Homeless

Listen to this article with a free account The stabbing death of former NFL player Kevin Johnson may be connected to three other killings involving homeless people in the same area of Los Angeles County, officials said Tuesday. Johnson, 55, was found Jan. 21 at a homeless encampment along a…

Rogers Olu Maguta is not your typical 27-year-old. He walks around Nairobi with birds of prey on his head and shoulders and spends most of his time caring for them until they are ready to return to the wild. Some get so attached that they don’t want to leave his…

— The department will put $100 million toward a pilot program by Associated Press February 2, 2026 • 3 min read Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced that his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities, building…

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…