Manuela Vega
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Housing reporter @thestar.com
Yes, the city placed the blocks and fencing the next day
October 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yes, the city placed the blocks and fencing the next day
The move has sparked more frustration for members of the Church of Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields, who see the blocks and fencing as an “aggressive” move that makes the church look uninviting and bars it from using the courtyard at all. www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
The city dropped concrete blocks, fencing at the site of a Kensington encampment. The nearby church wants them gone
The city says they’re temporary, but the church, which supported the encampment, says more blocks and fencing remain from a clearing two years ago.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The move has sparked more frustration for members of the Church of Saint Stephen-in-the-Fields, who see the blocks and fencing as an “aggressive” move that makes the church look uninviting and bars it from using the courtyard at all. www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
Key findings include that Black renters are overrepresented in eviction cases — making up 15% of the racialized population but 25% of evictions among racialized people — and that people who have been evicted report the lowest levels of physical and mental health. www.thestar.com/news/gta/nea...
Nearly a third of people who have been homeless were evicted at some point, CMHC says
A series of studies on evictions found Black and Indigenous renters are overrepresented in eviction cases, and people who have experienced eviction report the lowest levels of physical and mental
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September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Key findings include that Black renters are overrepresented in eviction cases — making up 15% of the racialized population but 25% of evictions among racialized people — and that people who have been evicted report the lowest levels of physical and mental health. www.thestar.com/news/gta/nea...
Researchers examined more than 232,000 eviction applications in Toronto from 2010 to 2019 across purpose-built rental apartments with 20 or more units. www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
Financial firms file for eviction more than any other Toronto landlord, new research finds
The research looked at more than 200,000 evictions and found financial firms pursue evictions at a rate 1.5 times higher than chain landlords and 2.5 times more than single-building landlords.
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August 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Researchers examined more than 232,000 eviction applications in Toronto from 2010 to 2019 across purpose-built rental apartments with 20 or more units. www.thestar.com/real-estate/...