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Toronto sees decline in luxury home sales, according to new report

Though a ‘difficult thing to track,’ Sotheby Canada president and CEO Don Kottick says the luxury house market is better than it appears as more sales turn to private sellers rather than the MLS system.

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Overdue funding for asylum seekers

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow framed the additional funding as a “short-term stop gap” and cautioned it’s not enough to meet the needs of refugees and asylum seekers.

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Olivia Chow gets Toronto council backing for refugee plan

In her first motion as mayor, Olivia Chow moved to immediately open up shelter spaces for refugees.

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Letters to the editor: personal electronic vehicles

A dangerous alternative to the TTC; Properly pressurize condos for all odours; rent increases should be zero; drug recovery is complicated

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Ottawa offers extra $97M to help shelter refugees in Toronto

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Tuesday a one-time injection of $212 million into the Interim Housing Assistance Program, including $97 million for the city to house asylum seekers.

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Progress Toronto makes headway at city hall

The non-profit has, for the past five years, banged on the doors of city hall, demanding progressive policies, housing and more. Now, with the election of former NDP MP Olivia Chow, doors have swung open.

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Toronto community steps up for asylum seekers sleeping on sidewalk

“This is wrong on all of us and we have to change it,” said Paramount Fine Foods CEO Mohamad Fakih.

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GTA regions join outcry over funding to shelter asylum seekers

Durham, York and Peel regions echo budget shortfalls for sheltering newcomers, as Toronto’s own clash with the federal government leaves asylum seekers sleeping on the streets.

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They bought property they thought was safe. A mudslide wrecked it

In Lima, Peru, where thousands live on property bought from “land traffickers,” recent events exposed the hazards. But the rich are also at risk.

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Olivia Chow wants Toronto to declare gender-based violence an epidemic

‘I grew up watching violence,’ says Chow, who recalled how important safe housing was to helping her mother flee an abusive home.

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