Tai Huynh

On the TTC, With Nowhere to Go | The Local With rising homelessness, decreased mental health support, and fewer public spaces than ever, the TTC and its workers are being asked to fill gaps in a dissolving social safety net.

With rising homelessness, decreased mental health support, and fewer public spaces than ever, the TTC is being asked to fill gaps in a dissolving social safety net. @curiouslana.bsky.social on how transit work became more like social work. thelocal.to/ttc-mental-h...

Local Journalism Matters | The Local Support a new kind of local journalism—in-depth, non-profit, from corners of Toronto too often overlooked.

It's Giving Tuesday, a great day to help us keep our public-interest journalism free and accessible to everyone! Every donation comes with a tax receipt, and recurring donations of $10 a month or $100 annually come with our coveted "Local Journalism Matters" tote bag. thelocal.to/support/

Imposter Syndrome That time RE:PUBLIC received an excellent story about #vanlife on public lands—that was apparently too good to be true.

A fascination read about the near miss at a US publication where @thelocal.to’s story helped shut down. www.republic.land/imposter-syn...

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.

And here’s the initial incident that set everything in motion, in case you missed it. thelocal.to/investigatin...

The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation | The Local A conversation about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”

Our recent AI near miss has really opened our eyes to what the news industry is really up against. Read @nickhunebrown.bsky.social and @cstarnino.bsky.social’s thoughtful conversation. thelocal.to/fallout-from...

The Local's AI Policy | The Local When you read The Local, know that our stories are written and edited by real people.

I can’t think of a more existential threat to journalism right now than AI-generated content masking as original reporting. Once the well is poisoned we’re all toast. @thelocal.to is taking a stance with our new AI policy. thelocal.to/ai-policy/

The Local's AI Policy | The Local When you read The Local, know that our stories are written and edited by real people.

This week The Local announced our AI policy, the core of which is pretty simple: “When you read The Local, know that our stories are written and edited by real people, that photographs are taken by real photographers, and that illustrations are created by real illustrators.” thelocal.to/ai-policy/

The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation | The Local A conversation about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”

Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

EPIC game

How insane is this World Series?

3 more outs. Unfortunately one of those will need to be Ohtani.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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?

“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...

🎟️ 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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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.

TDSB chair and former councillor Neethan Shan wins by-election in Scarborough-Rouge Park. thelocal.to/neethan-shan...

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.

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

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...

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...

"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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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...

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...

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.

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...

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…

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...

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?

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-...