HOMELESS CANADA

Homelessness in the City of Cornwall Homelessness currently affects Canadians from coast to coast. Statistics Canada reported that an average of 235,000 people in Canada annually experience chronic or episodic homelessness. cornwallseawaynews.com/local/homeless…

He slept on night buses and in a storage locker to avoid homeless shelters. After losing his home in June, John Grant Yusak headed to a Walmart parking lot in south Ottawa. That was only the beginning of his journey. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Emergency homeless shelter pods shut down in Edson, thriving in Drayton Valley. Edson mayor cites multiple problems while formerly unhoused mom says pods saved baby’s life. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Alberta government opens Edmonton support centre as police ramp up encampment closures. Facility located at Karis Centre in Hope Mission shelter in central Edmonton. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Advocates call on Toronto to keep warming centres open all winter, new location opening. 'People's lives are really at stake here,' outreach worker says of cold weather. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Lorraine Lam, an outreach worker and an organizer of the Shelter and Housing Justice Network, says: 'People are trying to find warmth where they can.' (Paul Borkwood/CBC) cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Saint John plans managed encampment for homeless people. Saint John is moving ahead with a plan to create a managed encampment site for people in the city who are homeless. cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

Most frostbite amputation hospital visits in Edmonton last year were for homeless patients. Alberta Health Services statistics show homeless Edmontonians are disproportionately affected. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Vancouver park rangers thwart attempts to build tiny homes at homeless encampment. City claims tiny homes would be unsafe and disrupt use of waterfront park. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Edmonton council declares homelessness emergency Council of Alberta's capital city passed a motion Tuesday declaring a homelessness and housing emergency, but the vote wasn't unanimous. thestar.com/news/canada/ho…

AI paints shocking picture of the future of homelessness in Canada. wionews.com/world/ai-paint…

Homeless people formed a tent city in St.John's, shown Tuesday, Oct.17, 2023, across the street from Newfoundland and Labrador's legislature building in part to protest the province's shelter system. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie)

Tiny shelter communities are popping up across Canada. Here's what they offer. ctvnews.ca/canada/tiny-sh…

City of Ottawa and federal government agree to open new emergency homeless shelter. The Graham Spy Building in Westboro is expected to open Jan. 20 as an emergency overnight shelter. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

St. Stephen residents' group concerned after location announced for homeless shelter. More than six weeks after St. Stephen declared a state of emergency over homelessness — and the public safety minister dismissed the move... cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

‘Frustrating and deadly’: How the extreme cold is hitting Canada’s homeless. globalnews.ca/news/10235191/…

Drop-in centre says there is a rising need for services for elderly homeless men A local drop-in centre is hoping to collect more food and clothing donations this holiday season to meet a rising need. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

N.B. town declares homelessness state of emergency — then the province terminated it. globalnews.ca/news/10154872/…