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The municipal drinking water supply is safe, even though Ramsey Lake has tested positive for blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), said a press release from the Sudbury and District Health Unit.

Sudbury and Manitoulin Workplace Planning is calling on northern employers to complete the 2015 employerone survey. “Last year, more than 500 northern employers responded to the 2014 employerone survey,” a press release said.

Health Canada is taking additional steps to minimize the risk of liver damage and improve acetaminophen safety.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association has placed itself in a legal strike position by mid-August.

Twenty-one Muskoka chairs beautifully painted by local artists are currently up for auction by the Sudbury Manitoulin Children's Foundation.

The final report of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada will be appearing on bookstore shelves across Canada in late July. The report was released digitally on June 2 in Ottawa.

Employment in Greater Sudbury inched up by 0.1 per cent in June, as growth in the number of people looking for work offset an increase in the number of jobs in the city. Unemployment was 7.1 per cent last month, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

Most summer camps don't give participants a chance to tie a suture knot, or apply a cast to fellow campers.

The city has extended the deadline for residents who would like to comment on the draft Transportation Master Plan, to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 28. To review the draft plan and submit your comments electronically, visit www.greatersudbury.ca/transportation .

The OPP's emergency helicopter that was based in Sudbury has headed south to Orillia and may not be coming back. OPP Staff Sgt.