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After talks broke off between the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the province and school boards Friday, the union said it will escalate its strike action if there's no change.

It’s a common occurrence – people in Greater Sudbury who are impaired due to substance misuse are brought by ambulance to the emergency department, which may not be the best setting for their needs.

Ward 11 Coun. Lynne Reynolds joined municipal leaders from across Canada in delivering a unified response to the humanitarian crisis facing Syria.

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) said it will hold a media conference at 2:10 p.m. on Sept. 14 to provide a bargaining update after talks broke off Friday afternoon between the government and Ontario school boards.

Gas prices in Greater Sudbury dropped over the weekend, with most gas stations in town now charging about 107.5, according to GasBuddy.com . The lowest gas price in town is at the Independent at the Pumps on Lorne, which is charging 105.

If you weren't in Valley East this past weekend, you missed out because the Valley East Days festival continued its 40-year tradition of free fun to the whole community.

Michel Babin was on dialysis for two years before he had a kidney transplant that improved his life dramatically. That was more than 10 years ago.

After a cool weekend expect slightly warmer weather to start the week. Environment Canada forecasts a sunny Monday with a high of 23 C and an overnight low of 13 C. The temperature will heat up a bit Tuesday with a high of 26 C and a low of 15 C.

Doyle could not estimate how many people came out to the fall fair, but said it was certainly more than in 2013 – the fair's previous best year – when around 8,000 people showed up.

The City of Greater Sudbury got to unveil the new and improved Chelmsford Arena Saturday after more than a year of renovations to the 46-year-old building. Ward 3 Coun.