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Adventures in real estate: “I left the city during Covid—and then came back. Here’s why”
Real Estate

Adventures in real estate: “I left the city during Covid—and then came back. Here’s why”

"My first time living in Toronto was supposed to be a new adventure. It didn’t quite turn out that way."

“We didn’t engage with the truckers and that seemed to make them even angrier”: what it was like to escort health care workers through the protest
City

“We didn’t engage with the truckers and that seemed to make them even angrier”: what it was like to escort health care workers through the protest

"I got DMs from several adult children of health care workers saying things like, 'My mom is working a shift on Saturday. I told her to look out for your signs' "

“Early on in this wave, we had 1,000 staff members off work every day”: UHN’s head of critical care on how ICUs are coping with the hospital crisis
City

“Early on in this wave, we had 1,000 staff members off work every day”: UHN’s head of critical care on how ICUs are coping with the hospital crisis

"Everybody’s exhausted. We’ve had people break down in tears in the middle of their shifts"

“We’re already selling out of chicken”: This burnt-out nurse started a sandwich shop with his fiancée during Covid
City

“We’re already selling out of chicken”: This burnt-out nurse started a sandwich shop with his fiancée during Covid

"No one’s life is on the line, and we get the satisfaction of sharing our creations with the world"

“One person said they had booked appointments for 20 friends from my tweets”: How this woman became a vaccine hunter extraordinaire
City

“One person said they had booked appointments for 20 friends from my tweets”: How this woman became a vaccine hunter extraordinaire

"I wanted to do what I could to ease the burden on the health care system"

“I started having work-related stress dreams”: What it’s like to be a pharmacist during the Covid surge
City

“I started having work-related stress dreams”: What it’s like to be a pharmacist during the Covid surge

"Because it's harder to see a physician, there are now serious gaps in health care, and a lot of patients are coming to us instead of their doctors"

“We’re seeing triple the number of Covid patients as we did in previous waves”: A Toronto General emergency doctor on what it’s like in the ER right now
City

“We’re seeing triple the number of Covid patients as we did in previous waves”: A Toronto General emergency doctor on what it’s like in the ER right now

"We're seeing younger and healthier patients who feel truly awful with Covid"

“Staff are calling in sick every day”: How this ER nurse is coping with the Omicron surge
City

“Staff are calling in sick every day”: How this ER nurse is coping with the Omicron surge

"We're running, we're short-staffed, there are children screaming and crying. It's chaotic"

“In our house, we have five people and only four laptops”: How parents are coping with yet another round of virtual school
City

“In our house, we have five people and only four laptops”: How parents are coping with yet another round of virtual school

"When I first heard about the return to virtual school, my first thought was—pardon my language—F the Ontario government"

“All the marijuana charges we laid back then seem so ludicrous to me now”: Police chief James Ramer on the push to decriminalize drug possession
City

“All the marijuana charges we laid back then seem so ludicrous to me now”: Police chief James Ramer on the push to decriminalize drug possession

He was on the verge of retirement when he accepted the top job. Multiple pandemic waves later—plus his own case of Covid—and he's still standing, and advocating for change

“I’d break down in tears as soon as I got home”: Why this nurse left the profession for good
City

“I’d break down in tears as soon as I got home”: Why this nurse left the profession for good

"I was skipping all of my lunches and breaks, and I still couldn't get everything done"

“A teenager left me a thank-you note after her second shot”: This psychiatrist is working as a Covid vaccinator at CAMH
City

“A teenager left me a thank-you note after her second shot”: This psychiatrist is working as a Covid vaccinator at CAMH

"How often do 10 to 12 people thank you in a meaningful way every hour?"

“Covid just added to the divisiveness in America”: These lawyers packed up their lives in North Carolina and moved to Toronto
City

“Covid just added to the divisiveness in America”: These lawyers packed up their lives in North Carolina and moved to Toronto

"Before we moved to Toronto, we'd only been here once, for 36 hours"

“We’ve done hundreds of Zoom funerals”: How Toronto’s bar mitzvah kings created a booming virtual events business
City

“We’ve done hundreds of Zoom funerals”: How Toronto’s bar mitzvah kings created a booming virtual events business

"We went from getting dozens of inquiries a day to nothing. We started thinking, 'What are we going to do? Is this the end of our business?'

“The crowd looked like thousands. It was a proper rock show”: What it was like for Tokyo Police Club’s Graham Wright to return to live performances
Culture

“The crowd looked like thousands. It was a proper rock show”: What it was like for Tokyo Police Club’s Graham Wright to return to live performances

"Fans are sick of waiting, bands are sick of waiting, venues are on razor's edge to pay the rent every month"

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Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers
City

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir
Memoir

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think
Real Estate

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest
Real Estate

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000
Real Estate

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world
City

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022

This man would like your attention
City

This man would like your attention

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17
Memoir

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17

Toronto’s first family of cheese
City

Toronto’s first family of cheese

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now
City

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country
Life

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer
City

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?
City

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland
Culture

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father
Memoir

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Inside a $4-billion family feud
City

Inside a $4-billion family feud

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s
City

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
City

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Great Spaces

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country
Style

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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