By Ron Nurwisah, Boy Reporter

The city defends its bike ring and posts after the Star wrote a piece yesterday saying that a two-by-four can be used to break apart the popular bike lockup posts. City staff will investigate whether vandalizing the posts with a two-by-four is possible.
British law enforcement break up a suspected terrorist scheme to blow up planes heading into the US. As a result airports, including Pearson, are implementing new security procedures. If you’re flying out of Pearson don’t pack any liquids into your carry-on. That includes things like toothpaste and shaving cream.
Two vandals of a Toronto-area mosque were caught by police and worshippers early yesterday morning.
Police are looking for a man who’s been posing as a doctor and calling in prescriptions and then picking them up.
HIV cases are up 30% in Toronto and health officials are blaming public complacency. Groups hit hard include women, gay men, those in the African and Carribean community, and IV drug users.
Finally hotel workers won’t strike during the AIDS conference. A spokesperson for the union pointed out that many of the workers are from countries where the HIV epidemic is a serious issue and they don’t want to impact the work that might come out of this conference. The Globe also runs this profile of Rev. Elias Morales, an El Salvadorian Catholic priest who has been a leader of the movement by hotel workers to get better treatment.

Photo by Flickr-man, from the Torontoist + Flickr Group.