'Remember to be kind': Holidays especially tough for those living on the streets, Toronto shelter workers say
Workers on the front line of Toronto's homeless crisis say the holiday season has been tough for those living on the streets, ...
Homeless former MPP 'humbled' by help from political allies and adversaries
Lorenzo Berardinetti, a lawyer by profession and former municipal councillor and four-time Liberal MPP, lost his ...
How can Toronto get back on track?
Canada’s biggest city faces immense challenges around affordability, as well as its physical and social infrastructure ...
‘I may end up in tears telling my story’: How a former MPP and Toronto city councillor found himself living in a homeless shelter
Lorenzo Berardinetti, a former Scarborough councillor and three times elected MPP, shares his cautionary tale.
Politicians of all political stripes raise $25,000 to move former MPP Lorenzo Berardinetti out of homeless shelter
The former Toronto councillor and MPP is getting $25,000 to go toward renting and furnishing an apartment, thanks to donations from dozens of former colleagues.
‘A strong woman who never gave up’: East Toronto neighbourhood shaken by death of unhoused resident
People in Toronto’s east end are shaken after a well-known unhoused woman from the community reportedly died over the weekend ...
Toronto announces six new homeless shelters, but city data shows they won't address growing demand
Toronto has announced plans to open six new permanent emergency shelters in the next few years. It's part of a strategy to increase shelter capacity. But as the city's own numbers show, it doesn't ...
Toronto reveals 6 locations for new shelter sites amid overcapacity woes
Toronto has unveiled the locations of six planned homeless shelters to be built across the city and are expected to be ready to take on occupants by 2030.
Ford introduces legislation allowing police, cities to dismantle homeless encampments
Doug Ford’s government introduced a bill on Thursday granting cities and local police forces more power and funding to ...
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Toronto shelter workers say holidays difficult time for refugee claimants
Workers on the front line of Toronto’s homeless crisis say the holiday season has been tough for those living on the streets, as colder temperatures set in along with feelings of isolation.
ERs used as warming centres by Ontario’s homeless residents with nowhere else to go
Insufficient shelter space and warming centres put significant burden on already-overcrowded ERs, finds study by MAP Centre ...