Chow intends on raising money for homeless housing in Toronto
Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow wants to raise the land transfer tax for the most expensive homes to support people in need.
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Tag: Homeless in Toronto
Toronto’s housing problem film win two awards in Hot Docs
A film about individual shelters in Toronto has just won two Hot Docs Festival awards. Zack Russell, the director, said people there’s no housing in Toronto.
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Victim’s family in swarming attack wants justice reform
Ken Lee’s brother-in-law called for an overhaul of the bail system and the Youth Criminal Justice Act, as courts granted bail to the accused teenage girls.
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New city operated shelter opens in Scarborough
A new shelter at 705 Progress Ave is part of the George Street Revitalization project, which will see the closure of Seaton House and adjacent properties.
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Homeless shelters at full capacity as cold weather continues
The extreme cold weather that the GTA has had recently has affected homeless individuals in many ways.
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Toronto shelters adding more spaces for homeless people to recover from COVID-19
The City of Toronto is doubling its number of isolation and recovery rooms from 60 to 120 rooms
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Encampment fire raises community safety concerns in Liberty Village
A Toronto neighbourhood has heated concerns as local encampments are causing safety risks.
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Women knit together to help the homeless
More than 50 women gathered at the Imperial Pub to knit hats and scarves for the homeless.
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Clothing donation boxes claims another victim
Eight homeless people have died being trapped inside the boxes across Canada since 2015.
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The Better Living Centre adds beds for Toronto’s homeless
The City of Toronto is taking steps to deal with its homeless crisis by transforming the Better Living Centre at Exhibition place into a shelter.
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Gardiner encampment shows shortfall for Toronto’s homeless
Despite taking careful steps to removing and aid the community of homeless people below the Gardiner last week, the encampment is starting to re-establish itself with at least fifteen people there as of Tuesday night.
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City of Toronto’s homeless shelters prepare for a long winter
There are more than 45 homeless shelters in the GTA preparing for yet another long winter season, but the difference this year is a shift to the inner suburbs.
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