Victoria Gibson

The developer says ‘there is no concern as to the structural integrity of the units or building structure itself.’

600,000 kids in Canada are living in broken, crowded or unaffordable housing. Amina, 12, lost her community when her building was condemned.

Businesses like Park Snacks wouldn’t be allowed to open today due to city rules, something Toronto’s chief planner aims to change.

‘The unmet demand has become worse,’ say city staff, as hundreds of people are turned away nightly due to lack of space.

Rent strikes can put pressure on landlords, but they pull tenants into a murky legal area, says one housing lawyer.

When homelessness rises, barriers to mental health-care persist, and social supports thin, the myriad issues facing Canada’s cities inevitably show up in one of the last truly public spaces.

Council on Wednesday will once again consider harmonizing Toronto’s rooming house laws, which are currently a preamalgamation patchwork.

Homeless advocates warn that clearing a church-side camp, just as the cold weather hits and shelters are under strain, could push people farther from help

Figures show a sharp increase in landlords’ own-use eviction filings in 2022 as critics fear efforts to undermine rent control rules

With the Novotel shelter on the Esplanade slated to shut down in December, less than two years after opening, the Star examines its housing rate, design and the toll of overdoses and local tensions.