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.
St-Felix De-Valois, Que. - Two people were killed on Sunday after an ultralight plane crashed in foggy conditions, said provincial police. The victims, a man and a woman, were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries after the aircraft plunged into a field Sunday morning in this town 60 kilometres northeast of Montreal. The victims died later in the day. Ottawa - Phil Fontaine will steer Canada's leading native-rights group into its tightest ever relations with the federal government, says an Assembly of First Nations insider. The new direction has alarmed critics who fear the assembly could become a mere satellite of the power brokers they mistrust. Staff changes under the Liberal-friendly national chief confirm "we're being team players," said the insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "We're still going to be lobbying and advocating but we're getting inside the Liberal organization." Ottawa - A Paul Martin government may well kill the $40-million, scandal-plagued federal sponsorship program, Public Works Minister Ralph Goodale suggests. Martin has strongly hinted that his preference is to ditch the scheme that has sparked harsh criticism from Auditor General Sheila Fraser and prompted a wave of criminal investigations by the RCMP.
