Ontario Coalition Against Poverty

• Anti-poverty group slams luxury Toronto Gardiner Expressway dining experience

  Protesters said they take issue with the fact the pricey dinners are being held about a kilometre from where the city of Toronto recently dismantled a "tent city."

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2019
  
• Poverty activists to protest luxury ‘dome’ dining event staged near former homeless camp

  The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty dubbed Friday's protest "Dinner With A View... Of The Rich."

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2019
  
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• ‘This is an emergency’: New calls for City of Toronto to tackle homeless crisis

  After a second woman died on Toronto streets in a week, homeless advocates are calling on the City of Toronto to increase funding for shelter beds.

  Politics

  Jan 17, 2019
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• ‘She was wonderful’: Friends hold vigil for Toronto woman who died in donation bin

  Papineau died Tuesday morning when she became trapped inside the clothing donation bin located behind a building near Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2019
• Rally at Toronto City Hall calls for more shelter beds for homeless

  Anti-poverty advocates say there is an urgency to add more shelters beds now.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2018
• New data reports 27 homeless deaths in Toronto so far in 2017

  Toronto Public Health is reporting an average of about 2.1 homeless deaths per week, for a total of 27 deaths so far in 2017.

  Health

  May 25, 2017
• Homeless shelters in Toronto bursting at the seams: report

  City-run homeless shelters in Toronto are bursting at the seams as space is becoming increasingly limited with many choosing alternatives or simply staying outdoors.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2016
• Activists demand more shelter beds after man dies on street

  Homelessness activists descended on the mayor’s office Tuesday demanding more shelter beds after a man wearing jeans and a t-shirt died after being found unconscious near Yonge-Dundas square.

  Politics

  Jan 6, 2015