1. Still missing: Three weeks after hundreds of schoolgirls went missing in Nigeria, U.S. President Barack Obama is sending U.S. military and law enforcement advisers to assist search efforts. Besides rescuing the girls, Obama took aim at their abductors: "We're also going to have to deal with the broader problem of organizations like this that ... can cause such havoc in people's day-to-day lives."
2. Ford's whereabouts? Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's brother Doug told reporters on Tuesday that his brother is definitely in treatment and "feeling great." Questions about whether Ford had made it to rehab were raised after he boarded a plane to Chicago last week, but later withdrew his request to enter the U.S.
3. Bye bye Jacob: Montreal women's clothing retailer Jacob Inc. has filed for bankruptcy, announcing it will be liquidating inventory at 92 of its stores across Canada in the coming weeks. The company said it's unable to turn a profit due to an influx of international retailers and a challenging economy.
4. Watchdog's warnings: Auditor General Michael Ferguson released his nine-chapter spring report to Parliament on Tuesday. Among the highlights, Ferguson said Canada's prison system has not established a long-term plan to deal with crowding. He also touched on the First Nations policing system, public-service pension plans and Statistics Canada's job-vacancy data, among other issues. Here's what you might have missed:
5. Order of Canada: Gov. Gen. David Johnston will officially present the Order of Canada to a slate of new recipients today, including rockabilly icon Ronnie Hawkins, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo, actors Colm Feore and Sarah Polley, author Douglas Coupland, historian Michael Bliss and fashion TV host Jeanne Beker. In all, 35 members and 10 officers are up for the honour.
