“COVID-19 has shown that we have the ability to move systems and governments can now talk to each other in ways that we thought they couldn’t before."

A Toronto man who spent the better part of a decade on the streets now has a new apartment to call his home after a city effort to re-house residents of a temporary shelter.

Area residents say it’s not that they don’t have compassion for the people experiencing homelessness, rather they think there’s a lack of mental health resources being dedicated to this segment of the population.

A pair of temporary housing facilities in midtown Toronto helped fuel duelling demonstrations on how to address homelessness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A group of local residents are set to protest the shelters this weekend, saying they fear for their safety, while those living in the buildings say they are being discriminated against.

A planned shelter in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood is sparking complaints from some residents because of its central location -- a feature the mayor says is key to the project.

"The current COVID-19 pandemic has quickly amplified the pre-existing challenges within Toronto's housing and homeless systems."

Toronto officials are urging the province to come up with a coordinated plan for shelters during the coronavirus pandemic, after two recent incidents involving regional hospitals and people experiencing homelessness.

The funding is to be used toward temporary housing amid capacity issues at Toronto's shelters and respite centres.

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.