Photo-illustration by Marley Allen-Ash / The Local. Photo by Chris Young / The Canadian Press

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Feature by Alison Motluk

Under Ford, Hallway Health Care Has Devolved into ‘Chair Care’

Doug Ford became premier on a promise to end hallway health care. Seven years later, ERs are more crowded than ever and the system has never been in greater disarray.

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Analysis by Emma McIntosh

How the Greenbelt Scandal Is Quietly Shaping Ontario’s 2025 Provincial Election

The controversial and now-reversed plan to build homes on the protected area around Toronto marred the Doug Ford government’s second term—and the saga is far from over.

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Feature by Rob Csernyik

Doug Ford’s Big Wager on Online Gambling

The province’s three-year-old online casino market, iGaming Ontario, is already bringing in billions of dollars. The Tories are betting the revenues outweigh the human costs.

Illustration by Marley Allen-Ash / The Local

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Editor's Letter by Nicholas Hune-Brown

What do Changes to Immigration Mean In a City of Immigrants?

The last year has seen sharp changes in attitudes and policies around immigration across Canada. Nowhere are those changes felt more than in Toronto.

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