Tai Huynh
@taimhuynh.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, The Local @thelocal.to
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Was glad to participate in @niemanstoryboard.org's year-end best of package! I picked stories from @defector.com / @laurentheisen.bsky.social and @thelocal.to / @nickhunebrown.bsky.social.
Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories of the year (Part 1) - Nieman Storyboard
We asked, you answered — here are some of your favorite stories, books, and podcasts
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December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Was glad to participate in @niemanstoryboard.org's year-end best of package! I picked stories from @defector.com / @laurentheisen.bsky.social and @thelocal.to / @nickhunebrown.bsky.social.
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As Wellesley Institute CEO Kwame McKenzie speaks to in this article, the TTC has become the option for individuals to turn to when the social safety net is inadequate. This article in The Local looks at how this impacts the TTC and the people who work there.
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On the TTC, With Nowhere to Go | The Local
With rising homelessness, decreased mental health support, and fewer public spaces than ever, the TTC and its workers are being asked to fill gaps in a dissolving social safety net.
thelocal.to
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
As Wellesley Institute CEO Kwame McKenzie speaks to in this article, the TTC has become the option for individuals to turn to when the social safety net is inadequate. This article in The Local looks at how this impacts the TTC and the people who work there.
thelocal.to/ttc-mental-h...
thelocal.to/ttc-mental-h...
The team was out pretty early and up pretty late yesterday putting this package together. Come ride along.
After years of delay, the Finch West LRT is now running across a historically isolated part of the city. At its launch, politicians posed, transit enthusiasts assembled, and some locals wondered if it was worth the wait. @royinori.bsky.social and Duane Cole on opening day thelocal.to/finch-west-l...
Can the Finch West LRT Keep Up With Its Promises? | The Local
After years of delay, Line 6 is now running across a historically isolated part of the city. At its launch, politicians posed, transit enthusiasts assembled, and some locals wondered if it was worth t...
thelocal.to
December 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The team was out pretty early and up pretty late yesterday putting this package together. Come ride along.
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With rising homelessness, decreased mental health support, and fewer public spaces than ever, the TTC is being asked to fill gaps in a dissolving social safety net. @curiouslana.bsky.social on how transit work became more like social work. thelocal.to/ttc-mental-h...
On the TTC, With Nowhere to Go | The Local
With rising homelessness, decreased mental health support, and fewer public spaces than ever, the TTC and its workers are being asked to fill gaps in a dissolving social safety net.
thelocal.to
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
With rising homelessness, decreased mental health support, and fewer public spaces than ever, the TTC is being asked to fill gaps in a dissolving social safety net. @curiouslana.bsky.social on how transit work became more like social work. thelocal.to/ttc-mental-h...
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It's Giving Tuesday, a great day to help us keep our public-interest journalism free and accessible to everyone! Every donation comes with a tax receipt, and recurring donations of $10 a month or $100 annually come with our coveted "Local Journalism Matters" tote bag. thelocal.to/support/
Local Journalism Matters | The Local
Support a new kind of local journalism—in-depth, non-profit, from corners of Toronto too often overlooked.
thelocal.to
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's Giving Tuesday, a great day to help us keep our public-interest journalism free and accessible to everyone! Every donation comes with a tax receipt, and recurring donations of $10 a month or $100 annually come with our coveted "Local Journalism Matters" tote bag. thelocal.to/support/
I can’t think of a more existential threat to journalism right now than AI-generated content masking as original reporting. Once the well is poisoned we’re all toast. @thelocal.to is taking a stance with our new AI policy. thelocal.to/ai-policy/
The Local's AI Policy | The Local
When you read The Local, know that our stories are written and edited by real people.
thelocal.to
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I can’t think of a more existential threat to journalism right now than AI-generated content masking as original reporting. Once the well is poisoned we’re all toast. @thelocal.to is taking a stance with our new AI policy. thelocal.to/ai-policy/
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This week The Local announced our AI policy, the core of which is pretty simple: “When you read The Local, know that our stories are written and edited by real people, that photographs are taken by real photographers, and that illustrations are created by real illustrators.” thelocal.to/ai-policy/
The Local's AI Policy | The Local
When you read The Local, know that our stories are written and edited by real people.
thelocal.to
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This week The Local announced our AI policy, the core of which is pretty simple: “When you read The Local, know that our stories are written and edited by real people, that photographs are taken by real photographers, and that illustrations are created by real illustrators.” thelocal.to/ai-policy/
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Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation | The Local
A conversation about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”
thelocal.to
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
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Advocates have long struggled to improve special education at the TDSB. But now that the board is under supervision, they’re finding transparency and accountability are disappearing. New from @wencyleung.bsky.social:
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Special Education Policy Vs. Practice at the TDSB | The Local
For years, the TDSB's special education advisory committee has pressed for accountability from the board. Since the province's takeover, that's become harder than ever.
thelocal.to
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Advocates have long struggled to improve special education at the TDSB. But now that the board is under supervision, they’re finding transparency and accountability are disappearing. New from @wencyleung.bsky.social:
thelocal.to/tdsb-special...
thelocal.to/tdsb-special...
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, removed articles from their sites. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, removed articles from their sites. thelocal.to/investigatin...
A season to remember even without the hardware.
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
A season to remember even without the hardware.
How insane is this World Series?
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
How insane is this World Series?
3 more outs. Unfortunately one of those will need to be Ohtani.
November 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
3 more outs. Unfortunately one of those will need to be Ohtani.
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This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
Game was over by the third pitch.
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Game was over by the third pitch.
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Applications for our Early-Career Journalism Fellowship are now open! The fellowship, a joint undertaking with @thephilanthropist.ca, provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society. thelocal.to/early-career...
Early-Career Journalism Fellowship
The fellowship provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society.
thelocal.to
October 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Applications for our Early-Career Journalism Fellowship are now open! The fellowship, a joint undertaking with @thephilanthropist.ca, provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society. thelocal.to/early-career...
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Without enough brothers to fill their houses, some fraternities have begun renting rooms to non-students desperate for cheap rent. Ella MacCormack and @wencyleung.bsky.social on what happens when your landlord is a frat. thelocal.to/fraternities...
When Your Landlord is a Frat | The Local
Without enough brothers to fill their houses, some fraternities have begun renting rooms to non-students desperate for cheap rent. The results have been messy.
thelocal.to
October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Without enough brothers to fill their houses, some fraternities have begun renting rooms to non-students desperate for cheap rent. Ella MacCormack and @wencyleung.bsky.social on what happens when your landlord is a frat. thelocal.to/fraternities...
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“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...
How York University Lost the Trust of Its Community | The Local
After program closures, questionable major capital projects, and increasingly fractious labour relations, what is the future of York University?
thelocal.to
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...
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🎟️ Get your ticket to the Future of Independent Media Summit, Oct. 3-4 at @carleton.ca
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎟️ Get your ticket to the Future of Independent Media Summit, Oct. 3-4 at @carleton.ca
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
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TDSB chair and former councillor Neethan Shan wins by-election in Scarborough-Rouge Park. thelocal.to/neethan-shan...
Neethan Shan Wins Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election | The Local
In a crowded field, the longtime local politician was elected back to city council on a call to put Scarborough first.
thelocal.to
September 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
TDSB chair and former councillor Neethan Shan wins by-election in Scarborough-Rouge Park. thelocal.to/neethan-shan...
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Scarborough-Rouge Park residents, you may have seen our flyers for The Local's by-election candidate tracker at your local library! Stay tuned for tonight's live coverage of the election results in just a few hours. thelocal.to/live-results...
Live Results From the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election | The Local
Real-time results from election night, starting at 8 p.m. on September 29, 2025.
thelocal.to
September 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Scarborough-Rouge Park residents, you may have seen our flyers for The Local's by-election candidate tracker at your local library! Stay tuned for tonight's live coverage of the election results in just a few hours. thelocal.to/live-results...
Come say hi to @thelocal.to at Word on the Street this weekend. We have tote bags, stickers and much more. #WOTS2025
September 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Come say hi to @thelocal.to at Word on the Street this weekend. We have tote bags, stickers and much more. #WOTS2025
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A quick 🧵 on my @thelocal.to feature on Woodbine Racetrack, the economics of horse racing, and how to think about racehorses as ideas about animal-human relations shift. #longreads 1/ thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
Breakdown at the Racetrack | The Local
Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of f...
thelocal.to
September 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A quick 🧵 on my @thelocal.to feature on Woodbine Racetrack, the economics of horse racing, and how to think about racehorses as ideas about animal-human relations shift. #longreads 1/ thelocal.to/breakdown-at...