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.
Montreal - Canada and other members of the Organization of American States must reject the trend to legalize drugs in order to better fight drug abuse, trafficking and organized crime, Mexico's attorney general warned Monday. But Canada's Solicitor General Wayne Easter insisted the federal government's plans to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana aren't contrary to Canada's participation in an international drug abuse control commission meeting this week in Montreal. Canada's proposed bill would decriminalize marijuana for small-time users caught with less than 15 grams by giving fines of $100 to $400. Montreal - The cost of home ownership in Canada rose during the third quarter as low mortgage rates fuelled a strong housing market, says the Royal Bank in its latest survey. British Columbia was the province where housing was the most expensive as prices continued to rise sharply in the period ended Sept. 30. Ottawa - A spokesman for Alberta Premier Ralph Klein denies Alberta agreed to a national health council during a meeting with incoming prime minister Paul Martin. Under the first ministers health accord of last February, premiers and territorial leaders agreed to create the council in return for about $23 billion in new health funding.
