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Press Forward (Canada) @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social · 13d

🎟️ 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!

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 9d

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.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 9d

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.

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Tai Huynh @taimhuynh.bsky.social · 11d

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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Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown.bsky.social · 12d

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...

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Tai Huynh @taimhuynh.bsky.social · 13d

"Each day at the track, hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money are paid out to the owners of racehorses, a large percentage of which is government subsidy. Races are run out of contractual obligation, not because there is demand from the public."

Why the hell?

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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...

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Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown.bsky.social · 13d

I spent the summer thinking about horses. Here’s my feature for @thelocal.to on how horse racing has slowly shifted from a lucrative gambling business to a sport wholly dependent on government subsidy, and what a series of racehorse deaths could mean for the sport. 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...

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Wendy Glauser @wendyglauser.bsky.social · 15d

What happens to $20 B worth of land under provincial supervision. The province didn't respond to my questions, the TDSB can't speak to media. My latest for @thelocal.to thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...

What Happens to TDSB’s $20 Billion Worth of Land Under Provincial Supervision? | The Local

The TDSB is one of Toronto’s largest landowners. When the province took over the board, it also took over its subsidiary that manages its properties—and it’s not saying what’s next.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 19d

What does the future look like to students completing their undergrad degrees this year? The Local’s journalism fellow Moyo Lawuyi interviewed her peers to find out. thelocal.to/the-future-a...

The Future, According to the Class of 2026 | The Local

We spent our teen years under COVID lockdowns, and now face an uncertain path shaped by climate change, AI, and shifting geopolitics. But my fellow students and I are holding out hope for better days…

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 20d

It's a crowded field for Scarborough-Rouge Park's upcoming by-election. In a ward that feels distant from City Hall and left out of some of its decisions, many of the candidates are campaigning on a platform of putting Scarborough first, writes @rebeccaga0.bsky.social. thelocal.to/scarborough-...

In the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election, Candidates Promise to Put Scarborough First | The Local

In a crowded by-election in Toronto’s most eastern ward, is focussing on hyper-local issues the way into City Hall?

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 20d

Scarborough–Rouge Park, Toronto’s easternmost ward, is having a local by-election on September 29. The Local is the only place to find researched, fact-checked bios and platform summaries for every candidate in the running. Check out our latest Candidate Tracker: thelocal.to/srp2025/ #TOpoli

Here Are the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election Candidates | The Local

The only place to find fact-checked biographies and election platform summaries for every candidate running for Ward 25—Scarborough–Rouge Park in the September 29, 2025 by-election.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 27d

Doug Ford wants to control admissions criteria at Ontario universities, and which non-tuition fees students pay once they’re on campus. It may not seem overtly political, but Bill 33 is part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses, writes @royinori.bsky.social. thelocal.to/bill-33-onta...

Doug Ford Is Trying to Control How Universities Operate | The Local

Ontario’s Bill 33 mandates merit-based admissions and gives the province unprecedented power over university and college operations. Is it part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses?

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 29d

The humanities have been in crisis for the entirety of @simonlewsen.bsky.social's career. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the death of the liberal arts, in his own classroom he sees signs of life. thelocal.to/humanities-i...

The Humanities Aren't Dead Yet | The Local

Enrollment in the liberal arts has been in freefall for years. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the end of the humanities, in my own classroom I see signs of life.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 29d

Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—@kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on the numbers behind the crisis in higher education. thelocal.to/ontario-post...

Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education Crisis in Five Figures | The Local

Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—the numbers behind the emergency in higher education.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 29d

Announcing the Higher Education Issue! Launching today, and continuing throughout the fall, we dive into the world of post-secondary education in Ontario at a moment of profound change. thelocal.to/fall-2025/

The Higher Education Issue | The Local

Facing a financial crisis, as well as enormous technological, political, and social upheaval, Ontario's higher education system is in flux. Throughout the fall, we’re reporting stories from Toronto’s ...

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Longreads @longreads.com · Aug 12

"If you’re in the market for fishing bait anywhere in North America, and now even in parts of western Europe, odds are you’re buying a Canadian nightcrawler plucked from this stretch of land between Toronto and Windsor."

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On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local

Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once...

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Wency Leung @wencyleung.bsky.social · Aug 7

At @thelocal.to, we knew schools were relying on non-teachers–parents, grandparents, lunch monitors, aspiring educators–to fill in for staff absences. Data we obtained through an FOI request revealed a staggering 1,100% spike in their use since pre- #COVID at #TDSB #OntEd thelocal.to/tdsb-emergen...

New Data Shows Dramatic Rise in Non-Teachers Filling in at TDSB Schools | The Local

Records obtained by The Local reveal the TDSB's use of unqualified emergency replacements jumped more than 1,100 percent since COVID.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Aug 7

NEW: Records obtained by The Local through freedom of information request show a dramatic 1,100% rise in the TDSB’s reliance on unqualified “emergency replacements.” @wencyleung.bsky.social on how non-teachers have become standard in Toronto schools. thelocal.to/tdsb-emergen...

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Aug 7

EXCLUSIVE: Data obtained by The Local reveals the TDSB is increasingly dependent on non-teachers to supervise classrooms, with the use of unqualified “emergency replacements” jumping more than 1,100 percent since COVID.
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New Data Shows Dramatic Rise in Non-Teachers Filling in at TDSB Schools | The Local

Records obtained by The Local reveal the TDSB's use of unqualified emergency replacements jumped more than 1,100 percent since COVID.

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Inori Roy @royinori.bsky.social · Jul 26

I spent a night in a field an hour outside Kitchener getting an up-close look at the worm industry. Our tiny corner of the province exports all of North America's bait worms: it's a curious business run by families and powered by immigrant labour, and every fact I learned enchanted me a little more🪱

The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Jul 23

Southwestern Ontario is the worm capital of the world, home to all of North America’s bait worm supply. @royinori.bsky.social spends a surreal night picking wild earthworms for this niche local industry that today faces existential threats in labour and climate change. thelocal.to/ontario-nigh...

On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local

Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once...

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Jul 24

📣 Today we’re launching a new special series—School Board Takeover. We’ll track the latest developments, analyze the province’s decisions, and investigate what’s behind this unprecedented moment in public education. @wencyleung.bsky.social kicks us off: thelocal.to/school-board...

Inside the Takeover of Toronto-Area School Boards | The Local

The province says its decision to put multiple school boards under supervision is about restoring financial stability. But observers see a larger play for power.

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Jul 23

At night, across farmland in southern Ontario, hundreds of thousands of worms come to the surface of the soil. Inside the little-known Ontario industry—run primarily by immigrants and family businesses—that exports all of North America’s bait worm supply. thelocal.to/ontario-nigh...

On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local

Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once...

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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · Jul 15

With the emergence of drug-resistant nits, lice removal has become a booming business. Sarah Liss goes to the front lines of the war against “super lice.” thelocal.to/lice-treatme...

On the Front Lines of the War Against 'Super Lice' | The Local

With the emergence of drug-resistant nits, lice removal has become a booming business, catering to harried, itchy parents willing to pay for relief.

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Wency Leung @wencyleung.bsky.social · Jul 8

The impact of avian influenza on wildlife is DEVASTATING. But this isn't meant to be a depressing story! There are things we can (and need to) do for our wild neighbours! They just aren't what you might assume. thelocal.to/avian-flu-to...

Bird Flu Comes For Toronto’s Wildlife | The Local

For humans, the virus has the potential to spark the next pandemic. But for wildlife, it's already causing devastation.

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Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown.bsky.social · Jul 2

I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then, suddenly, I began seeing them everywhere. Then I lost my mind investigating urban bunnies. Please read my a journey into the heart of rabbit madness. thelocal.to/more-rabbits...

Are There More Bunnies in Toronto? | The Local

I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then they were everywhere. Then I lost my mind.

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