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Monique Larochelle was given a second chance at life when she received a kidney transplant May 20, 2011. In 2006, Larochelle was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, a hereditary condition that causes cysts to develop on the kidneys.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) announced this morning it has reached a tentative deal with the province and the Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association (OCSTA).

Gas prices in Greater Sudbury seem to have dropped slightly overnight, with many gas stations in the city now posting a price of 113.9, or slightly higher, according to GasBuddy.com .

At approximately 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, a freight train derailed three cars at slow speed in the Sudbury rail yard. There were no injuries and no public safety issues. No dangerous goods were involved.

It's going to feel more like April than August out there today. Showers are in the forecast for Tuesday throughout the day with the high only getting up to 16. The evening will be mainly cloudy with 40 per cent chance of showers. Low 12.

Elm Street is now closed between Elgin Street and Durham. Police now on site for night work to control traffic. The road will re-open at 6 a.m. on Aug. 25. A detour is in place for construction work at the intersection of Elm and Elgin in Sudbury.

The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions wants to hear from mothers in Northern Ontario who had to travel outside of their home communities to give birth.

On Monday, the Chiefs of Ontario and the Government of Ontario signed what's being described as “a historic political accord that will guide the relationship between First Nations and the province.

A seven-year-old girl was rushed to hospital after she was struck by a pick-up truck at the corner of Brady Street and Minto Street this afternoon.

Access to Elm from Elgin Street North will remain closed for two weeks. Elgin Street South will remain open and not affected.