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The Health Effects of Anti-Black Racism The Local

WebL ondon’s experience of the health care system as a person of colour isn’t uncommon. Dalon Taylor, president of the community organization Black Health Alliance …

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The Long History (and Scary Future) of Our Broken Health Care …

WebBy some metrics, our hospital system is projected to shrink over the next two decades. Gavin Wardle, a partner at the health care consultancy Preyra Solutions …

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Why Aren’t the Doctors Where the Sick People Are

WebBetween 2005 and 2012, close to 200 Family Health Teams were created in Ontario, including 21 in Toronto, through an application process which has since been …

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Vaccinating Black Toronto The Local

WebBlack Canadians have been disproportionately affected by COVID—particularly in Toronto, the city with the country’s largest Black population. …

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The Trouble with Home Care The Local

WebA 2022 report from the province’s largest home care organizations cited costs of about $730 a day to care for a person in hospital, $201 in long-term care, and $103 in …

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Emerging from the Long Shadow of Canada’s Indian Hospitals

WebThe result was the creation of a series of racially segregated hospitals known as “Indian hospitals” founded by Indian Health Services, which became part of the …

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About The Local

WebThe Local is a non-profit online magazine covering urban health and social issues in Toronto.. We are unabashedly Toronto, reporting from corners of the city that are too …

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Simon Lewsen The Local

WebThe Crisis After the Crisis. During lockdowns, politicians, journalists, and policy makers suddenly started paying attention to communities along the Finch West corridor. Then …

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Issue 17 The Local

WebIn the middle of the night, palliative care doctor Joshua Wales drives across the city, making house calls to people during the most emotionally complex, vulnerable moments of their …

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How Noise Shaped a City The Local

WebBy historical accounts, the soundscape of Toronto in the early 20th century was a cacophonous din: trucks rumbling, newsboys shouting, streetcars screeching, …

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The Local In-depth Toronto journalism.

WebIn our new ongoing series, we examine life in an aging city—with stories about home care, transit, seniors who wander, LGBTQ2S+ discrimination, and more. Black renters have …

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A Guide to Benefits, Tax Credits, and Rebates for Older Torontonians

WebThe City of Toronto is home to nearly 477,000 people over the age of 65. Older adults make up more than 17 percent of the city’s population, and the number is on …

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In Conversation: South-Asian Women’s Rights Organization

WebI n a small, ground floor apartment in one of the Toronto Community Housing buildings that collectively make up Teesdale, a group of South-Asian woman are talking …

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The Roma of Flemingdon Park The Local

WebA t the Flemingdon Health Centre, Quinlan brought in a Toronto Public Health nurse who spoke Slovak to work with the parents. The problems with children’s …

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At Jane and Finch, a Fight for Community Space The Local

WebWhen Caitlin Arizala logged in to a Zoom call in early summer 2022, she had no idea she was about to receive news that could transform her neighbourhood. The 21 …

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How York Memorial Students Got Blamed for the TDSB’s Mistakes

WebInstead of being heard, they’ve spent much of the last two months being blamed for the breakdown of their school. In 2019, a six-alarm fire ravaged the old York …

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Addictions, Mental Health and ‘Other Consequences of …

WebI’ve been counselling for 17 years and I’ve been at Anishnawbe since 2010; I’ve seen that addictions and mental health are natural consequences of colonization. So …

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The Private Deals Remaking Long-Term Care The Local

WebThe Private Deals Remaking Long-Term Care. In a province with the highest percentage of for-profit LTC homes in the country, new deals are further consolidating …

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As Toronto Temperatures Rise, Inequalities Widen The Local

WebToronto is getting hotter. Even if we envision a future with lower carbon emissions, temperatures in the city are still going to rise. An April report from the …

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