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Nova Scotia

Winter shelter opens in Truro amid falling temperatures, rising homelessness

Truro, N.S. has once again opened its winter homeless shelter to provide a safe haven for the town’s growing unhoused…

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World

Feds mum on how Laken Riley’s killer flew from migrant shelter ground zero

Laken Riley’s convicted killer, Jose Ibarra, was granted a “humanitarian flight” from New York City to Atlanta in September 2023,…

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Canada

A Montreal shelter is giving people a room of their own: ‘It’s just a sense of dignity’

Rohit, a student from India who arrived in Quebec in 2019, has finally found a sense of stability in his…

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Nova Scotia

Shelter clients say facilities belong in downtown Sydney, despite campaign comments

Some of the people staying at homeless shelters in downtown Sydney, N.S., say the services belong there, despite comments from…

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Politics

As attitudes toward immigrants shift, this Ottawa shelter is just trying to keep them warm

Ashley Potter looks through a rack of donated winter clothing, where there are more than a few Ottawa Senators jerseys hanging…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax calls on province to open new winter homeless shelter as temperature dips

As the weather starts to cool, Halifax municipal staff are looking into how to support people dealing with homelessness through…

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Nova Scotia

Latest Halifax-area shelter village set to open near Burnside

An area near Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth has been announced as the final location for a shelter village for people experiencing homelessness…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. animal shelter rescues total of 94 cats from one home

An animal shelter in Dartmouth, N.S., has rescued an additional 70 cats from a single home, after removing two dozen…

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Nova Scotia

New Pallet shelter villages opening around Nova Scotia

A new shelter village for people over the age of 50 who are homeless opened Monday in Dartmouth, N.S. The site…

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Nova Scotia

Service dog brings comfort to Cape Breton shelter

A two-year-old Labrador retriever mix is making himself at home at a Cape Breton, N.S., women’s and children’s shelter, and…

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