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.
Edmonton - A senior refused to allow a stranger to pay her fine Monday for not shovelling her walk, saying she'd rather go to jail than bow to what she calls an unjust bylaw. "If I know I'm in the right, I don't back down," said Olga Friesen, a 69-year-old with a brisk stride and a ready laugh. "I want the bylaw changed," she said. "That's the whole issue." Quebec - Quebec's finance minister wants the province to follow Ontario's lead and hike the price of smokes. Finance Minister Yves Seguin said, "Quebec is the place in Canada where you can buy tobacco for the cheapest price, about $55 per carton, when in the rest of Canada it's $70," Seguin told a news conference. Saint John, N.B. - The head of the Canadian Professional Police Association says street cops aren't prepared to deal with terrorist threats. Regular officers aren't receiving proper training or support, Tony Cannavino said after the New Brunswick Police Association's annual meeting over the weekend. Cannavino also said they don't have the access they need to intelligence reports on suspected threats. Such information, he said, would be helpful to officers who stop suspicious vehicles. Cannavino criticized the federal government and said Ottawa can no longer afford to bury its head in the sand on the issue of terrorist threats. He said funds are needed across the country to better equip officers.2/12/03
