Homelessness

Photo essay by Alexander Shamota.

The reality of informal housing

Thousands remained homeless in spite of Alberta’s 10-year plan. Then the pandemic came.

I needed to connect with the brother I’d grown up with

Edmonton reinvents the library's public purpose.

Klein-era cutbacks pushed thousands onto the streets. Alberta’s 10-year plan to fix the damage is a start.

Alberta has Canada’s largest per capita population of working homeless. Why do we expect people to live like this?