Illustration by Marley Allen-Ash / The Local

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News by Nicholas Hune-Brown , Wency Leung and Inori Roy

Toronto Stays Red, But Conservatives Make Inroads in the GTA

The Liberals take the GTA, and the country, as the Conservatives improve on their 2021 performance.

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Map by Tai Huynh

Federal Election Candidates for Every Riding in the GTA

A map of all candidates running in the April 28 federal election in the Greater Toronto Area, including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Burlington, Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa.

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.

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