel Okemow says getting off the street and into a privately owned apartment about eight years ago is what enabled her to quit drinking, get a job and start a family. “I was relieved.… I felt safe to come home,” Okemow, 42, said earlier this month at Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre’s drop-in centre

Members of Essex County council are formally calling on the City of Windsor to address funding pressures affecting the county’s Homelessness Hub and overnight program, and they’re backing up the request with money. Councillors unanimously passed a motion on Wednesday night directing staff to work with the city on a shared funding solution. The motion

A new volunteer-run health clinic launching this weekend at Hope Haven aims to remove barriers to medical care for people experiencing homelessness by providing basic health services in a place they already trust. Operating every Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the clinic called ‘Hope to Health’ will offer health assessments, wound care, and

The Shepherds of Good Hope in downtown Ottawa says it has envisioned a new plan to transform its emergency shelter into a supportive housing facility. The shelter at the corner of Murray Street and King Edward Avenue houses up to 270 people, including overflow beds, on its busiest nights. In a news release on Thursday,

A London-area Indigenous leader says a new federal bill focused on protecting First Nations drinking water could be a positive step, but not without enforceable rights, funding obligations, real source water protection, and First Nation consent-based governance. Tabled on Tuesday, Bill C-37, or the First Nations Clean Water Act, aims to create a legislative framework