Rise in Number of Unhoused People Seeking Shelter in Montreal ERs as Temperatures Dip

Rise in Number of Unhoused People Seeking Shelter in Montreal ERs as Temperatures Dip
A sign for a hospital in Montreal, Feb. 6, 2022. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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Montreal health authorities say a growing number of people experiencing homelessness are taking refuge in the city’s emergency rooms to stay out of the freezing cold.

Officials say the city’s downtown superhospital known as the CHUM, and hospitals in the southwest are reporting a rise in homeless people in their ERs.