Homeless

City’s legal staff want to change the use of pronouns in city bylaws, and put in place a ban on unauthorized tent cities Tucked into what's ostensibly a list of 'housekeeping' changes to local bylaws are proposed measures aimed at preventing city-owned lands from being used as homeless encampments. Jeffrey King…

More than 170,000 people in California are unhoused. Even as the state has poured resources into combating the problem, the number of people without homes has ticked upward in recent years. On the surface the state has one key advantage for people who without a reliable roof over their heads:…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court is being urged to consider whether homeless people have a constitutional right to sleep on public sidewalks and camp in parks. City officials in California say they face a crisis of homeless encampments that has been made worse by the courts. At issue is a 9th…

Where it seemed that nothing in life was going right for them, and fate kept throwing obstacles their way, forcing them to overcome one trial after another. The Spencer couple had been living in Florida for more than 10 years when their life took an abrupt turn that put their…

A Tipperary native who has been in and out of homelessness since the age of 17, says her life "completely changed" after receiving the keys to her new home in Co Cork. After decades of battling with mental health problems and addiction, Riva Lawlor moved into her forever home earlier…

"To have this conversation in a formal way, at a public council meeting, is something that is long overdue," Coun. Shanon Zachidniak. Published Aug 22, 2023  •  Last updated Aug 22, 2023  •  4 minute read Regina City Councillor Shanon Zachidniak (Ward 8) at City Hall on Wednesday, August 11,…

Updated August 22, 2023 at 6:04 AM Published August 22, 2023 at 6:03 AM Two dead, thousands homeless in Chile after heavy rains Two people are dead from flooding in the central-southern region of Chile on Monday, while thousands others have been evacuated or left homeless from dangerous rains pounding…

‘I lost my home, then my kids’: SA dad’s rental crisis nightmareThis dad couldn’t find a rental and ended up on the streets and losing access to his kids. It’s becoming a much too common story for South Australians struggling to put a roof over their head. Get a read…

YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane was a social worker before entering politics, so when the territory ordered everyone in its capital to leave last week due to encroaching wildfires, she said she checked to make sure homeless people weren't forgotten. "My heart's with those people. I've worked in…

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Where is Rex Cole? The question haunts residents and homeless-service providers who came to know the kind, white-bearded man before wildfire barreled through Lahaina, killing or displacing hundreds of people, including those who had been homeless before fire destroyed scores of houses. They wonder what became of…