Hoorah for Canada. Ontario's Court of Appeal announced existing common-law marriage definitions violate a gay couple's equality rights on the basis of sexual orientation.

Michael Leshner and Michael Stark were the first couple to legally wed.

"We're blissfully happy," Leshner, a Toronto Crown attorney, declared after exchanging rings with his partner of 22 years and offering a champagne toast outside the courthouse [Source - The Toronto Star]