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City council is expected to make a decision tonight on whether the Maley Drive extension project will get the green light. NorthernLife.ca will be livestreaming the council meeting starting at 6 p.m.

The Homelessness Network of Sudbury has announced that an extreme cold weather alert will be in effect for the next 24 hours.

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford died Tuesday at Mount Sinai hospital after an 18-month battle with cancer, the Globe and Mail has reported. The Globe said a source close to his family confirmed his death.

Updated at 1:56 p.m.: KGHM International confirmed Tuesday it has eliminated 20 positions at its Victoria project in Sudbury, and suspended some contracts.

A private contractor will be conducting emergency repairs to a Bell manhole on the Kingsway, near Silver Hills Drive, on March 22. Traffic in the eastbound curb lane will be affected.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued the following statement after learning of a number of terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium that killed 31 people and wounded 187.

With a vote scheduled tonight on whether the city still supports it, two more councillors have come out in support of the $80.1 million Maley Drive extension project. Ward 11 Coun. Lynne Reynolds and Ward 10 Coun.

Pothole photos have been rolling into the Northern Life newsroom and our interactive City of "Crater" Sudbury pothole map is starting to take shape. Check out the map here .

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is planning an accommodation review of its schools in the Valley East and Chelmsford areas.

Ontario is investing $34.5 million to improve highway infrastructure in the northeast, the province said in a press release. Through the Northern Highways Program, the province said it will use the funds to support three projects.