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 - Marijuana users chanted "we love weed" as they marched through the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, smoking their hearts out and calling for Ottawa to legalize the drug. About 1,000 demonstrators rallied at the Ontario legislature and later marched through some of Toronto's busiest streets. Montreal - Police believe a pot left on the stove caused an overnight house fire that claimed the lives of three young children. Ottawa - The Liberals have the support of 41.2 per cent of decided voters, normally considered comfortable majority government range, according to a new poll. The survey puts the Liberals well ahead of the Conservative party which is at 28.5 per cent support, and the New Democrats at 16.1 per cent. The court-appointed bankruptcy monitor overseeing Air Canada's restructuring recommended court approval of the airline's plan to seek out a new equity investor in the airline, after its deal with Hong Kong billionaire Victor Li's Trinity Time Investments expired Friday. In a report released Saturday, Ernst and Young said the new plan will "provide the certainty and speed to facilitate Air Canada's exit from CCAA (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act) proceedings."3/5/04