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The first family of Syrians to arrive in Sudbury will have to wait a little longer to be reunited with the grandfather they had to leave behind in a refugee camp in Lebanon.

A fire at a duplex on Somerset Street early this morning caused $70,000 in damages. Greater Sudbury Fire Services were called to the blaze at 5:13 a.m. Jan. 12.

Gas prices in Greater Sudbury remain unchanged. Most gas stations in town are charging 102.6, according to GasBuddy.com . The cheapest gas price in town is 100.9 at Independent at the Pumps on Lorne. The most expensive gas in the city is 104.

The chilly weather continues on Tuesday with some snow in the forecast. Periods of snow are expected with about 2 to 4 cm accumulation. The daytime high will only get up to -10.

Members of the Ukrainian Rhapsodia Choir, are preparing for their concert of Christmas and New Years songs. The concert takes place Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. at St. Volodymyr Orthodox Church, 190 Baker Street.

City crews managed to meet all the city's target times for snow removal during the Dec. 29 storm that dumped 35 cm of the white stuff on Greater Sudbury.

The earthquake and aftershock many felt across Greater Sudbury Sunday evening was mining-related, says the Ministry of Natural Resources. The first occurred at 5:37 p.m. and registered at 3.3 magnitude, the second occurred 12 minutes later at 5:49 p.

The Homelessness Network of Sudbury has announced an Extreme Cold Weather Alert for the next 24 hours.

In a weekend release, two provincial cabinet ministers welcomed the tentative agreement reached with the province's 6,000 correctional services workers.

The entrepreneurial spirit of Carcross, Yukon should not be underestimated. It was the community's Tlingit people who first struck the gold that sparked the Klondike Gold Rush, after all.