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After being shut down by the health department when a couple found a baby rodent in their stir fry dish, Sizzling Wok has now reopened.  Officials say the risk to public health is no longer there, adding the restaurant has taken corrective actions.  Apparently, the department felt it would only be punishing the outlet in the St. Vital Mall, if it forced it to stay closed.

Nasa says some nicks on the space shuttle Atlantis don’t appear to be too serious.  The damage was likely the result of debris that came off the fuel tank shortly after liftoff Monday afternoon.  Atlantis is racing to the 19 year old Hubble Space Telescope for a high level repair job.

That’s one small tweet for man, one pretty cool leap for global communications.  Astronaut Mike Massimino has used Twitter to send the first “tweet” from space.  Checking in as Astro Mike, he says the launch of the space shuttle was awesome and so far he’s feeling great.  Mike has vowed to send twitter updates as time allows during his busy schedule in orbit, which includes 2 spacewalks to fix and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.

An alleged drug dealer who led police on a high speed chase in Fort Wayne, Indiana, got busted after his stomach got the better of him.  He was taken into custody yesterday after his sudden stop at a Taco Bell parking lot.  Cops say the 36 year old told officers that he knew he was going to jail for awhile, so he just wanted to get one last burrito.

Get ready to start paying more at the pump !  The price of oil is now creeping close to 60 dollars U.S. a barrel.  In the last 5 months, the price of oil has risen 80 per cent.  The latest survey now shows the average price of regular gas across the country has risen to 95.9 cents a litre.  That’s up over 5 cents in just the past week.

The Pizza Hut brand will stay in Manitoba.  A deal has been struck to keep the 13 existing restaurants open.  Pizza Hut operates 10 outlets inside the city, plus one in Selkirk, Steinbach, and Portage la Prairie.

A Winnipeg couple found some mystery meat they hadn’t planned on, in a stir-fry they bought at a mall food court.  They say after digging into the lunch, they bought from Sizzling Wok on the weekend, they found a baby rodent.  Health inspectors say they’re now trying to figure out whether it’s a rat or a mouse, and whether it came from the restaurant itself or a food supplier.  Sizzling Wok by the way, has voluntarily closed for now.

City officials little worried this morning.  They think they could be on the hook for 10 million, if the province decides to refund fines to drivers caught speeding in wrongly marked construction zones.  The province collects about 55 per cent of revenue from photo radar, with the rest going to the city.

Manitoba’s health minister is defending the practice of publishing the names of nurses, who get in trouble with abusing booze or drugs.  Theresa Oswald, has all but ruled out a request from the nurses union, which is calling for a new law to limit what can be revealed publicly.  Oswald says the public’s right to know outstrips the privacy concerns of nurses who feel they’re being humiliated.

A new poll in the States has found there’s a big disconnect between women’s body image and their true physical condition.  Among other things, the poll found that a lot of women say they’re dieting, despite somehow avoiding healthy fruits and veggies.  And, many others thought they were fat, when they weren’t.

Scientists estimate the new strain of swine flu may have sickened 23 thousand people in Mexico before anyone realized it was an epidemic.  At least 61 people have died in this flu outbreak around the world, including one woman in Alberta who also had underlying medical conditions.

The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of 7 are headed towards the Hubble Space Telescope, for its most delicate and dangerous repair job ever in orbit.  The astronauts on this billion dollar mission will be on the lookout for space junk as they try to fix and upgrade the 19 year old telescope.

Experts want high school students to turn down the volume on their digital devices to help combat, noise induced hearing loss.  A new pilot project called, “IHearYa,” aims to get the message out about the long term dangers of listening to those MP-3 players at high volumes.  Recent surveys suggest 30 per cent of teens are listening to digital music at levels comparable to the sound of a lawnmower for an average of 2.9 hours a day.

More pressure is being put on the province to reimburse drivers who paid for photo radar tickets in construction zones…..when there was no construction going on.  The Tories in fact, have now launched an online petition demanding refunds.  Attorney General Dave Chomiak has said the government is reconsidering its decision on the matter.  He says a final decision is expected in a few weeks.

You had to know this news was coming.  Flood drenched soil in the province has become the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes.  Entomologist Terry Galloway says a lot still depends on the weather, but it’ll take a lot less rain this year to create the ideal conditions for mosquito hatching.  This year, the city will spend 5 million dollars tracking and fighting the bugs.  That’s more than it’ll spend on fixing potholes.

The U of M is bursting with brain power.  Winnipeg is hosting the 48^th annual country wide science fair and, 475 budding young scientists from across the country are competing.  The grade 7 to 12 students are competing for close to 1 million dollars in scholarships and grants.

Most of Mexico’s schools and daycares are now disinfected and ready to welcome back millions of students today…..this after a swine flu outbreak prompted a nation-wide shutdown.  Right now, Canada’s confirmed caseload of the same H1-N1 virus is 286, with one related death in northern Alberta.

It looks like “Star Trek” fans are eager to see how it all began.  The new sci-fi flick featuring younger versions of Kirk, Spock an the others, at the start of their space adventure, took in 76 million at the box office in its opening weekend.  That drops last week’s number one, “X-Men Origins” to 2^nd place with 27 million in ticket sales.  “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” was 3^rd.

The space shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off on Nasa’s final trip to the 19 year old Hubble Space Telescope this afternoon.  Near perfect weather is expected for the Florida launch. 

A city man has launched a lawsuit against the province over his daughter’s placement in foster care.  The man says his 13 year old daughter was sexually abused by her foster father and social workers did nothing to remove the girl from the situation.  The girl is now currently in the care of her biological father. 

A homeless Winnipeg man is being called a hero today, after he jumped into the Red River to save a drowning teen.  44 year old Faron Hall, who lives on the banks of the river in St. Boniface, says the boy fell from the Provencher Bridge on the weekend.  Hall, without thinking twice, dived in and grabbed the kid.  Both were taken to hospital, treated and released.

Well as the country’s flu total goes up, surgical masks are flying off store shelves.  Right now, there are 140 confirmed cases of the H1-N1 virus in the country, with one mild case reported in Manitoba. 

These guys don’t miss a trick.  A new survey today suggests that some telemarketers are now posing as survey researchers when they call to bug ya.  The survey found that 38 per cent of people complained of calls in which they were asked to buy something or donate money at the end of a survey.  That folks is illegal, and could carry a 5 year prison term.

Surgeons in Pittsburgh are still involved in a marathon surgery this morning, performing North America’s first double hand transplant.  The surgery began yesterday and was expected to take 20 hours.  So far, only 8 double hand transplants have been performed in the world.

Prime Minister Harper hops on a plane for Prague this morning, where he’ll formally start trade talks with the European Union.  He’ll be in the Czech republic to speak with several European leaders.  Officials say Harper will try to move towards a NAFTA like deal with the European Union.

The swine flu has now surfaced in Manitoba.  Officials say a girl from the Brandon area is recovering from a mild case of the flu, but did not require hospitalization.  The girl, had traveled to Mexico in the 2^nd half of April.  So far, the province says there’s no indication her school in Brandon, or any other in the region, should be closed.

Meantime, Alberta’s pork producers think China is jumping the gun.  Yesterday, that country began halting Alberta pork imports because the flu was found in a herd of pigs last week.  The head of the Canadian pork council says the move is knee jerk reaction, that isn’t even backed by science or consultations.  The World Health Organization stresses that eating pork does not pose a flu threat.

Some big pre-emptive changes are coming to the Canadian airline business.  The country’s 4 largest airlines will unveil a legally binding passenger bill of rights today, hoping it’ll persuade Ottawa to not impose new fines and costs whenever flights go awry. 

The Liberals now official leader, Michael Ignatieff says, changes to the Employment Insurance program is a key issue for his party.  At the wrap up of the Liberal convention in Vancouver yesterday, Ignatieff also said he wants his election platform ready within weeks, but, insists that doesn’t mean an election is just around the corner.

Hugh Jackman’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” led the pack at the box office this weekend.  The prequel raked in 87 million U.S. in its debut.  The romantic comedy, “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” was a distant 2^nd at 15 million, followed by “Obsessed.”

And as Malawi’s highest court prepares to decide on Madonna’s bid to adopt a 2^nd child from that country, there’s a dispute over whether a man trying to stop the proceedings is actually the girl’s father.  The case was to be considered today, but a decision may not be announced for several days.

Some flooded out homeowners north of the city say, they’re worried about a new plan to expropriate their property.  The province says it has approved a plan to have municipalities take over land in the most flood prone areas.  Homeowners will be given the assessed value of their property and will have to leave well before next spring.  But, as you would expect….some homeowners say they’re being offered below market value.

City police are looking for a shotgun-toting cyclist.  They say the man was spotted armed and cycling in the north end on Tuesday night.  When cops approached him, he threw down his bike and pointed the weapon at them.  Unfortunately though, the guy was able to getaway on two wheels, before police were able to nab him.

It’s bad news for air travelers going between Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  WestJet Airlines says it’s canceling direct flights because there just isn’t enough demand.  Travellers between the 2 provinces will now have to go through Alberta, which will add hours to their flights.

And, you can call him spoon face.  10 year old Aaron Caissie of Winnipeg has set a Guiness World record for sticking teaspoons on and around his face.  The kid managed to attach 17 spoons, beating the previous record of 16 held by a 9 year old in England.

Chrysler has now gone into bankruptcy protection.  30 to 60 days is the target for the company to emerge from bankruptcy, and, when that happens, the 3^rd largest automaker hopes to be a lot leaner.  Chrysler says it will close all of its American plants on Monday, and will stay closed until it comes out of bankruptcy protection.  Chrysler’s 2 plants in this country will continue to operate until they run out of parts.

Canada and many other nations will no longer refer to the current flu outbreak as “Swine Flu.”  Officials say the term gave the mistaken impression the disease is spread by pigs, or by eating pork.  So, effective immediately, officials will now call this outbreak, the H-1 N-1 virus.  Right now, there are 34 confirmed cases in this country…all of them mild.