Homeless

A new homeless encampment in Vernon, B.C., is drawing a lot of attention. While people sheltering outside is not unusual, the latest one has taken makeshift shelters to new heights — literally. Perched in the trees along a busy stretch of  Highway 97 near 48th Avenue is quite the sight:…

Premier Scott Moe and Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block shake hands after announcing $3 million in annual funding to support drop-in centres serving people experiencing homelessness in Saskatoon. The announcement was made during a press conference at the Delta Bessborough in Saskatoon on Sept. 18, 2025. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon…

September 18, 2025 The Trump administration is counting on us to renounce those living on the streets, while struggling with their mental health or the cost of housing (or both). A view of homeless encampment on a street in West Oakland, Calif., on February 28, 2023. (Tayfun CoÅkun / Anadolu…

A Texas man died in the parking lot of a steakhouse because staff at the restaurant assumed he was a passed-out vagrant, carrying him out back instead of calling for medical help, his devastated family claims. Jessie Mobley Jr. allegedly fell asleep after eating a meal at KFFO Afro Steakhouse…

As Toronto's libraries increasingly find themselves on the front lines of the city's homelessness and mental health crisis, a program that aims to help some of the most vulnerable people is expanding to more branches TORONTO — As Toronto's libraries increasingly find themselves on the front lines of the city's…

There are legitimate reasons that people chose not to stay in homeless shelters. Staying in a shelter is degrading. Your stuff gets stolen. There is violence,' says Barrie doctor...Read More

Furious residents vented their anger at officials after they proposed building a huge taxpayer-funded homeless encampment in their community.  Locals in Tucson, Arizona city gathered at a news conference this week to protest the move, with footage showing a huge crowd showed up to voice their disapproval.  The new homeless encampment, named…

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe held a press conference at the Ottawa City Hall to discuss actions that the City of Ottawa will take to battle homelessness. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia Article content Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has pledged to end youth homelessness in Ottawa by 2030 through a series of…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight people have been wounded, including four with critical injuries, in a shooting at a homeless camp on private property in Minneapolis, police said. The shooting happened just hours after and blocks away from another shooting that left five injured near a transit station as city officials…

Last week, while discussing an August incident in which an unhoused and mentally ill man stabbed and killed a Ukrainian refugee on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade casually floated the idea that mentally ill homeless people should be executed if they refuse treatment for…