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 new report card suggests confidence in Canada's heath-care system is slipping, with a growing number of Canadians giving it a mediocre or failing grade. The quality of medicare earned a B grade overall. Repondents called for more doctors, nurses and technologists and improvements to essential services including hospital emergency care, shorter waiting times and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Saskatoon - A man in the Saskatoon area is alive thanks to a burst of strength that allowed two rescuers to lift his car off him. When Ryan Moellenbeck and Brian Argue responded to a woman's screams Sunday afternoon, they found a 27-year-old man pinned under the front of his Pontiac Grand Prix. The man had been working under the car when a jack slipped, dropping the vehicle onto his upper body. Mollenbeck says he and his friend had no choice but to lift the car. The man regained consciousness shortly after his rescue and was taken to hospital, where he's expected to recover from his injuries. Ottawa - The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police wants every phone and internet customer in the country to pay a surcharge of 25 cents a month to help cover the cost of eavesdropping on criminals. The money would boost police coffers in the face of an increasing number of expensive court-approved wiretaps on drug suspects, money launderers and potential terrorists.
