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1099																												
1100																												Victoria Hincapie Gomez																											    
1101																										
1102												
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1105										</div>
1106
1107										
1108					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/toronto-centre-trans-city-councillor-election-nicki-ward/">Is Toronto Ready for Its First Openly Trans Councillor?</a></h4>
1109
1110					        			<p>
1110Toronto has a history of dismissing trans politicians as fringe candidates. In Toronto Centre, Nicki Ward is fighting for a fair shot.</p>
1111
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1144													<span>by </span>
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1148													
1149																												
1150																												Prarthana Pathak																											    
1151																										
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1155										</div>
1156
1157										
1158					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/mississauga-election-ai-data-centres/">The Data Centre Backlash Has Come to Mississauga—and It’s Swallowing the Municipal Election</a></h4>
1159
1160					        			<p>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 </p>
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1173					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/diana-chan-mcnally-p
1173arkdale-highpark-council-race/">
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1188					        												
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1194													<span>by </span>
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1197																									
1198													
1199																												
1200																												Emma Paling																											    
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1203											
1204												
1205													<span>with photography by </span>
1206
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1211																												Nic Hotchkiss																											    
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1217
1218										
1219					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/diana-chan-mcnally-parkdale-highpark-council-race/">Toronto’s Most Well-Known Defender of the Unhoused Runs for Council</a></h4>
1220
1221					        			<p>As a teenager, Diana Chan McNally was briefly homeless. She’s since worked in drop-in centres and become a prominent advocate for unhoused Torontonians. In the race for Parkdale-High Park, she’s going to need to win over homeowners too.</p>
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1227					        	</div>									        	
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1234					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/toronto-city-council-vs-doug-ford/">
1235
1236					        				
1237												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/local-ford-vote-nobg_webres.jpg" alt="Illustration by Natalie Vineberg / The Local" />
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1255													<span>by </span>
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1257												
1258																									
1259													
1260																												
1261																												Alison Motluk																											    
1262																										
1263												
1264											
1265										
1266										</div>
1267
1268										
1269					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/toronto-city-council-vs-doug-ford/">Doug Ford vs. Toronto</a></h4>
1270
1271					        			<p>Good news: your community elected a councillor and even a mayor who share your vision for the city. Then the province steps in.</p>
1272
1273					        			
1274
1275					        		</div>
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1277					        	</div>									        	
1278
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1284					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/how-to-vote-in-the-2026-toronto-municipal-election/">
1285
1286					        				
1287												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HOWTOVOTEL_THELOCAL_MVANRIJN_2026webres.jpg" alt="" />
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1310																												
1311																												Jessica Kim																											    
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1316										</div>
1317
1318										
1319					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/how-to-vote-in-the-2026-toronto-municipal-election/">How to Vote in the 2026 Toronto Election</a></h4>
1320
1321					        			<p>Everything you need to know about voting for mayor, councillor, and trustee in October’s municipal election</p>
1322
1323					        			
1324
1325					        		</div>
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1327					        	</div>									        	
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1334					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/how-to-vote-in-the-2026-mississauga-municipal-election/">
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1336					        				
1337												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HOWTOVOTEL_THELOCAL_MVANRIJN_2026webres.jpg" alt="" />
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1355													<span>by </span>
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1358																									
1359													
1360																												
1361																												Jessica Kim																											    
1362																										
1363												
1364											
1365										
1366										</div>
1367
1368										
1369					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/how-to-vote-in-the-2026-mississauga-municipal-election/">How to Vote in the 2026 Mississauga Election</a></h4>
1370
1371					        			<p>Everything you need to know about voting for mayor, councillor, and trustee in October’s municipal election</p>
1372
1373					        			
1374
1375					        		</div>
1376
1377					        	</div>									        	
1378
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1383
1384					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/how-to-vote-in-the-2026-brampton-municipal-election/">
1385
1386					        				
1387												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HOWTOVOTEL_THELOCAL_MVANRIJN_2026webres.jpg" alt="" />
1388
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1405													<span>by </span>
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1408																									
1409													
1410																												
1411																												Jessica Kim																											    
1412																										
1413												
1414											
1415										
1416										</div>
1417
1418										
1419					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/how-to-vote-in-the-2026-brampton-municipal-election/">How to Vote in the 2026 Brampton Election</a></h4>
1420
1421					        			<p>Everything you need to know about voting for mayor, councillor, and trustee in October’s municipal election</p>
1422
1423					        			
1424
1425					        		</div>
1426
1427					        	</div>									        	
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1434					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/election-debates-toronto-mississauga-brampton/">
1435
1436					        				
1437												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-08-at-7.42webres-scaled.jpg" alt="" />
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1449					        												
1450										Election Tool 
1451
1452										
1453											
1454												
1455													<span>by </span>
1456
1457												
1458																									
1459													
1460																												
1461																												Jessica Kim																											    
1462																										
1463												
1464											
1465										
1466										</div>
1467
1468										
1469					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/election-debates-toronto-mississauga-brampton/">Debate Tracker</a></h4>
1470
1471					        			<p>Every mayoral and ward-level debate across Toronto, Mississauga, and Brampton—all in one place.</p>
1472
1473					        			
1474
1475					        		</div>
1476
1477					        	</div>									        	
1478
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1484					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/abc-toronto-progress-toronto-shadow-parties/">
1485
1486					        				
1487												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/unnamed-scaled.jpg" alt="Illustration by Natalie Vineberg / The Local" />
1488
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1490					        			</a>
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1500										Feature 
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1505													<span>by </span>
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1508																									
1509													
1510																												
1511																												Luc Rinaldi																											    
1512																										
1513												
1514											
1515										
1516										</div>
1517
1518										
1519					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/abc-toronto-progress-toronto-shadow-parties/">The ‘Shadow Parties’ That Could Swing the Toronto Election</a></h4>
1520
1521					        			<p>
1521The rise of rival non-profits 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.</p>
1522
1523					        			
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1527					        	</div>									        	
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1534					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/second-exit-ttc-public-consultation/">
1535
1536					        				
1537												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GREENWOOD-20.jpg" alt="" />
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1551										Perspective 
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1555												
1556													<span>by </span>
1557
1558												
1559																									
1560													
1561																												
1562																												Alison Motluk																											    
1563																										
1564												
1565											
1566										
1567										</div>
1568
1569										
1570					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/second-exit-ttc-public-consultation/">What the Unfinished Saga of a Still-Not-Built Subway Exit Taught Me About Public Consultation</a></h4>
1571
1572					        			<p>One community volunteer traces 20 years of botched communication, unanswered questions, and delays—and asks what public consultation is actually worth.</p>
1573
1574					        			
1575
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1578					        	</div>									        	
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1585					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/peel-school-board-trustee-election-2026/">
1586
1587					        				
1588												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DC87749webres.jpg" alt="" />
1589
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1600					        												
1601										Analysis 
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1605												
1606													<span>by </span>
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1610													
1611																												
1612																												Wency Leung																											    
1613																										
1614												
1615											
1616										
1617										</div>
1618
1619										
1620					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/peel-school-board-trustee-election-2026/">Fewer Candidates for Peel School Trustee Following Changes by the Ford Government</a></h4>
1621
1622					        			<p>This municipal election there’s a steep decline in candidates for trustee at the Peel District School Board and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. </p>
1623
1624					        			
1625
1626					        		</div>
1627
1628					        	</div>									        	
1629
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1635					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/tdsb-catholic-school-board-trustee-election-2026/">
1636
1637					        				
1638												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-23_TDBS_Trustees_Palmerson_15webres.jpg" alt="" />
1639
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1650					        												
1651										Analysis 
1652
1653										
1654											
1655												
1656													<span>by </span>
1657
1658												
1659																									
1660													
1661																												
1662																												Wency Leung																											    
1663																										
1664												
1665											
1666										
1667										</div>
1668
1669										
1670					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/tdsb-catholic-school-board-trustee-election-2026/">Who Wants to Be a Toronto School Trustee?</a></h4>
1671
1672					        			<p>The Ford government has cut their pay, disempowered them, and taken over the board. But some candidates say vying to represent their community’s education concerns is more important than ever. </p>
1673
1674					        			
1675
1676					        		</div>
1677
1678					        	</div>									        	
1679
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1684
1685					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/introducing-the-2026-local-fellows/">
1686
1687					        				
1688												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-20_LocalFellows_055webres.jpg" alt="" />
1689
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1691					        			</a>
1692
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1707										
1708					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/introducing-the-2026-local-fellows/">Introducing the 2026 Local Fellows</a></h4>
1709
1710					        			<p>We’re excited to welcome Victoria Hincapie Gomez, Nic Hotchkiss, Jessica Kim, and Gabrielle McMann. </p>
1711
1712					        			
1713
1714					        		</div>
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1716					        	</div>									        	
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1723					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/brampton-emerald-efw-incinerator-expansion/">
1724
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1726												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TheLocal-Incinerator-Joel-R-01webres.jpg" alt="" />
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1729					        			</a>
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1740										Feature 
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1744												
1745													<span>by </span>
1746
1747												
1748																									
1749													
1750																												
1751																												Prarthana Pathak																											    
1752																										
1753												
1754											
1755												
1756													<span>with photography by </span>
1757
1758												
1759																									
1760													
1761																												
1762																												Joel Rodriguez																											    
1763																										
1764												
1765											
1766										
1767										</div>
1768
1769										
1770					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/brampton-emerald-efw-incinerator-expansion/">The Biggest Incinerator in Canada</a></h4>
1771
1772					        			<p>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.” </p>
1773
1774					        			
1775
1776					        		</div>
1777
1778					        	</div>									        	
1779
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1784
1785					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/autism-special-needs-summer-camp/">
1786
1787					        				
1788												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-8F6A0782.jpg" alt="Katalina Carillo plays with her toys in her backyard." />
1789
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1791					        			</a>
1792
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1800					        			
1801																			
1802										Short Feature 
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1804										
1805											
1806												
1807													<span>and photography by </span>
1808
1809												
1810																									
1811													
1812																												
1813																												Gabrielle McMann																											    
1814																										
1815												
1816											
1817										
1818										</div>
1819
1820										
1821					        			<h4><a href="https://thelocal.to/autism-special-needs-summer-camp/">For Kids With Special Needs, Summer Camp Is Out of Reach</a></h4>
1822
1823					        			<p>Few camps in the GTA serve children with developmental disorders or disabilities, forcing parents to take time off work to 
1823stay home and depriving kids of the chance to explore, play, and interact with their peers.</p>
1824
1825					        			
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1828
1829					        	</div>									        	
1830
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1836					        			<a href="https://thelocal.to/gearing-up-for-octobers-municipal-elections/">
1837
1838					        				
1839												<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SKOGAN_260413_030_ByElectionwebres.jpg" alt="" />
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1851					        			
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1853										Announcements 
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1855										
1856											
1857												
1858													<span>by </span>
1859
1860												
1861																									
1862													
1863																												
1864																												Tai Huynh																											    
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2254					<p>© 2026 The Local TO Publishing</p>
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2258
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2261
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2267<script>
2268
2269(function($) {
2270
2271	$(document).ready(function() {
2272	    $('.fb-share').click(function(e) {
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2275	        return false;
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2277	});
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2279	
2280
2281    //Flyout menu
2282
2283    $(function() {                     
2284	  $(".clickable").click(function() { 
2285	    $(this).toggleClass( "mobile-on" );
2286	    $(this).toggleClass( "mobile-off" );
2287	    $("#menu-mobile").toggleClass( "turned-on" );
2288	    $("#menu-mobile").toggleClass( "turned-off" );
2289	    $(".main-nav").toggleClass("mobile-open");
2290		$("body").toggleClass("mobile-open-body");        
2291	  });
2292	  $(".mob-drop").click(function() {  
2293	    $(this).toggleClass( "active" );
2294	    $(".mob-drop").not(this).removeClass("active");     
2295	  });
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2297
2298	// Accessible Flyout Menu Conditions
2299
2300	// When escape button is used - close flyout nav
2301		$('.clickable').keypress(function(e) {
2302			var key = e.which;
2303			if(key == 13)  {
2304				$(".clickable").click();
2305				return false;  
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2307		});
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2310	// When focused on last child in mobile flyout menu, bring focus back to first listed item
2311		$(".flyout-nav-mobile .rss-link a").keydown(function(evt){
2312			if (evt.which === 9) {
2313				if(evt.shiftKey === true) { // user is tabbing backward
2314					// console.log('back');
2315					// $('.flyout-nav-mobile .twitter-link a').focus();
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2317				} else { // User is tabbing forward
2318					// console.log('forward');
2319					$('.clickable').focus();
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2321				}
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2325	// When focused on last child in desktop flyout menu, bring focus back to first listed item
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2331						// $('.flyout-nav-mobile .twitter-link a').focus();
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2333					} else { // User is tabbing forward
2334						// console.log('forward');
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2349						$('.clickable').focus();
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2356	// If user clicks anywhere on the darkened page screen then close all menu items and remove overlay
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2358			$(".clickable").removeClass('mobile-off').addClass('mobile-on');
2359			$("#menu-mobile").removeClass( "turned-off" ).addClass('turned-on');
2360			$(".main-nav").removeClass("mobile-open");
2361			$("body").removeClass("mobile-open-body");
2362		});
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2364	// Esc button to close windows for mobile menu
2365		$(document).keyup(function(e) {
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2367				$(".clickable").removeClass('mobile-off').addClass('mobile-on');
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2369				$(".main-nav").removeClass("mobile-open");
2370				$("body").removeClass("mobile-open-body");
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2380
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2421
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2429
2430<script id="gform_gravityforms_theme-js" defer='defer' src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/scripts-theme.min.js?ver=df7d94fe9fc1f64aa683997d87531853"></script>
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2430
2431<script>
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2438
2439<script>
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2443
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