In the news...

Something I'm not looking forward to on my trip home:

MOSQUITO SWARMS 'UNPRECEDENTED,' SAYS CITY
The mosquito population explosion continues in Winnipeg; in fact, the city says the insects are now emerging at "unprecedented levels."
FULL STORY
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_fogging-20050713

Yeah, like your testing is any better:

U.S. COURT RESERVES DECISION ON MAD COW APPEAL
A U.S. federal appeals court has reserved its decision after being asked to overturn a temporary injunction keeping the border closed to live Canadian cattle.
FULL STORY
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_mad-cow-20050713

Yeesh:

CONSUMER GROUP CALLS FOR WARNING LABELS ON POP
Pop cans should carry warnings to alert people that drinking too much can make them fat, a U.S. consumer group said Wednesday.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/07/13/pop-labels050713.html

Yeesh again:

GUANTANAMO INMATE FORCED TO WEAR BRA, ACT LIKE A DOG: REPORT
A suspected terrorist was forced to wear a bra, dance with another man and behave like a dog during his interrogation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military investigators said Wednesday.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/07/13/guantanamo050713.html

That's a more respectable stance, Klein:

KLEIN DROPS FIGHT AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Alberta will allow same-sex marriages but will move to protect those who oppose it on social, cultural or religious grounds, Premier Ralph Klein says.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/13/klein-samesex050713.html