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Hamilton Spectator: ‘You just go stir-crazy’: High-density living proves difficult for Hamiltonians

Health experts have warned that COVID-19 can disproportionately affect dense communities stricken with high poverty rates. Posted May…

Posted May 11, 2020

Toronto Storeys: April Wasn’t the Month for a Rental Crisis, But May Could Be

Tomorrow is the first day of a new month. Specifically, the second ‘first day’ of a new month…

Posted May 1, 2020

Global News: Rent is due May 1. Experts say CERB isn’t enough for some Canadian tenants

The financial sting of COVID-19 may deepen for some Canadians this week, as May 1 ushers in the…

Posted April 30, 2020

Toronto Star: ‘We cannot return to what was normal’: Rebuild Toronto with ‘green and just’ recovery plan, say activists

Toronto must rebuild itself with a “bold, green and just recovery plan,” that shrinks the growing gap between…

Posted April 29, 2020

Toronto Star: Nearly half of Canadian tenants fear they can’t pay rent on May 1 — and provinces, feds can’t agree on where relief will come from

Almost half of Canadian renters may not be able to make May 1 rent, according to a new…

Posted April 29, 2020

Hamilton Spectator: One in three Hamilton tenants fear they can’t make May rent payment

One in three Hamilton tenants say they won’t have enough money to pay their May rent because of…

Posted April 29, 2020

NOW Toronto: One-third of Canadian tenants can’t afford to pay May rent: survey

According to the survey, 15 per cent of tenants have been threatened with eviction since the pandemic started…

Posted April 29, 2020

ACORN Canada releases a new report on the Status of Renters during COVID-19: Calls for Urgent Measures from Governments

Posted on April 29, 2020 ACORN Canada reached out to 1082 people across Canada to understand the issues…

Posted April 29, 2020

Medium: In light of Covid-19, maybe it’s time we revisit the debate around the internet as a human right

If there’s one thing this crisis has made abundantly clear, it’s this: the internet is no longer a…

Posted April 23, 2020

The Local: Monday in Lockdown, Without Wi‑Fi

As schools, government services, and life itself seems to move online, those without internet access are struggling to…

Posted April 23, 2020

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