Homeless

About 35 people gathered outside a four-bedroom house in Humboldt Park on Friday enjoying some sunshine, music and food. They were stationed there to serve as a barrier between the people who lived in the house and the people trying to push them out. The home was one of four…

David Fineday is among many in the city to experience homelessness at least once in his lifetime. “About five years ago I was homeless,” said Fineday He was among a large crowd of people to attend a community appreciation day at Station 20 West in Saskatoon. He said there are…

CORONATION Street fans are in shock after Stu Carpenter’s explosive secret was revealed. The formerly homeless veteran - who is played by actor Bill Fellows in the ITV soap - has been hiding a major secret from partner Yasmeen Nazir for months. 2 Stu Carpenter's criminal past has been revealedCredit:…

Waterloo Region has installed portable washrooms and extra security at the homeless encampment that has been erected in downtown Kitchener. The region was already providing some security and paying for access to the washrooms at the St. John’s Kitchen located across the road from the Victoria Street encampment. “The needs…

A mother of two teenagers facing homeless says she feels “so scared and nervous” about what the future holds for her family.  Ruth and her kids have lived in the same house in Galway for the past seven and a half years but the tenancy is due to end on…

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A homeless person sleeps on the steps of the Downtown Mission on Ouellette Avenue on Wednesday, July 28, 2022. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star A reimagined housing hub proposed to address homelessness in Windsor with dozens of transitional and supportive units could make the city a provincial leader in…

Readers offer their opinions on solving homelessness, fertilizer emission targets and the ongoing danger of nuclear weapons. A Saskatoon judge ordered an independent investigation after concerns were raised over the Lighthouse Supported Living Inc. board approving personal loans for its executive director, Don Windels, his family and other board member…

An average of 40 people a night were told there was no bed available for them in Toronto homeless shelters in the last year and a half, newly released city data shows. And for the first six months of this year, an average of 63 people a night were "unmatched…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers during a meeting that was disrupted by protesters who said it criminalizes homelessness. The council voted 11-3 to vastly broaden an existing ban on sitting, sleeping or…