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Newsstand: August 19, 2015

Happy Wednesday! In the news: Ashley Madison user info reportedly posted online, a former UberX driver plans to sue the company, and a memorably terrible trip to Centreville.

By David Hains • Illustration by Jeremy KaiAug. 19th, 8:00 am

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Newsstand: August 13, 2015

The birds are chirping and it's a beautiful day to read the news! Speaking of news and birds, the Blue Jays are now division leaders. In other news (sans birds): a massive reptile rescue hits a Toronto home, and an Uber crackdown is under way.

By Kelli Korducki • Illustration by Jeremy Kai.Aug. 13th, 8:45 am

Newsstand: August 12, 2015

Another day, another Jays win. In other news, city hall's wards could see a shakeup, and a magazine we're unfamiliar with says we're the most livable city in the world.

By David Hains • Illustration by Jeremy KaiAug. 12th, 8:00 am

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Newsstand: August 5, 2015

Stop fighting over the office thermostat and start fighting over the news! There's a new Scarborough transit poll, a Chinese restaurant chain appears to be a very bad employer, and rooming-house battles rage on.

By David Hains • Illustration by Jeremy KaiAug. 5th, 8:30 am

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Newsstand: August 4, 2015

There's lots of terrible news today. Two shot dead at an OVO Fest after party, Caribana Creepers, and a "bullying" councillor follows UberX.

By David Hains • Illustration by Jeremy KaiAug. 4th, 8:45 am

2014 Hero: New Streetcars

Nominated for: short-turning transit cynicism.

By David Hains • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 23rd, 12:51 pm

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2014 Hero: Toronto Voters

Nominated for: turning out in record numbers.

By Kaitlin Wright • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 23rd, 12:48 pm

2014 Villain: Not-So-Latent Bigotry on the Campaign Trail

Nominated for: encouraging the ignorant and intolerant and demeaning our public discourse.

By Jamie Bradburn • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 23rd, 12:47 pm

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2014 Villain: Giorgio Mammoliti

Nominated for: flagrantly violating both council's financial rules and the rules of logic.

By Chris Dart • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 23rd, 12:47 pm

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2014 Villain: Rob Ford

Nominated for: giving us one more year of being the worst mayor this city has ever had.

By Christopher Bird • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 23rd, 12:46 pm

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2014 Villain: Stop the Chorley Park Switchback Activists

Nominated for: the worst kind of NIMBYism.

By Christopher Bird • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 23rd, 12:44 pm

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2014 Villain: Radius Clauses

Nominated for: pitting festivals against each other, with local bands caught in the middle.

By Michael Fraiman • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 23rd, 10:10 am

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2013 Hero: The Toronto Star Investigative Team and City Hall Bureau

Nominated for: providing a public service, even when they got insulted for their efforts.

By Hamutal Dotan • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 31st, 9:26 am

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2013 Villain: Doug Ford

Nominated for: his constant enabling.

By Chris Dart • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 31st, 5:45 am

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2013 Villain: Gene Jones

Nominated for: shifting responsibility for neglect onto TCHC tenants.

By Desmond Cole • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 31st, 5:32 am

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2013 Villain: Spiking Pedestrian and Cycling Fatalities

Nominated for: predictable, avoidable tragedies.

By Todd Aalgaard • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 31st, 3:56 am

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2013 Villain: David Gilmour

Nominated for: sending women writers "down the hall."

By Natalie Zina Walschots • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 31st, 3:20 am

2013 Hero: Corktown Common

Nominated for: charming—and functional—experiments in urban park design.

By Jamie Bradburn • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 31st, 12:54 am