In the wee hours of the night, Shahzeb Ahia and his wife often pace the floors of their living room, walking back and forth with their newborn daughter and hoping the movement or the city lights outside will quiet her wails.
It isn’t only their sleep that three-month-old Sahira’s cries can interrupt. The sound can travel throughout the 955-square-foot apartment in Regent Park that’s currently home to a household of six, including Ahia’s parents and his adult brother. It’s too many people for this space — but Ahia can’t see any way out.
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