Recent Stories
Meet Chloë Ellingson, the Newest Member of The Local
The Toronto photojournalist joins The Local as our first Visuals Editor
‘One of the Most Egregious Interventions in University Autonomy We’ve Ever Seen’
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?
Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education Crisis in Five Figures
Stagnant provincial funding, a domestic tuition freeze, cuts to international students, and expensive capital projects—the numbers behind the emergency in higher education.
The Humanities Aren’t Dead Yet
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.
What Is Higher Education For?
From a financial crisis, to political, social, and technological upheaval, the province’s universities and colleges are in a moment of profound change.
New Data Shows Dramatic Rise in Non-Teachers Filling in at TDSB Schools
Records obtained by The Local reveal the TDSB's use of unqualified emergency replacements jumped more than 1,100 percent since COVID.
Takeover of GTA School Boards—Your Questions Answered
What we know about the province’s supervision of GTA school boards, so far.
Inside the Takeover of Toronto-Area School Boards
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.
The Worm Hunters of Southern Ontario
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 thriving business.
On the Front Lines of the War Against ‘Super Lice’
With the emergence of drug-resistant nits, lice removal has become a booming business, catering to harried, itchy parents willing to pay for relief.
Bird Flu Comes For Toronto’s Wildlife
For humans, the virus has the potential to spark the next pandemic. But for wildlife, it's already causing devastation.
Are There More Bunnies in Toronto?
I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then they were everywhere. Then I lost my mind.
End Times at Ontario’s Roadside Zoos?
Ontario’s lax regulations have made the province the “wild west” for exotic animals. But as public concern over animal welfare grows, some zoos are buckling under the pressure.
The Cormorant Wars
The Toronto waterfront is home to the largest colony of cormorants in North America. And now they're spreading—squawking, puking, leaving toxic guano. Inside the fight between residents, conservationists, and governments over the most divisive and persecuted bird on the planet.
At Toronto’s Catholic Schools, Students Twice as Likely to Opt Out of Mandatory Measles Vaccine
In the midst of a measles outbreak, data analysis by The Local finds that 15 of the 20 schools with the highest vaccine exemption rates are in the Catholic boards.
Understanding the TDSB’s Budget Woes in Five Charts
The province says the school board has a spending problem. The board says it’s chronically underfunded. We sort through the numbers.
After the International Student Gold Rush
Foreign students were harmed by the policies that brought them here, and they’re being harmed once again by the policies shutting them out.
How Ontario Sleepwalked into a Crisis in Higher Education
After years of underfunding, the province’s colleges and universities are now in financial free fall—slashing staff, cutting programs, and shuttering campuses.
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