Winter respite centre opens at Toronto’s Exhibition Place
The City of Toronto is calling on the federal government to help fund its shelter system, as it opens a 240-bed respite centre on the Exhibition grounds. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: Connect with CBC News…
‘This is my home’: Meet some of the Edmontonians who live in encampments
Homelessness and how to manage encampments are becoming big conversations across Canada. But one group we often don’t hear from are those living within the encampments. CBC’s Naama Weingarten and Nathan Gross spent a day visiting several Edmonton encampments, gathering…
At least 73 dead in 5-storey building fire in South Africa
A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown five-storey building in Johannesburg that was occupied by as many as 200 homeless people, killing at least 73 people. Seven of the victims were children, and the youngest was one year old. Read…
Refugees sleeping on Toronto streets speak out on housing crisis
Organizations working to help refugees held a news conference Friday outside of a shelter intake centre in downtown Toronto to call on all levels of government to urgently address a situation that many are calling a crisis. »»» Subscribe to…
Ont. woman living in tent outside apartment after ‘renoviction’
A Wingham, Ont. woman living in a tent outside of her apartment for the past six months after being renovicted. Scott Miller reports. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: Connect with CTV News: For the latest news visit:…
Toronto votes today for mayor as housing, homelessness among big issues
As Toronto votes today for mayor, voters are concerned about key issues such as homelessness, rising rental costs and the lack of affordable housing. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking…
A teetering tower: Potential solutions to Toronto’s big housing problem
Toronto’s housing plan has holes, and whoever is elected mayor on June 26 will have to think of ways to fill them. CBC Toronto’s Chris Glover looks at the scale of the problem, and the innovative solutions that have worked…
Transitional healthcare for Edmonton’s homeless
A new 36 transition bed facility, referred to as the Bridge Healing Transitional Accommodation Program, will soon open in the city to help Edmontonians who are discharged from hospital emergency, but have no place to go.
