Homeless

Abd Alfatah Alras organizes items for winter care packages for community members in need at the University of Regina on Friday Jan. 30, 2026. Photo by KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-Post Article content As Abd Alfatah Alras handed out dozens of care packages to homeless people in Regina on Saturday, he…

Former Calgary city councillor Courtney Walcott discusses housing policy at a Jan. 31, 2026, lecture at the University of Alberta. Photo by Eric Bowling /Postmedia Article content In 2021, there was a sudden spike in applications for affordable housing in Calgary. Conventional wisdom would blame the COVID-19 pandemic. But data…

A Royal biographer has claimed 'there is worse to come' for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as the former Prince was pictured for the first time since being mentioned in the latest dump of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The disgraced royal, who was seen driving his car and later riding a horse…

A chain link fence is the only barrier between a Penticton, B.C., heavy duty truck dealership and the Fairview homeless encampment. “Our property boundary is about 30 metres away from the main encampment,” said Luke Bradley, truck sales consultant at Inland Truck and Equipment.  “”It’s too close for comfort.” Despite…

Citing demand outpacing resources, including affordable housing, Salvation Army Cedar Place executive director Barbara Ridley said there are wide service gaps in addressing homelessness Intimate partner violence overlaps with homelessness among women, and there are significant gaps in services leading to 170 people turned away from the Cedar Place shelter…

Sarah Ferguson is yet to find a new permanent property because she won't move in with her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and their children can't offer her a home, it was claimed today. The former Duchess of York is in the midst of a 'housing crisis' and is clinging on to…

Mayor Mamdani ordered police and sanitation to stop taking down homeless encampments. Apparently, he deemed that the empathetic thing to do. Sometimes empathy is toxic. Ten human souls were found dead in those encampments from the cold. Hopefully, Mamdani is proud of that work.  NYC cops, sanitation workers ordered to…

Our spay and neuter work is critical to the animal population and a relatively foreign concept to much of the local population. (1888PressRelease) January 30, 2026 - LIVERMORE, Calif. - For more than two decades, the hardworking team at Romania Animal Rescue (RAR) has directly helped address the issue of…

Halima Abubakar, the Nigerian actress, has once again appealed for financial assistance to fund brain tumour surgery. In a recent  live session , Halima opened up about her brain tumour diagnosis and subsequent eviction that has left her “homeless and desperate”. The film star revealed that she depleted her resources…

Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has once again cried out to Nigerians for financial help to cover surgery for a brain tumour. In a recent live video, Halima Abubakar spoke about her diagnosis and revealed that she has been evicted from her home, leaving her “homeless and desperate.” The actress said…