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Boy, people sure do love sports! May I interest you in parasports? #murderball 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.toOld 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...
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.toThere are so many gems throughout this entire issue @thelocal.to. "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.toHuge kudos to Betsy Powell from @thestar.com for her coverage of this atrocious case. The fact that this nightmare was allowed to happen is damning.
Toronto StarOn Friday, a mother told an Ontario court how she walked backwards out of a funeral home to not turn away from her 12-year-old son lying in a coffin. That was one of the gut‑wrenching moments as a couple were sentenced to life in prison for the boy's murder. Read more from Betsy Powell:
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social has done it AGAIN! He's written yet another story you can't put down thelocal.to/yasiel-puig-...
Oh, you're not into sports? That's ok! If you enjoy reading about people's quirky obsessions, you're gonna love this #longform story. 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.toSo far, June has been a smorgasbord of great journalism at @thelocal.to. Catch up this weekend on stories about long-term care, the closure of safe consumption sites, Toronto's pre-colonial history, public education, the weird world of soccer refs, and the problem with youth sports thelocal.to
The LocalAn independent magazine exploring urban health and social issues in Toronto.thelocal.toIt makes me so happy to see one of my favourite people in Canadian journalism contributing to @thelocal.to 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.toThis little team covers the GTA like no other. I'm grateful to be part of it. 🥰
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...
Please read this stunning feature by Emma Paling. You've probably read stories about the closure of Toronto's safe consumption sites, but I promise you, not any like this. 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.to@royinori.bsky.social continues her phenomenal coverage of long-term care in Ontario. 🔊BTW, @thelocal.to introduces a new element: audio! Take a listen. (It's read by Inori herself; no robotic AI voices here!)
The Local MagazineWhen Alex Grieco and Donna Bardy complained about the care his mother was receiving at her long-term care home, the home restricted them from seeing her—first for days, then for months, with little explanation. Read the latest from our “Inspecting Long-Term Care” issue. thelocal.to/ontario-long...
@royinori.bsky.social started talking about this incredibly ambitious project months and months ago. Today, @thelocal.to is launching its Inspecting Long-Term Care issue, which she single-handedly wrote. It is phenomenal data journalism. thelocal.to/spring-2026/
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.to