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Toronto city council considering keeping warming centres open for the rest of winter
John eats a hot dinner at a meal program for the homeless and marginally housed at St. Stephens-in-the-Fields Church in Toronto on Friday, December 23, 2022. The program, which is run by Rev. Canon Maggie Helwig, serves meals and offers a safe space to drop-in and a warm up from the cold temperatures and is funded by donations and staffed by volunteers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Manitoba premier hints at financial aid, budget consultations float more tax cuts
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson is hinting at more financial aid in the coming days to help people deal with inflation. Stefanson delivers her annual state of the province speech at the convention centre in Winnipeg, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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National organization proposes Ottawa introduce a multibillion-dollar housing benefit to combat homelessness
Various tents are pictured in Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver's downtown eastside Monday, April 27, 2020. The province of British Columbia announced Saturday they will temporarily relocate hundreds of people from tent encampments in Vancouver and Victoria to hotels and community centres to protect them from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
british columbia
Western Canada: The growing impact of homelessness on emergency departments
Emergency room doctor, Dr. Louis Francescutti, photographed at the Royal Alexandra Hospital on Thursday, January 5, 2023, recently treated an unhoused patient who was on their 360th visit to the ER. “I’ve had others that are in the 500 range,” he said. “I’m at work right now -- I came in at six o’clock, and the first six patients I saw were experiencing homelessness.” The Canadian Institute for Health Information will be encouraging doctors, and specifically ER doctors who have become a frequent point of contact for unhoused people, to track the housing status of patients they interact with. Amber Bracken for The Globe & Mail
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Code Z59.0: diagnosing the toll of homelessness on health care
Emergency room doctor, Dr. Louis Francescutti, photographed at the Royal Alexandra Hospital on Thursday, January 5, 2023, recently treated an unhoused patient who was on their 360th visit to the ER. “I’ve had others that are in the 500 range,” he said. “I’m at work right now -- I came in at six o’clock, and the first six patients I saw were experiencing homelessness.” The Canadian Institute for Health Information will be encouraging doctors, and specifically ER doctors who have become a frequent point of contact for unhoused people, to track the housing status of patients they interact with. Amber Bracken for The Globe & Mail
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Tiny home village for homeless opens in Winnipeg
Melissa Stone, co-ordinator of Astum Api Niikinaahk, enters one of the accessible rooms in the tiny house village that just opened for homeless in downtown Winnipeg, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. The small village of 22 units and a community lodge has been in the works for the past two years and opened to residents this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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New hospital program helps Toronto's homeless, cuts ambulance offload times
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alberta
‘Perfect storm’ of inflation, high prices driving more into homelessness, advocates say
Outreach volunteers offer help to the homeless on a -20 C night in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Social agencies and advocates say rising interest rates and a high rate of inflation are pushing more Canadians into homelessness. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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The national housing strategy is ‘failing’ despite record investment, federal advocate says
An outreach volunteer offers help to the homeless on a -20C night in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
politics
Federal government unlikely to cut chronic homelessness by half in five years, warns auditor-general
Tents pitched along East Hastings Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Organizations and city staff have been working to find the remaining people staying in tents homes. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
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Nobody knows how many homeless deaths occur in Canada each year. In Hamilton, these doctors are trying to find out
Dr. Claire Bodkin (L) and Dr. Inna Berditchevskaia who are working on a pilot project attempting to track the number of deaths of homeless people in Hamilton, October 28, 2022.
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Manitoba boosts funding to reduce homelessness, help low-income people
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks to the media at a press conference following a swearing-in ceremony for her cabinet at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The Manitoba government is offering more money to shelters and raising a rental subsidy in an attempt to reduce homelessness.THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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What one annoying sound says about how we deal with homelessness
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british columbia
Deaths of homeless people in B.C. rose by 75 per cent in 2021, coroner’s report reveals
A man using a rolling walker walks on the street past tents setup on the sidewalk at a sprawling homeless encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on August 16, 2022. BC Housing says 40 people who were living in a Downtown Eastside street encampment being cleared by city workers have accepted offers of accommodation. The agency's vice-president of operations Dale McCann was speaking at a City Hall press conference today where Mayor Kennedy Stewart reported “good progress” clearing the street in accordance with a safety order by the city’s fire chief. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Alberta commits combined $187-million in addictions and homelessness funding
A homeless camp is shown under an overpass in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, May 20, 2020, amid the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. A doctor is worried Alberta's homeless shelters won't have enough space to keep everyone safe once the cold weather hits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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St. Michael’s research project aims to improve care access for unhoused people
Alyssa Ranieri (L) and Fred Ellerington are photographed outside St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto on July 6, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Ranieri and Ellerington are both Homeless Outreach Workers with the Navigator Program where they connect with clients and provide follow up health and social supports after clients are discharged.
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Western Canada: Tent encampments in East Hastings won’t be forcibly removed, Vancouver mayor says
A person sleeps outside a tent during a heat wave along East Hastings Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
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Ontario’s monkeypox vaccination strategy should include the homeless, advocates say
FILE - A health care worker prepares a monkeypox vaccine in Montreal, Saturday, July 23, 2022. Nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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Vancouver officials say progress made in encampment removal
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Federal housing advocate heads to B.C. to study affordability crisis, homelessness
A woman addresses the crowd during a protest against the city's ongoing removal of a homeless encampment on the sidewalks in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. The cityÕs fire chief issued an order last month requiring the tents that make up a sprawling homeless encampment be cleared because of an extreme fire safety hazard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Los Angeles OKs sweeping ban on homeless camps near schools
FILE - Homeless encampments block the street on an overpass of the Hollywood freeway in Los Angeles, in July 7, 2021. The Los Angeles City Council has voted to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers. The council voted Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 to broaden an existing ban on sleeping or camping near the facilities. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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Vancouver Street Church destroyed by fire in city’s Downtown Eastside; no serious injuries reported
Red lights of a fire engine. Night time. Fire engine. Extinguishing the fire. Close-up of the red lights on top of a fire engine.
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B.C. government says transition of youth from care among roots of homelessness
A message is spray painted on the outside of a tent at a homeless encampment at Strathcona Park in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 30, 2021. The B.C. government is expanding supports for former youth in care as part of a cross-government approach targeting the root causes of homelessness.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. provincial data shows 23,000 people experienced homelessness in 2019
Tents and other structures are seen in an aerial view at a homeless encampment at Strathcona Park in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Rising crime in Vancouver’s downtown sparks calls for reform
Police officers watch over the crowd on Granville Street in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday October 27, 2017. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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This doctor wants to write prescriptions for housing
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Montreal man experiencing homelessness dies after night outside in extreme cold
The Montreal police logo is seen on a police car in Montreal on July 8, 2020. Montreal police say a man experiencing homelessness died after spending the night outside in extreme weather conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
alberta
Alberta announces $21.5M in funding to aid homeless, other vulnerable residents
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney gives a COVID-19 update in Edmonton on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Kenney says the province can now offer a limited supply of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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A federally funded AI project is being used to predict where homelessness will rise
The encampment site at Lamport Stadium is photographed in Toronto, Ont., on Monday, July 12, 2021. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail