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Canada

Montreal transit agency to stop allowing unhoused people to use Metros for shelter

Montreal’s public transit network, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), has recently announced new measures to address security concerns…

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Canada

Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold

After witnessing the heartbreaking sight of people sleeping outside in the bitter cold year after year in Toronto, Ryan Donais…

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Health

More women with disabilities unhoused due to abuse, violence, data shows

Women with Disabilities Face Higher Risk of Homelessness Due to Violence, Report Finds A recent report on housing inequities in…

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Entertainment

Montreal shopping mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ song to prevent unhoused from loitering

Controversy Surrounds the Use of “Baby Shark” Song to Deter Unhoused Individuals in Montreal A shopping mall and office complex…

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Politics

‘Let us return that service to you’: Unhoused military and RCMP veterans to get housing help

The federal government is putting over $78 million into a program to help veterans and ex-RCMP members who are grappling…

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Nova Scotia

Andy Fillmore says Halifax attracts unhoused people, advocates say that’s untrue

A candidate for Halifax mayor says the municipality’s approach to homeless encampments has encouraged unhoused people from across the country…

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Canada

Tensions are rising between Montreal’s residents and unhoused people. Is cohabitation possible?

A controversial homeless shelter located just steps from an elementary school in Montreal’s Saint-Henri neighbourhood is underscoring the problems with…

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Nova Scotia

2SLGBTQ+ youth in N.S. overrepresented in unhoused population, say outreach workers

When Rae Paul first started as housing co-ordinator with the Youth Project about a year ago, he had no clue…

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Canada

Federal housing advocate urges caution as provinces turn to hotels for the unhoused

Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josee Houle says governments must take their cues from the unhoused people they’re trying to serve and…

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Halifax

Shelter plans spell uncertainty for some living unhoused in Lower Sackville

A simple room with a bit of heat and a roof over her head. That’s Susan’s dream. Susan, 40, is…

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