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Author: Molly Hayes, Temur Durrani, Frances Bula, Lindsay Jones
Publication Date: January 17, 2026 - 09:13
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Small and remote towns across Canada are struggling with a surge in homelessness
January 17, 2026
In the small, northeastern New Brunswick city of Bathurst, homelessness was not even on the radar a few years ago. Today the city of 15,000 is working on opening a 40-bed homeless shelter.
The quaint southwestern Saskatchewan city of Yorkton recently expanded its new emergency shelter to meet growing demand.
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