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“Before the pandemic we had 50 people on staff. Now we’re up to 500”: What it’s like to work as a Covid contact tracer
Life

“Before the pandemic we had 50 people on staff. Now we’re up to 500”: What it’s like to work as a Covid contact tracer

Mahad Nur became interested in the spread of disease when he contracted malaria as a child in Tanzania. Now he spends his days tracking down Covid cases

“The virus is always outsmarting us”: A Q&A with Omar Ozaldin, Toronto’s chief contact tracer
Life

“The virus is always outsmarting us”: A Q&A with Omar Ozaldin, Toronto’s chief contact tracer

"We continue to call every positive patient daily, for at least 14 days. And their contacts as well"

Q&A: Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, on dealing with Doug Ford’s cuts
City

Q&A: Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, on dealing with Doug Ford’s cuts

Measles is back, anti-vaxxers are on the march, but she’s still optimistic

Q&A: Toronto’s chief medical officer on supervised injection sites, and why drug leniency may be good policy

Q&A: Toronto’s chief medical officer on supervised injection sites, and why drug leniency may be good policy

"These are life-saving interventions, and there is evidence to support that"

Q&A: Dr. Michael Gardam, infectious disease expert and Zika virus skeptic
Life

Q&A: Dr. Michael Gardam, infectious disease expert and Zika virus skeptic

Our Six in the Six interview with the University Health Network's director of infection prevention

Dear Urban Diplomat: what’s an e-cigarette hater to do?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: what’s an e-cigarette hater to do?

The Vaccine Truthers: why parents shun life-saving shots
City

The Vaccine Truthers: why parents shun life-saving shots

A new generation of parents are refusing to vaccinate their kids

Toronto’s city-branded condoms are here, and they’re amazing
City

Toronto’s city-branded condoms are here, and they’re amazing

New city website tells you which nursing homes to avoid if you don’t want norovirus
City

New city website tells you which nursing homes to avoid if you don’t want norovirus

Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

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

25 Reasons to Love Toronto Now
City

25 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

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever
Life

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever

<em>Toronto Life&#8217;</em>s top longreads of 2021
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2021

Fired for being female
City

Fired for being female

The winter hater&#8217;s guide to loving winter
City

The winter hater’s guide to loving winter

Inside the hunt for Christine Jessop&#8217;s real killer
City

Inside the hunt for Christine Jessop’s real killer

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2021
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2021

How an army of volunteers inoculated Ontario
City

How an army of volunteers inoculated Ontario

Great Spaces

Inside the Royal Hotel&#8217;s five-year restoration
Style

Inside the Royal Hotel’s five-year restoration

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac &#038; 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 &#038; Lucia Remedios

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

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