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 - Sheila Copps' scorching new portrayal of Paul Martin suggests he would have had Canadian soldiers fighting in Iraq while he was undermining medicare and the CBC at home. The former cabinet minister, who resolutely stayed in an unwinnable race for the Liberal leadership against Martin last year, has written a new book that depicts the prime minister as a sneaky, self-aggrandizing hypocrite who sabotaged his cabinet colleagues. And a brief foreword by former prime minister Jean Chretien falls just short of an endorsement of her accusations. Montreal - An infection-control specialist has described a C. difficile outbreak in Quebec as an "epidemic" that has killed 109 people in 10 hospitals over a six-month period this year. Dr. Vivian Loo, author of a study conducted from January to June, said her findings indicate the virulent strain was also indirectly responsible for 108 deaths in the 10 hospitals in Montreal and Sherbrooke, Que. Another 33 patients underwent major intestinal surgery to control their affliction, said the study. Ottawa - Canada's painfully slow missile-defence courtship with the United States finally appears headed for the altar. The government has agreed to hold a Commons vote on whether Canada should be involved in the controversial missile-shield program and it looks sure to pass. The non-binding vote was agreed to by all federal parties.
