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.
Halifax - U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to visit Halifax next week on his two-day Canadian tour, thanking Atlantic Canadian residents for helping stranded American passengers following the Sept. 11 attacks. Forty-four U.S.-bound planes were diverted to the Halifax airport after the 2001 terrorist attacks. About 8,000 stranded passengers stayed in hotels, community centres and the homes of local residents. Ottawa - More Canadians are quitting smoking, but the number who eventually return to the habit has remained the same, according to a Statistics Canada study. The study found that between 1994-95 and 1996-97, about 10 per cent of daily smokers quit. That figure rose to nearly 17 per cent between 2000-01 and 2002-03. But the study also found that the proportion of former daily smokers who returned to smoking during that period remained the same at around four per cent. Around 21 per cent of men and 17 per cent of women aged 18 or older smoked cigarettes daily in 2003. Ottawa - Ottawa's policies on marijuana use are out of touch with Canadian public opinion, says a group campaigning to reform cannabis laws. A poll released by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in Canada (NORML Canada) shows almost six in 10 Canadians say adults who possess small quantities of marijuana for personal use should be left alone.
