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You are hereHome Vancouver's Downtown Eastside faces severe issues, among them, poverty, homelessness and drug overdose. Three people who have made contributions to the neighbourhood speak about their experiences. Thank you for reading this story… More people are reading rabble.ca than ever and unlike many news organizations, we have never…

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has released a statement on Twitter in response to claims that its helicopter pilots joked about setting on fire a spot where hundreds of activists and homeless people were protesting on Wednesday night. In the tweet, the LAPD confirmed that the two helicopter crew…

Updated / Friday, 26 Mar 2021 15:45 The total number of people in emergency accommodation in February was 8,238 The latest homeless figures show a continuing slight decline in the number of people in emergency accommodation. The total number in February was 8,238 men, women and children, which is a…

Reporters from multiple outlets, including the Los Angeles Times and Spectrum News, were briefly arrested by LAPD Thursday night while they were covering ongoing protests in Echo Park. They were arrested between 8:45 and 9:05 p.m., but were both released by 9:45. LA Times reporter James Quelly was arrested at…

An increase in funding helped people with rent and provided more shelter space in 2020 CLARK COUNTY — Despite the pandemic, or perhaps because of the response to it, homelessness in Clark County rose by less than one percent last year compared with 2019, and nearly twice as many people…

Members of Kamloops’ homeless population say their interactions with security guards around a city storage facility for the homeless on West Victoria Street are generally cordial — though some in uniform could stand to be more considerate and personable. Kamloops Mounties are investigating after a video surfaced showing a security…

Date: Thursday, March 25, 2021 WATCH: A report on homelessness in Clark County ; Vancouver Police Department begins process of implementing body cams ; Understanding an uptick in affordable housing ; Building Industry Association of Clark County executive director shares thoughts on banning natural gas in homes ; Camas Lions…

A FUNDRAISER HAS been set up to pay the funeral costs of a young homeless man who died just days after he saved the life of another member of the community who had taken an overdose of tablets. Leon Kavanagh, who was originally from Mount St Joseph’s Heights in Baker’s…

PHOENIX, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Native American Connections (NAC) opened its newest behavioral health and supportive housing campus in Phoenix today. PHOENIX, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Native American Connections (NAC) opened its newest behavioral health and supportive housing campus in Phoenix today. The Patina Mountain Preserve Wellness Center…

Sir Solomon Hochoy home in Blanchisseuse, before it was restored. -Photo: RICHARD CHARAN One January, about ten years ago, homeless Franklin gave himself a New Year’s gift and walked into a multi­million-dollar beachfront pro­­perty overlooking the Caribbean Sea on Trinidad’s North Coast. The house in Blanchis­seuse Village had maid quarters,…