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Housing crisis is forcing more seniors into shelters, doctors say

More older adults are becoming homeless in Canada and relying on shelters, straining an already under-resourced system, a group of Toronto doctors says in a new report published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Woman gets citizenship back after IRCC revokes it over 'error'

An Ajax woman has officially become a Canadian citizen for the second time after the federal government cancelled her citizenship earlier this month.

Woman's Canadian citizenship revoked after 32 years amid 'error'

The federal governmenthas cancelled an Ajax, Ont., woman's Canadian citizenship over an error it said it made more than 30 years ago forcing her to payhundreds of dollars in a bid to get it back.

PC candidate Zee Hamid wins Milton provincial byelection

Progressive Conservative candidate Zee Hamidwon the hotly contested provincial byelection in Milton Thursday, handing Premier Doug Ford a victory over new Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie.

Government tells Ajax woman she may not be Canadian

Last September, 32-year-old Arielle Townsend came home to a letter from the federal immigration department stating her Canadian citizenship was at risk of being revoked. Townsend, who lives in Ajax, Ont., was "completely blindsided."

Thorncliffe Park school food program feeds hundreds

The kitchen at Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute is a flurry of activity on a spring Monday morning, as the high school students prepare lunch for their peers.Teenage boys peel and chop fresh kiwis and toss them into a bowl. Other students put dozens of paperliners in severalmuffin pans so that generous scoops of chocolate chip muffin batter can be dropped in.

A bylaw meant to transform Thorncliffe Park is failing

Not a single store, health clinic, gym or caf has opened in Thorncliffe Park as a result of the easing of zoning bylaws in 2014. Residents along with urban planning experts CBC Toronto spoke to say people need more support from the city in order to actually make use of the 10-year-old bylaw.

Toronto newcomers desperate for household items: volunteers

Home Essentials Newcomer Support is an organization that gathers household items for new immigrants and refugees in need who live in Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park or Scarborough. Volunteers say they're stepping up as the housing crisis has made life more difficult for newcomers.

RentSafeTO needs to issue larger fines to bad landlords: tenants

Torontos RentSafeTO enforcement program that aims to ensure rental buildings meet health and safety standards doesnt have enough teeth to hold owners accountable and to prevent poor living conditions, Thorncliffe Park residents and tenants advocates say.

How Thorncliffe Park's community garden is teaching kids about nature while tackling food insecurity

Parents and community organizers told CBC Toronto the gardening program is particularly important in a neighbourhood like Thorncliffe Park that is characterized by multiple high-rise buildings and a lack of space for recreation.