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Council to Debate Opening 172 Emergency Shelter Beds

Extra space to be created by putting down mattresses at 18 existing shelters.

By Desmond Cole Mar. 19th, 9:00 am

Photo by -sina- from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.

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City Council Rejects Call for Emergency Debate on Homeless Shelters

Housing advocates demand action as shelter occupancy remains near capacity.

By Desmond Cole Feb. 20th, 1:11 pm

Protestors at City Council unfurl a banner before being removed from council proceedings on shelter access. Photo by Desmond Cole

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Protesters Stage City Hall Sit-in, Demand More Emergency Housing

Housing advocates and shelter users demand more facilities and funding for Toronto's emergency shelters.

By Desmond Cole Feb. 15th, 3:57 pm

Protesters sit outside Mayor Rob Ford's office to demand better shelter access. Photo by Sarah Roebuck.

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“No Leadership” on Emergency Planning for Homeless

Advocates say City officials and politicians failed to communicate a strategy to protect homeless residents from Monday night's severe weather.

By Desmond Cole Oct. 31st, 5:00 pm

Patrons at the Streets to Homes Assessment and Referral Centre sleep in the lobby of the building. Photo by Desmond Cole.

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Abolish the Land Transfer Tax, Says Researcher

A new study says the lucrative tax isn't the best way for Toronto to raise revenue.

By Steve Kupferman Oct. 11th, 1:30 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The Case of the Disappearing Bachelors

When 555 Sherbourne opened in St. James Town, it offered all the conveniences any 1970s apartment dweller could want.

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 20th, 12:30 pm

Source: the Toronto Star, September 17, 1977.

Visiting Mies van der Rohe in Detroit

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 8th, 9:00 am

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Selling Off Stock

By Daren Foster (aka City Slikr) May. 25th, 1:00 pm

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Accountability at the TCHC, and at City Hall

By Desmond Cole Mar. 11th, 9:00 am

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“The Mayor Should Not Handpick Who Speaks For Tenants”

By Desmond Cole Mar. 9th, 9:30 am

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Balancing Act: The Tenant Defence Fund

By Steve Kupferman Jan. 19th, 2:00 pm

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A Community of Tenants in the City of Homes

By Kevin Plummer Sep. 30th, 10:40 am

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How to Buy a House on the Toronto Islands

By Robin Rix Aug. 5th, 10:00 am

Hogtown, Where the People Are

By Chris Tinglin Jun. 3rd, 1:15 pm

Once More, With Feeling

By Jerad Gallinger Jan. 27th, 9:00 am

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Tall Poppy Interview: Jack Layton

By Jerad Gallinger Nov. 12th, 1:30 pm

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Historicist: Forgotten Urban Squalor of The Ward

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 11th, 11:00 am