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Published: October 10, 2025 at 5:36AM EDT

Front-line housing workers in central Newfoundland say the province is transporting local homeless people out of their communities to other towns with more services — sometimes buying them bus tickets all the way to St. John's. A view of St. John's, N.L., is seen on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah SmellieFront-line housing workers in central Newfoundland say the province is transporting local homeless people out of their communities to other towns with more services — sometimes buying them bus tickets all the way to St. John’s. A view of St. John’s, N.L., is seen on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie