Homeless

Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada speaks about the new measures being put in place for the unhoused population on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette Article content Anthony Richard sipped from a coffee outside a downtown shelter Monday as he sought relief from the frigid wind…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not up to fire-safety codes, as a wave of public sympathy and support was met by…

Chaz Smith remembers being homeless and the awful sense of foreboding that arrived with the snow. As temperature temperatures plunged, the very drugs holding him in thrall became the rescue line keeping him alive. “Your immediate concern was obviously that it’s cold. You’re going to freeze and die outside when…

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WESTERN CAPE -  Gift of the Givers is responding to several fires across Western Cape communities, in the last 24 hours. Teams first rushed to Klapmuts, where one person has died. They then moved to Gugulethu, after a fire left around 80 people homeless. READ| Cape Winelands District gears up…

Article content The program has had more than 45 visits in its first two months since the doors opened. Article content Clients can receive referrals through several service providers, such as emergency rooms, the hospital’s mental health and addictions urgent care centre, and a variety of partners. They can also…

Ireland’s homelessness crisis has worsened once again, with the latest figures for October 2025 showing 16,766 people without a home. Of those, 5,074 are children.  These figures were discussed on The Anton Savage Show , where Green Party TD Roderic O'Gorman and Journalist Brenda Power reacted to the figures and…

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Erika Ritchie, Saskatchewan NDP shadow minister for municipal affairs (left) and April ChiefCalf, Saskatchewan NDP shadow minister for housing, addressed new and historic data on homelessness and rising property taxes on Nov. 28. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Article content The Sask Party’s official opposition is concerned about homeless…

States sue the Trump administration over major homelessness spending cuts States are suing the Trump administration over its plan to massively cut back long-term housing for homeless people. Advocates say the changes could push more than 100,000 residents onto the streets. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: A new lawsuit alleges the Trump…