It's very difficult for us to blink our heavy lids open on a Monday morning, but when we can get some good news with our Cafe Latte (Lite, of course!), it makes life a little more bearable. News from our neighbors up north, keeps LGBT progress a'movin', and of course, like Free-Drink Fridays, we love that!

Our Canadian brethren have passed breakthrough legislation in Ontario, which we hope will go a long way towards decreasing anti-gay bullying.

The bill mandates the allowance of Gay-Straight Alliances in all schools (including Catholic ones).

More after the jump.

Folks in Hamilton, Ontario received our kind of eye-opening morning wake up when local station CHCH aired three minutes of uninterrupted gay porn during its morning New Now broadcast. 

If anyone can handle Pink's strong vocals it's Kelly Clarkson. Kelly took up the challenge on Tuesday night in London, Ontario when she performed Pink's "Perfect." So, how did Kelly do tackling Pink?

In an exciting development, Canadian scientists are ready to test what’s being described as a “unique” type of vaccine that could potentially prevent HIV infection.

More after the jump!

Tim Hortons, which two years ago withdrew its support from a NOM rally to our applause, has once again found itself in the homo hot seat. This time around, Hortons is garnering headlines for not only kicking out a lesbian couple for an alleged simple smooch, but for issuing an offensive non-apology in the aftermath. Details follow.

Despite the headline, news that a fiercely anti-gay Catholic high school in Ontario, Canada has banned rainbows is unfortunately not the latest viral-feature stacked with satire courtesy of The Onion.