Aloysius Wong
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Housing
Why everyone needs to step up to solve Toronto's housing crisis
Governments at all levels are investing over $1 billion to address affordability in the city. But advocates say stricter regulations are also key to protecting tenants.
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Housing
Homeless shelters in Toronto are pushed to their limit. Social housing can't close the gap.
The City only houses about 500 unhoused people a year. Meanwhile, 99 per cent of emergency shelter spots are occupied every night in Toronto.
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Housing
Why Toronto is in a housing 'state of emergency' — and who's affected most
Immigrants and people with disabilities are the most likely to live in unaffordable housing situations, according to analysts.
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Housing
It took 10 years to fix this woman's bathroom. But her landlord is still jacking up rent.
Tenants at 399 Markham Rd. say building management is quick to make cosmetic repairs, but slow to address issues inside their units.
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Housing
How 'demovictions' blow up affordable rentals — and the communities that rely on them
One thousand tenants in five Long Branch apartments could be displaced in a proposed development, destroying what some have called home for decades.
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Housing
Silenced and scrambling: Toronto tenants navigate 'renovictions' and landlord fears in city's rental maze
Expert analysis shows that landlords kick out their tenants to perform renovations and raise their rent, leaving some renters afraid to confront them — even when they feel they’re right.
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Housing
Rentals forever? Young Torontonians lament the million-dollar homeownership hurdle.
This 27-year-old feels like his monthly rent goes into ‘a pit that doesn't generate anything’ — a vicious cycle that keeps young people from achieving their financial goals.
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Housing
Why less than 1 in 6 Torontonians can afford to buy a home in the city
Fifty years ago, the average Toronto home cost just over $50,000. Today, it's over $1.1 million.
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Housing
TORONTO'S HOUSING CRISIS
In our March 2024 Action Journey, we dive into Toronto's housing crisis — looking at why people can’t afford to live in our city, rent precarity driven by landlords, the impossible climb towards home ownership and the pipeline from unaffordability to living on the streets.
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Culture
Spadina Museum art exhibit centring Black culture extended until May
The Spadina Museum exhibit brings together old history with contemporary culture, centring Black culture and uncovering overlooked narratives.
