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[Star Logo] Headlines [Theriault brothers’ lawyers question Dafonte Miller’s account of the confrontation that cost him his eye]( [“I feel like I can breathe a little bit better,” Miller said at the end of nearly three days of cross examination in the ongoing trial of Michael and Christian Theriault.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [A detailed look at the $27,000 dinner that cost Jim Karygiannis his job on city council]( [The expenses are spelled out in invoices that Jim Karygiannis’s campaign filed with the city’s elections office.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney pulls all the right strings to get Reds back in MLS Cup final]( [A win Sunday would the coach’s 100th with TFC, and perhaps the most rewarding.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Martin Regg Cohn: How politics trumps human rights — in Ontario and Quebec]( [For some politicians, where you stand will always depend on where you run, Martin Regg Cohn writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Heather Scoffield: Conservatives will pay for Andrew Scheer’s anti-tax stance]( [The “no-tax-is-a-good-tax” strategy places self-imposed limits what a political party can promise to make itself more appealing to voters, Heather Scoffield writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Novice driver sentenced to two years less a day after killing best friend in reckless Bloor St. crash]( [Galeeb Abau-Jabeen had been drinking and speeding recklessly before the Nov. 28, 2016, crash. He also received a 10-year driving ban. The Crown had argued for a prison sentence between five and seven years.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Jim Karygiannis was ‘strong’ voice some want in Scarborough-Agincourt]( [Area’s ex-MP was ousted from Toronto Council over finances.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Gregor Chisholm: Raptors lose Lowry and Ibaka with injuries on Siakam’s career night in New Orleans]( [Star point guard Kyle Lowry exits with “small fracture” in surgically repaired left thumb, while Serge Ibaka limps off with sprained right ankle.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The spirit of giving lives on at the Star Santa Claus Fund’s Proudfoot Corner]( [Sports readers continue the tradition of helping to provide 45,000 Christmas gift boxes for local children in need.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Rosie DiManno: The Star’s Santa Claus Fund gift box delivers some of the Christmas spirit to those sorely in need of it]( [One in four children live below the poverty line in Toronto, according to census data. Parents who struggle to pay the rent, pay for daycare, pay to clothe and feed their kids, have little left over for Christmas delights and indulgences, writes Rosie DiManno. Please help!]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Star]( If you’re not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you’d prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Manage Your Email Preferences]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](