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Media outlets are reporting today that the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the province are heading back to the bargaining table Sept. 1.

Businesses and residents in Sudbury and the Coniston area are being advised of limited water availability and possibly temporary lower water service pressure due to ongoing work at the Wanapitei Water Treatment Plant.

Updated at 4:07 p.m.: The severe thunderstorm warning issued by Environment Canada this afternoon for Greater Sudbury and area has ended. Updated at 3:25 p.m.

Ontario's rules governing the sale of alcohol — some of which haven't changed since Prohibition ended in the U.S. — are changing, and Sudbury is taking part in a pilot project to test out how well the laws will work.

Crews working on a construction project at the corner of Elgin and Elm streets in the downtown core ruptured a water main this morning.

If all the Up Fest goings on aren't enough to keep the downtown abuzz this weekend, film crews will definitely ensure the arts are represented in all facets. Filming will take place from the evening of Aug. 14 to the morning of Aug.

In an interview, Dr. Lina Guzzo, director of clinical services at the Child and Family Centre in Sudbury, acknowledges there are gaps in the system.

You're in for a bit more of a break today when it comes to gassing up. Gasoline prices in Greater Sudbury continue to drop this week. Today, and are currently ranging between a high of 116.3 a litre at Pioneer stations and a low of 114.

A city firefighter was injured last night battling a blaze in a home on Brodie Avenue in Sudbury.* Firefighters were called to the home at 9:43 p.m. on Aug. 13.

The humidity that made itself at home here last night could break up today as the thunderstorm risk is still in the forecast. Today will be mainly cloudy and the chance of showers is at 40 per cent with a risk of a thunderstorms. Daytime high is 23.