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Khaleel Seivwright Toronto Tiny Shelters carpenter

Tiny Shelters carpenter asks Toronto to drop legal action

In a video statement, Khaleel Seivwright called the city's injunction application a "distraction"

Feb 22, 2021

Kevin Ritchie

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Higher tax on luxury home sales would ease housing crisis

COVID-19 has dramatically reduced municipal revenues, leaving the city with a budget shortfall of $649 million

Feb 17, 2021

Caryl Arundel

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Op-ed: Kicking Toronto’s addiction to big police budgets

The political fear of being seen as “soft on crime” often runs so deep that it overtakes more sensible and less expensive community safety responses to policing

Jan 26, 2021

Abby Deshman

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Advocates call for hotel rooms downtown to house encampment residents

But for the sites to be successful, housing advocates say, they must have overdose prevention services provided by harm-reduction staff on-site

Dec 06, 2020

NOW Staff

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A photo of people walking past a homeless encampment near Union Station in Toronto in winter 2020.

Toronto’s winter plan isn’t enough, housing advocates say

The plan, which includes 560 new shelter spaces, doesn't support encampments enough and risks COVID-19 spread

Oct 09, 2020

Julia Mastroianni

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The future of Toronto: NOW readers weigh in on lessons from the pandemic

We asked readers to tell us the most important issues the pandemic has highlighted and what needs to change. Here are their responses.

Sep 20, 2020

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