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.
Ottawa - The RCMP released internal reviews Wednesday to bolster its position that administrative errors, not wrongdoing, led to the mishandling of sponsorship money during its 125th anniversary celebrations in 1998. More than $3 million from the sponsorship program went to the national police force, and Auditor General Sheila Fraser has questioned how $1.7 million of that was handled. In Quebec, the RCMP broke government rules by setting up a non-government bank account to handle its transactions. The reviews found that the Quebec co-ordinator did that in good faith, believing it best because the money was coming from a private ad company. Toronto - A video game in which players take on the role of a murderous death-row inmate has been given a "Restricted" rating by Ontario's film review board. The objective of Manhunt is to stalk and kill victims. Wednesday's ruling means that Manhunt can't be sold or rented to anyone in the province who is under the age of 18. It is the first video game to have an "R" rating applied by the board. Saskatoon - The Saskatoon health authority has told surgeons not to perform about 90 operations at the end of March as it copes with a $7.5-million budget shortfall. Only cancer operations and urgent cardiovascular surgeries and neurosurgeries will be allowed between March 25 and March 31.
