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 - A Halifax man who spent nearly two decades in jail trying to clear his name in a murder case was freed on bail on Monday. Rodney Cain was released from a Kingston, Ont., jail. Cain had been convicted of second-degree murder of a man in a 1986 Toronto after-hours club shooting. Cain, a 45-year old former drug dealer, has always maintained he acted in self-defence. He spent years calling politicians, lawyers and private investigators trying to track down witnesses to back his claim he wasn't guilty. Last month, Federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler ordered a new trial after witnesses came forward with new evidence supporting Cain's self-defence claim. Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. - A strong earthquake jolted British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands and the Alaskan panhandle Monday. British Columbia's Pacific Geoscience Centre recorded the quake at a magnitude of 6.7. It occurred at 2:50 a.m. PDT. Police in Craig, Alaska, say no significant damage was reported, although some items fell from walls and shelves. Ottawa - Canada Post says the price to mail a letter in Canada will go up another penny to 50 cents early next year. The new rate takes effect Jan. 17, a year after the last increase. The cost to send letters and postcards to the United States will also rise. It's going from 80 cents to 85 cents, while mail to other destinations is increasing five cents to $1.45.
