Today's Star Headlines

Including: Toronto city councillor says he ignores bylaw infractions if ‘they vote for us, they’re volunteers and they donate money’ [Star Logo] Headlines [Toronto city councillor says he ignores bylaw infractions if ‘they vote for us, they’re volunteers and they donate money’]( [“There’s houses that we bother, houses that we don’t bother,” Jim Karygiannis says in a secretly made recording.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Your guide to Oscars 2020: All the Best Picture nominees reviewed — plus Peter Howell’s picks]( [Check out Star movie critic Peter Howell’s reviews of the nine top films before the Academy Awards air on Sunday, Feb. 9. And if you’re running an Oscar pool see his predictions and download our Oscar ballot.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Martin Regg Cohn: Mystery ad gave teachers — and all of us — a lesson in the dark art of political gamesmanship]( [When mysterious full-page attack ads appeared in Toronto’s major daily newspapers last weekend, placed by a group calling itself “Vaughan Working Families,” it raised the curtain on political manipulation of public opinion, Martin Regg Cohn writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Passenger facing multiple charges after altercation on streetcar with TTC special constables]( [The video, posted Friday morning by another rider, shows a transit enforcement officer tussling with the man, who is seated on the 501 Queen streetcar, while another officer sprays the passenger with a white, foam substance.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Heather Mallick: Nancy Pelosi is the perfect package of sane and sensible. Donald Trump? Less so]( [As the dignified emblem of Democratic revulsion, the Speaker of the House stands in stark contrast to a lying and cheating U.S. president, Heather Mallick writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [VanVleet steps up with Lowry down and the Raptors’ record win streak hits 14 — it wasn’t easy]( [Pascal Siakam and rising rookie Terence Davis pour in 20 points apiece against the Nets at Scotiabank Arena, in a game that went down to the last possession.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Remembering Lina Ben Mhenni, a ‘Tunisian Girl’ who bravely documented the beginnings of the Arab Spring]( [The activist who criticized the regime even two years before the uprising, and kept up her criticism of human rights violations, has died at age 36.]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [Olympic berth takes some heat off the Canadian women’s soccer team, but the work has just begun]( [For all the confidence Canada has gained, putting too much emphasis on the last four qualifying matches — with Sunday’s final against the United States still to come — would be a dangerous game to play.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Posting on social media about sexual violence ‘empowers’ women, Instagram post on York University instructor shows]( [A viral post spread like wildfire around Toronto last month alleging a man groped a young woman on the TTC. After an investigation, police have arrested a York University instructor and charged him with two counts of sexual assault.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Heather Scoffield: Canada wants to phase out fossil fuels. First, it needs to learn from phasing out coal]( [Retraining workers left behind by coal — and developing new industries — is proving a challenged despite money from Ottawa and the provinces. What are the lessons for phasing out fossil fuels?]( [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]( [Become a Star Subscriber]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](