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What’s Next for The Local

What’s Next for The Local

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Bubble Tea, Dollar Stores, and Dialysis?

Bubble Tea, Dollar Stores, and Dialysis?

When Target closed in Canada, it left a crater in many suburban malls. In Thorncliffe Park, a group of health-care providers stepped in.
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Collision Course

Collision Course

In inner-suburbs like Mount Dennis, the convenience of commuters zooming through often take precedence over the wellbeing of locals.
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Shedding Light on the Shadow

Shedding Light on the Shadow

How a drop-in program for youth is changing the nature of mental health recovery on Toronto’s west side.
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Election Roundup

Election Roundup

This election’s been full of distractions, but the decisions we make affect the health of Torontonians in ways that aren’t always obvious.
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Hunger in a City of Plenty

Hunger in a City of Plenty

In virtually every culture, people connect over food. To be deprived of food is to be alienated from social life.
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Unsung Heroes: Ghirmai the Interpreter

Unsung Heroes: Ghirmai the Interpreter

In a city of immigrants, interpreters play an often overlooked role — trekking across the GTA to ensure new Torontonians are understood.
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Unsanctioned

Unsanctioned

The stories behind Parkdale’s overdose prevention site.
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The Roma of Flemingdon Park

The Roma of Flemingdon Park

Jen Quinlan was just trying to get Roma kids to the dentist. She ended up picking a fight with one of Canada’s richest real estate firms.
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Young, Pregnant, No Fixed Address

Young, Pregnant, No Fixed Address

Lack of affordable housing can have devastating and long-lasting health effects for teenage parents and their children.
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Portrait: Living Without Drug Coverage

Portrait: Living Without Drug Coverage

Like so many part-time workers in Canada, Olivia is faced with difficult budget decisions every time she gets sick.
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Local Voices: Cooking in the Shelter

Local Voices: Cooking in the Shelter

I have cooked in restaurant kitchens, and for newspaper readers. Working at a shelter taught me a new way to look at food.
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