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Advocates unveil their own winter homelessness plan, saying Toronto's response 'atrociously inadequate'

Advocates for unhoused people in Toronto presented their own winter homelessness plan on Friday, saying the city isn't doing enough to address the need for safe indoor spaces for people who have nowhere to go.

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Toronto to ask federal defence minister to open armouries to shelter refugee claimants

Toronto city council will ask the federal government in a letter on Thursday to open its armouries immediately for use as emergency shelters for refugee claimants as winter approaches.

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'With lives on the line this winter,' faith leaders urge Toronto to open more warming centre spaces

Faith leaders are calling on the city to open more spaces in its warming centres this winter, saying unhoused people should not be shut out in the cold in Toronto.

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Toronto street nurse calls for 'wartime effort on homelessness' as she closes book on long career

Cathy Crowe is calling for a "wartime effort on homelessness" as she closes the book on a career that has lasted decades.

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New city data shows 40 people a night on average turned away from Toronto homeless shelters

An average of 40 people a night were told there was no bed available for them in Toronto homeless shelters in the last year and a half, newly released city data shows.

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City to open new permanent homeless shelter in Scarborough

The city is poised to open a new permanent homeless shelter in Scarborough on Monday and its first residents will be men from Seaton House in downtown Toronto.

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City to consider opening more warming centres for unhoused people when extreme cold hits again

City officials say they will consider opening more warming centres than usual for unhoused people this weekend when extreme cold is expected in Toronto again.

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GlobalMedic volunteers pack 1,000 winter kits of hats, socks, hygiene items for unhoused people

A handful of volunteers packed about 1,000 winter kits on Saturday that will be distributed to people experiencing homelessness in Toronto.

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Advocates pen letter to Mayor Tory, urging him to find 'a better way' to deal with unhoused people


Posted: Jul 12, 2021 11:08 PM ET | Last Updated: July 13
Encampment supporters defend a group of tents while Toronto police enforce an eviction order in Trinity Bellwoods Park on June 22.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Homeless advocates are calling on Mayor John Tory to end the use of force against encampments in city parks and to adopt a more compassionate approach when dealing with unhoused people in Toronto.
In a letter titled "A Path Forward," signed by more than 200 organizations, community leaders, academics, artists and musicians, the advocates ask Tory to put the letter on the agenda of Wednesday's city council meeting and to adopt its 15 recommendations.

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