NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

UPDATED: The IPC says she hasn't been given any official notification of the FOI freeze by the government and is relying on media reporting. She's tried to reach the government and hasn't heard back. “We will continue reaching out,” she said. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1185920...

Hey! Canadian journalism jobs! The Narwhal is hiring a reporter in B.C. and one (almost) anywhere in Canada. We're looking for seasoned, ambitious reporters to focus their skills on the natural world and how it connects to politics, industry - and people. thenarwhal.bamboohr.com/careers?sour...

We've been dying to do more reporting from Brampton and Mississauga for years. So excited to announce our first Peel Reporter, and to bring @prarthanapathak.bsky.social onto the team. Send her your Peel tips!

The Local is expanding! After seven years focusing on hyper-local reporting from Toronto, we're going (very slightly) west. We're thrilled to introduce our first Peel Reporter, @prarthanapathak.bsky.social! thelocal.to/the-local-ex...

Amazing work from Richard, and more evidence that COVID drove everyone absolutely insane

Best Feature Article (Long): “Why Did a Group of Teenage Girls Kill a Man in a Downtown Toronto Parkette?” by @royinori.bsky.social. Editor: Dafna Izenberg; fact checker: Amarah Hasham-Steele; and illustrator: Alexandra Newbould. thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-gr...

“If we live in a society that tolerates injustice, if we live in a society that harms the most vulnerable and erodes their rights… What values do we have left?” thelocal.to/refugee-heal...

Love that our issue about urban wildlife got so many nominations. Especially glad to see this story, in which @royinori.bsky.social hangs out in a field in the middle of the night picking worms, get the respect it deserves

So happy for @thelocal.to! Congrats to my amazing colleagues and our excellent contributors! 🎉 Especially to @royinori.bsky.social, @nickhunebrown.bsky.social, @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social, and the whole team behind our Wild Wild City issue

The Local received five nominations today for the National Magazine awards! Congratulations to our contributors and fellow nominees 🥳 A thread on the stories recognized for this honour: thelocal.to/the-local-is...

Support non-profit journalism if you’re able. It’s just about the only thing that’s working right now.

This week, changes to the Interim Federal Health Program, a stopgap for refugees and asylum seekers, come into effect. Photographer @chloeellingson.bsky.social & reporter @wencyleung.bsky.social go inside one Toronto refugee centre to tell stories of the people affected. thelocal.to/refugee-heal...

Awards season continues, and we're honoured to have received four nominations at the Digital Publishing Awards, including best editorial package and the prize for general excellence. Congrats to the nominees, and to all our contributors! 🎉 digitalpublishingawards.ca/2026nominees...

Congratulations to my friend and colleague @arnokopecky.bsky.social for his nomination for best personal essay at the Digital Publishing Awards. This story knocked me flat, it's worth a million reads.

This excellent CAJ nominated story by @royinori.bsky.social is a must-read. On the Hunt for Nightcrawlers in the Worm-Picking Capital of the World | The Local share.google/KaGozrfmpZkl...

I went down to Dunedin a few months ago to watch the Jays, interview ownership and management, and try to understand how you come back from last season's thrilling/heartbreaking end. Dream assignment for this month's @torontolifemag.bsky.social cover story. torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...

The Doug Ford gov't has passed its 2026 budget bill, which officially removes Ontario's right to know. How he governs, why decisions get made—we'll never know. The same bill consolidates conservation authorities. That's your democracy & your drinking water being impacted #onpoli

When Canadians talk about affordability, the discussion often revolves around the cost of fuel. While we pay for gasoline and diesel with our credit cards, in study after study, scientists have shown we also pay with our health. We should talk about it more. thenarwhal.ca/climate-chan...

What an absolute powerhouse the Science Table was in its heyday not so long ago. Their website, the greatest repository of policy advice I know, is shutting down. RIP

I'm honoured to have nominations for two stories I wrote last year. This piece, on international students: thelocal.to/internationa.... And my story on "Victoria Goldiee" and AI journalism scams. thelocal.to/investigatin...

Hooray for @thelocal.to! This tiny team with a big heart makes doing journalism a genuine pleasure. 🥰

Starting this summer, @thelocal.to is making Peel region a regular part of our reporting. And we’re hiring a full-time reporter to help launch it! Final day to apply is today. thelocal.to/were-hiring-...

Ontario’s Endangered Species Act is officially dead. Here’s what that means: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-spec...

wrote about colonizers in space for @thewalrus.ca! thewalrus.ca/with-the-art...

Toronto schools have been increasingly calling on lunch supervisors, parents, and other non-teachers to cover staff absences. How often is this happening at your local school? Find out with our search tool here! #OntEd #TDSB thelocal.to/emergency-re...

Some schools used non-teachers more than 1,000x a year; others not at all. You can use our tool, at the following link, to find out how often your local TDSB school relied on non-teachers

Wanna know how often your local TDSB school relies on non-teachers to fill in for staff? @taimhuynh.bsky.social built this nifty tool, with which you can look up any school in the board to find out how often it used non-teachers over the past seven years up to 2024/25 thelocal.to/emergency-re...

Looking forward to chatting with @civictechto.bsky.social next week!

Hey GTA! @thenarwhal.ca is hiring a BIPOC reporting fellow to help us explain how Ontario government policy affects people's actual, everyday lives. More info here, drop questions in the chat if you have them. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-repo...

The role of crossing guard was once seen as an idyllic job meant for local retirees. Today, most crossing guards are poorly paid contract workers employed by private companies, and their job is more dangerous than ever, writes Angela Misri @karmicangel.bsky.social. thelocal.to/crossing-gua...

🧵Searching for the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Sylvia Jones. The government is going to miss a deadline to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners. So, reporters today wanted to hear an explanation from the minister. #OnPoli

Rare, great opportunity to come join The Local as a permanent full-time reporter! Looking for someone who knows and loves Peel Region to join the team.

📣Excellent journalism job alert! Come work with us!

Last call to apply for The Local Fellowship 2026! Applications are due tomorrow. thelocal.to/local-fellow...

This month the AIDS Committee of Toronto, Canada’s oldest AIDS organization, closes its doors after more than four decades. Kevin Hurren on its history and unfinished legacy. (Originally published by our friends @xtramagazine.com). thelocal.to/aids-committ...

On today's Question Everything, a magazine editor tries to solve a mystery -- is one of his freelancers trying to trick him? Check out "The Talented Ms. Goldiee" with @nickhunebrown.bsky.social from @thelocal.to podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/q...

📣 Announcing The Local Fellowship 2026—paid positions designed to provide opportunities to early-career journalists from communities underrepresented in Canadian media. This year's Fellows will join us during the fall municipal election campaigns. Applications are open. thelocal.to/local-fellow...

Analysis by The Local shows Ontario’s largest boards receive the lowest per-pupil funding in the province—raising questions about whether the real problem isn’t mismanagement but the funding formula. @wencyleung.bsky.social's latest from our School Board Takeover series. thelocal.to/ontario-scho...

NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights. After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Went to a Sunday afternoon showing of Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie, and died laughing. The entire cinema erupted in spontaneous applause at the end

Called by his ancestors, Ken Johnston walked 1,360 kilometres through southern Ontario to retrace parts of the Underground Railroad. Here's what he learned about Black history in Canada, including the outdoor survival skills needed to escape enslavement. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-nort...

Great reporting (as per usual) on Ontario's healthcare system by the team over at @thelocal.to, with some stellar pieces by @royinori.bsky.social, @rebeccaga0.bsky.social and @wencyleung.bsky.social, among others. thelocal.to/winter-2026/

The always excellent @rebeccaga0.bsky.social tackles the blurring line between medical and commercial in the world of dermatology. What happens when your health care practition turns a medically-necessary appointment turns into a sales pitch for cosmetic procedures? thelocal.to/dermatology-...

A conflict as old as cities themselves! Here’s my story on Toronto’s rats from 2022: thelocal.to/rats-toronto....

Canada is uniquely positioned to break the siege of Cuba—we should be leading a regional coalition to ship oil and aid to Cuba, and prevent the humanitarian crisis that U.S. regime is attempting to deliberately trigger. I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca

Fascinating new data findings from @wencyleung.bsky.social in today's final story of the Cost of Care issue, on the failures of Health811, Ontario's health hotline: thelocal.to/health811-te...

NEW: The Ford government is ending its tuition fee freeze at colleges and universities. Post-secondary institutions will be allowed to increase fees by 2% per year over the next three years. Also major boost in funding for the sector overall. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1166455...

Back when it was Telehealth Ontario, callers could speak with a nurse within seconds or minutes. Now that the service has been replaced by Health811, the average wait time can be many hours #onthealth