Wednesday, April 13, 2005

In the news...

WINNIPEG LAB IDENTIFIES DANGEROUS FLU SAMPLES
Canada's chief public health officer is applauding workers at Winnipeg's National Microbiology Laboratory after the lab may have helped thwart a flu pandemic.
FULL STORY
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_flu-lab-20050413

An interesting difference in the way the story was reported north & south of the border... on the news down south tonight, NBC decided not to mention that it was a US mistake discovered by Canada.

Of course, we in Manitoba are also now smart enough to know the difference between butter and margarine:

SPREAD THE NEWS: GOV'T REPEALS MARGARINE LAW
It seems Manitobans now know the difference between butter and margarine.
FULL STORY
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_margarine-20050413

Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm going to do my taxes now. :P *sigh*

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