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Date: Monday, June 16, 2025 Amy Harris urges Vancouver residents to speak out against expanding homeless encampments and support stronger public camping regulations to keep the city safe and livable. Amy Harris of Clark County Matters encourages community members to take action to prevent Portland’s homeless crisis from spreading into…

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Cuomo claims that “housing is a top priority.” A dig into his track record says something very different. Former New York State governor Andrew Cuomo.(John Nacion / Star Max / IPx) Just 43 seconds into the video that first announced his 2025 mayoral run, Andrew Cuomo reduces the city’s current…

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection will launch a national street families census in the next two weeks in an effort to understand the current scale of homelessness across Kenya. The Street Families Rehabilitation Trust will lead the three-day exercise in all 47 counties, starting on June 29th. Officials…

The grant will come from a pool of $200,000 and eligibility details will be decided in the next few weeks. Published Jun 12, 2025  •  Last updated Jun 13, 2025  •  2 minute read The front of City Hall in Regina on Thursday, September 26, 2024. Photo by Heywood Yu…

Long-term tenants will be "incredibly vulnerable” to homelessness after the Government reforms Rent Pressure Zones, a housing expert has warned.  Earlier this week, Ministers announced that Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) would be extended across the country - meaning a tenant’s rent cannot be increased by more than the rate of…

Oilers owner had filed $5M lawsuit over funding for inner-city drop-in centre Get the latest from Jonny Wakefield straight to your inbox Published Jun 11, 2025  •  Last updated Jun 11, 2025  •  4 minute read A file photo of the since demolished Boyle Street Community Services building on 105…

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Street Roots. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. As the city of Portland, Oregon, clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises:…

While most people picture urban centres like Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver when they think of homelessness, rural areas like New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula are also seeing an increase. Cédric Landry, development director for the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, says his organization has been made aware of more requests for…