The Aporia · Francine Kopun

Articles

3

2026-09-27 – 2026-10-05

Claims per article

44

131 extracted in total

Hedged claims

6%

corpus average 9%

Typical length

6,147

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

33%

Entertainment

33%

Politics

33%

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TorontoTransport CanadaAirbnbCOVIDHarbourfrontHarbourfront CentreNew York CityOntario

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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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2026-10-05 · Toronto Star · Entertainment

Harbourfront Centre has a new CEO — and he's a familiar face in Toronto's arts scene

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-27 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

7 signs the boat you're boarding in Toronto Harbour may be operating illegally

no other outlet in the corpus covered this

2026-09-27 · Toronto Star · Politics

Rental yacht operators want to be the Uber of Toronto Harbour. But commercial charter firms say those boats present a safety risk

no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

2026-09-27 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

Rental yacht operators want to be the Uber of Toronto Harbour. But commercial charter firms say those boats present a safety risk

🔮 “She could have gotten stuck under the dock and drowned,” said Saba, who founded the Safety Awareness Boating Alliance (S.A.B.A.). assertive

2026-09-27 · www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article

7 signs the boat you're boarding in Toronto Harbour may be operating illegally

🔮 •Smaller commercial vessels, carrying 12 or fewer passengers, may sometimes have a valid Transport Canada Blue Decal, indicating compliance with Transport Canada’s safety requirements. assertive

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

Harbourfront Centre has a new CEO — and he's a familiar face in Toronto's arts scene

🔮 “I feel pretty damn lucky,” said Arthurs, who announced in September that he would be stepping down as executive director of Soulpepper Theatre Company and the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, effective Oct. 30. assertive

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