Morning Brew: May 31, 2006

Your morning news roundup for Wednesday, May 31, 2006:

Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris' painting Figure with Rays of Light sells at a Toronto auction for $1.1 million, though I still can't figure out what it means.

Toronto's scorching heat has the Liberal government reconsidering its plans to close coal power plants, fully forgetting that wind is still a viable energy source.

Hours after a wildcat strike over driver security ends, another TTC bus driver is assaulted.

The Toronto Parent Network has found that our city's schools are in shambles, which is no news to anyone who has stepped into a Toronto high school recently.

(Photo: CBC Toronto)

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