Toronto Homeless

• Toronto staff report recommends warming centres open at -5 C instead of -15 C

  The report recommends updating the threshold for opening Toronto's warming centres from -15 C to -5 C or when Environment Canada issues major winter storm weather warnings.

  Canada

  Apr 18
  
• 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
  
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• New hospital program helps Toronto’s homeless, cuts ambulance offload time

  A Toronto hospital has opened a stand-alone clinic where paramedics can drop off homeless people who are intoxicated by alcohol so they can recover and then access services.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2022
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• Has Toronto’s election focused enough on homelessness?

  In Toronto Centre, where some some of the city's biggest homeless encampments are found, nine candidates are running to be the ward's new councillor.

  Politics

  Oct 20, 2022
• Mayors, police and businesses push Ontario for help on homelessness, opioid crises

  Mayors, police and businesses in Ontario are calling on the province to provide more help with the growing homelessness and opioid crises gripping big cities and small towns.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2022
• Ombudsman: Toronto must treat people in homeless encampments with dignity

  Ombudsman Kwame Addo is conducting an investigation into the city's clearing of encampments in Toronto last year.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2022
• Toronto homeless man says he lived in tiny shelter for 17 days with threat of arrest

  The 45-year-old is alleging that police harassment had kept him confined to his tiny living space over fears of being arrested.

  Canada

  May 25, 2022
• Privacy watchdog examining information City of Toronto compiled on homeless

  Ontario's privacy watchdog is looking into the dossier of information the City of Toronto compiled on homeless people as it planned to clear a park where they lived last year.

  Canada

  May 24, 2022
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• The heavy toll of winter on Toronto’s homeless, from amputations to freezing to death

  He unwraps bandages that cover his left foot. His toes look like lumps of black coal. The diagnosis: severe frostbite.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2022
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• 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