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While he's not happy with the lack of public discussion before it was approved, local CARP chair Hugh Kruzel expects the impact of changing the definition of a senior in Greater Sudbury will be minimal.

Ontario foodies and locavores can look forward to more options when it comes to summer barbecuing as a new policy ensures they'll have better access to local chicken than ever before.

Golder Associates Ltd. will be drilling bore holes on both sides of the William Street bridge in Coniston on Jan. 7 and 8, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. One lane of traffic will be maintained. Signs will be posted on either side of the bridge.

Updated: Jan. 6, 5:15 p.m. Power is now fully restored in New Sudbury.

Learning English, starting school and finding work are all among the first tasks of the family of Syrian refugees who arrived in the city New Year's Eve. Joanne Ross, who speaks for the group at St.

Monica O'Neill may live in a long-term care home, but that doesn't mean she's stopped taking care of others. The St. Joseph's Villa resident was recently presented with the Ontario Long-Term Care Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.

The city is closing one northbound lane of Paris Street, near Science North, today. The lane will be closed until about 3 p.m. City workers are replacing the stop log structure that controls water flow into Lily Creek from Ramsey Lake.

Laurentian University's decision to remove a long-standing professor from teaching a first-year psychology course was not an attack on academic freedom, said the university's provost and vice-president of academics.

If you have an opinion on the topic of physician-assisted dying that you feel the need to share, tonight is for you. In February 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the federal law prohibiting physician-assisted dying.

A name change and a more flexible policy when it comes to people with brain injuries are among some of the recommendations in a consultant's report on the city's Handi-Transit bus service. The report, which is headed to the operations committee Jan.