Tag: homeless
3 months ago
thestar.com

Allan Gardens is a no-go zone where city hall has lost control

By taking little action against the camp inhabitants, the city has basically given them the green light to continue o...

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6 months ago
thestar.com

It’s time to clear tent encampments from our city parks

Why are our political leaders and city managers still allowing tent dwellers to take over our parks?

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6 months ago
thestar.com

Ombudsman’s report reads like campaign literature for extremists

The report is written as if it were from an alternative unelected government, different from the one Toronto voted fo...

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8 months ago
thestar.com

Family of slain homeless man in alleged ‘swarming’ attack speaks out against youth justice laws

Eight teen girls aged 13 to 16 have been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing Ken Lee.

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9 months ago
thestar.com

Open warming centres 24-7, Toronto board of health urges

Advocates call limb loss and deaths due to cold a “crisis” in the city

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11 months ago
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Opinion | As winter closes in, the city’s most vulnerable hunker down in parks

Everybody has to be somewhere, and for a great many, that somewhere is still in Toronto’s public green spaces, writes...

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over 1 year ago
inews.co.uk

Mum sleeps in garage with young children as landlords evict hundreds to cash in on holiday lets

Figures from Cornwall council show 324 households - including 357 children - are in temporary or emergency accommodat...

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over 1 year ago
thestar.com

One person killed in fire at homeless encampment

Police and fire crews responded to the scene just after 3 p.m. Thursday.

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over 1 year ago
thestar.com

‘Undignified’ lack of personal hygiene products for the homeless tackled in city budget talks

Drop-ins say they lack the funds needed to readily supply the homeless with tampons, pads and adult diapers.

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almost 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Homeless offered housing and support to keep most vulnerable from hospital in healthcare pilot

Study of nearly 3,000 homeless patients discharged after an emergency admission from 78 hospitals revealed almost 2,0...

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about 2 years ago
thestar.com

Toronto police hit with formal complaint over violent homeless clearance as Tory asks: ‘Who start...

In her complaint to the OIPRD, Alicia Soerenson says she was “aggressively” arrested for trespassing and that officer...

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about 2 years ago
thestar.com

Homeless advocates urge Mayor John Tory to stop police-heavy clearings like Trinity Bellwoods — t...

Toronto Mayor John Tory defends what he calls a “compassionate and firm” approach by the city to move homeless reside...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

A look inside the crazy, mashed-up world of the homeless, homeless encampments and advocates for ...

Clearing the long-standing, long-festering homeless encampment at Trinity Bellwoods Park this week, an operation unde...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

City officers, police removing homeless encampments at Trinity Bellwoods park

Dozens of city staff and police officers including several mounted units could be seen in photos and videos posted fr...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Firefighters extinguish blazes at homeless encampments in downtown Toronto

Fire crews responded to the blazes, both near the King West neighbourhood, Friday morning, the city said.

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Oh, the horror — the hippies are back

The pandemic has killed, stricken, isolated and financially damaged so many Canadians. Many of us are frightened and ...

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over 2 years ago
nypost.com

Blame Pelosi, not top Capitol cop: Devine

Steven Sund, the popular US Capitol Police chief fired on live television by Nancy Pelosi less than 24 hours after Ja...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

TTC drivers want support for homeless riding transit during COVID-19 crisis

In a petition to the city, provincial, and federal governments, a group of transit operators is calling for more outr...

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over 3 years ago
thestar.com

First homeless shelter worker tests positive for COVID-19, sparking calls for increased protection

Shelter workers are frontline staff that require proper protection, city officials said Monday.

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