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Distance education easier to access, thanks to technology - Maxim Jean-Louis

What do Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela, the new Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Shawn Atleo, and former Premier of Alberta Ralph Klein have in common? You may be surprised by the answer: they all got their college or university degrees usin

Northern media outlets in danger of extinction

You may not realize it, but the local media is dying a slow, painful death. I’m not talking about lost jobs, because compared with what we’ve seen in mining, forestry and retail, it’s minuscule.

Diabetes care to be managed by Cancer Care Ontario - France Gélinas

You probably know someone living with diabetes. After all, nearly one million Ontarians have diabetes, and this number is growing every year.

Putting eye care at the top of your back-to-school list

What’s on your back to school list this year? New clothes and shoes, school supplies and a fresh haircut: these are some of the items commonly found on the annual back to school list.

Establishing Laurentian as the Harvard of the mining sector

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  Premier McGuinty should consolidate the province's scattered post-secondary mineral education programs at Laurentian University and establish a world-class centre of excellence - a Harvard of the Mining Secto

PDAC 2009 Convention: the mining bust of a generation?

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  What a difference a year makes at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention, the largest on the planet.

Xstrata Nickel layoffs: Short-term gain and long-term pain

Posted by Greater Sudbury Northern Life Global commodity prices have fallen off the cliff. ThyssenKrupp AG, Germany's largest steelmaker, recently stated that not since the end of the Second World War has the demand for steel fallen so rapidly.

2009 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  There was a somewhat subdued feeling by many in the mining sector at the 21st annual Canadian Mining Hall of Fame dinner, two weeks ago, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

PDAC 2008 Convention - the mining boom continues

The annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention is the premier event in the global exploration and mining sector.

The commodity super-cycle will benefit Sudbury for years to come

There is no doubt that the impending recession in the U.S. is causing economic upheaval across Ontario which exports about 86 percent of its manufactured goods to our southern neighbour.