Homeless

With more people than ever sleeping rough, homeless shelters have resorted to putting out mats and plastic chairs for spaces to sleep. Published Dec 31, 2024  •  Last updated Dec 31, 2024  •  3 minute read A homeless man sits on Bank Street in Ottawa, Nov. 12, 2024. Photo by…

Last July, an unusual letter arrived at Kathryn Kundmueller’s mobile home, in central Oregon. It invited her to enter a lottery that would select thirty residents of Deschutes County to deliberate for five days on youth homelessness—a visible and contentious issue in an area where the population and cost of…

Andrew Boozary is a primary care physician, policy practitioner, researcher and founding executive director of the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine at the University Health Network. He holds the Dalla Lana Professorship in Policy Innovation at the University of Toronto. Every week, I listen to patients trying to survive in…

Tribune Online Despite N11trn contribution to GDP, high building materials costs heighten housing shortage in 2024 DESPITE the combined real estate and construction sectors contributing an impressive N11 trillion to the country’s GDP, high costs of building materials have heightened homelessness among Nigerians in 2024. Due to inflated costs of…

LONDON - The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5-billion for public education. After years of worsening educational inequalities, from January 1, private schools will have to pay 20 percent value added…

LIMA - Three deaths have been blamed on large waves up to 13 feet (four meters) pummeling Ecuador, Chile and Peru, where nearly 100 ports have been closed because of the rough conditions. Ecuador's secretary for risk management, Jorge Carillo, told a media conference that an "extreme event" was occurring…

JOHANNESBURG - For many, Christmas is a time to spend quality time with loved ones while feasting and gifting. But, for some, it's a lonely day. READ: Christmas sermon | Makgoba slams government for failing its people It can be a reminder of the loss of loved ones, which can…

Skip to Main Content National News The number of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. topped 770,000, an increase of more than 18 percent over last year. By Jason DeParle, New York Times Service December 28, 2024 4 minutes to read WASHINGTON — Homelessness soared to the highest level on…

Readers offer their opinions on climate action progress by Saskatoon city hall and the priorities of the city and province on homelessness. Published Dec 28, 2024  •  Last updated Dec 28, 2024  •  3 minute read The Queen Elizabeth Power Station in Saskatoon, SK is seen in January of 2020.…

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