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Posted: Dec 23, 2020 4:57 PM AT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020 About 50 people braved the bitter cold outside the former St. Patrick's-Alexandra school in Halifax for a homeless memorial organized by Out of the Cold.(Vernon Ramesar/CBC) Amy Moonshadow was one of dozens of people who turned out on a bitterly cold day in Halifax Wednesday for a homeless memorial service. The event honours those who have died while experiencing poverty and homelessness. She attended in memory of her Welcome Housing neighbour, Willard Thomas Comeau, 62, who died after being struck by a truck in north-end Hal...

Posted: Dec 18, 2020 6:12 PM AT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 A homeless person sleeps on a snow-covered sidewalk on Dec. 23, 2008, in Montreal.(Rogerio Barbosa/AFP via Getty Images) As shelters in Halifax await 40 new beds through funding from the Nova Scotia government, they are having difficulty keeping up with the demand for a warm, safe place to sleep with winter around the corner. It's hoped the new beds, which are expected to open around the end of the year, will alleviate some of the strain on the city's shelter system. "It's not something that's going to happen immediately, ...