Kunal Chaudhary

Gazan reporters are paying a heavy price Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief on losing his family, and why Israel is targeting journalists

Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael al-Dahdouh, was told live on air that his wife, son, daughter and grandson had been killed in an Israeli-designated safe zone. He speaks to @imaanirfan.bsky.social.

Emergency room closures drop in Ontario as critics urge government to make data public | Globalnews.ca Since a flare-up in emergency room closures in July 2022, Ontario Health has required hospitals to notify it if they are forced to shutter any major department to the public.

NEW: Emergency room closures are dropping in Ontario, according to data shared with Global News by the Ministry of Health.

Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
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“Do you know what I find ironic? The mayors I’ve asked: the [speed camera] money you’ve collected, how much have put into road safety? How much have you put into calming traffic? Not ONE DOLLAR has gone into that,” declares Premier Doug Ford.

Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.

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?

If the Ford government decides it doesn't like how a university sets its admissions standard, the new Bill 33 would give the province the ability to unilaterally change them. The implications for university autonomy, critics say, are unprecedented. thelocal.to/bill-33-onta...

Supportive Housing Graces an Adapted Toronto Church A newly minted Toronto Urban Design Award winner, 1120 Ossington proves that a simple, boxy building can be beautiful — and deeply humane.

"Although the homes are configured as compact micro-units, the lack of double-loaded interior corridors allows every suite to be a dual aspect unit — a rarity, unfortunately, for North American apartments — with natural light coming in from two sides."

This piece by @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social is part of The Local's Higher Education Issue (launched today!) and it's the clearest, most damning look at the financial crisis in Ontario colleges and universities I've read yet.

Leading genocide scholars organization says Israeli action in Gaza is genocide THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances The warning is included in previously unreported audits. Therme says it doesn't reflect the strong financial footing of the global business.

The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances, records obtained by the Star show.

From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
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Al Jazeera journalist’s parting words a haunting tribute to the truth and a condemnation of those who ignore it If not for the efforts of journalists, the world would know little of what has been happening in Gaza.

Al Jazeera journalist’s parting words is a haunting tribute to the truth and a condemnation of those who ignore it.

If not for the efforts of journalists like Anas Al-Sharif, the world would know little of what has been happening in Gaza. #Analysis

Why the future of Toronto is a pile of garbage — West End Phoenix The Green Lane Landfill, where our city’s trash goes, is set to hit maximum capacity in the next 10 years. And here’s why it has become virtually impossible to replace it.

WHY THE FUTURE OF TORONTO IS A PILE OF GARBAGE

The Green Lane Landfill, where our city’s trash goes, is set to hit maximum capacity in the next 10 years. @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social finds out why it has become virtually impossible to replace it.

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New Data Shows Dramatic Rise in Non-Teachers Filling in at TDSB Schools | The Local Records obtained by The Local reveal the TDSB's use of unqualified emergency replacements jumped more than 1,100 percent since COVID.

During the 2017-18 school year, the Toronto District School Board used non-teachers as emergency replacements 4,131 times. In just part of the last school year, the board used replacements a whopping 51,727 times. thelocal.to/tdsb-emergen...

‘I must document everything’: the film about the Palestinian photographer killed by missiles in Gaza Fatma Hassouna used poetry and photography to record the death and devastation she saw daily. Was she targeted by the IDF? We speak to the director of Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, a film about the journalist

‘I must document everything’: the film about the Palestinian photographer killed by missiles in Gaza

Ontario initially found Hwy. 401 tunnel plan had ‘potential for roadway collapse’ | Globalnews.ca An internal assessment of the plan determined that burrowing a tunnel under the highway would face technical and financial problems and could pose 'risks to public safety.'

NEW: Sometime in 2021, the Ford government paused its secret study of a tunnel under Highway 401.

One of the reasons? An analysis found “potential for roadway collapse” and “risks to public safety.”

It is now studying the idea again #OnPoli

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Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.

the trump administration is selling its war on higher education as a strike against the elites who have disadvantaged ordinary americans. in actuality, the administration is destroying advanced education for *everyone* in pursuit of its effort to deskill the american public

What’s at stake if Ontario halts power exports to the US?

@kunalchaudhary.bsky.social says we risk punishing the residents of states that voted against Donald Trump, jeopardizing decades of successful and ongoing cross-border infrastructure development. thewalrus.ca/ontario-energy-t...

In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday, in a call to action amid unrelenting conflict, mass displacement and the near-tot...

“”The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday…
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) platform, two out of three famine thresholds for food consumption have been breached across most of Gaza”

Just as health experts predicted, overdoses have increased since Ford closed supervised consumptions sites Ontario ordered five Toronto safe injection sites to close. Here’s what’s been happening on the streets since, July 19

"Without these services, preventable deaths will continue to rise...Communities will remain unsafe, and families will continue to suffer."

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US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Asso...

US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammunition as Palestinians seek food in #Gaza.

The AP has obtained videos of a food-distribution site in Gaza and interviewed two American contractors working there.

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Missanabie Cree First Nation celebrates first member to earn medical degree In a heartfelt ceremony at the Missanabie Cree First Nation office, family and friends gathered to honour Dr. Jordin Fletcher

#cdnpoli #onpoli #ontario #toronto #SaultSteMarie #Ottawa

'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...

NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.

Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:

What is happening in Gaza is an injury to our collective conscience. We must be allowed to speak out Silence means we can neither confront nor mourn what is going on.

What is happening in Gaza is an injury to our collective conscience. We must be allowed to speak out.

The only resolution is the freeing of the discussion around Gaza. #Opinion

Opinion: Family doctors won’t just appear in Canada – we have to prioritize training and supporting them Our approaches to medical education and the structure of family practice have led directly to the dire shortage of physicians

Family doctors won’t just appear in Canada – we have to train and support them. Our approaches to medical education and the structure of family practice have led directly to dire shortages of physicians, by
Anthony Sanfilippo www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

The Cormorant Wars | The Local The Toronto waterfront is home to the largest colony of cormorants in North America. And now they're spreading—squawking, puking, leaving toxic guano. Inside the fight between residents, conservationi...

The Toronto waterfront is already home to the largest cormorant colony in North America. As they threaten to spread to the Islands and beyond, Alexandra Kimball goes inside the squawking, puking, toxic-guano-covered war over the world’s most divisive bird. thelocal.to/cormorants-t...

Greenbelt investigation finds Ford government actions ‘compromised’ transparency | Globalnews.ca On Thursday, the Information and Privacy Commissioner's office released a report summarizing the results of a number of freedom of information appeals over Greenbelt documents.

NEW: Ontario's transparency watchdog has released an investigation into record-keeping during the Greenbelt decision.

It lambasts the government for using personal emails and code words, actions that 'erode public trust' in government. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1123783...

Wrote about the impending expiry of Toronto's main landfill and our lack of a plan for @westendphoenix.bsky.social

Ha, it's a good one to have in the back pocket. Thanks for reading!

RCMP says it’s probing war crimes related to Israel-Hamas conflict The police service told the Star it launched the investigation in early 2024.

#Breaking: RCMP says it’s probing war crimes related to Israel-Hamas conflict

Fucking horrifying and heartbreaking

Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…

Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.

Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”