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Tuesday was a landmark day for same-sex couples in England and Wales.

According to the BBC, the House of Commons voted in favour of the Same-Sex Couples Marriage Bill by a 400-175 majority.

The ended a long day of debates on whether or not same-sex marriage should be legal in these two U.K. nations.

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Monday spelled the end of the Canadian penny, leaving several charities wondering waht will happen to their coin jars.

According to CBC News, several of the country's charity organizations have collected millions of pennies during a recent penny drive, preparing in advance for this day.

Feed the Children and Tim Hortons have gathered $70 and $1 million dollars respectively in penny drives dedicated to childrens foundations and feeding the hungry in third world countries.

On the negative end of things, some charities are concerned that fewer coins in circualtion could hurt fundraising efforts.

A recent report which was done in Quebec indicates that francophones throughout Canada are victims of slight culture loss.

According to the Gazette the report was made up by a Quebec independence group with some financial aid by the Parti Quebecois of Quebec.

The report is known as the Estates-General on Quebec Sovereignty project which consists of the data of 1,200 people throughout 13 regions of Quebec.

The report`s authors stated it identifies 92 ways in which the Canadian system has ignored the interests and values of Quebecers.

The head of the pro-independence group stated that he wants to remind people of how much the French language has diminished in Canada since the 20th century.

The city of Montreal has released its plan for the new Champlain Bridge.

According to the Gazette, the city’s proposal, unveiled on Sunday, outlines some ideas in the works such as two lanes dedicated to public transit, a 13-kilometre-long rail system and a toll booth.

Mayor Michael Applebaum says that even with added toll booths, drivers shouldn’t be the only ones forced into paying to maintain the bridge.

According to the CBC, recently released documents show that the Royal Canadian Mounties collected a file on the occupy Ottawa movement.

The file shows that the Mounties were very interested in the protest, including intensively searching though social media and questioning campus security after a meeting was held at the University of Ottawa.

Notes also show that the Mounties planned on using cameras for surveillance of the Confederation Park protest, but ultimately decided against it.