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After a successful inaugural year in 2014, the North America Mining Expo in Sudbury expands to a larger this year. “We basically outgrew the Hanmer facility,” said Glenn Dredhart, president of Canadian Tradex, which organizes the conference.

Two lane closures to report for tonight/tomorrow: Notre Dame Ave., Sudbury: Bell will be conducting fibre optic work on Notre Dame Ave., just south of Lasalle Blvd., resulting in the north bound curb lane being closed Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sudbury Green Party candidate David Robinson went after Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper for refusing to debate Green leader Elizabeth May in a nationally televised leader’s debates organized by the Broadcast Consortium.

A Nepalese flag will soon fly on the Bridge of Nations.

The weather will clear this evening. Low of 10. Thursday will be mainly sunny. High of 24. Thursday night there will be cloudy periods. Low of 12.

The Fred Slade campaign is looking for volunteers to help out with the upcoming federal election. Interested volunteers can visit the campaign office at 760 Notre Dame Avenue (across from the Brick) on Aug. 6 between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Greater Sudbury's federal election candidates have hit the ground running since Prime Minister Stephen Harper kicked off an early election campaign on Sunday, Aug. 2.

Updated at 12:37 p.m.: The unplanned outage in the Moonlight/Bancroft/Southlane area has been resolved, Greater Sudbury Utilities is reporting.

The City of Greater Sudbury issued the following traffic notice this morning: The eastbound curb lane on Lasalle Blvd. at Madeleine Street will be closed today and tomorrow (Aug. 5 and 6) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for emergency manhole repairs.

International Youth Day will take place in Sudbury on Aug. 12, in a celebration aimed at empowering local youth. The festivities get underway at Let's Scrabbalatte on Elm Street at 6 p.m. Entry is free for all youth between the ages of 13 and 17.