Opinion: Governments are failing Edmonton's homeless

Edmonton Journal30 October 2026, 18:00 UTCCanada

There are more people experiencing homelessness than there are supportive housing units for them to move into. The result is that people wait, sometimes for months, sometimes for years. This waiting is deadly: Last year 349 people died while homeless — in the richest province in Canada. This is the scandalous reality we face: mass […]

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