Last minute Scarborough Southwest election updates!! Had a blast working on this with the amazing @royinori and @emmabuchanan_ twitter.com/thelocal_to/st…

Almost voting day! By the way, even if you don't live in Scarborough Southwest, some of the details in these candidate profiles by @royinori @emmabuchanan_ and @rebeccaga0 are absolute gems 👀 twitter.com/TheLocal_TO/st…

Nathan Fielder covering Born To Die by Lana Del Rey

We analyzed every CTV National News broadcast since Oct 7. It’s the most popular news show in Canada—and it has a clear anti-Palestinian bias 🧵 breachmedia.ca/canadian-media…

Years ago, @seleross and @madihaslam took a chance on me and invited me to visit Maisonneuve's office—and that trip ended up shaping my career. It means so much to be coming back to Maisy as an associate editor 🥰 twitter.com/maisonneuvemag…

Need more reason to support local journalism? Check out this wicked @TheLocal_TO project. If independent journalists like @royinori @emmabuchanan_ and @rebeccaga0 don't do this legwork, who will? thelocal.to/scarborough-so…

We're back at it again: @emmabuchanan_ @rebeccaga0 and I have compiled a Candidate Tracker for the upcoming Scarborough Southwest by-election, happening later this month. Because who else is going to fact-check 23 candidates and follow their campaigns through til election day? twitter.com/TheLocal_TO/st…

For @nplusonemag, I wrote about how we're living through the post-9/11 period all over again, in all the worst ways nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…

A sexual assault in #Newfoundland exposed a police force’s predatory culture. Jane Doe of the Rock shares her story, along with the badass female officer who until now has stood in the shadows, from me in ⁦@thewalrus⁩ #longreads thewalrus.ca/how-a-sexual-a…

“My mother and younger sister are still asleep when I begin my journey.” Local Fellow Daysha Loppie on a history of physical and psychological disconnection in Rexdale, and her uncertain hopes for a transit line. thelocal.to/36-finch-west-…

For years, readers had been reaching out to @AlisonMotluk with painful stories about their experiences searching for a surrogate. They were all working with the same agency. A deep dive into what can go wrong when policy leaves room for interpretation: hazlitt.net/longreads/wait…

Grateful to Arden Taylor for the beautiful illustration and @emmabuchanan_ for the meticulous fact checking.

Burnaby is becoming its own affordable housing developer, launching a corporation by the end of the year to develop rentals as low as 50% below market. The entity will allow the city to be “nimble, pro-active and direct.” @TheTyee thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/1…

James Chow was in the UWaterloo gender studies class, where a professor and two students were stabbed in a hate-related attack. This is the most detailed explanation and recounting of events from any witness so far — it’s a must listen. The events are terrifying.

Huge news at The Local: we're hiring! We're looking for a Toronto-based, full-time, permanent staff reporter to tackle beats like education and labour. Pays $70,000-$80,000 depending on experience. Apply by July 28. Find out more on our website! thelocal.to/staff-reporter…

today is the day!! twitter.com/TheLocal_TO/st…

Advance voting for the mayoral by-election began yesterday! Our Candidate Tracker has biographies, platforms, and (where applicable) voting record analysis for all 102 candidates. thelocal.to/toronto-mayor-…

With the work of this tremendous team @emmabuchanan_, @rebeccaga0, @hiheidilee, @RamonaLeitao, @NikkyManfredi, @orrdanie, @neville_park, @ashleighraet, @HG_Watson, we've now got insights on EVERY candidate in the mayoral by-election. Nowhere else will you find this info! twitter.com/TheLocal_TO/st…

Labour disputes keep making headlines, from airlines to the oil sands, education to Amazon. Editorial fellow @emmabuchanan_ spoke to an expert to understand what this moment of unrest means. thewalrus.ca/labour-unrest/

check out my first story for @thewalrus! twitter.com/thewalrus/stat…

Fantastic job, @TheLocal_TO team! "Toronto Election 2022" is nominated for Best News Coverage (Community Publication). #DPA23 digitalpublishingawards.ca/2023nominees

@cstarnino @NikkyManfredi @TheLocal_TO Thanks, Carmine!!

A special shoutout to current (@emmabuchanan_) and former Walrii (@NikkyManfredi) for their work on the @TheLocal_TO's 2022 Toronto Municipal Election coverage! twitter.com/DPAwards/statu…

Totally normal and not at all creepy to make tiny cardboard cutouts of your coworkers and bring them around an event, right? Right? (I adore these people and I feel lucky to work with them!♥️♥️) twitter.com/emmawilkie/sta…

I had the absolute BEST TIME at @thewalrus 20th anniversary gala last night, it was so worth becoming fancy for a night 😍🙌🎉🥳🍾🪩 #Congrats team!

Writers in other fields should be paying attention to the WGA negotiations. Here's the current position on the use of AI.

So glad to be part of this project again, and proud of the amazing team involved! Check it out: twitter.com/TheLocal_TO/st…

Our team of writers and fact-checkers includes @royinori , @neville_park, @emmabuchanan_, @hiheidilee, @RamonaLeitao, @NikkyManfredi, @orrdanie, @ashleighraet.

For the May cover story of The Walrus, I wrote about a community of First Nations in rural Saskatchewan, where I’m from, searching for unmarked graves at a former residential school site. twitter.com/thewalrus/stat…

In preparation for the upcoming Toronto mayoral by-election, I'm looking for help with @TheLocal_TO's candidate tracker! If you're a journalist with excellent research skills or a killer fact-checker looking for part-time work, DM/email me. Pays $25-30/h.