As provinces look to hotels to provide temporary shelter to people living in homeless encampments, Canada s housing advocate says governments must respect the needs and rights of the unhoused, who may not want to be moved.
Halifax and St. John’s are among many cities across Canada where unprecedented numbers of homeless people are living in tent encampments, a trend Houle says is a human rights crisis
The average cost of a two-bedroom apartment in Halifax went up 11 per cent in 2023 - one of the highest spikes in the country. The CMHC rental market report says rent growth in the city has accelerated to a record level.
A memorial to Halifax’s unhoused population, Halifax poet laureate Sue Goyette’s poem has found a life of its own—and arrives amid another cold winter for those outdoors.