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.
Vancouver - Angry families of students killed last year in an avalanche near Revelstoke should put their concerns in writing and the B.C. coroner service will respond, a spokeswoman for the service said Thursday. Kamloops coroner John Latimer did not hold an inquest. Instead, he opted for an inquiry, which did not include a public process of calling witnesses to testify. Ottawa - There won't be another big deployment but small groups of Canadian soldiers could play a new role in Afghanistan after the current commitment there ends next summer, Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham said Thursday. Canada now has about 2,000 Canadian Forces personnel working with a NATO-led force which provides security in Kabul. They are due out in August. "It's not just about providing security in Afghanistan," he said. "We have to restore some form of civilian life and prosperity. Fredericton - Federal Agriculture Minister Bob Speller ran into some serious beefs Thursday from New Brunswick farmers who claim the mad cow crisis is causing marketplace gouging. Speller took questions following a speech to agricultural producers meeting in Fredericton and was asked what he intends to do about the high prices consumers still have to pay while farmers get next to nothing for their beef. Speller said he's not convinced there is a problem, but added that pricing issues have to be carefully examined.
