Proud to see the Finch West Issue up for best editorial package National Magazine Awards + 4 other noms. Thanks to all the contributors—not just journalists, but also Rexdale, Jane & Finch residents, United Way Greater Toronto, Metcalf Foundation. Community journalism is a team sport. thelocal.to/five-national-…

The Local has been nominated for five National Magazine Awards! We’re honoured to be recognized among the biggest names in magazine journalism in Canada. A look at the nominees: 🧵thelocal.to/five-national-…

Residents in the Greater Toronto Area had no idea a company operating in their community uses a known carcinogen. We dug into it in a massive investigation with The Local Magazine, Denise Balkissoon writes in this week’s newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-ste…

Announcing the #NMA24 nominees for Editorial Package! Chatelaine, Spacing, The Local Magazine, Up Here Magazine, Dinette, Magazine Continuité, Serviette & q̓apkiⱡ!

Congratulations to Christopher Katsarov Luna, nominated in the Photo Essay & Photojournalism category for 'Canada's Worst Obstacle Course,' in The Local Magazine! #NMA24 magazine-awards.com/2024nominees

'Where Has Olivia Chow Been?' by Nick Hune-Brown and published in The Local Magazine is a finalist for Profiles! Congratulations! #NMA24 magazine-awards.com/2024nominees

The final Best Emerging Writer nominee is Adin Wagner, for “In Small Claims Court, Justice Delayed,” published by The Local Magazine! Congratulations! #NMA24 magazine-awards.com/2024nominees

Congratulations, Ashley! 'The Realities of Renting While Black,' published in The Local Magazine, is nominated for Feature Writing! #NMA24 buff.ly/44nsgm4

The theme of this year's CAJ conference is 'Journalism - and how to survive it.' Join me, Tai Huynh, Noor Javed, Evy Kwong, Tanya Talaga, Adrian Harewood & photojournalist extraordinaire Chris Luna for a powerful conversation reflecting on *gestures widely.* See you there!

Police chasing suspect before deadly Highway 401 crash in Whitby had been called off — but pursuit continued, internal report says thestar.com/news/gta/polic… via @torontostar

Ethylene oxide is a known carcinogen. This medical sterilization company used it in Scarborough—then moved to Mississauga. An joint investigation with The Narwhal by Urbi Khan and Leah Borts-Kuperman thelocal.to/sterigenics-et…

Uncover the transformative potential of community-centered home care in 'A Home Care Model for NORCs in Ontario.' Ready to shape the future of care? Dive in now! Check out our latest policy paper ➡️shorturl.at/ckvxS #PolicyInnovation #HomeCare #NORCs #Ontario #AginginPlace

We wrapped our Art + Money Issue today at The Local Magazine. Love this package, so much great writing and art, find the whole thing here: thelocal.to/spring-2024/

A powerful piece on Toronto cultural criticism and its decline by Carl Wilson, one of the best arts critics the city has ever had thelocal.to/arts-criticism…

Toronto once had a thriving ecosystem of cultural critics who prodded, inspired and annoyed both readers and artists. What does a city lose, asks Carl Wilson, when its arts critics disappear? thelocal.to/arts-criticism…

We're up for 5 Digital Publishing Awards! “We’re so thrilled to have The Local’s work recognized among our esteemed colleagues in Canadian journalism,” says editor-in-chief Tai Huynh. Grateful to the readers, funders, judges, & those who allow us to tell their stories. thelocal.to/the-local-dpa-…

📢 The Local is excited to share that we've been nominated for five Digital Publishing Awards Digital Publishing Awards! Thank you to the judges and the National Media Awards Foundation. Read all about it and revisit the nominated stories below:🧵

Great to see this feature by Aparita from the Art+Money issue republished by our friends at The Walrus!

Congrats to The Local Magazine for their Art + Money issue. Lots of great reporting including this one by Dede Akolo about Hearth - 'a thriving alternative gallery started in a downtown garage' founded by some OCAD University alum and friends: thelocal.to/toronto-diy-ex…

Should you get a full body MRI scan? Celebrities say yes, but science says otherwise. Samir Gupta shares why on Dr. Samir Gupta

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