Temperatures are forecast to drop to the negative-teens overnight, with a wind chill near -20 C. Continue reading →

City officials say the number of refugee claimants in Toronto’s shelter system has increased from 459 in 2016 to 2,351 in April 2018. Continue reading →

Toronto frontline agencies and advocates say the city’s current plan to add 361 new beds in 2018 isn’t sufficient. Continue reading →

The report also said 70 per cent of clients reported witnessing verbal, physical, or sexual violence while another 46 per cent reported experiencing violence. Continue reading →

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

After enjoying some milder than usual conditions, winter temperatures are making a return. Continue reading →

Hundreds of mourners packed St. Timothy’s Anglican Church in Scarborough for the funeral of a homeless man who died on Jan 13 in a burnt-out shed that he appeared to be using as a makeshift shelter. Continue reading →

Toronto Mayor John Tory is reassuring the public he and the city are doing its best to make sure the homeless are being cared for after a man was found dead in a burned out shed in Scarborough Tuesday night. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →