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 Walrus@thewalrus.ca · last yr.

Long-Form Feature Writing: “In the Footsteps of Migrants Who Never Made It” by @marcellodicintio.bsky.social. Editor: @cstarnino.bsky.social; and fact checker: @dhritigupta.bsky.social. thewalrus.ca/migrant-trail/

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:

The Local Magazine@thelocal.to · last yr.

From @dhritigupta.bsky.social: A star candidate in an otherwise dismal election cycle for the NDP, Bhutila Karpoche hopes to remind voters why the party is an underdog worth rooting for. thelocal.to/taiaiakon-pa...

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/

Spring 2025

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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?

The Local Magazine@thelocal.to · last yr.

With her party dropping in the polls, the NDP's Bhutila Karpoche is trying to swim against the current in Toronto’s west end. Dhriti Gupta on the race in Taiaiako'n–Parkdale–High Park. thelocal.to/taiaiakon-pa...