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Cloe Logan

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Toronto | Climate + environment reporter at Canada’s National Observer she/her cloe[at]nationalobserver.com cloelogan[at]proton.me cloelogan.com

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 06/10/2026
Polling shows Toronto's mayoral election has become a two-way race between Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow.
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Chris Alexander steps back from Toronto mayoral race; makes no endorsement
Alexander, a federal minister under former prime minister Stephen Harper, made the announcement on Tuesday.
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Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tell your friends in Peel. Amazing work from the candidate tracker team.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today: Chow said she will put $5.6M towards free homemaking services, mobile health clinics and recreation programming for seniors. Bradford committed to slashing the city’s municipal land transfer tax on homes under $1.1M — something Rob Ford also promised (and then failed) to do. #TOpoli
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Toronto: Chow promises $5.6M for seniors as Bradford says he will cut land transfer tax
Chow said 28,000 seniors would be supported by the measures, with 5,000 gaining access to free home support.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Chow: "His water scheme will open the door to privatization and cost people a lot more in the long run." Alexander: “Toronto Water's reserve is not over-collection. It is the money that fixes our pipes and treatment plants." #TOpoli for @nationalobserver.com
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Bradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad plan
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford has committed to reducing Torontonians’ water bills by 25 per cent if elected.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 28/09/2026
Brad Bradford disputing @nationalobserver.com’s reporting: “There’s no rewards … there’s nothing” Audio recording from Brad Bradford’s campaign meeting: “There are going to be rewards … it’s a gamification of the system”
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026
This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.
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Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.
Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 23/09/2026
Political insiders have dismissed @rorywh.bsky.social's investigation of the creepy AI propaganda app being used by the Brad Bradford campaign. They say it's "inevitable." It's not.
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No, cyborg propaganda is not 'inevitable.' None of this is.
After Rory White revealed a Toronto mayoral campaign is putting AI-written comments in its supporters' mouths, political insiders were quick to dismiss it as run-of-the-mill politicking. So why does i...
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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Bradford's campaign is now distancing itself from AI: "A human member of our campaign team sees, redrafts, edits and approves every single suggested comment before it goes to supporters - who personally decide whether or not to post it on their individual accounts." Meanwhile, they tell supporters
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What input did Therme or Live Nation have (if any) crafting the MZO that was eventually issued to bypass approvals for Ontario Place? We’ll never know. And somehow it took the government two years to decide those communications were privileged. #OnPoli
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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Looking to interview a privacy expert with knowledge of municipal elections in Ontario. Anyone know somebody?
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Time to get some meaningful dialogue going 🤩
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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bradford's team told us that it is "leading the way in bringing innovation to Canadian campaigns." The technology is fully legal, and is being described by a high profile campaign as completely normal. Perhaps this is the future of Canadian local elections? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/21/i...
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Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rory got into the app to see what supporters were actually being asked to do.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An Israeli app that allows political campaigns to feed supporters AI-generated arguments to use on social media has arrived in Canada. Now, @rorywh.bsky.social has revealed it's being used in Brad Bradford's Toronto mayoral election campaign.
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Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.
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Emmerson Jull @emmersonj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Mississauga’s temporary ban on new data centres 10MW or greater took effect immediately following Wednesday’s moratorium approval. In Vaughan, where Microsoft has a multibillion dollar data centre expansion underway, councillors struck down a similar motion just one day earlier.
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Two Ontario cities, two very different answers on data centres
Councillors in Mississauga, Ont., voted 11-0 on Wednesday morning to enact a temporary ban on new data centre development in the city. But in nearby Vaughan, where a multibillion-dollar Microsoft expa...
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 16/09/2026
With municipal elections coming up in several provinces this fall, what is actually on the line? A new starter pack.
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Starter Pack: Local Government
Municipalities are largely responsible for your health, safety and well-being.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So sorry to hear, Colin! Sending solidarity and admiration for all your great work.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Video from last night’s protest against Carney’s financial summit You can find it and others at @nationalobserver.com’s new Instagram @hellocno See you there until we get banned 💟
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yesterday, protesters marched in Toronto, rallying against their government opening up public resources to the world’s wealthiest while prioritizing fossil fuel expansion. Today, Carney is pitching projects to major investors. Photos + words for @nationalobserver.com with @emmersonj.bsky.social
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More than 1,000 march in Toronto against Carney's investment summit
As Prime Minister Mark Carney's government geared up to pitch projects from LNG pipelines to gold mines, hundreds of protesters were downtown in hopes of crashing the night’s opening gala.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The current scene at the protest against Carney’s financial summit. Heavy police presence and barricade. @nationalobserver.com
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 11/09/2026
We're continuing to build this database for journalists, researchers, municipal staff and the curious public. Check it out!
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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
After Ontario replaced the Endangered Species Act, ministry biologists were told they couldn't review developers' plans. We found that over 12 have since left, feeling their jobs "stopped feeling meaningful." Here's our latest investigation: thenarwhal.ca/bill-5-endan... #onpoli
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Inside Ontario’s endangered species office after Bill 5 | The Narwhal
‘We were essentially silenced’: current and former Ministry of Environment officials say they were powerless after Doug Ford killed the Endangered Species Act
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 10/09/2026
Canada's National Observer is back on Instagram! Sort of! Until we get banned! You can follow us here for videos straight from our staff and freelancers: www.instagram.com/hellocno
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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I had such a lovely five years working with @natashabulowski.bsky.social at CNO. So excited about her new gig!! It's cool!!!
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 09/09/2026
A new starter pack: Why bike lanes are a hot issue and why the hubbub might be misdirected.
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Starter Pack: Bike Lanes
Studies show that they cut down commute times and transportation costs for cyclists, and even drivers.
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 04/09/2026
This kind of report should be accompanied by a press conference—not with some low-level bureaucrat, but with the prime minister. Flanked by all of his ministers. In prime time, with technical briefings. This report says we're facing unimaginable disaster, yet we didn't even get a briefing.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Doug Ford’s government rejected Toronto’s proposals to restore traffic lanes and keep bike lanes: sources
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the province walked away from compromises to restore traffic lanes while keeping bike lanes on major streets.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Highly recommend taking the time to click the links in the story, many of which go to webpages that Rory archived. The sites have fake images, names and quotes from over 100 invented Alberta voters — including Indigenous supporters from Maskwacis. Link here: web.archive.org/web/20260901...
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Clear Answers About Alberta’s October…
Straightforward, non-partisan answers for Alberta seniors on the October 2026 referendums — pensions, healthcare, and how to vote with confidence.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This story has much broader implications. According to Patrick McCurdy, a researcher at the University of Ottawa, shaping what AI chatbots tell voters is rapidly becoming “the next terrain of influence” in society.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW must-read from @rorywh.bsky.social He discovered a network of deceptive, AI-generated websites promoting Albertan separatism.
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A US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbots
The websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 03/09/2026
The City of Toronto said that by 2050, climate change will boost the maximum daily rainfall to 166 millimetres from the current 66 mm. Wednesday’s storm brought 100 mm of rain.
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Toronto recovering from 100-year storm
Hail, rain and lightning knocked down trees, closed the Don Valley Parkway, damaged Rogers Stadium and shuttered parts of the subway system.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The federal government has announced its framework to guide data centre development in Canada, which has been signed by the world’s largest AI companies. Amazon, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft and more. From @zoemas0n.bsky.social and me for @nationalobserver.com ⬇️
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Federal government releases data centre policy signed by tech giants
Amazon, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft and more all signed onto the framework, which was announced by AI Minister Evan Solomon on Thursday.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Welcome to @cmglaguilde.bsky.social! Sending solidarity.
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The IJF Union @ijfunion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
At @theijf.org our mission is to strengthen democracy by holding power to account and ​getting behind closed doors.​ Today, we’re bringing that transparency home: The workers of the IJF have voted to form a union with @cmglaguilde.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3jt4yh8s #InvestigativeJournalism
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Wandered around Toronto for a bit in this afternoon/evening's storm for @nationalobserver.com
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Severe Toronto storm brings heavy rain, fallen trees and hail
A severe thunderstorm warning on Wednesday preceded hail, rain, thunder and lightning that left thousands without power and water running down the streets of the city.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ok!
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Ford government says bike lanes in Toronto don't belong on main streets. But experts (along with documents from the City of Toronto) say that a cycling network purely on secondary routes doesn't work in the city. Here's why:
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Ford's bike lane removal likely to make Toronto traffic worse, more dangerous: analysis
A clearer picture of Toronto’s cycling network, shaped by expert interviews and a Canada’s National Observer analysis of City of Toronto documents, suggests the Ford government’s move to rip bike lane...
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
And one from @emmersonj.bsky.social on data centres, which I expect to be especially helpful! We have more cooking. Let us know if there are questions you want answered/topics you'd like to see.
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Starter Pack: Data Centres
Households could see higher energy bills as a result of new data centres. The facilities can supply their own energy (usually by burning gas) or draw from the public grid, which is most common. When a...
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Another I wrote about bike lanes.
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Starter Pack: Bike Lanes
Studies show that they cut down commute times and transportation costs for cyclists, and even drivers.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
They're for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the jargon and prior knowledge required for so much news reading. I'm going to send them to my teenage cousins. Praying they don't call me unc 🥲 Here's one of the first about wildfire/smoke by @jamie-science-lady.bsky.social
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Starter Pack: Wildfires and Smoke
Climate change is creating hotter and drier conditions that can increase the frequency and severity of wildfires — and more fire often means more smoke, which is affecting our communities and threaten...
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's back-to-school time! Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching our 'Starter Pack' project. These are entry-level explanations that give you the basic knowledge you need to understand the biggest stories in Canada.
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Introducing Starter Packs by Canada’s National Observer
For students and educators, new Canadians and anyone who feels left behind by the news: an entry point into our national conversations.
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Emma McIntosh @emmamci.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
From the wonderful @savannahridley.bsky.social and me: The federal government is fast-tracking a gold mine upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation, even though its own scientists have sounded alarms about the project. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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This proposed Ontario gold mine could pollute water ‘in perpetuity.’ Why is Ottawa fast-tracking it?
Federal reports warn Kinross Gold’s proposed Great Bear mine in Ontario could release arsenic and require water treatment ‘in perpetuity.’
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 01/09/2026
NEW from me in @nationalobserver.com: A report from @pembina.org offers some solutions for reducing the number of orphan wells in Alberta, but Alberta’s government says they have their own plan. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/01/n...
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Companies have left 77,869 inactive wells in Alberta
According to the Pembina Institute, it's cheaper under the current system for a company to let a well sit inactive for years or even decades until the company goes bankrupt or the well can be transfer...
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
NEW: The Ford gov is not waiting to remove bike lanes along Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue in Toronto. #onpoli
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Ford government starts process of removing Toronto bike lanes
On Tuesday, the government announced it had put out a request for proposals to take out the 19 kilometres of bike lanes in order to replace them with vehicle lanes, which run along Bloor Street, Yonge...
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You're coming this winter!!
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Fishing in Ontario, 6 months apart
Ice fishing on Lake Simcoe. Sitting on a black snowmobile in green snow pants. Fishing in Muskoka. Holding up two large mouth bass in a blue canoe.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@jameswsthomson.com stepped out from behind the editing desk for this beautiful feature on Grise Fiord, the northernmost community in Canada. Lots in here about Inuit sovereignty, climate change, science, cross-border relationships and the task of protecting the area. Read it!!
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When the ice bridge fails: scientists race to understand an Arctic oasis in danger of collapse
As climate change forces millennia-old Inuit cultures to adapt, the people themselves are at the frontlines of an effort to understand one of its most important ecosystems.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Now, Neskantaga is calling on the federal government to replace the existing healthcare facility. According to the First Nation, they were told by Ottawa that the centre wouldn’t need to be rebuilt for two decades. Here is a story from when they were first evacuated. For @nationalobserver.com
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As First Nation's grocery shelves empty, its Chief says Ontario's wildfire response is falling short
About 130 members of Neskantaga First Nation have been evacuated to a Toronto hotel, waiting to know when they’ll be able to return home, while hundreds of people still in the community await updated ...
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Earlier this month, a sewage leak at the community’s sole health and emergency facility prompted Chief Gary Quisess to declare a state of emergency. Less than a week after returning home from their first evacuation, Neskantaga’s most vulnerable members flew south for the second time this summer.
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First Nation fled Ontario wildfires. Now, they're fleeing a sewage crisis
A sewage leak at the community's nursing station prompted Chief Gary Quisess to declare a state of emergency. More than 250 of the community's most vulnerable are staying in a Toronto hotel.
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