Homeless

The struggle against homelessness would be the major social priority of a Parti Québécois government in its first year, said party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon in a message published Sunday. There are 12,000 unhoused people in Quebec — an increase of 2,400 people in three years, he said, citing the…

Funding from senior levels of government needed to meet rising demand and keep pace with growth and changing needs, region says as homelessness, financial instability increase...Read More

Vancouver resident challenges city’s homelessness spending after cleanup costs exceed $1.38 million with 1,700 tons of waste removed. Photo courtesy Peter Bracchi 🎧 Vancouver’s $1.38M cleanup bill sparks accountability debate Your browser does not support the audio element. Peter Bracchi says Vancouver can offer help and still require accountability Editor…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his earliest days in the governor’s office, Democrat Gavin Newsom huddled with his advisers to consider how to realize a key campaign promise: transforming a healthcare system replete with insurance company intermediaries into the nation’s first state-run single-payer model providing comprehensive coverage to all residents, similar…

South Africans will go to the polls in the local government elections on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. The election date was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his closing remarks at an extended Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) meeting at the Birchwood Hotel, in Ekurhuleni, on Thursday. He made the announcement…

Five pregnant women who were forced to sleep rough in Dublin last year were among more than 100 mothers who gave birth at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) while either homeless or at risk of homelessness. In 2025, having a baby while living in emergency accommodation was one of the…

Council for the Homeless coordinated seven-day-a-week shelter access across multiple church sites during winter months. 🎧 Clark County Winter Shelters Served 475 Homeless Residents Your browser does not support the audio element. This year’s response emphasized consistent, seven-day-a-week access to shelters across winter hospitality overflow (WHO) and satellite overflow (SOS)…

A homeless man sits in the rain smoking in downtown Ottawa on a Friday morning. Photo by TONY CALDWELL /POSTMEDIA Article content Friends, citizens, fellow taxpayers, folks. Meet the new 10-year plan to end homelessness. It’s just like the old 10-year plan but more confusing. Also? Weren’t we already in…

April 16, 2026 3:38 PM ET A socialist city councilwoman led opposition to an ordinance, supported by the incumbent mayor she is running against, that would have cleaned out a homeless camp in a neighborhood where violent incidents have occurred. Democratic Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman was one of for…

MONTREAL, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today announced that it will donate $500,000 to support two organizations in Winnipeg near the Company’s Campus. The funding will advance programs that help individuals, families as well as Indigenous youth in the Winnipeg area who are currently…