Homeless

A leading advocacy body has painted a dire picture of New South Wales’ growing homelessness crisis, with low-income earners only able to afford a mere one per cent of the state’s rental properties, and wait times for social housing ballooning to 10 years. The report, by Homelessness NSW, which will…

How different economic agents interact Image credit: Paradox Interactive Paradox have posted a Cities: Skylines 2 developer diary in which the studio discusses the new game's rather elaborate-sounding economy simulation. This follows equally knotty breakdowns of its zoning tools, which allow you to mix architectural styles, and its road traffic…

Members of Grace Baptist Church, many of them now homeless, gathered on Sunday and described daring escapes from the fire. After Grace Baptist Church’s building in Lahaina was burned down, the pastor, Arza Brown, led a service on Sunday inside a coffee shop 23 miles away in Wailuku.Credit...Go Nakamura for…

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A Vancouver woman wants to be spending time with her grandchildren as the summer months wind down. Instead, Leona, who asked CTV News not to use her last name, has spent the last few weeks homeless, finding refuge in an abandoned home in the city. ”I found a house that…

Superintendent Hopton Nicholson One man is dead and several persons were left homeless after gunmen went on a rampage in a section of Gregory Park in Portmore St Catherine early Saturday morning.  The dead man has been identified as 28 year old taxi operator Raneel Haughton of Gregory Park while…

The deadly fires on Hawaii's Maui island have destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes, leaving thousands of people having to turn to emergency shelters. CBS Los Angeles reporter Rudabeh Shahbazi spoke with some of the survivors on Maui about where they'll go next. Read More

Burnt out cars line the sea wall after the wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Rick Bowmer | AP Catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii have left devastation in their wake, killing dozens, leaving thousands homeless and reducing a historic town to ash in what the governor described as…

Published Aug 11, 2023  •  Last updated Aug 11, 2023  •  4 minute read A homeless person is shown in downtown Windsor on May 12, 2023. Statistics Canada figures show Windsor's poverty rate is highest among SW Ontario cities. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Re: Guest column: Homeless aren’t…

Survivors of the Maui wildfire who jumped into the ocean to escape the flames that swallowed the town of Lahaina have told of their terror as hundreds of their neighbors, friends and colleagues remain missing.  The fires began in Hawaii on Tuesday and spread quickly, particularly on Maui where the…