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 - Wal-Mart is bringing its Sam's Club warehouse stores to Canada this week, providing some stiff competition for the popular chain of Costco Wholesale Canada stores. The stores will carry a wide selection of groceries as well as merchandise such as computers and furniture. The move has already forced some food retailers to lower prices and wages, say observers. Ottawa - The federal Progressive Conservative party will survive as a separate entity regardless of the outcome of a merger vote with the Canadian Alliance, two-time party leadership hopeful David Orchard said this week. "We're going to hang onto the party," he said, adding that "We want to build the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada." Ste. Ann, Man. - Seine River School Division Superintendent Roy Seidler has been named the top school administrator in Canada for 2003. The honour came from the Canadian Association of School Administrators. Toronto - Saying he believes the Toronto schoolgirl snatched from her bed last week is still alive, Police Chief Julian Fantino is urging her abductors to do the "honourable, right thing" and return her. Toronto - Some Air Canada workers represented by the Canadian Auto Workers Union are calling for a walkout over the airline's handling of its pension negotiations, union leader Gary Fane said.
