Dhriti Gupta

Since 2004, more than 3,000 bodies were recovered from the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, one of the busiest areas for border crossings. @marcellodicintio.bsky.social walked the Migrant Trail to honour those lost and wrote about his experience. I had the chance to fact-check his beautifully told story:

The amazing photos in this piece are by @chloeellingson.bsky.social!

In my latest dispatch for The Local, I report from a west-end riding that has long flip-flopped between red and orange, but almost never blue. If the NDP is to win back a seat in Toronto—the first since 2015, when the party lost eight seats to the Trudeau Liberals—it might be here:

Spring 2025

Tomorrow is election day in Canada! The Local has been reporting from all corners of the Greater Toronto Area on the issues that matter to voters, candidates, and the future of the country. Missed a story? Here’s a recap of the issue for your #WeekendRead. 🧵https://thelocal.to/spring-2025/

Kicking off our Federal Election 2025 issue, the always sharp @dhritigupta.bsky.social spent time in the west end following a beloved local NDP candidate and the Liberal newcomer running against her. She asks: how much does a local leg up help against a struggling party name?