More needs to be done to stop so-called vaccine vultures who swoop into COVID-19 clinics that target vulnerable groups to get a dose for themselves, say clinic volunteers who endured a recent ugly incident.
Another fire ravages a tent encampment in Toronto
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The blaze took over The Gore park between Fleet St., Lake Shore Blvd. and Fort York just before 10 p.m., with passersby taking to social media to report exploding propane tanks used by unhoused residents to heat their shelters.
Photo and video footage from the scene shows substantial flames and plenty of smoke billowing up from the treed area, which is just a stone s throw away from multiple busy roadways and housing complexes.
A slew of such encampments have cropped up in the city s green spaces over the course of this year as shelter capacities dwindled and the potential for COVID-19 transmission in indoor shelter situations became a very real threat.