{
  "id": 7140216,
  "title": "Saskatoon rally for the unhoused calls for action on forced displacement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/saskatoon-rally-for-the-unhoused-calls-for-action-on-forced",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T17:44:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12056971/saskatoon-rally-for-the-unhoused-calls-for-action-on-forced-displacement/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, a community rally took place outside Saskatoon’s City Hall, advocating for changes to how the city and police handle homeless encampments. This comes after numerous confrontations between individuals residing in encampments and law enforcement, where residents were forcibly removed or faced fines of up to $10,000 for trespassing. David Fineday, a 70-year-old homeless man from Sweetgrass First Nation, recounted an incident where his community's camp was targeted and dismantled during a meeting that they had attended. Fineday, who has been homeless since he was 20 following his time in the child welfare system and the Sixties Scoop, currently resides in an encampment with approximately 50 others.\n\nFineday believes that the city and police need to adopt a different approach. \"On one side, one whole side is people that work, but they have to live in a tent. Why? Because the rent’s too high,\" he remarked. Fineday, a former Prairie Harm Reduction worker and advocate, noted that the housing market is limited, with many people signing up for available housing only to be placed on a long waiting list. He highlighted that people often wait for six months or more before they can move into a new home.\n\nMarissa Livedotte, a former Prairie Harm Reduction worker and advocate, emphasized that homelessness can impact anyone. \"I was working full-time. I had a very well-paying job, and I actually ended up unhoused for three months. It was just a quick change in circumstance,\" she shared. Livedotte pointed out that the issue is more widespread than official records indicate. \"Right now, I think they said that it’s about 3,000 people that are living unhoused in our city. But you could probably double that with the people who are experiencing hidden homelessness. Hidden homelessness is just, you know, people who were couch surfing, just going from place to place wherever they can.\"\n\nFineday expressed hope that city decision-makers will take notice of the concerns raised during the rally. \"I want to see the proper ears come here, the proper eyes that come here and can see what’s happening, that can hear what’s happening.\"",
  "summary": "After ongoing discrepancy between unhoused people and the police, a rally was held outside Saskatoon's city hall. Attendees say there are little options for people to get help.",
  "key_points": [
    "Community rally held outside Saskatoon City Hall to address homeless encampments.",
    "David Fineday recounts forced removal and fines for trespassing in encampment.",
    "Advocates call for city and police to adopt different approach to homelessness."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Saskatoon rally for the unhoused calls for action on forced displacement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/saskatoon-rally-for-the-unhoused-calls-for-action-on-forced-7141943",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:44:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}