Source: Ben Cousins, CTV News, January 31, 2019 With much of Canada in the midst of a deep freeze, Winnipeg’s homeless population is getting some much-needed protection from the elements in the form of coats that double as sleeping bags. The Community Homeless Assistance Team in downtown Winnipeg, which connects the city’s homeless to permanent housing, offers… Continue reading Winnipeg’s homeless receive coats that double as sleeping bags amid deep cold
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Federal housing plans sparks fresh calls for help for homeless veterans
Source: The Canadian Press, November 24, 2017 OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is facing calls to produce its long-awaited plan to help homeless veterans in Canada, after their plight received only a passing mention in the Liberals’ new national housing strategy. The government has been working for more than a year on a plan to support… Continue reading Federal housing plans sparks fresh calls for help for homeless veterans
Federally-run homeless count facing data gaps as big cities opt out
OTTAWA – Some of Canada’s biggest cities have chosen to opt out of a federally run count of homeless people, resulting in what some experts predict will be an incomplete picture of the national poverty problem. The decision by places like Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary, among others, to not join in the federal… Continue reading Federally-run homeless count facing data gaps as big cities opt out
B.C. cat cafe temporarily closes after running out of cats
It seems as though a unique Vancouver café is a victim of its own success. Catfé, and establishment that’s part café, part foster home for adoptable rescue cats, has temporarily shut down after running out of cats. “Due to the overwhelming success of adoptions in our first few weeks, we have run out of cats!,”… Continue reading B.C. cat cafe temporarily closes after running out of cats