Toronto Homeless Community

• ‘People aren’t going to disappear’: Toronto community divided over encampment response 

  Staff at a downtown Toronto school are raising concerns about a nearby homeless encampment. They say school staff and families don't feel safe due to unruly behaviour by campers.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2023
  
• Attacks on Toronto’s homeless appear to be escalating, advocates say

  Advocates who work with Toronto's homeless community say they've observed an alarming uptick in violence against those who are unhoused.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2023
  
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• Homeless community expresses safety concerns after man allegedly killed by teens in Toronto IDed

  Three 13-year-olds, three 14-year-olds and two 16-year-olds are facing second-degree murder charges in Ken Lee's death.

  Crime

  Jan 10, 2023
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• Toronto didn’t comply with shelter physical distancing measures it agreed to, judge says

  The group argued the city's standards permitted the use of bunk beds and failed to require a minimum of two-metre spacing between beds, the standard public health measurement to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

  Health

  Oct 16, 2020
• Advocates warn Toronto’s plan to help homeless for winter is not enough

  The City of Toronto says it will house up to 100 homeless individuals at an exhibition centre this winter with plastic barriers in place to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2020
• Court hears Toronto homeless safer in tents than shelters during pandemic

  A Toronto court is set to hear arguments today from a group of homeless men and women living in tents who are pushing back against attempts by the city to remove them from parks.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2020