Nova Scotia Tory MP Bill Casey was kicked out of the Conservative caucus after breaking ranks with his party June 5 and voting against a bill to implement the federal budget. Casey said he couldn't support the budget because it won't allow his province to fully benefit from offshore oil and gas revenues without losing equalization payments from the federal government. Casey will sit as an Independent MP.

Watson's Mills, one of the only functioning gristmills in North America, is to receive a 2007 National Achievement Award for the work that went into  restoring and promoting it. The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) and the Canadian Chapter of the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (SPOOM) announced the award May 31. The 19th century limestone building on the Rideau River is the only working industrial heritage site in the City of Ottawa. More than $500,000 in grants and donations was raised over four years for repairs and maintenance on the mill .

        HORSES OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR

Horses at the National Equestrian Park in Ottawa earned themselves some grazing time June 3 after taking part in a day of equestrian competitions at the sprawling facility in the city's west end.

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Toronto's CN Tower is only weeks away from losing its reputation as  the world's tallest freestanding structure. By September, the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates will become the tallest building in the world  and also the tallest freestanding land-based structure. Figures released by a contractor say it will reach a height of about 808 meters (2,651 feet) compared to the CN Tower's height of 553 meters (1,815 feet).