Three people, surrounded with shopping carts, used cardboard boxes and an umbrella to try and stay warm. Still, some choose to stay outside. In October last year, Ottawa announced $500 million for rapid housing in 15 Canadian cities, including Edmonton and Calgary. "But a lot of the folks that outreach teams are working with, who are sleeping outside for years ... (they) are actually looking for a home. "If our homeless population across the province doubled, if not tripled, what are we doing to turn that around?"

Source: CBC News December 22, 2021 09:24 UTC