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This is a very good, crystal clear account of the unfolding crisis. Ontario universities and colleges are being destroyed. How Ontario Sleepwalked into a Crisis in Higher Education - thelocal.to/ontario-post...

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Independent analysis by The Local found at least 31 of 45 approved school projects appeared to be in Conservative ridings. And not a single project in the TDSB, the biggest board with a massive repair backlog. thelocal.to/ontario-educ...

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The Doug Ford govt will spend $1.3B funding 45 school building projects across Ontario—and not a single one in the Toronto District School Board, the biggest board, where the repair backlog is huge. @wencyleung.bsky.social with an important election story. thelocal.to/ontario-educ...

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Ontario universities are assuming the costs for 28,000(!!!) domestic students for whom they receive no public funding, @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social writes. 😱 It's becoming financially untenable. In this fantastic piece for @thelocal.to, he explains how we got here: thelocal.to/ontario-post...

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Weekend reading: after seven years in office, Doug Ford has left his mark on Toronto. From health care to education, online gambling to the Greenbelt, our special election issue examines the record of the Progressive Conservative leader seeking a third term. thelocal.to/7-years-of-d...

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One week until election day and look what @thelocal.to just dropped—an entire issue digging into Doug Ford's track record on everything from health care to education, online gambling to the Greenbelt, by some of the best journalists in the country. thelocal.to/7-years-of-d...

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Under Ford, Hallway Health Care Has Devolved into ‘Chair Care’ thelocal.to/hallway-heal... @alisonmotluk.bsky.social @thelocal.to 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

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Months before Trump’s tariff threats, Doug Ford was already hinting at an early election. As @emmamci.bsky.social reports, the Greenbelt scandal is the elephant in the room as Ontarians head to the polls. thelocal.to/ontario-elec...

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“Counter to his brand as a conservative, Ford is clearly prepared to spend heavily—and break things—in order to leave his mark on a city that didn't want him as mayor.” thelocal.to/doug-ford-ur...

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Doug Ford became premier with a promise to end hallway health care. Seven years later, the problem is worse than ever. thelocal.to/hallway-heal...

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During an affordability crisis, “gambling and the normalization of it is not helpful.” Why Ontario’s booming online casino market has some community groups and experts worried. thelocal.to/igaming-onta...

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Trouble was brewing at Ontario’s colleges and universities before Doug Ford became premier. Seven years later, they’re in financial free fall. @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social explains how we got here. thelocal.to/ontario-post...

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What was promised: an end to hallway health care What was delivered: “I am doing rectal exams in hallways.” @alisonmotluk.bsky.social writes the definitive piece on the state of Ontario's hospitals. Welcome to chair care. thelocal.to/hallway-heal...

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Reporter @emmamci.bsky.social, who helped break the Greenbelt story, explains why the scandal is the elephant-in-the-room in the provincial election, even as Doug Ford hopes to leave it behind. thelocal.to/ontario-elec...

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Great, infuriating reporting from @wencyleung.bsky.social. The province is funding school building projects across the Ontario—but mostly in PC ridings. The TDSB, by far the biggest board, with schools most in need of replacement, gets nothing. With no explanation. thelocal.to/ontario-educ...

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“What motivates Ford to muck around in the world of local politics when his day job is to lead the country's largest and wealthiest province?” asks @johnlorinc.bsky.social. “Here's one theory: after seven years in office, Ford has come to see himself as a city builder.” thelocal.to/doug-ford-ur...

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Overcrowded hospitals, insufficient staff, increasing patient fees. Alison Motluk provides an in-depth look at the past seven years of health care in Ontario. thelocal.to/hallway-heal...

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For @thelocal.to I wrote about Doug Ford's record on colleges and universities. Ontario has the lowest funding in the country. Without immediate investment, we are compromising a generation of students, including skilled workers needed to build key housing, transit, infrastructure projects. #onpoli

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From ads featuring Wayne Gretzky to gambling logos at youth games, online casinos have become a multi-billion dollar business in Ontario. The social costs, however, won’t be understood for years to come. thelocal.to/igaming-onta...

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“Everybody knows about it, all the school boards know about it: You want to get a project [funded]? Pick projects that are in Conservative ridings.” thelocal.to/ontario-educ...

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Ontario’s colleges and universities are among the best in the world. So why are they struggling to afford to educate the province’s own students? thelocal.to/ontario-post...

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A damning portrait of the state of Ontario health care. In 2018, @alisonmotluk.bsky.social's groundbreaking reporting documented the “hallway healthcare” crisis. She revisits the subject seven years later and find things are much worse. We're in the "chair care" era now. thelocal.to/hallway-heal...

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🧵 Our special election issue, “7 Years of Doug Ford,” is now live. From health care to education, online gambling to the Greenbelt, this is the best collection of stories about how the lives of Torontonians have changed during Ford’s time as premier. thelocal.to/7-years-of-d...

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I subscribed to @thelocal.to and all I got was regular updates on deeply important issues that directly affect my community and resilience against misinformation.

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@thephilanthropist.ca latest piece spotlights the challenges facing independent, local journalism in Canada and where philanthropy comes in. Our president and CEO Sharon Avery was interviewed and talks about our long-standing support for the unparalleled journalism of @thelocal.to.

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Last call for The Local Journalism Fellowship. Come work with us this summer! Applications due Monday. thelocal.to/local-jounal...

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Writing about international students, and taking in all the anti-immigrant garbage from here and across the border, one thing I couldn’t stop thinking about is how out-of-step this moment is with the larger story of 21st century migration. thelocal.to/internationa...

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🧵Lately, I've been drawn to stories of people beating back the darkness, and fighting for a vision of a fair and just society. Today, I bring you one about midwives. (Spoiler alert: they're totally badass.) via @thelocal.to, photos by @chloeellingson.bsky.social thelocal.to/midwives-uni...

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Reminder: Applications for The Local Journalism Fellowship are due in one week. Come work with us this summer! thelocal.to/local-jounal...

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Midwives, who guide the most delicate newborns into this world, are also some of the toughest advocates for uninsured immigrants. Looking after our city’s most vulnerable residents fuels their fight for access to health care for all. thelocal.to/midwives-uni...

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For uninsured residents of Toronto, going to the hospital can be a gamble. It’s hard to find out what they’ll charge in advance, and that price could differ by hospital. That’s just one reason some midwives are advocating for universal health care. thelocal.to/midwives-uni...

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“I really wish that the people in power saw what I saw.” Why midwives are fighting for access to health care for uninsured immigrants. thelocal.to/midwives-uni...

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Midwives in Ontario have always served those without provincial health insurance. In 2025, they worry that their job is only going to get harder writes Wency Leung in The Immigration Issue’s final story. thelocal.to/midwives-uni...

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It’s a familiar pattern across history, to blame immigrants or specific ethnic groups for the social ills caused by poor leadership, economic downturn, even global pandemics. The newest incarnation, this time against Indians, is fuelled by viral online hate. thelocal.to/anti-indian-...

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“If it’s happening in front of you, you can go and speak out against the injustice. Online, it feels like all you can do is watch.” thelocal.to/anti-indian-...

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For The Local, Aparita Bhandari examines what’s fueling a recent wave of online hate targeting Indian immigrants. She finds a vicious cycle of misinformation, hate mongering, and poor policy choices. thelocal.to/anti-indian-...

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“Social media has allowed people to say pretty hateful things without any repercussions.” The latest wave of online hate targets Indian immigrants, international students, and temporary foreign workers in Canada. thelocal.to/anti-indian-...

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Indian immigrants in Canada are the target of a dramatic rise in viral hate content, from Instagram accounts that perpetuate stereotypes to far-right groups spreading conspiracy theories. thelocal.to/anti-indian-...

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Within Canada, each cohort of newcomers has faced anti-immigrant bias. A new online onslaught targeting Indians is the latest incarnation, and social media platforms are letting it happen, writes Aparita Bhandari. thelocal.to/anti-indian-...

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“Changing policies at such a lightning speed within a span of two months has completely destroyed the reputation of Canada.” thelocal.to/internationa...

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Donate your $200 Ontario tax rebate to The Local.. @thelocal.to Doing massively GREAT work for Toronto/Ontario

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@nickhunebrown.bsky.social on the rise (and rise and rise) and spectacular fall of the international student industry. thelocal.to/internationa...

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