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.
Brampton, Ont. - Conservative Leader Stephen Harper wants the professional credentials of immigrants recognized more quickly. Harper said yesterday that foreign-born doctors, engineers and others are being kept from working in their fields because of delays in recognizing their credentials. Halifax - More than 250,000 people in Newfoundland, Labrador and Nova Scotia were without phones and access to emergency services early yesterday after lines belonging to strike-bound Aliant Inc. were sabotaged. Brampton, Ont. - A nine-year-old Brampton girl who was abducted from a birthday party, beaten and sexually assaulted was released from hospital on Wednesday. Toronto - The Ontario government has finally uncorked its plan to gussy up the province's restaurants with a bit of international flair: letting wine lovers bring their own bottles to dinner. Consumer Minister Jim Watson introduced the long-awaited plan at an upscale Italian restaurant yesterday before sitting down to a noon-hour glass of red wine for the benefit of television cameras. Ottawa - Canada's factory sector saw capacity use climb in the first quarter, driven by growing domestic and international demand and increased business development, Statistics Canada said yesterday.
