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We just wrapped our sports issue at @thelocal.to with this excellent profile of one of Canada's best wheelchair rugby players. This story avoids all the clichés you've heard about para athletes and instead presents you with a complex image of a young man at a crossroads—don't miss it.
Wency LeungOld dog (me) tries new trick (sports writing!!!😱) Big love to @royinori.bsky.social for all the thought and care she put into editing this story. thelocal.to/wheelchair-r...
“He has to keep winning, keep winning, keep winning.” Team Canada's youngest wheelchair rugby player is driven by a need to dominate. It's also what seems to bring him the most grief, writes @wencyleung.bsky.social in the final story from our sports issue: thelocal.to/wheelchair-r...
Wheelchair Athlete Rio Kanda Kovac Wants to Win | The LocalHis thirst for victory has gotten Team Canada's youngest player this far in wheelchair rugby. But in this fast-paced, aggressive, yet remarkably inclusive sport, getting ahead also means learning to p...thelocal.toFuelled by waves of South Asian immigration, cricket has become one of Canada's fastest-growing sports, writes Vikram Nijhawan. But overcrowded fields, failing businesses, and allegations of corruption are threatening the game from within. thelocal.to/cricket-popu...
Cricket in the GTA Is Booming. Now Comes the Hard Part. } The LocalFuelled by waves of South Asian immigration, cricket has become one of Canada's fastest-growing sports. But overcrowded fields, failing businesses, and allegations of corruption are threatening the ga...thelocal.toWomens sports are booming in Canada right now. But without female coaches at the helm, a generation of young athletes may miss out on the opportunity to learn a new way to play, writes @curiouslana.bsky.social. New from our sports issue: thelocal.to/womens-sport...
Where Are All the Female Coaches? | The LocalCanada is in a moment of unprecedented expansion in women’s sports. But structural barriers and unclear pathways into coaching mean that women are being deprived of opportunities to lead the next gene...thelocal.to
I wrote about my beloved baseball Maple Leafs signing Yasiel Puig. thelocal.to/yasiel-puig-...
Yasiel Puig at Christie Pits | The LocalA free Maple Leafs baseball game at my local playground has long been the best community event in the city. Then the team signed a former Major League Baseball star awaiting sentencing.thelocal.toTrans-inclusive health care is already hard to find in Ontario. Now, growing anti-trans rhetoric is making physicians more hesitant to get trained in gender-affirming care, experts tell @ziyajones.bsky.social. A new feature published in partnership with @script.health: thelocal.to/trans-health...
The New Chill Facing Trans Health Care Providers | The LocalAs anti-trans rhetoric intensifies at home and abroad, the organizations providing training in trans-inclusive healthcare say they’re seeing less uptake from physicians across Ontario.thelocal.toKids aren’t moving or playing enough. Part of the problem, argues Rachel Giese, is the rise of the massive competitive youth sports industry. thelocal.to/youth-sports...
Kids Aren’t Active Enough. Youth Sports Are Part of the Problem. | The LocalAs competitive, specialized athletics dominate gyms and community fields, the children who need physical activity most are the ones being left out.thelocal.toMaking it pro as a soccer referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player, writes Sam Rosati Martin. That doesn’t stop this corps of ambitious, self-serious officials from trying. thelocal.to/soccer-refer...
The Grand Ambitions and Grubby Indignities of the Aspiring Soccer Referee | The LocalMaking it pro as a referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player. That doesn’t stop this corps of exacting, self-serious officials from trying.thelocal.toWait, how much are we spending on reusable cups? @michaeldeforge.bsky.social and @wencyleung.bsky.social make sense of the costs and payoffs of hosting the World Cup in seven illustrations. thelocal.to/fifa-world-c...
An Illustrated Guide to the FIFA World Cup in Toronto | The LocalHow many private jets could this pay for? Seven illustrations to make sense of the costs and payoffs of hosting the World Cup.thelocal.toToday we launch our latest issue, “Sports and the City.” The World Cup is a reminder of the massive influence sports can have over a place like Toronto—reshaping our geography, sparking celebration or mourning, and remaking our experience of the city. thelocal.to/summer-2026/
Sports and the City | The LocalHow we play sports is tied to policy and politics, culture and business. As the larger-than-life FIFA World Cup kicks off in Toronto, we look at sports from the ground, from minor-league baseball to c...thelocal.to“It feels hyperbolic, it feels morbid, but I'm very concerned that my day-to-day life is gonna require stepping over dead bodies.” Don't miss @emmapaling.bsky.social's stunning feature on the impending closure of Moss Park's safe consumption site, your Sunday #longread. thelocal.to/moss-park-sa...
The Long Last Days of Toronto’s First Safe Consumption Site | The LocalNick says he’ll go back to Manitoulin. Texas can’t even think about the closure. Inside Moss Park in the final days of a nine-year era of safe consumption.thelocal.toI've been thinking of The Local's sports issue as 'sports from the margins'—every Toronto sports story you won't have heard about during FIFA, but ought to know. The issue just wrapped this week. If you missed it, now's your chance to take a look: thelocal.to/summer-2026/
Sports and the City | The LocalHow we play sports is tied to policy and politics, culture and business. As the larger-than-life FIFA World Cup kicks off in Toronto, we look at sports from the ground, from minor-league baseball to c...thelocal.toI'm so happy to share that my 2025 feature on Ontario's worm industry won gold at the Canadian Association of Journalists awards and silver at the National Magazine Awards! What an honour. Thanks to the judges, my sources, the worms, and my wonderful team for allowing me to pursue this wacky story.
The Local MagazineLast week The Local took home six national journalism awards. Congrats to the team, and thanks to the readers and supporters who make this work possible! 🎉 thelocal.to/the-local-wi...
Impressive new series on the lack of oversight and resource shortages plaguing Ontario’s long-term care system, meticulously reported by @royinori.bsky.social in @thelocal.to
Inspecting Long-Term Care | The LocalFive years after a pandemic that revealed the disastrous conditions in Ontario’s long-term care homes, we investigate the state of oversight in the sector. Rolling out over the next two weeks, our “In...thelocal.toLast night, our Wild Wild City issue won Best Editorial Package at the National Magazine Awards! @nickhunebrown.bsky.social also won gold for his story from the issue, Breakdown at the Racetrack, and @royinori.bsky.social silver for hers, The Worm Hunters of Southern Ontario. Congratulations! 🎉
National Media Awards Foundation📦 The 49th National Magazine Awards — Editorial Package: Gold: "Wild Wild City," @thelocal.to Silver: Brave New Year," @torontolifemag.bsky.social #NMA26
So much great work to celebrate from last night's NMAs... Big love to the whole team @cangeo.bsky.social for awards in feature writing and photo essays!! And huge congrats to pals including @nickhunebrown.bsky.social, @royinori.bsky.social, @arnokopecky.bsky.social, and @patkanephoto.bsky.social!
2026 WinnersWe are pleased to reveal the Canadian creators who won Gold and Silver medals at this year’s National Magazine Awards. The gala was held at Arcadian Court in Toronto on June 5, 2026, and was co-hos…magazine-awards.comCongratulations @royinori.bsky.social! 🎉
Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)🏆🏅Congrats to @royinori.bsky.social of @thelocal.to for winning the Gold Community Written Feature Award https://loom.ly/gLO9bKQ 🏆🏅Félicitations à Inori Roy pour avoir gagné le Prix or pour Reportage écrite communautaire
@thelocal.to's first audio story! Listent to the great @royinori.bsky.social read this powerful piece.
The Local MagazineIf you don't have time to settle in with a magazine feature, this one's for you. The Local is trying something new: our latest story includes an audio version by author @royinori.bsky.social, produced by Gabby McMann and @chloeellingson.bsky.social. Give it a listen! thelocal.to/ontario-long...
He Complained About His Mother’s Care. The Long-Term Care Home Restricted Him From Seeing Her. Five years after Ontario banned the practice, families still being punishment for complaining about inadequate care, by @royinori.bsky.social thelocal.to/ontario-long... via @thelocal.to
He Complained About His Mother’s Care. The Home Restricted Him From Seeing Her | The LocalFive 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.thelocal.to