Calgary woman says cost of renting with a pet forced her to live in her truck

For two months, Amanda Lease and her four-year-old dog Krue have been living in her pickup truck — sleeping in underground parkades and in front of friends' houses in Calgary.

Lease can't find a rental she can afford, let alone one that accepts pets, she says.

"The housing crisis in this city has put us in this position," she said. ---More...