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One of the biggest wins at Boardwalk Gaming Val Caron left Anne Archambault from Iroquois Falls $34,000 richer from the ‘Jackpot Chaser Pocket Slots’. Boardwalk Gaming pays out about 28,000 to 30,000 winners a year.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service announced a new system for reporting collisions. On Aug. 14, the GSPS announced their partnership with Accident Support Services International (ASSI), and effective Aug.

Shades of pink will be spotted city-wide next week in Sudbury as the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s CIBC Run for the Cure celebrates Paint Canada Pink Week. Paint Canada Pink Week marks 50 days to Run day.

Greater Sudbury Police Service hosted a Torch Ride today to support Special Olympics athletes in Ontario. The event saw officers, GSPS motorcycle operators and qualified motorcycle riders take a scenic tour from Sudbury to Manitoulin Island.

With hot, humid weather forecast for the next few days, and heat advisory being issued by Environment Canada the Sudbury and District Health Unit would like to remind the public about heat safety.

Here's a list of the city's road construction plans for the next little while: Lorne Street: The westbound curb lane on Lorne Street will be closed from Birch Street to Walnut Street due to a collapsing manhole. Repairs begin at 7 a.m.

At its peak, the concentration of nitrogen dioxide that escaped from Vale's acid plant in Copper Cliff on Thursday reached the limit of what the Ministry of the Environment considers safe for short-term exposure, NorthernLife.ca has learned.

Britax Child Safety Inc. announced today that they are conducting a voluntary safety recall on certain car seats. The Advocate ClickTight, Boulevard ClickTight, and Marathon ClickTight model convertible car seats. manufactured between Aug.

Lightning strikes during this afternoon’s severe weather has caused localized outages in parts of Greater Sudbury. Greater Sudbury Utlities said Tilton Lake, Dew Drop and Clearwater areas are without power. There is also a broken pole on Elisabella.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Greater Sudbury. An extended period of hot daytime temperatures and warm overnight lows is expected to begin on Saturday and continue through Sunday.