Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains of 2007––the people, places, and things that we've either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards over the past twelve months. Get your dose, starting Boxing Day and running into the new year, three times a day––sunrise, noon, and sunset. There were obvious benefits to 2006's Smoke Free Ontario Act, which did away with smoking in public areas and......

Premier Dalton "Surplus? What surplus?" McGuinty showed that he does listen to David Miller when he echoed the mayor's "One Cent" campaign in a letter to Stephen Harper, which asked the PM for a penny of the GST to fund Ontario's disintegrating cities. Why are our our politicians always sending letters to each other? What century do they live in? "Please ensure that the footman delivers this correspondence to the downstairs maid before afternoon......

The good people at Brunswick Theatre are hosting another week of free film screenings! Return their love and boost attendance by coming out to see one (or a few) of the following films: Monday, July 9 Darwin's Nightmare—7 p.m. Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Pushing Drugs & Marketing Disease—9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price—4:30 p.m. Mardi Gras: Made in China—7 p.m. Scientology and Me—9 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 9/11......

Toronto councillor Cesar Palacio is under fire: a charity he co-founded has reportedly been paying the mortgage on the building that houses his office. The Toronto Public School Board has managed to balance its budget without having to close any schools or cut in-school staff. More on the lottery scandal: Have you ever wondered why you never win Lotto 6/49 or Super 7? So did the CBC. Maybe you should become an Ontario lottery retailer.......

An American network television show paid lip service to Canada again yesterday, and this country's media were shouting the news from every rooftop. The plot of last night's Simpsons episode centred around a trip to Winnipeg to scam pharmaceuticals for hard-up Springfieldians. And despite the fact that there was little that was actually recognisable about the Canada portrayed (where, good sirs, was the Golden Boy?), The CP and Canada.com, the CBC, and members of the......