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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: Why there’s reason for hope amid Ontario’s rising rates of homelessness
Description: A new report confirms what many of us already see with our own eyes: the homelessness crisis in Ontario is getting even worse.According to updated numbers from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), nearly 85,000 people across the province were known to be homeless in 2025 — a jump of almost 8 per cent from the previous year, and nearly 50 per cent since 2021.The problem is especially stark in Northern Ontario, where homelessness grew by more than 37 per cent last year.Although the numbers are discouraging, AMO’s report does lay out a potential path forw...