Tai Huynh
@taimhuynh.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, The Local @thelocal.to
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Advocates have long struggled to improve special education at the TDSB. But now that the board is under supervision, they’re finding transparency and accountability are disappearing. New from @wencyleung.bsky.social:
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Special Education Policy Vs. Practice at the TDSB | The Local
For years, the TDSB's special education advisory committee has pressed for accountability from the board. Since the province's takeover, that's become harder than ever.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Advocates have long struggled to improve special education at the TDSB. But now that the board is under supervision, they’re finding transparency and accountability are disappearing. New from @wencyleung.bsky.social:
thelocal.to/tdsb-special...
thelocal.to/tdsb-special...
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, removed articles from their sites. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, removed articles from their sites. thelocal.to/investigatin...
A season to remember even without the hardware.
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
A season to remember even without the hardware.
How insane is this World Series?
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
How insane is this World Series?
3 more outs. Unfortunately one of those will need to be Ohtani.
November 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
3 more outs. Unfortunately one of those will need to be Ohtani.
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This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
Game was over by the third pitch.
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Game was over by the third pitch.
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Applications for our Early-Career Journalism Fellowship are now open! The fellowship, a joint undertaking with @thephilanthropist.ca, provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society. thelocal.to/early-career...
Early-Career Journalism Fellowship
The fellowship provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Applications for our Early-Career Journalism Fellowship are now open! The fellowship, a joint undertaking with @thephilanthropist.ca, provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society. thelocal.to/early-career...
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Without enough brothers to fill their houses, some fraternities have begun renting rooms to non-students desperate for cheap rent. Ella MacCormack and @wencyleung.bsky.social on what happens when your landlord is a frat. thelocal.to/fraternities...
When Your Landlord is a Frat | The Local
Without enough brothers to fill their houses, some fraternities have begun renting rooms to non-students desperate for cheap rent. The results have been messy.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Without enough brothers to fill their houses, some fraternities have begun renting rooms to non-students desperate for cheap rent. Ella MacCormack and @wencyleung.bsky.social on what happens when your landlord is a frat. thelocal.to/fraternities...
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“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...
How York University Lost the Trust of Its Community | The Local
After program closures, questionable major capital projects, and increasingly fractious labour relations, what is the future of York University?
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October 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...
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🎟️ Get your ticket to the Future of Independent Media Summit, Oct. 3-4 at @carleton.ca
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
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🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎟️ Get your ticket to the Future of Independent Media Summit, Oct. 3-4 at @carleton.ca
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
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TDSB chair and former councillor Neethan Shan wins by-election in Scarborough-Rouge Park. thelocal.to/neethan-shan...
Neethan Shan Wins Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election | The Local
In a crowded field, the longtime local politician was elected back to city council on a call to put Scarborough first.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
TDSB chair and former councillor Neethan Shan wins by-election in Scarborough-Rouge Park. thelocal.to/neethan-shan...
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Scarborough-Rouge Park residents, you may have seen our flyers for The Local's by-election candidate tracker at your local library! Stay tuned for tonight's live coverage of the election results in just a few hours. thelocal.to/live-results...
Live Results From the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election | The Local
Real-time results from election night, starting at 8 p.m. on September 29, 2025.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Scarborough-Rouge Park residents, you may have seen our flyers for The Local's by-election candidate tracker at your local library! Stay tuned for tonight's live coverage of the election results in just a few hours. thelocal.to/live-results...
Come say hi to @thelocal.to at Word on the Street this weekend. We have tote bags, stickers and much more. #WOTS2025
September 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Come say hi to @thelocal.to at Word on the Street this weekend. We have tote bags, stickers and much more. #WOTS2025
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A quick 🧵 on my @thelocal.to feature on Woodbine Racetrack, the economics of horse racing, and how to think about racehorses as ideas about animal-human relations shift. #longreads 1/ thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
Breakdown at the Racetrack | The Local
Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of f...
thelocal.to
September 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A quick 🧵 on my @thelocal.to feature on Woodbine Racetrack, the economics of horse racing, and how to think about racehorses as ideas about animal-human relations shift. #longreads 1/ thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
"Each day at the track, hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money are paid out to the owners of racehorses, a large percentage of which is government subsidy. Races are run out of contractual obligation, not because there is demand from the public."
Why the hell?
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Why the hell?
thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
Breakdown at the Racetrack | The Local
Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of f...
thelocal.to
September 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Each day at the track, hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money are paid out to the owners of racehorses, a large percentage of which is government subsidy. Races are run out of contractual obligation, not because there is demand from the public."
Why the hell?
thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
Why the hell?
thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
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I spent the summer thinking about horses. Here’s my feature for @thelocal.to on how horse racing has slowly shifted from a lucrative gambling business to a sport wholly dependent on government subsidy, and what a series of racehorse deaths could mean for the sport. thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
Breakdown at the Racetrack | The Local
Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of f...
thelocal.to
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I spent the summer thinking about horses. Here’s my feature for @thelocal.to on how horse racing has slowly shifted from a lucrative gambling business to a sport wholly dependent on government subsidy, and what a series of racehorse deaths could mean for the sport. thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
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What happens to $20 B worth of land under provincial supervision. The province didn't respond to my questions, the TDSB can't speak to media. My latest for @thelocal.to thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...
What Happens to TDSB’s $20 Billion Worth of Land Under Provincial Supervision? | The Local
The TDSB is one of Toronto’s largest landowners. When the province took over the board, it also took over its subsidiary that manages its properties—and it’s not saying what’s next.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What happens to $20 B worth of land under provincial supervision. The province didn't respond to my questions, the TDSB can't speak to media. My latest for @thelocal.to thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...
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What does the future look like to students completing their undergrad degrees this year? The Local’s journalism fellow Moyo Lawuyi interviewed her peers to find out. thelocal.to/the-future-a...
The Future, According to the Class of 2026 | The Local
We spent our teen years under COVID lockdowns, and now face an uncertain path shaped by climate change, AI, and shifting geopolitics. But my fellow students and I are holding out hope for better days…
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September 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
What does the future look like to students completing their undergrad degrees this year? The Local’s journalism fellow Moyo Lawuyi interviewed her peers to find out. thelocal.to/the-future-a...
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It's a crowded field for Scarborough-Rouge Park's upcoming by-election. In a ward that feels distant from City Hall and left out of some of its decisions, many of the candidates are campaigning on a platform of putting Scarborough first, writes @rebeccaga0.bsky.social. thelocal.to/scarborough-...
In the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election, Candidates Promise to Put Scarborough First | The Local
In a crowded by-election in Toronto’s most eastern ward, is focussing on hyper-local issues the way into City Hall?
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September 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It's a crowded field for Scarborough-Rouge Park's upcoming by-election. In a ward that feels distant from City Hall and left out of some of its decisions, many of the candidates are campaigning on a platform of putting Scarborough first, writes @rebeccaga0.bsky.social. thelocal.to/scarborough-...
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Scarborough–Rouge Park, Toronto’s easternmost ward, is having a local by-election on September 29. The Local is the only place to find researched, fact-checked bios and platform summaries for every candidate in the running. Check out our latest Candidate Tracker: thelocal.to/srp2025/ #TOpoli
Here Are the Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election Candidates | The Local
The only place to find fact-checked biographies and election platform summaries for every candidate running for Ward 25—Scarborough–Rouge Park in the September 29, 2025 by-election.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Scarborough–Rouge Park, Toronto’s easternmost ward, is having a local by-election on September 29. The Local is the only place to find researched, fact-checked bios and platform summaries for every candidate in the running. Check out our latest Candidate Tracker: thelocal.to/srp2025/ #TOpoli
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Doug Ford wants to control admissions criteria at Ontario universities, and which non-tuition fees students pay once they’re on campus. It may not seem overtly political, but Bill 33 is part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses, writes @royinori.bsky.social. thelocal.to/bill-33-onta...
Doug Ford Is Trying to Control How Universities Operate | The Local
Ontario’s Bill 33 mandates merit-based admissions and gives the province unprecedented power over university and college operations. Is it part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses?
thelocal.to
September 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Doug Ford wants to control admissions criteria at Ontario universities, and which non-tuition fees students pay once they’re on campus. It may not seem overtly political, but Bill 33 is part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses, writes @royinori.bsky.social. thelocal.to/bill-33-onta...
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The humanities have been in crisis for the entirety of @simonlewsen.bsky.social's career. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the death of the liberal arts, in his own classroom he sees signs of life. thelocal.to/humanities-i...
The Humanities Aren't Dead Yet | The Local
Enrollment in the liberal arts has been in freefall for years. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the end of the humanities, in my own classroom I see signs of life.
thelocal.to
September 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The humanities have been in crisis for the entirety of @simonlewsen.bsky.social's career. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the death of the liberal arts, in his own classroom he sees signs of life. thelocal.to/humanities-i...