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Gabe Oatley

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As seen in: Future of Good, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), CBC News, The Toronto Star, The Nation, National Observer, Sudbury Northern Life, Xtra Magazine, The Narwhal, SooToday.com, Middlebury Campus and
Covers:  Philanthropy, charities, LGBTQ2S+
Reporter with @torontotodayca covering Toronto's downtown core. Email: gabe@torontotoday.ca. He/Him

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Toronto-based reporter focused on philanthropy. Bylines in: CBC, Xtra, Future of Good, The Nation.

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A Palestinian surgeon's GoFundMe bid to evacuate his daughter from Gaza - and the digital army th...

A Palestinian surgeon's GoFundMe bid to evacuate his daughter from Gaza - and the digital army th...

People in Gaza are facing a catastrophic humanitarian situation - extreme shortages of food, water and medica…

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Wealthy Canadians 'threaten' to reduce donations if feds don't halt proposed Alternative Minimum ...

Wealthy Canadians 'threaten' to reduce donations if feds don't halt proposed Alternative Minimum ...

Why are charities fighting against a proposed law that would see rich Canadians pay more in tax? This is the …

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After 1 Million March, LGBTQ2S+ youth face rise in bullying and fear of outing | Xtra Magazine

After 1 Million March, LGBTQ2S+ youth face rise in bullying and fear of outing | Xtra Magazine

Youth in Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have reported an increase in harassmen…

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Investigation: Ontario Trillium Foundation 'muzzled' charities with changes to advocacy policy

Investigation: Ontario Trillium Foundation 'muzzled' charities with changes to advocacy policy

Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request strongly suggest that partisanship influenced…

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Province was warned breached B.C. dike 'substandard' years before it failed | CBC News

Province was warned breached B.C. dike 'substandard' years before it failed | CBC News

A report commissioned by the B.C. government in 2015 found that the Sumas River dike, which protects the Suma…

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Personal support workers risk their own health to care for others

Personal support workers risk their own health to care for others

The dangers for personal support workers from COVID-19 has shone a light on an industry that employs many rac…

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MUST READ: Toronto has a new water shuttle. Here’s where it goes and what it costs

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By Gabe Oatley Verified
| TorontoToday.ca Verified
Torontonians looking to spend more time on the city’s waterfront this summer have a new travel option. Last week, Mayor Olivia Chow joined executives from Waterfront Toronto and the Toronto Port Authority at Ookwemin Minising to launch the city’s new east-west water shuttle. Operated by the water taxi company York Bay Marine Services, the 12-passenger shuttle will begin hourly public service on Friday.
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This Rosedale school cafeteria was nearly axed for ‘low profitability.’ Then students took action

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By Gabe Oatley Verified
| TorontoToday.ca Verified
A student walkout planned for Friday morning at an east-end school was abruptly called off after the Toronto District School Board made a last-minute concession: it will explore preserving the school's cafeteria, which it had previously said would be axed. On May 12, caregivers of students who attend Rosedale Heights School of the Arts received a letter from the school’s two principals.
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Petition calls on city hall to fight AI ‘slopaganda’ in municipal elections

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By Gabe Oatley Verified
| TheTrillium.ca Verified
As the Toronto municipal election race begins to heat up, a new petition is calling on the city to establish rules around how candidates and third-party advertisers use AI-generated video, images and audio. The petition, launched earlier this week, raises alarm about how some groups have recently used AI-created content to “mislead” residents and “distort facts” about hot-button issues at city hall.
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