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.
Ottawa - Canadian police and security officials have been quietly warned that al-Qaida terrorists might try to contaminate food or water with deadly toxins. A secret intelligence report distributed to key federal authorities by the Privy Council Office expresses concern al-Qaida extremists could use lethal substances such as ricin and botulinum in a terrorist campaign. Ottawa - After a decade in the prime minister's residence, Aline Chretien says she's looking forward to a different life far from the hurly-burly of politics. An intensely private person who shunned the fish-bowl life throughout her husband's 40-year political career, she gave a rare interview this week to CTV's Canada AM. The quiet, slender, dark-haired woman, who is said to be her husband's closest and most listened-to adviser, also said she's learned over the years to shrug off the criticism and vitriol that are the norms in political life. Toronto - More than three weeks after the baffling abduction of nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang from her home, police took the unusual step Wednesday of assuring the public that her parents were not suspects in the case. The gifted Grade 4 student was discovered missing by her mother when she went to wake her for school. A broken screen window on the top floor of the two-storey home suggested a forcible abduction.
