In Toronto, even the most modest bike lane proposal is met with outsized opposition. Leslie Sinclair on the battle over a 475-metre bike lane on Marlee Avenue.
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The Local is an independent magazine exploring urban health and social issues in Toronto.
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The Local is an independent magazine exploring urban health and social issues in Toronto. We take a data-driven, yet authentically human approach to storytelling on pressing issues facing the city, from poverty and homelessness, to mental health, aging, and food insecurity. The Local is unabashedly Toronto , reporting from corners of the city that are too often ignored or misunderstood. We aim to fill a role that traditional media neglects — turning complex policy issues into compelling narratives, and addressing problems that are pressing and ongoing, even if they don’t have a news hook. As an online magazine, The Local fully embraces the digital medium to experiment with different multimedia formats not possible through print.
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Put on a knitted sweater and gather ‘round the warm glow of our Slack channel as we chat through our favourite stories of the year. It’s The Local’s 2024 year in review.
The Local’s 2024 Year in Review | The Local
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Parents and teachers say special education is underfunded and understaffed, with kids “abandoned” in mainstream classrooms in the name of inclusion. Wency Leung on the crisis in special education.
A Long-Brewing Crisis in Special Education | The Local
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The closure of the Ontario Science Centre was a murder. Then devastated staff were given four months to dispose of the body. Alison Motluk, a former Science Centre employee, takes readers inside the final days of a beloved institution.
The Killing of the Science Centre | The Local
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TDSB Trustee Rachel Chernos Lin has defeated former right-wing columnist Anthony Furey in a fiercely partisan by-election for city councillor in Don Valley West. See our coverage of election night here:
Rachel Chernos Lin Wins Don Valley West By-Election | The Local
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Voting in Don Valley West is usually a sleepy affair, writes Wency Leung. But with accusations of bigotry, legal threats, and behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, the by-election has become a contentious, partisan battle.
How a By-Election in Don Valley West Became a Contentious, Partisan Fight | The Local
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The Annex has fewer residents today than in 1971. The towers of Crescent Town have far more. Simon Lewsen on how the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto.
In the Annex and Crescent Town, Two Sides to a Density Dilemma | The Local
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Would you call the City to complain about your neighbour's lawn? As The Local's analysis reveals wealthier wards are disproportionately more likely to use 311 services, Inori Roy writes on the relationship between complaint, civic engagement and privilege.
What 311 Complaints Say About Your Neighbourhood | The Local
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Photojournalist Nick Kozak has spent 4 years photographing unhoused Torontonians. Now, with unprecedented in-depth reporting, years of photos & exclusive data, Kozak & Brennan Doherty chronicle Toronto’s futile encampment policies through the life of one man.
Another Year, Another Encampment, Another Eviction | The Local
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This North York neighbourhood has plenty of public amenities and walkable streets. But the secret to residents’ good health, writes Rebecca Gao, may have a less expected explanation: immigration.
Why a Two-Kilometre Strip of Yonge Street Has the Highest Life Expectancy in Toronto | The Local
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