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Inspection Results for Every Long-Term Care Home in Ontario
Use The Local’s exclusive dashboard to look up fines, violations, and care quality metrics for the province’s more than 600 long-term care homes.
Who is Watching Over Ontario’s Most Vulnerable Seniors?
Exclusive analysis of more than 17,500 long-term care home inspection reports reveals a provincial inspection regime failing to meet its own accountability goals, with seniors who lack family advocates bearing the greatest burden.
How The Local Analyzed 17,500 Long-Term Care Reports to Understand the State of Provincial Inspections
Every year, thousands of inspections capture failures to meet provincial standards in long-term care. No one has ever tried to quantify the results of those inspections—until now.
The Local Expands Into Peel
Introducing Prarthana Pathak, our new Peel Reporter
The Local is Nominated For Ten More Journalism Awards
The nominations at the Digital Publishing Awards and National Magazine Awards recognize our journalism in 2025.
When Refugees Can’t Afford the Care They Need
New federal cuts to Canada's refugee health program take effect this week. The people who work with asylum seekers say the consequences could be devastating.
The Local is Nominated for Four Canadian Association of Journalists Awards
The awards recognize our in-depth reporting on everything from school boards to international students to AI to worm harvesting
The Toronto Schools Using Non-Teachers Most Are in the Poorest Neighbourhoods
Exclusive data shows a stark divide in how the TDSB relies on untrained emergency replacements—and schools in low-income neighbourhoods are bearing the burden.
The New Reality for Toronto’s Crossing Guards
Once a job for local retirees backed by the police, today's crossing guards are poorly paid contract workers employed by private companies. As they confront growing road rage and speeding drivers, their work is more dangerous than ever.
We’re Hiring a Peel Reporter
The Local is looking for a talented journalist to join our team as a staff reporter covering civic issues in Mississauga and Brampton.