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BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN [email protected] Incumbent Liberal candidate Ray Bonin faced a lot of questions about Sudbury's still-unbuilt biodiesel plant at the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce's Nickel Belt all candidates meeting Thursday night.

BY TRACEY DUGUAY [email protected] Like a chorus from a Christina Aguilera song, Sudbury is beautiful, no matter what they say.

The province is investing $1.5 million to support expanded services at the Sudbury Regional Hospital's cancer program.

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] Inco Ltd. has asked for a second extension of its offer to Falconbridge Ltd.

The province is investing $1.5 million to support expanded services at the Sudbury Regional Hospital's cancer program.

From left to right: Mike Cloutier, president and CEO of AstraZeneca Canada, Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci, NOSM dean Roger Strausser, Gerry Lougheed Jr., chair of the NOSM fundraising committee and Laurentian University president Judith Woodsworth.

Sudbury Conservative candidate and former police officer Kevin Serviss is focusing his campaign on the need to reduce crime in this region.

The city is advising Capreol residents to conserve water for 24-hours starting Jan. 12 at 9 am while city crews install new watermains for improved and more consistent water clarity.

Greater Sudbury single-detached housing starts rose for the sixth straight year according to data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). There were 384 single family homes started in 2005, up 2.7 percent from the year before.

A man who helped enrich the lives of thousands of students over a 36-year teaching career died Jan. 6. Fred W.