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 - A 17-year-old girl has been charged with criminal negligence after three pit bulls attacked a toddler and his father in Ottawa last week. The teenager was charged with three counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm on Tuesday Ð the same day Ontario approved a ban on pit bulls and similar dogs. The dogs jumped the fence and attacked a two-year-old boy and his father as they walked through a park on Feb. 24. One pit bull clamped down on the boy's head before the man and his neighbour managed to beat the animals away. The adults were badly bitten. Vancouver - West Vancouver council has unanimously passed a controversial bylaw that bans restaurant odours deemed offensive. Under the bylaw, businesses that continue pumping out smells after being asked to stop can be fined up to $10,000. The bylaw arose after complaints by some condo owners, who had been lobbying council for months over smells wafting from a nearby Persian restaurant. Vancouver - Ships in Vancouver's booming port are expected to emit more smog-causing pollutants than cars, trucks and buses this year for the first time. Government standards have driven down vehicle emissions while marine traffic has increased to the point where it's expected to be the greatest single source of smog-causing pollutants in 2005, says a report from the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
