The Aporia · Jacques Gallant

Articles

4

2026-09-22 – 2026-09-25

Claims per article

39

157 extracted in total

Hedged claims

11%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

6,664

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.

Crime & Law

50%

Health

50%

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CrownOntarioStarWaypointBramptonORBOntario CourtPenetanguishene

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1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.25 (leans left).

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2026-09-25 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

Getaway driver pleads to manslaughter. Co-conspirator tripped while setting Scarborough restaurant ablaze, died in fire

2 outlets covered this event

2026-09-24 · Toronto Star · Health

Ontario hospital ordered to follow own policies. Waypoint routinely broke internal rules for long-term patient isolation

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

Judges' grilling of accused men leads to sex assault and dangerous driving cases being overturned

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star · Health

Stories of patient isolation at this Ontario hospital ’deeply troubling,' ombudsman says. Warnings about 'unethical' use of seclusion go back more than 40 years

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-22 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Stories of patient isolation at this Ontario hospital ’deeply troubling,' ombudsman says. Warnings about 'unethical' use of seclusion go back more than 40 years

🔮 Ontario’s patient ombudsman says stories of people being held in isolation for years at the province’s only maximum-security psychiatric hospital are “deeply troubling,” as his office considers what actions it may take. assertive

2026-09-22 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Judges' grilling of accused men leads to sex assault and dangerous driving cases being overturned

🔮 While judges can ask clarification questions, they can never take on the role of cross-examiner, as it would risk undermining their job as a neutral decision-maker. assertive

2026-09-24 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Ontario hospital ordered to follow own policies. Waypoint routinely broke internal rules for long-term patient isolation

🔮 He said the panel was “indebted” to corrections expert Andrea Monteiro, who prepared an independent assessment of Azevedo’s case; without her thorough work, it would have been “extremely difficult” for the board to provide proper oversight of Azevedo’s seclusion experience due to what Siebenmorgen described as incomplete and inaccurate information compiled by Waypoint. assertive

2026-09-25 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Getaway driver pleads to manslaughter. Co-conspirator tripped while setting Scarborough restaurant ablaze, died in fire

🔮 According to the agreed statement of facts, the youth removed three jerrycans of gasoline from the car’s trunk, while Todd smashed the glass panel of the restaurant’s door so they could gain entry. assertive

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