The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Toronto - Former NHL defenceman Rob Ramage was charged with impaired driving causing death Tuesday, the day after former Chicago Blackhawk Keith Magnuson was killed in a three-car crash. York Regional Police announced the charge Tuesday morning. Magnuson, 56, was riding with Ramage on Monday night as the two reportedly were on the way back to Toronto from nearby Bolton, Ont. Ottawa - The environmental agency set up under the North American Free Trade Agreement will conduct a full investigation into allegations that Ottawa is not enforcing its pulp-and-paper pollution laws in Eastern Canada. A spokesman for the Commission for Environment Co-operation confirmed Monday it will develop "a full factual record" with respect to 10 pulp-and-paper mills in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces and how Environment Canada has dealt with them. Montreal - Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper said Tuesday he will officially enter the leadership race for the new Conservative Party of Canada early in the new year. Tory Leader Peter MacKay has said he is seriously considering a leadership bid, but will consult family, friends and supporters before deciding. Ottawa - Former finance minister John Manley has turned down Prime Minister Paul Martin's offer to become Canada's next ambassador to the United States.
