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Relentless cold has put Toronto shelter capacity in crisis, advocates say
Toronto‘s homeless population are ending up in hospital with cold-related injuries, as the city’s shelter system struggles to keep up with demand, experts and advocates say.“We had a client who was dealing with frostbite recently,” said Dr. Naheed Dosani, health equity lead at Kensington Health.He said he sees many patients who live on the streets and has noticed the troubling trend in recent weeks, with colleagues reporting similar issues.“People are coming in with hypothermia and frostbite,” he said.