In the news...

Using English does make sense:

NEW PUSH ON TO PROMOTE ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS IN QUEBEC
When it comes to doing business in Quebec, there's a new push for the lingua franca to be English.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/15/English-Quebec-050715.html

Don't chase away the buskers... they're part of Montreal's charm:

MONTREAL BUSKERS FACE RESTRICTIONS, HIGHER FEES
Alternative street artists and buskers gathered in Montreal Thursday evening to voice concerns about what they claim is negative treatment from the city.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/07/15/Arts/montrealbusker050715.html

The shit stops here:

ARCTIC BIRD DROPPINGS SPREAD POLLUTANTS FROM OCEAN TO LAND
Bird droppings are a major route used to spread chemical contaminants such as mercury and DDT to the High Arctic, Canadian researchers have found.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/07/14/seabird-droppings050714.html

Crazy weather in Winnipeg:

WINNIPEG STRUGGLES TO RECOVER FROM BACK-TO-BACK STORMS
People in Winnipeg are facing power outages and impassable streets after two thunderstorms lashed the city overnight with high winds, heavy rain and hail.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/17/winipeg-storms-050717.html

WINNIPEG MOPS UP AFTER MASSIVE STORMS
Winnipeg residents were still facing power outages and impassable streets Monday after two thunderstorms lashed the city and seriously injured a teenager.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/18/newwinnipeg-storms-050718.html

Jewels lost several trees, and my dad was without power for two days! My uncle got hit with some pretty nasty weather recently in Brandon, too. His basement was one of only a few that didn't flood in his neighbourhood.

Finally:

TRUCKLOAD OF CANADIAN CATTLE ENTERS U.S.
A truck carrying live Canadian cattle crossed the border from Ontario into the United States on Monday morning, after a ban of more than two years was lifted.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/18/cow-border-050718.html

I disapprove of beauty pagents, but I'm not sure this is the correct response:

TORONTO GIVES MISS UNIVERSE COLD SHOULDER
The city of Toronto, which years ago prevented the Barenaked Ladiesfrom playing at City Hall because of the group's name, has now barred Miss Universe from opening a festival over concerns about sexual stereotyping.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/19/glebova050719.html