Chloë Ellingson
Chloë Ellingson is a Toronto-based documentary photographer and visuals editor at The Local. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Walrus and The Globe and Mail. You can reach her by email at chloe@thelocal.to, on Instagram at @chloeellingson, or on Bluesky at @chloeellingson.bsky.social.
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He Complained About His Mother’s Care. The Home Restricted Him From Seeing Her
Five years after Queen’s Park unanimously voted to end the practice, families say they’re still being kept from their loved ones as punishment for complaining about care—with no clear legal recourse.
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.
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.
Breakdown at the Racetrack
Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of fatal horse injuries at Woodbine raises questions about the future of the sport.
In the Annex and Crescent Town, Two Sides to Toronto’s Density Dilemma
The Annex had fewer residents in 2021 than 1971. The towers of Crescent Town had far more. How the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto.
The Crisis After the Crisis
During lockdowns, politicians, journalists, and policy makers suddenly started paying attention to communities along the Finch West corridor. Then they stopped. A panoramic look at Toronto’s northwest after the COVID emergency.
How the Election Looks From the Suburbs
Toronto mayoral elections are often decided far from the downtown core. Here’s what matters to voters in three key suburban wards where the race could be fiercest.
For TTC Bus Riders, the Wait is Endless
Buses are the unglamorous workhorses of the TTC. By neglecting them to build flashy rail projects a decade from now, is the TTC failing the people that need transit most today?
Battle at Rowntree Mills
When the parking lot gates were shut ten years ago, Rowntree Mills Park became an urban wilderness. The fight to reopen it has divided a community and raises the question: how public is a public park?