The only place to find reported, fact-checked biographies and platform summaries for every candidate running in the 2026 Toronto municipal election.

Toronto has a history of dismissing trans politicians as fringe candidates. In Toronto Centre, Nicki Ward is fighting for a fair shot.

Ahead of this week’s vote on whether to freeze data-centre development for a year, city councillors seeking re-election are suddenly taking a firm stance in response to public outcry

The 55-year old museum shuttered without warning one Friday in June. Then devastated staff were given four months to dismantle it. A former employee on the last days of a beloved institution.

Good news: your community elected a councillor and even a mayor who share your vision for the city. Then the province steps in.

The rise of ABC Toronto and Progress Toronto marks a new era of behind-the-scenes political organizing at City Hall—and this October's election is their first real test.

I sat on the aisle at a movie the other day.

A not-insignificant part of my job is fielding phone calls from freelance writers who have questions. The questions can vary—Have you heard of any job openings? Are you interested in this pitch? An ed...

One community volunteer traces 20 years of botched communication, unanswered questions, and delays—and asks what public consultation is actually worth.

As the Emerald Energy from Waste incinerator moves towards a major expansion, locals are worried about their health, and asking if their working-class, immigrant community is seen as a “sacrifice zone...

His 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...

We are building a civic newsroom unlike any other, with an expanded scope to serve residents of not just Toronto, but also Mississauga and Brampton.

A free Maple Leafs baseball game at my local playground has long been the best community event in the city. Then the team signed a former Major League Baseball star awaiting sentencing.

A free Maple Leafs baseball game at my local playground has long been the best community event in the city. Then the team signed a former Major League Baseball star awaiting sentencing.

As anti-trans rhetoric intensifies at home and abroad, the organizations providing training in trans-inclusive healthcare say they’re seeing less uptake from physicians across Ontario.

As competitive, specialized athletics dominate gyms and community fields, the children who need physical activity most are the ones being left out.

As competitive, specialized athletics dominate gyms and community fields, the children who need physical activity most are the ones being left out.

The province promised to fix public education. A year after unprecedented takeovers, it’s delivered less transparency, cuts to programs, and deeper uncertainty for the students who need the most suppo...

Making 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.

Making 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.

How many private jets could this pay for? Seven illustrations to make sense of the costs and payoffs of hosting the World Cup.

In 2024, an Indigenous burial site was found during construction on Withrow Avenue, near Riverdale Park East. Where others see a “hole” in the ground awaiting investigation, journalist Gabrielle McMan...

Nick 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.

Five years after Queen’s Park unanimously voted to end the practice, families say they’re still being kept from their loved ones as punishment for complaining about care—with no clear legal recourse.

Five years after Queen’s Park unanimously voted to end the practice, families say they’re still being kept from their loved ones as punishment for complaining about care—with no clear legal recourse.

I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then they were everywhere. Then I lost my mind.

Exclusive analysis of more than 17,500 long-term care home inspection reports reveals a provincial inspection regime failing to meet its own accountability goals, with seniors who lack family advocate...

I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then they were everywhere. Then I lost my mind.

One key player? A large American bank.

Five 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...

Exclusive analysis of more than 17,500 long-term care home inspection reports reveals a provincial inspection regime failing to meet its own accountability goals, with seniors who lack family advocate...