Homeless

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says Ottawa currently has 350 supportive housing units with 450 people on a wait list. Photo by JEAN LEVAC /POSTMEDIA Article content The City of Ottawa is collaborating with health and housing experts and organizations to address one of the difficult truths about chronic homelessness: that housing…

Western Australia’s biggest housing advocacy group has shot down the idea of using the perennially vacant Bullsbrook quarantine facility to house homeless people, saying it was not suitable for people with complex needs. The white elephant facility made headlines again this week after WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas raised the…

The number of visibly unhoused people in Quebec rose by more than 20 per cent between 2022 and 2025, to 12,077, according to a count by the provincial government. The homelessness census, conducted on the night of April 15, 2025, found that homelessness is growing faster outside the province’s major…

Brady Knight, a long-time board member of Prairie Harm Reduction, announced that PHR would cease all operations effective April 9, including a drop-in centre, support services, education services, family support and two youth homes. Photo by Olivia Grandy /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Article content Prairie Harm Reduction has seemingly opened its doors…

Following years of neighbour complaints, workers are shown clearing out a section of a long-standing encampment near Salter Avenue in downtown Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Photo by Dan Janisse /The Windsor Star Article content The City of Windsor has cleared out a longstanding downtown homeless encampment — along…

Article content With a combined monthly income of $1,400 derived from various support systems, plus gifts from a Good Samaritan named “Cliff” who paid for tires, the family had been living in an unheated, dilapidated 1974 motorhome. Article content Ranger said he was constantly repairing the vehicle until its demise…

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In Los Angeles, advocates stress the urgent need for transitional housing solutions for the homeless population. Yet, some find themselves seeking shelter in the most unexpected places. This week, Juan Naula, a nonprofit leader, uncovered a troubling situation: a couple taking refuge in a crawl space beneath a bridge near…

By Staff Correspondent GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Authorities have arrested 36-year-old Jerrica Michelle Conley following accusations that she deliberately burned a hotel staff member’s hand after being asked to vacate the premises. Just before midday on April 2, a Gainesville Police Department officer was dispatched to the Hampton Inn located at…