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I first encountered Thomas Cahill in the reading requirements for ninth grade history, where Mr. Dachille’s designation of Cahill’s book The Gifts of the Jews as a substitute for the dry textbooks to which I was accustomed instantly granted him canonical stature in my mind. And for good reason: Cahill’s accessible and fascinating takes on the histories of the Irish, the Jews, Jesus Christ, the Greeks, and the Middle Ages (Volumes I-V of his Hinges of History series) have, besides reaching bestseller lists in the U.S. and beyond, reconditioned us as to how we ought to be learning and thinking about the history of the Western world. When I speak with Thomas Cahill about his most recent book, A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green, he elucidates the continuity between his approaches to both ancient history and contemporary issues. “I have to admit that when I was in high school, I didn’t have very many really good history courses, nor did I have very many in colleg
The healthcare team bringing vaccines â and hope â to Torontoâs most Covid vulnerable
Chanelle Leo receives a dose of the Moderna vaccine at Humber river hospitalâs mobile vaccine clinic in Torontoâs Jane and Finch neighbourhood. Photograph: Cole Burston/The Guardian
As Covid-19 variants overwhelm hospitals, mobile healthcare workers are racing to vaccinate as many people as possible
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On a late April morning, with the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic ripping through Canadaâs largest city, nurse Ruben Rodriguez has an ambitious goal: vaccinating nearly 500 people in one of Torontoâs worst-hit neighbourhoods.