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Humanitarian aid groups granted interim injunction to continue working in Gaza
Aid organizations from around the world came together to launch a formal petition to the Israeli High Court earlier this week.
Six-figure costs and stalled projects: BC’s non-profit housing sector expresses ‘sorrow’ at rescinded provincial funding
British Columbia’s non-profit housing sector is reeling after spending months waiting for an outcome to their applications to the provincial government’s Community Housing Fund. With many now sitting on shovel-ready projects, they’re looking to federal sources, like Build Canada Homes, to complete their affordable housing developments.
Housing, mental health care are Canada’s largest unmet needs: new 211 dashboard
Data from call reports made to 211 services across the country show that mental health and housing remain the most urgent needs in Canada. Housing makes up 35 per cent of all callers’ unmet needs. 211 data shows that the agencies people are being referred to for their housing needs are either full or struggling with limited resources.
UPDATE: Canada‑linked aid agencies petition Israeli court to stop March 1 Gaza shutdown
As part of a new registration requirement with the Israeli authorities, humanitarian aid organizations were required to provide personal information of Palestinian and international aid staff working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Several aid organizations around the world refused to do so, and are now being told to cease operations by Israeli authorities.
Homelessness organizations dealing with increasing legal attacks, anti-poverty rhetoric: Ontario Nonprofit Network
In a recent brief, the ONN said “hostility against people experiencing homelessness and/or mental health and addictions challenges” is rising.
Canadian Centre for Child Protection warns of “growing wave” of online abuse material since the launch of public AI tools
The organization, also known as C3P, runs a web crawler that tracks child sexual abuse material on the internet and issues takedown notices. While the web crawler has seen an increase in such material, it cannot, at this stage, distinguish between AI-generated and authentic images without human review.
