Tag Archives: homeless

Dozens displaced after Regina Police clear encampment
ome of the city's most vulnerable are looking for a new home after the Regina Police Service (RPS) took down an encampment site near Carmichael Outreach on Tuesday. The site had been regularly used on...
Martin Oldhues Jun 17, 2025 The Regina Police Service (RPS) checked and escorted anyone living at an encampment near Carmichael Outreach.Photo by Martin Oldhues

'We're people too': Canada's homeless population is aging, changing how shelters run
Seventy-one-year-old Roger Oake sat on a bench outside the Union Gospel Mission shelter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after breakfast. He had been sleeping at the shelter for about a month "this ti...
Ashley Joannou Jun 06, 2025 Roger Oake, 71, stands outside of the Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Council asks admin to look again for permanent emergency shelter site
Three years, 35 properties. Now? Another go-round may well be necessary. Prior to Wednesday's Regina City Council meeting, City of Regina staff recommended a permanent emergency shelter location at 14...
Harvard Media Jun 13, 2024
Dismantling homeless camps violates human rights, says federal housing advocate
By Sarah Smellie in St. John's Unhoused people have a fundamental right to live in encampments, and that right is violated when authorities tear them down, Canada's housing advocate says. In...
Harvard Media Feb 13, 2024

NDP raising concerns about skyrocketing social housing vacancy rates
Newly released documents from the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, released by the Saskatchewan NDP, show that vacancy rates for social housing have skyrocketed under the Saskatchewan Party governmen...
Harvard Media Jul 25, 2023
Homeless expert surprised by no direct payment plan as part of province’s income support program
A research project looking to figure out a better way to calculate Canada’s homeless population stopped by the Queen City. “The Homelessness Counts” research project is collecting da...
Harvard Media May 10, 2023
Homeless expert surprised by no direct payment plan as part of province’s income support program
A research project looking to figure out a better way to calculate Canada’s homeless population stopped by the Queen City. “The Homelessness Counts” research project is collecting da...
Jon Troth May 10, 2023
Homeless in Regina: A View from City Hall
This week 620 CKRM will look at homelessness in the City of Regina through a five-part feature titled “Homeless in Regina.” In part two, we talk to Mayor Sandra Masters, who has seen homel...
Harvard Media Mar 21, 2023
Temporary shelter set to open in Regina
A new temporary shelter will open its doors next week in Regina. The 40-bed shelter called the Gathering Place’s New Beginnings Centre will be operated by RT/SIS, with the Nest providing the spa...
Harvard Media Jan 27, 2023
City Manager speaks after judge’s decision to deny court order
After a Court of King’s Bench judge denied an application against her, City Manager Niki Anderson responded to the decision. Anderson said that she feels vindicated by the decision. “As a ...
Jon Troth Dec 15, 2022
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