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Nearly 20% of inmates homeless upon release from Ontario jails, data show
Dale Guenter, a physician at The Hub, a drop-in resource centre for people experiencing homelessness, poses for a photograph in the clinic in Hamilton Ontario on October 27, 2023. Carlos Osorio for The Globe and Mail
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Yes in my backyard: Halifax volunteers help the homeless as winter nears
A tent encampment on the Grand Parade in Halifax is shown on Oct.16, 2023. Halifax Regional Municipality says it will no longer be advising all homeless people living in tents in Grand Parade to leave. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lyndsay Armstrong
world
How this tent project is helping LA's unhoused
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british columbia
More supports needed to address homelessness, B.C. government says after survey
Tents and people are seen at a homeless encampment at Crab Park as the Celebrity Cruises vessel Celebrity Eclipse is docked at port in Vancouver, on August 14, 2022. The British Columbia government says results from the latest surveys of people living on the streets show current support levels aren't enough and more services are needed to address rising homelessness throughout the province. A statement from the Housing Ministry says homelessness counts conducted in 20 B.C. communities over a 24-hour period showed an increase compared with previous counts in 2020 and 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Vancouver area saw homeless population increase by 1,200 over past three years
Tents and people are seen at a homeless encampment at Crab Park below the towers of the downtown skyline in Vancouver, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. There is a stark contrast between public perception and the reality of how homeless people spend money, a University of British Columbia researcher says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
world
Philadelphia journalist who advocated for homeless and LGBTQ+ communities shot and killed at home
Josh Kruger, left, then the Communications Director, the Office of Homeless Services at City of Philadelphia, at a tent encampment in Philadelphia, on Jan. 6, 2020. The journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia's most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 police said. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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Visible homelessness in Quebec rose about 44 per cent since 2018, report finds
A homeless camp is shown beneath an overpass in Montreal, Friday, April 14, 2023. A new report has found that visible homelessness in Quebec has increased by about 44 per cent between 2018 and 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
world
Flooding in southern Brazil leaves at least 31 dead and 2,300 homeless
Houses are seen in a flooded area after an extratropical cyclone hit southern cities, in Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Diego Vara
canada
NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane recounts search for homeless during Yellowknife evacuation
Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane listens during a news conference after a meeting of Western Premiers in Whistler, B.C. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Cochrane was a social worker before entering politics, so when the territory's capital ordered everyone to leave last week due to encroaching wildfires, she said she checked to make sure homeless people weren't forgotten. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Montreal Chinatown residents urge city to act against crime, drug use
The Chinatown gate is seen on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Montreal. Residents of Montreal's Chinatown are urging the city to act against what they describe as rising crime and drug use in their neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
opinion
No single force can fix Canada’s housing crisis – but Ottawa needs to lead the way
Don Iveson
canada
Three angry men and a triple crisis in Durham region
Pictured left to right, Regional Chair John Henry, Oshawa Police Chief Peter Moreira, and Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter photographed outside Oshawa City Hall in Oshawa, Ont. on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail
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Canada urgently needs to increase housing supply and transitional supports for veterans, report says
A sign is placed on a truck windshield as members of the advocacy group Banished Veterans protest outside the Veterans Affairs office in Halifax on Thursday, June 16, 2016. One of Canada's largest veterans' organizations is urging the federal government to automatically approve the roughly 44,000 outstanding applications for disability benefits from injured veterans to help them better deal with the COVID-19 crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
alberta
Man faces sex assault charges after homeless women in Edmonton targeted, police say
An Edmonton Police Services logo is shown at a press conference in Edmonton on October 2, 2017. Police say a 60-year-old man is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly targeting women experiencing homelessness in Edmonton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
canada
More money for Montreal supervised drug-use sites as city deals with addiction issues
A Montreal police badge is shown during a news conference in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Growing number of homeless encampments leave smaller cities struggling to respond
Joy (last name withheld) says for the last six-months she has been at the Lonzo Road encampment near Highway 1 in Abbotsford, B.C., on June 20, 2023. And that she just wants a home to live at. The site is scheduled to be cleared out and replaced with a temporary $4 Million 50-bed shelter which will be built on the site and will be run by the Lookout Housing and Health Society. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.
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Hamilton council rejects plan to restrict homeless encampments
HAMILTON, JUNE 29, 2021 - STREET HEALTH - Outreach coordinator, Marcie mcIlveen, a member of a Hamilton street health team, Keeping Six, chats with Edward Langdon at a small tent encampment inside Tweedsmuir Park, in Hamilton on June 29, 2021. Keeping Six provides peer counselling and basic needs to Hamilton’s homeless community. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
toronto
Toronto declares state of emergency over homelessness
Greg Wemp has been homeless in Toronto for two years and sleeping where he can find a safe place to rest. A box asking for donations is placed on the corner of Front St. West and Bay St. where he spends most of the day, from early morning until night time, is photographed on May 11, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Welcome to Sacramento, homelessness capital of California
Gary Mason
british columbia
Vancouver’s entrenched tent city remains despite clear-out a few blocks away
A member of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) stands next to an individual inside a tent along Hastings Street in Vancouver, B.C. on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, as city staff were seen removing encampments in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. (Kayla Isomura/The Globe and Mail)
british columbia
Critics question B.C.’s approach to homeless count
B.C. Minister of Housing and government house leader Ravi Kahlon speaks during an announcement about the construction of new modular housing projects to house the homeless, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Dec.14, 2022. A refreshed housing plan, and health care, public safety, environment and cost-of-living initiatives will be the focus of the British Columbia New Democrat government's political agenda over the coming months, says house leader Ravi Kahlon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Toronto saw more than three homeless deaths per week on average in 2022, city data shows
A homeless encampment is pictured in Toronto on Thursday December 10, 2020. Toronto saw an average of 3.6 deaths per week among people experiencing homelessness last year, totalling 187 deaths in 2022 according to new city data. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
british columbia
Volunteers begin annual Metro Vancouver homeless count after pandemic hiatus
A man using a rolling walker passes tents set up on the sidewalk at a sprawling homeless encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on Aug. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Manitoba launches strategy to end homelessness that adds hundreds of housing units
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson listens in as Rochelle Squires, Manitoba's minister of families, speaks at an event in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Manitoba is launching a new all-government strategy for homelessness that will see hundreds of new social housing units. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
toronto
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
canada
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
canada
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
opinion
With a world on fire, investors might want to look at private security companies
Ethan Lou
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
canada
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