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Gabe Oatley

Gabe Oatley

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Chinatown rent strikers stage protest, call for boycott of landlord’s flower shop

Chinatown rent strikers stage protest, call for boycott of landlord’s flower shop

Tenants say Chinatown landlord Jenny Jiang has failed to address issues with the conditions of her rooming house on Dundas Street West — but the landlord says she’s done no wrong
Not all retailers applying tax holiday to children’s toys: Mystery shopper

Not all retailers applying tax holiday to children’s toys: Mystery shopper

At a Walmart and a Toys R’ Us on Tuesday, a TorontoToday reporter was charged tax on purchases of children’s toys
Residents warn against alleged roofing ‘scam’ in Toronto’s west end

Residents warn against alleged roofing ‘scam’ in Toronto’s west end

Two women claim Az-tec Roofing and Masonry charged them for incomplete, poorly executed repairs — though the company did not respond to the allegations
Chinatown tenants begin rent strike against local landlord, citing bed bugs, rats

Chinatown tenants begin rent strike against local landlord, citing bed bugs, rats

Tenants say rooming house landlord Jenny Jiang ‘only cares about the money’ — but she says tenants are at fault for pest issues
Local mom rallies Dufferin Grove neighbours to help house an elderly homeless man

Local mom rallies Dufferin Grove neighbours to help house an elderly homeless man

A GoFundMe campaign to support the costs for the man’s newly rented basement apartment has so far raised about $6,000
Federal NDP intervenes in Davenport nomination race, postponing vote over membership list ‘concerns’

Federal NDP intervenes in Davenport nomination race, postponing vote over membership list ‘concerns’

“It undermines my trust in their capacity to take direction from members, which should be how the system works,” says Johanna Lewis, a new NDP member
After local outcry, city clears homeless encampment in Clarence Square Park

After local outcry, city clears homeless encampment in Clarence Square Park

‘The majority of people cleared from one encampment are in another encampment, if not immediately, then within a few months,’ says Reverend Maggie Helwig
Toronto injured workers rally in the rain to oppose $2.5B WSIB rebate to employers

Toronto injured workers rally in the rain to oppose $2.5B WSIB rebate to employers

‘That money is our money,’ said Sultana Jahangir, executive director of the South Asian Women's Rights Organization
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