The season’s first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares across Western Canada, as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces.
Federal housing advocate Marie-Josée Houle has called the spread of homeless encampments in cities across Canada a human rights crisis. “People living in encampments face some of the most vulnerable circumstances of any member of Canadian society … they have experienced a history of human rights violations and are at heightened risk of further violations,” … Read more