Gearing Up for October’s Election
…rather than just newsy coverage of current events. We’re also building Candidate Tracker, a one-stop-shop for information about every candidate in every ward—the voting history of the incumbents, the platforms…
A Local Year in Review
…planned. Inori Roy, Associate Editor: Speaking of trackers, I have to give a shoutout to the election issue’s Candidate Tracker. It was a massive, unprecedented, ambitious project, and every ounce…
The Local’s 2025 Year in Review
…democratic rights. Nick: Shout out to Inori and the Candidate Tracker team—the only journalists writing fact-checked biographies and platform summaries of every single candidate in Toronto elections. Tai: Having said…
The Local’s 2023 Year in Review
…I did this year, I have to give a big shout out to the Candidate Tracker team for pulling off what felt like a minor miracle with our Mayoral Tracker—102…
The Local’s 2024 Year in Review
…another unexpected election and Candidate Tracker this fall in Don Valley West. It’s always a challenge to get into the nitty-gritty of local politics, but we’ve also got the Tracker…
The Local Is Nominated for Five Digital Publishing Awards
…Race Issue: Coverage of the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election. With in-depth profiles of candidates, community reporting, policy analysis, and our Candidate Tracker tool—the only place to find reported, fact-checked biographies…
The Local Fellowship 2026
…Mississauga, and Brampton. Fellows will work on their own piece for the fall election issue, and will support the team’s other editorial efforts (like our candidate tracker) through research, writing,…
We’re Hiring an Editorial Assistant
…team as we prepare to cover the 2022 municipal elections in Toronto. Responsibilities of the role include: Extensive research Data collection and analysis Candidate outreach Writing candidate profiles for our…
Meet Chloë Ellingson, the Newest Member of The Local
…for some of our favourite images. She can make a simple assignment—like a portrait of a candidate in a Toronto District School Board by-election or an image from the underground…
The Year in Pictures
…in Toronto in 2025. Taken by Chloë Ellingson, it shows TDSB trustee candidate Masood Alam standing precariously on top of a snowbank, buffeted by wind, staring into the distance with…
Twelve Award Nominations for The Local
…Groen DPA Innovation in Digital Storytelling “Hot Spot Tracker” by Tai Huynh DPA Emerging Excellence Award Inori Roy, Associate Editor DPA General Excellence in Digital Publishing (Small Publications) The Local…
Five National Magazine Award Nominations for The Local
…editor Nicholas Hune-Brown has been nominated for his sharp profile of then-candidate, now-mayor Olivia Chow during the 2023 election. And contributor Adin Wagner has been nominated for “Best Emerging Writer”…
The Local’s Most-Read Stories of 2025
…Donald Trump’s tariff threats and annexation taunts, Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani’s close friendship with Vice President J.D. Vance brought American politics into a local campaign. For this feature, Nicholas Hune-Brown…