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- Ottawa announces $130M for affordable housing project in downtown London, Jan 08
- In the Rosedale ravine, homelessness is not for the faint of heart, Jan 07
- Hamilton pilot aims to bridge ‘unacceptable gap’ between hospital and shelter, Jan 05
- As demand grows, Shelter Movers needs more volunteers to help women fleeing abuse, Jan 05
- Canadians want better pensions — and they’re willing to give up pay to get them, Jan 03
- Toronto Airbnb hosts will need to register with the city starting this spring, Jan 03
- Residents worry Housing Now plan will not fix rental crisis in Etobicoke, Jan 03
- Thinking about New Year’s resolutions? Toronto charitable organizations looking for volunteers, Jan 03
- Mistakes will be made': Federal minister acknowledges difficulty of Indigenous child welfare reform, Jan 03
- Sean Gadon was Toronto’s affordable housing guru. He’s optimistic about the city’s future, Jan 02
- ‘It’s got to stop’: Meet the Calgary LGBTQ advocate working to end homophobia in homeless shelters, Jan 01
- Renoviction' rates soar due to big-city housing crunch, Dec 30
- We're everywhere now': Meet the homeless in Canada's largest city, Dec 26
- Low-income rates could rise as StatsCan moves to redraw poverty line, Dec 23
- Blankets distributed to homeless in downtown Toronto in random act of kindness challenge on Christmas Eve, Dec 24
- ‘Without a program like this, I’d probably still be sleeping’ Foodshare program lets homeless cook for themselves, Dec 23
- Dying for shelter: One man’s life and death on Edmonton’s streets, Dec 21
- Interest in off-grid homes growing, but mortgages haven't kept pace, Dec 10, 2019
- Ontario Championing Housing Choice at Every Stage of Life, Dec 10, 2019
- Scammed Cole Harbour landlord now faces mountain of credit-card debt, Dec 09, 2019
- Habitat for Humanity GTA celebrates affordable housing project in Scarborough, Dec 09, 2019
- People struggling on disability raise fears over proposed changes to ODSP, Dec 09, 2019
- Proposed HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan Released, Dec 04, 2019
- Mayor John Tory pitches substantial property tax increase to fund transit and housing projects Dec 04, 2019
- I've never felt shame like this in my life': 500 homeless, 5,000 await affordable housing, Dec 04, 2019
- City’s new housing plan calls on province, feds to cover half of 40,000 affordable units, Dec 03. 2019
- Housing Program First to Significantly Reduce Homelessness Over Long Term, Nov 29, 2019
- How the affordable housing crunch is affecting our well-being, Nov 30, 2019
- Tenants, relocated after deadly highrise blaze, on the move again, Nov 28, 2019
- New Toronto law means apartment buildings will be given colour-coded ratings, similar to restaurants, Nov 27, 2019
- The Ford government removed rent control on new units. A year later tenants are reporting double-digit increases, Nov 22, 2019
- Canada’s rental costs rising, adding to affordability woes The Globe and Mail, Nov 20 2019
- Fighting an eviction takes over your life, tenant tells rental housing subcommittee The Star, Nov 20 2019
- How will new rules for Airbnb and short-term rentals change Toronto? CBC News, Nov 19 2019
- What happens when multiple people sign a lease and one person wants to leave? Sept. 13, 2019
- When it comes to apartment viewings, what rights do I have as a tenant? Sept. 6, 2019
- More than 650 affordable housing units proposed for Toronto Sept. 10, 2019
- How ‘antagonism and a lot of mistrust’ is driving a wedge between landlords and tenants Sept. 8, 2019
- Ontario Making it Easier for Food Banks to Help Those in Need
- Ontario Investing in Supportive Housing in Toronto
- Aging TCH buildings at Queen and Coxwell to be replaced with mixed-income rentals
- Senior evicted from mental health facility, left to live in tent with rats
- Meet Bobby Ross: Homeless just 3 years ago, he's about to start his 2nd business