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- Ontario lawyers to offer free legal advice for tenants as 'wave of evictions' looms - CBC News, Feb 20
- Dozens of affordable units for single moms in rental building in Regent Park created in ‘unique’ public-private partnership - Toronto Star, Feb 12
- For homeless people trying to stay safe in pandemic, federal housing program is a lifeline, say advocates - CBC News, Feb 09
- Street outreach worker says pandemic has made Toronto residents more aware of homelessness - CBC News, Jan 31
- City alarmed by rising violence in homeless shelters, including assaults on staff - Toronto Star, Jan 23
- Ontario Temporarily Pauses Residential Evictions - news.ontario.ca, Jan 19
- ‘Everybody in the middle is getting squeezed out and it’s painful’: Toronto’s lack of affordable housing hits... - Toronto Star, Dec 28
- U.S. housing experts paint ‘dire’ picture of upkeep, availability of private rental apartment units in Toronto - Toronto Star, Dec 25
- Community advocates fear hundreds will lose their homes in mass eviction - CBC News, Dec 04
- Landlords say poor tenants who received CERB can't make rent after losing social assistance - CBC News, Nov 22
- St. Michael’s Hospital develops a tool to track homeless patients — with hopes of detecting COVID-19 outbreaks early - The Star News, Nov 10
- ‘It’s an ongoing battle in here’: COVID-19 has halted building-wide spraying for bedbugs in Toronto’s community housing. - The Star News, Oct 20
- Why the tourism boom in Prince Edward County has locals turning a school into a seniors home - CBC News, Oct 17
- City unveils winter plan for people experiencing homelessness in Toronto - CBC News, Oct 06
- Environmental groups urge Toronto to turn city golf courses into parks, urban farms and housing - The Star, Sept 28
- Ontario is planning to freeze rents for 2021 and here's what you need to know - Sept 18, blogTO
- CERB is ending soon. And almost 3 million people will be worse off when it does, report finds - The Star News, Sept 15
- Stricter bylaws for short-term rentals come into effect this week - CBC News, Sept 08
- Father moved into son's backyard coach house , then the city came knocking. CBC News - August 31
- Slow elevators in Thorncliffe highrises were a problem for schoolchildren before COVID-19. Now things are far worse - The Star News, August 24
- Toronto neighbourhoods hit hardest by COVID-19 also have the steepest eviction filing rates, says new study - The Star News, August 19
- Toronto overdose deaths hit a grim new record in July, taking more lives than COVID-19, The Star News - August 11
- Landlords and tenants in Canada’s hottest housing markets finally agree on something: The system is broken on both sides - The Star News, August 09
- Toronto's COVID-19 housing project winds down, but residents hope for change, CBC News - August 04
- More than 6,000 Ontario tenants could face eviction for nonpayment of rent during COVID-19, new figures show, The Star - July 25 2020
- Homeless in tents fight Toronto parks bylaw in light of COVID-19 pandemic - The Star News, July 21st, 2020
- Pandemic highlights gap in Ontario tenant protections, The Star News - July 13, 2020
- End date for suspension of residential evictions announced, City News - July 07, 2020
- Advocates say new Ontario bill gives an unfair advantage to landlords over tenants, CBC News - July 03, 2020
- Premier Doug Ford to fast-track construction of housing adjacent to new transit stations - The Star July 06, 2020
- As Toronto's new COVID-19 cases keep dropping, the death toll from opioid overdoses keeps growing - CBC News, June 29
- City in talks to move homeless people out of tents in 2 parks as nearby residents say they feel unsafe - CBC News, June 28
- This rental listing scam is on the rise and catching people off guard, CTV New - June 22
- Meet some of the people living in Kitchener's tiny homes community, CBC News - June 22
- Liberals look at buying distressed buildings to save stock of affordable housing, CTV News - June 14
- Family says they were denied housing because they’re black, City News - June 08
- City of Toronto identifies 2 sites for supportive modular housing initiative, Global News June 02
- COVID-19 pandemic could lead to 'unprecedented levels of homelessness,' foundation warns, CBC News, May 31
- Mark Slapinski, a resident of 650 Parliament St., is glad to be back home — especially during a pandemic, The Star News May 21
- Chair of Toronto board of health calls on Ontario to test all shelter residents and staff, CBC News May 16
- Welcome to the tent clinic where Toronto’s undocumented immigrants get medical care, May 06
- Modular housing a quick way to help Toronto’s homeless, says city staff report, April 28
- Ontario announces $4 an hour pandemic pay increase for front-line workers, April 25
- Landlord's COVID-19 disclosure request raises privacy questions, April 24
- Important changes to Rent Bank
- Rental relief could come for tenants once city is on the other side of COVID-19, April 20
- It's really lifesaving': From getting groceries to babysitting, 'caremongering' brings communities together, April 13
- University students struggle to navigate rentals and sublets during the age of coronavirus, April 13
- Already living paycheque to paycheque, some Canadians are being pushed over the brink by COVID-19, April 06
- First homeless shelter worker tests positive for COVID-19, sparking calls for increased protection, March 30
- Toronto Mayor John Tory says he is working to bring renters hard hit by pandemic ‘some relief’, March 23
- Out of the Cold Site Schedule 2019 – 2020, March 16
- Update COVID-19-Shelter-and-Respite-providers, March 16
- Tenants and housing advocates call for halt on evictions in Toronto during coronavirus outbreak, March 14
- Essex man faces homelessness after town's order to leave 'hazardous' apartment, March 10
- Canadians worried about child care, education and housing affordability, Morneau told, March 09
- Toronto saw a 77 per cent rise in personal-use eviction applications over four years, data shows, Feb 12
- Extreme Cold Weather Alert – seek shelter, check on loved ones, Feb 14
- Here’s how Toronto plans to spend billions of your dollars this year, Feb 13
- Report shows rental prices rising in Canada, in part because of short-term rentals, Feb 05
- City budget forum will discuss how Toronto services will be impacted, Feb 05
- Building 1,800 supportive housing units a year would end chronic homelessness in Toronto, report says. The city only has funding for half, Feb 05
- No extra funding for Toronto fund that helps prevent evictions, Jan 28
- Ontario Establishes a New Framework to Continue Progress on Accessibility, Jan 28
- I was livid': Single mom hit with $32,000 bill to break furnace, air conditioner rental contract, Jan 26
- Vancouver man's outreach project aiming to tackle the opioid crisis inspires First Nations leaders, Jan 24
- Two overdose prevention sites that lost provincial funding saw 5,500 visits in 14 months, report says. Jan 21
- This Toronto DJ makes $1,500 a month. She has $30,000 in OSAP debt and still lives at home. Can she afford a place of her own? Jan 20
- Child care subsidy crunch could force young families to leave Toronto, Jan 19
- 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