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.
Toronto - A public goodbye was said to Cecilia Zhang Saturday, a nine-year-old Toronto girl snatched from her parents' home and who turned up dead months later only days from her 10th birthday. Saskatoon - A Saskatchewan aboriginal band is considering offering MRI tests to paying customers after the province refused to pay for the service. Muskeg Lake Cree Nation has been considering purchasing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit as part of a proposed wellness centre on its urban reserve in Saskatoon's Sutherland area. The band had hoped to bill Saskatchewan Government Insurance for MRI services, but in a pre-budget conference call Wednesday, Health Department officials told the band it would not be allowed. Edmonton - An indoor ice rink at Canada's largest shopping mall became a star-studded smorgasbord Saturday for an estimated 12,000 fans dying to get autographs from their favourite Juno performers like Nickelback, Nelly Furtado and Sam Roberts. Toronto - Ontario's unions kicked off the start of what they say will be a lengthy and loud protest against private-public hospital partnerships Saturday. Thousands of workers from across Ontario marched through downtown Toronto, hoisting placards, waving flags and decrying the use of private sector funds to build and run hospitals.
