Cathy Crowe

• Relentless cold has put Toronto shelter capacity in crisis, advocates say

  The cold weather and the pandemic have taken an already bad situation to crisis levels, according to advocates for the homeless.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2022
  
• Toronto homelessness advocates sue city over COVID-19 response

  A coalition of homelessness advocacy groups is suing the City of Toronto over its response to the COVID-19 crisis.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2020
  
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• Kingston author hopes her new book shines a light on homelessness and housing

  Cathy Crowe, a Toronto-based author and street nurse, came back to her hometown of Kingston to sign copies of her new book that shines a light on a national housing epidemic.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2019
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• Advocates for Toronto’s homeless population criticize ordered evacuation of tent city

  City officials are in the process of handing out notices to homeless residents living in tents or other temporary shelters on municipal land, giving them 14 days to vacate.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2019
• Toronto street nurse Cathy Crowe receives Order of Canada

  At the ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday, Crowe was honoured for devoting her career to "using health care for social justice." 

  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
• Toronto to better track deaths of homeless people on city streets

  Toronto Public Health says it is improving the way it tracks the deaths of homeless people in the city.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2017