Madrid residents fight gentrification, as Canada tackles housing crisis

05 February 2024 - 21:44 By Catarina Demony, David Latona, Kanishka Singh, Violeta Santos Moura and Corina Pons

Hundreds of people crowded a central Madrid street as musicians regaled them with tunes from balconies above to support more than 50 families who face eviction from a building activists say is being eyed for tourist accommodation...

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