She says she knocked on the door of what was supposed to be her new place to live, but was met with puzzled looks. Her mother had found an ad for a basement apartment on Kijiji, and Searle started emailing the landlord. She says her mother started looking online for short-term rentals. She was at her friend's house for only about an hour when she came across a new potential place to live. "So they felt really comfortable with me coming in … [and] they took me in right away."

Source: CBC News September 10, 2018 09:22 UTC