Homeless

Aurora Village, a popular tourist attraction in the Yellowknife area, has been transformed by Indigenous groups into an on-the-land healing camp for those experiencing homelessness. The project received $1.3 million in federal money, but it will run out in two months. Aurora watchers take in the lights at Aurora Village…

Author of the article: The Canadian Press Erika Ibrahim OTTAWA — There is an “exciting opportunity” for the new housing minister and mental health and addictions minister to work together at the intersection of homelessness and mental health, says an expert. Dr. Mary Bartram, director of policy and substance use…

The end is coming, and nobody wants a homeless 'naut NASA has splashed the cash on design contracts for space stations and a multibillion-dollar job for more Artemis boosters. With the days of the International Space Station (ISS) numbered, NASA is looking to maintain an uninterrupted US presence in low-Earth…

The removal of an encampment outside of the Calgary Drop-In Centre has sparked a larger conversation inside city hall and disappointment from Mayor Jyoti Gondek. Calgary bylaw officers along with police began removing the tents from the area along Dermot Baldwin Way and Riverfront Avenue S.E. on Tuesday, with efforts…

Florida police say a 39-year-old "homeless drifter" is behind the killing of a teenage boy who went out for a bike ride two weeks ago and never came home. Police announced charges of first-degree premeditated murder against Semmie Lee Williams Thursday morning in the stabbing death of Ryan Rogers, 14,…

Author of the article: Brian Cross Publishing date: Dec 01, 2021  •  21 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  9 Comments Tents and personal belongings fill the front yard of the recently condemned River Place in Sandwich Town on Thursday, August 5, 2021, as evicted tenants struggle to find places…

We spoke to Ed Tytherleigh from Centrepoint, a charity that provides accommodation and support to homeless young people...Read More

By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Besides its terrible impact on mental health, postpartum depression can also bring long-term financial struggles to affected women, new research shows. "These findings highlight the importance of screening and expanding access to mental health support services for low-income pregnant…

By Norman Galimski, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterPrince Rupert Northern View Mon., Nov. 29, 2021timer1 min. read More than $10,000 in new winter clothing was donated by the Prince Rupert Lions Club and delivered to the homelessness shelter in three pickup truck loads, on Nov. 29. “We’re getting to be cold…

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