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Otago Report Finds Sharp Rise in Living Cost Pressures
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (821+ words) Rising living costs, economic uncertainty and rapid technological change are reshaping how New Zealanders think, spend and live, a new report has found. The just-released 2025/26 New Zealand Consumer Lifestyles Study from the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is the…...
UBC experts on 50th anniversary of UN-Habitat
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (254+ words) Fifty years ago, Habitat I brought delegates to Vancouver and helped establish housing as a human right. On Oct. 21–22, UBC and UN-Habitat will convene global experts to reflect on progress since 1976 and discuss the next 50 years. UBC experts are available…...
National General Strike called in Spain and the Canary Islands over housing crisis
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (337+ words) A nationwide general strike has been called in Spain, including the Canary Islands for Wednesday 11th November, with the country's housing crisis at the centre of the mobilisation. The action comes amid mounting pressure over the cost and availability of housing,…...
What Santa Monica Shows About California’s Homelessness Response | Lana Negrete
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (175+ words) Santa Monica is known around the world for its beaches and downtown shopping, yet safety on its streets has become a concern for residents and local businesses. What can the city do when its response to homelessness depends partly on…...
«Thomas Quits His Job.
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (37+ words) Continue reading on Medium » «Thomas Quits His Job. What Happened — and What It Revealed.» Thinker. Philosopher. Explorer of depth. Writing at the edge where meaning ends and truth begins. No dogma. No prophets. Just the horizon. — Kairos...
$200K needed to keep 64 seniors in their Victoria home
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (35+ words) A Victoria housing society serving 64 low-income seniors says it is running out of room to manoeuvre financially, with mounting unpaid bills threatening the future of a residence where many tenants have few affordable alternatives....
New Glasgow shelter says province asked it to remove resident
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (123+ words) CBC New Glasgow shelter says province asked it to remove resident The executive director of Northstar says the request, and the shelter's refusal to grant it, came less than 24 hours before the province announced it would end the shelter's funding…...
Barrie mayoral candidates debate how to handle homelessness
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (261+ words) The candidates for mayor of Barrie went head to head in a Tuesday night debate hosted by the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. The candidates for mayor of Barrie went head to head in a Tuesday night debate hosted by…...
Spanish unions call general strike for November 11, weeks before snap election
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (403+ words) Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | Global Edition Spain’s two largest unions, UGT and CCOO, have announced a 24‑hour general strike on November 11 over the housing crisis—weeks before the snap general election on November 29—as rising rents, a deepening housing shortage and mass…...
Working Nova Scotian mother says high cost of living forcing her to move
1+ week, 2+ day ago (371+ words) CTV News A working mother who came to Nova Scotia 12 years ago is now feeling forced to move because of the high cost of living âIâve been noticing my just overall attitude of negativity about the province has…...