Radisson Toronto East Hotel

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Radisson Toronto East Hotel is a hotel in North York, Toronto, Ontario. It is located at 55 Hallcrown Place, immediately north-west of the intersection of Highway 401 and Highway 404.

As of September 2018, there were 400 African refugees staying there long term, causing the media to label it as a refugee camp [1] and refugee hotel. [2] In October 2018, an arsonist started a fire in the hotel, although Toronto Police said there was no indication the fire was an attack on the refugees. [3]

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References

  1. Levy, Sue-Ann (29 September 2018). "LEVY: East-end hotel painted as refugee camp". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. Karamali, Kamil (1 November 2018). "An inside look at Toronto's 'refugee hotel' sheltering hundreds of asylum seekers". Global News. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. Warmington, Joe (13 October 2018). "WARMINGTON: Facts don't seem to matter in North York hotel fire". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

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