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 - Nova Scotia's premier, John Hamm, expects the damage from hurricane Juan to exceed $100 million. Many fishermen and farmers who did not insure some buildings and equipment face bankruptcy without rapid relief. Meanwhile, there were 5,000 customers still without power in Nova Scotia nine days after the storm swept across the centre of the province. Many residents have said they're frustrated with the slow progress of restoring electrical service. Hamm said the handling of the disaster, including Nova Scotia Power's response, will be part of a review by the emergency measures organization. Winnipeg - Israel (Izzy) Harold Asper, philanthropist and founder of Canada's largest media company, has died at 71. CanWest Global Communications said Asper was admitted to St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and he died a short time later in the presence of his wife, Babs Asper, sons David and Leonard and daughter Gail. Izzy Asper was born in the western Manitoba town of Minnedosa in 1932. Ottawa - A national identity card could cost billions, infringe on privacy rights and might not improve security, says an interim report on Immigration Minister Denis Coderre's proposal for such a card. The report details privacy concerns and technical problems associated with trying to establish a database of personal information.
