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FDNY: 1 person dead, another in critical condition in Bronx house fire
Firefighters responded to 239 E. 176 St. at 6:10 a.m. for reports of a fire at a three-story home.
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FDNY: 1 person dead, another in critical condition in Mount Hope house fire
Firefighters responded to 239 E. 176 St. at 6:10 a.m. for reports of a fire at a three-story home.
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How B.C. Builds is modelled after Vienna's government-led housing
Tom Davidoff, associate professor at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, explains B.C. Builds, the provincial government's housing proposal inspired by Vienna’s model of government-led housing.
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Housing minister reacts to housing advocate's report on encampments
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, when asked about a federal housing advocate report around encampments, says his government is working on a 'more comprehensive' plan to address the housing crisis, adding that he won't be able to say he's...
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Shrove Tuesday is an annual fundraising day for some housing groups in N.L.
The early bird gets the pancake — and the satisfaction of knowing they’re raising money for a good cause. In St. John’s and Happy Valley-Goose Bay, volunteers were cooking and serving breakfast to raise money for housing programs.
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Hospital worker says peers have left region over housing crisis
Lions Gate Hospital respiratory therapist Tim Heimpel said at a provincial news conference that a program to build rental housing for middle-income earners would bolster sectors like health care in B.C.
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Some residents frustrated by proposed emergency housing in Cape Breton
Emotions ran high in Whitney Pier, N.S., as people gathered to discuss plans to erect 30 emergency housing units on a vacant lot in the area. And the frustrations of those in attendance were heard by Premier Tim Houston. Erin Pottie...
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Newfoundland and Labrador community groups flip pancakes for homelessness awareness
Community groups in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and St. John's turn traditional Pancake Tuesday into an opportunity to educate, raise awareness and fundraise for housing and homelessness issues.
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Report calls for urgent action on tent encampments across Canada
The Federal Housing Advocate's report calls tent encampments a national crisis. It outlines a plan for immediate measures on the issue. As Gareth Hampshire reports, the Nova Scotia government is now reviewing the report's recommendations.
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Housing advocates react to new homeless encampment report
Housing advocates in Winnipeg say they hope a new report calling for a national homeless encampment plan will lead to much-needed change.
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Encampment crisis a 'generational, moral failure,' minister says
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, when asked about a federal housing advocate report around encampments, says his government is working on a 'more comprehensive' plan to address the housing crisis, adding that he won't be able to say he's...
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Is Canada’s housing market headed for a rebound?
With inflation slowing, a Bank of Canada interest rate cut could be on the way. The National’s Adrienne Arsenault asks John Pasalis of Realosophy Realty to break down what could be coming next for the housing market.
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B.C. health minister says safe consumption sites are an important tool in reducing toxic-drug deaths
Richmond council is considering requesting a safe consumption site for the city, but the idea is attracting criticism from residents. In an unrelated news conference, Health Minister Adrian Dix said the sites make communities safer.
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St. Stephen residents disturbed by derelict housing owned by out-of- province landlord
Neighbours of properties owned by an absentee Alberta landlord are struggling with squatters and unsightly buildings they say could be better used as affordable housing during a crisis of homelessness in the town.
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'People are dying': Co-ordinated response needed to housing crisis, advocate says
Lorraine Lam, a housing outreach worker in Toronto, says encampments will keep growing until systemic issues are addressed.
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Housing, food insecurity are rural problems, too. Grassroots groups in N.S. are stepping up.
Volunteers in the Annapolis Valley are driving efforts to help people in need, but they say more needs to be done. The CBC's Luke Ettinger has the story.
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Panel at Hofstra addresses connections between racial segregation, affordable housing on LI
Long Island native Samir Lavingia experienced his own battle with finding affordable housing when a former landlord told him his rent would increase 25% the following year.
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Overdoses are rising — but resources to help are scarce, Belleville, Ont., mayor says
Neil Ellis, mayor of Belleville, Ont., says his community doesn't have nearly the resources they need as overdoses rise. When people in his community are hit with an overdose, he says, they are 'admitted to the hospital and put back out...
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Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia on encampment evictions
Michael Kabalen with the association says a lack of adequate mental health support and affordable housing is leading to many people falling through the cracks.
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High housing costs leave Whitehorse residents questioning short term rental impacts
The housing crisis continues to make news across the North. In Whitehorse, there are growing concerns about short-term rentals. Some blame companies like Airbnb and Neighbourly North for contributing to a major increase in the cost of rent.
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Halifax business group weighs in on encampment eviction notice
Paul MacKinnon is with the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, which manages the street navigators — the ones who help get homeless people off the street. He says he's hoping the move can happen peacefully.
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GOT HOUSING? Comedian says milk helped her cope with the harsh realities of growing up in a mot
36-year-old comedian Janelle Niles shares how she turned the bleakest moments in her life — like when her family was homeless and lived in a motel in Ottawa’s east-end - into a career in comedy, in this CBC Ottawa Creator Network piece.
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Is co-op housing making a comeback?
The city has been making moves toward building one of the largest affordable housing projects in decades. The Scarborough development will include more than 600 co-op units. Could the units, which are often more affordable than market...
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Small-town hotel becomes a safe haven in an expensive world
The rising cost of living has made finding a place to live almost impossible for some people. CBC’s Nick Purdon went to Little Current, Ont., where the local hotel has been transformed into affordable apartments for those struggling to...