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Migrants appeal for immediate shelter outside Paris City Hall
The humanitarian group Utopia 56 staged a protest Tuesday night outside Paris City Hall with about 200 migrants, including families, to demand emergency shelter and denounce public policies they describe as “increasingly aggressive”...
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Can prefabricated homes solve Canada's housing crisis?
Alex Boston, an urban planner with Boston Consulting, maintains labour constraints are one of the biggest impediments to more housing. He says that Canada may not be able to build its way out of a housing crisis, but it may be able to...
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‘Cruel.’ CT leaders vow to ignore Trump executive order on homelessness
The executive order shifts resources from prevention programs to removing those living on the streets, and in some cases, forcibly committing those who are a danger to others. But Connecticut leaders insisted that the order will only...
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N.L. government issued a tender to get 50 houses built. But only 6 are on the table amid ‘desperate need,’ says advocate
Brook Construction is getting $2.6 million to construct six, one-bedroom homes in Corner Brook, with additional accessibility features. That’s far short of the promised 50 units, but no company was successful during the bidding process....
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Saint John encampment green zones aim to break barriers for city’s homeless
Saint John's green zone pilot project, run by the 12 Neighbours mini-home group, aims to provide ‘low barrier’ transitional housing for 28 people. Some nearby businesses have concerns.
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North Point Douglas residents want people moved from encampments into housing faster
The Manitoba government says since January, 59 people have been housed through the Your Way Home strategy, but some people in North Point Douglas feel the pace isn’t quick enough.
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Trump signs executive order changing US approach to homelessness
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at dramatically changing how the U.S. approaches homelessness. (Scripps News)
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Irish politicians address housing issues
Social Democrats housing spokesperson Rory Hearne, Sinn Fein housing spokesperson Eoin O Broin and Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan address the media outside Leinster House, Dublin.
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Home Sales Slump as Prices Soar
The spring home-buying season fizzled out in June as national home prices hit record highs and mortgage rates surged above 6.5%.
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Winnipeg councillor wants encampments banned from major streets
Coun. Jeff Browaty is pushing to ban homeless encampments along busy streets, citing safety concerns. But at least one advocate says a ban doesn't solve the city's housing crisis.
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Affordable housing building plan on brownstone- lined Bed-Stuy block draws concerns
Residents said they are frustrated after learning a multistory building with 240 affordable units is slated to be built on top of the parking lot at the Brooklyn Adult Learning Center at 475 Nostrand Ave.
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Badenoch and Cleverly visit housing development in Northwood
Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch and shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly visit a housing development in Northwood, Middlesex.
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Taoiseach defends Development Plan
Taoiseach Micheal Martin defends the lack of detail of what projects will be funded in the revised National Development Plan. He and Tanaiste Simon Harris said the announcement will send a signal to investors that Ireland is committed to...
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New emergency shelter for women and kids coming to Summerside
Summerside will soon have more shelter options for women and their kids. Last year, LifeHouse had to turn away about 80 women because the shelter was full. Now, city council has voted unanimously to allow the service to expand. CBC’s...
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Home shopping? Your new place to live could come from a factory
A need for faster construction of quality homes and apartments to address the nationwide housing shortage has companies like Woodstock's Ironwood Manufactured Homes ramping up production.
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Winnipeggers weigh in on banning encampments near places like playgrounds
A motion from a Winnipeg city councillor, set to go before council in September, suggests banning tent encampments in public places where children gather, such as playgrounds, spray pads, community gardens and community centre spaces....
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South Korea inequality: Youth fed up with wealth gap
A recent study shows many South Koreans in their 20s no longer believe hard work alone is a guarantee of success.
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Families claim Habitat for Humanity changed ownership terms
More than 50 Edmonton families say Habitat for Humanity changed the terms for home ownership. The low-income families say they were asked to pay interest on what are traditionally no-interest loans.
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Indigenous communities tap into Vancouver real estate
Squamish Nation is turning some of its land into a major real-estate development in Vancouver that's worth billions. Similar projects, led by other First Nations, are in the works throughout the region.
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Libya Crisis: Thousands seek shelter near Tripoli
As fighting gets closer to city centre, number of displaced people is expected to rise.
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Old Hollywood's Culver City Is Reeling in New Streaming Biz, Says Mayor
Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells of Culver City, California, spoke with Cheddar about transitioning from the golden age of film production to the new Hollywood renaissance of streaming content.
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Vancouver urged to close golf courses for housing
Experts are urging Vancouver to sell off three public golf courses in order to develop new housing.
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French students protest over poverty after attempted suicide
Students have demonstrated across France to protest over precarity and living conditions, and show solidarity with a young man who set himself on fire last week to highlight the problem. The 22-year-old – named in some French media as...
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French student unions demand poverty relief after attempted suicide
This article originally published on November 13 has been updated. French student unions are calling for urgent government reform of the grants system, following the dramatic attempted suicide of a male student in Lyon last week. Earlier...