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BY JASON THOMPSON [email protected] A decade ago, Laurentian University attracted about 30 international students to its hallowed halls in pursuit of higher education.

(CNW) Ontario?s large industrial electricity consumers will benefit from three years of stable, predictable pricing on electricity provided by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), says Minister of Energy Donna Cansfield.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Sudbury is hosting a seminar Feb. 15 about the little-known disability tax credit.

In support of Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2006, Feb. 5 to 11, the Sudbury Regional Hospital's eating disorders program is holding a poster contest for post secondary school students in northeastern Ontario.

The Ontario government is supporting tourism in Greater Sudbury with a $20,000 grant to help attract tourists to the region and to subsidize a new Visitor Information Centre downtown.

The provincial government has been busy over the past week or so handing out more money and announcing new programs designed to benefit the north.

About 60 people were gathered in the city council's chamber at Tom Davies Square Friday morning, viewing an eight-minute video that expressed the thoughts, feelings and concerns of young native people in Greater Sudbury.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN [email protected] Terry Fox once said that dreams are always possible if you try. Because the legendary Canadian hero followed his dream and ran the Marathon of Hope, he was able to earn $24.

BY TRACEY DUGUAY [email protected] ?I hate to tell you I told so, but I told you so.

Residential housing starts had a strong start to 2006 with ten single-detached housing starts, doubling the 10-year average of five January starts in Greater Sudbury according to data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).