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The Local | In-depth Toronto journalism.

 Generated on March 15 2026 19:40 PM

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The Local | In-depth Toronto journalism.

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Property Content
locale en_US
type website
title The Local
description An independent magazine exploring urban health and social issues in Toronto.
url https://thelocal.to/
site_name The Local
image https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/EditorsLetter_NataliaPamies_HighRes-scaled.jpg
image:width 2560
image:height 1707
image:type image/jpeg

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  • [H1] The Local
  • [H1] The Province Took Over Ontario’s Biggest School Boards to Fix Their Finances. The Numbers Tell a Different Story
  • [H2] Recent Stories
  • [H2] The Cost of Care
  • [H2] The Higher Education Issue
  • [H2] School Board Takeover
  • [H3] Recent Issues
  • [H3] Explore Topics
  • [H3] Follow
  • [H3] The Local
  • [H3] Explore Topics
  • [H3] Recent Issues
  • [H3] Follow
  • [H3] The Local
  • [H3] The Local Fellowship 2026
  • [H3] Health811 Promises 24/7 Health Advice—If You Can Wait
  • [H3] When Your Dermatologist Becomes a Salesperson
  • [H3] Understanding the Eglinton Crosstown in Seven Illustrations
  • [H3] How Ontario’s Corporate Pharmacies Are Burning Out Their Pharmacists
  • [H3] Inside the Booming Industry Selling Lifestyle Drugs Online
  • [H3] Saving Rhea Seegobin
  • [H3] And How Will You Be Paying for Your Baby Today?
  • [H3] How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped Ontario’s Wealthiest—and Left Others Behind
  • [H3] Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires
  • [H3] Can the Finch West LRT Keep Up With Its Promises?
  • [H3] On the TTC, With Nowhere to Go
  • [H3] “It’s Quite Clear They Don’t Listen to Us”
  • [H3] Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era
  • [H3] The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation
  • [H3] Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires
  • [H3] The Worm Hunters of Southern Ontario
  • [H3] Breakdown at the Racetrack
  • [H3] Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era
  • [H3] Ontario Needs Nurses—Many Are Already Here, and Waiting to Practice
  • [H3] Are There More Bunnies in Toronto?

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In-page links

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The Cost of Care Internal Passing Juice
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School Board Takeover Internal Passing Juice
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The Province Took Over Ontario’s Biggest School Boards to Fix Their Finances. The Numbers Tell a Different Story Internal Passing Juice
The Local Fellowship 2026 Internal Passing Juice
Health811 Promises 24/7 Health Advice—If You Can Wait Internal Passing Juice
When Your Dermatologist Becomes a Salesperson Internal Passing Juice
Understanding the Eglinton Crosstown in Seven Illustrations Internal Passing Juice
How Ontario’s Corporate Pharmacies Are Burning Out Their Pharmacists Internal Passing Juice
Inside the Booming Industry Selling Lifestyle Drugs Online Internal Passing Juice
Saving Rhea Seegobin Internal Passing Juice
And How Will You Be Paying for Your Baby Today? Internal Passing Juice
How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped Ontario’s Wealthiest—and Left Others Behind Internal Passing Juice
Ontario’s Daycares Are Increasingly Staffed by Underqualified Hires Internal Passing Juice
Can the Finch West LRT Keep Up With Its Promises? Internal Passing Juice
On the TTC, With Nowhere to Go Internal Passing Juice
“It’s Quite Clear They Don’t Listen to Us” Internal Passing Juice
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era Internal Passing Juice
The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation Internal Passing Juice
The Worm Hunters of Southern Ontario Internal Passing Juice
Breakdown at the Racetrack Internal Passing Juice
Ontario Needs Nurses—Many Are Already Here, and Waiting to Practice Internal Passing Juice
Are There More Bunnies in Toronto? Internal Passing Juice
Recent issues Internal Passing Juice
The Local Internal Passing Juice

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education 9
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