homelessness

It was quiet on the summer day when Cora Morgan and her cousin stood on the waterfront and performed a smudging ceremony for a young Indigenous girl pulled out of the Red River in Winnipeg not long before.

A growing number of newcomers to Canada are ending up in shelters or are finding themselves homeless, newly released government figures show.

Nushupiq Kilabuk wakes up every day in a shack on the shores Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit with only a lantern and a camping stove to keep him warm — but he says he's one of the lucky ones.

Imagine adjusting to life after serving prison time, then add mental- health struggles, addiction or homelessness.

Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says he didn't hear a man mention a widely debunked conspiracy theory while answering questions at a town hall earlier this week.

British Columbia's finance minister says the budget she tables on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, undertakes development of social, environmental and economic initiatives as other provinces across Canada implement cuts to programs and shifts to the right.

A cornerstone federal strategy to combat homelessness is set to receive a makeover this week that's expected to focus on outcomes, rather than how quickly cities are spending.

Members of a small B.C. First Nation have been working to build a tiny solution to homelessness in their community.

According to the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, inequality in B.C. is the highest in Canada and growing at a fast rate. We can do better, writes columnist Tracy Sherlock.

British Columbia's minority New Democrat government released an ambitious list of affordability-focused pledges in its throne speech on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.

Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says Canada's doctors have a major role to play in improving the health of the country's most vulnerable populations.

A study in Canada is drawing a link between youth homelessness levels and a foster care system that researchers say could be playing a more active role in keeping young people off the streets.

Have we already forgotten the lessons of the last century and the basic needs, interests and aspirations of the universal human spirit?

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says wait lists for social housing are growing, and one out of five renters spends more than half their pre−tax salary on shelter.