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‘It’s devastating’: Homeless Canadians at risk as Eastern Canada endures extreme cold, advocates say Homeless

‘It’s devastating’: Homeless Canadians at risk as Eastern Canada endures extreme cold, advocates say

With a cold snap sending much of Eastern Canada indoors, advocates at homeless shelters are working tirelessly to get unhoused people indoors as temperatures drop dangerously low. "It's actually been very scary and stressful leading up to what we saw was being forecast in the province," Sheri Lecker, executive director…
bubmag
February 5, 2023
Toronto vulnerable to legal challenge after precedent-setting encampment ruling Homeless

Toronto vulnerable to legal challenge after precedent-setting encampment ruling

A precedent-setting ruling in Ontario could place pressure on cities to address the crisis of homelessness with better shelters and housing, experts say, while giving encampment residents more defined protections against evictions. In the first decision of its kind in the province, a judge in Kitchener, Ont., ruled last week…
bubmag
January 31, 2023