The Aporia · Ben Cohen

Articles

5

2026-09-18 – 2026-10-05

Claims per article

41

205 extracted in total

Hedged claims

8%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

5,729

characters

Writes for Toronto Star.

Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

Politics

100%

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TorontoStarTorontoniansChicagoEmpire Club of CanadaHamiltonLiberalsNew Democrats

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2026-10-05 · Toronto Star · Politics

Advanced voting in Toronto mayoral election begins this week

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2026-10-02 · Toronto Star · Politics

We fought 2 years to see the Ontario mayors' group chat. Here's what we found

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2026-09-26 · Toronto Star · Politics

Toronto tried — and failed — to put political parties on city election ballots decades ago. Why this time may be different

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

2026-09-23 · Toronto Star · Politics

Toronto is not living up to its potential, political experts tell Toronto Star panel

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2026-09-18 · Toronto Star · Politics

Why Toronto mayoral candidate Chris Alexander wants to hike TTC fares

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2026-09-18 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Why Toronto mayoral candidate Chris Alexander wants to hike TTC fares

🔮 Mayoral candidate Chris Alexander said he would raise TTC fares for adults and staff more plainclothes inspectors on streetcars, if elected, in a bid to reverse what he describes as a crisis of waning ridership and reliability across the transit system. assertive

2026-09-23 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Toronto is not living up to its potential, political experts tell Toronto Star panel

🔮 But, they said to a crowd including two leading candidates for mayor in next month’s election, Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander, hope is alive and well, so long as the people at the helm of the city steer it in the right direction. assertive

2026-09-26 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Toronto tried — and failed — to put political parties on city election ballots decades ago. Why this time may be different

🔮 The odd and fascinating thing about the 1969 election is that it didn’t set a precedent in Toronto, like it might have anywhere else. assertive

2026-10-02 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

We fought 2 years to see the Ontario mayors' group chat. Here's what we found

🔮 It was kept under lock and key for two years: a secret chat room for the mayors of Ontario’s biggest cities. assertive

2026-10-05 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Advanced voting in Toronto mayoral election begins this week

🔮 From Tuesday to Sunday, voters will be able to cast ballots for mayor, councillor and school board trustee. assertive

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