From CNN:

A gunman was killed by police and 20 students were wounded after a Wednesday shooting at Dawson College in downtown Montreal, police said ( Read more... )

This makes me so sad.
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta -- Huge mines here turning tarry sand into cash for Canada and oil for the United States are taking an unexpectedly high environmental toll, sucking water from rivers and natural gas from wells and producing large amounts of gases linked to global warming ( Read more... )

John Avarosis is saying Bush has war plans for how to invade Canada.

Dude.

In other news, Jerome at DKos thinks that piece on Blair in today's WaPo was a hit piece in retaliation for Blair's refusal to attack Iran.

My head hurts.

Gah!
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party won national elections Monday and ended 13 years of Liberal rule, a victory expected to move Canada rightward on social and economic issues and lead to improved ties with the United States ( Read more... )

canadia_bit was just talking about tomorrow's Canadian Federal Election, which reminded me of this great op-ed from Michael Moore.
Michael Moore Statement on Canadian Election

Oh, Canada -- you're not really going to elect a Conservative majority on Monday, are you? That's a joke, right? I know you have a great sense of humor, and certainly a well-developed ( Read more... )

++ Okay, Maryland is kicking ASS lately. First they stick it to Wal-Mart, then they raise the minimum wage, and now a Baltimore judge has struck down a gay marriage ban. Dude! I'm kind of loving my neighbor state lately.

++ Speaking of that Baltimore judge: 9 arguments against gay marriage, debunked. Nothing that we don't already know, but still a ( Read more... )

++ In New York City, attacks escalate in final mayoral debate.

++ California voters are continuing to sour on the Governator.
By and large, the survey found the public siding with organized labor and its Democratic allies in their clash with the Republican governor. Only about a third of likely voters favor Proposition 76, his flagship proposal ( Read more... )

Non-ScAlito articles I'm reading this morning.

++ Aaron McGruder talks about Jayson Blair, the N-word, having a healthy fear of Oprah, and The Boondocks show premiering Sunday. Adult Swim will never be the same!

++ American History Lesson: Why Race Isn't as 'Black' and 'White' as We Think

++ Maria Shameless Sellout Shriver appears to be sitting ( Read more... )

There was a plane crash in Toronto, but no deaths reported.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050802/ap_on_re_ca/canada_plane_crash

Gah, scary. No more plane crashes or public transportation explosions, please!

::sends love to canadian friends::

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation Passed!!!!
The Liberals' controversial same-sex marriage legislation has passed final reading the House of Commons, sailing through with a vote of 158 for and 133 against ( Read more... )