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Students can now apply accumulated Aeroplan miles against the balance of their student loan, but that doesn't impress the Canadian Federation of Students.

Three new fires have been reported in the Northeast region since the June 21 report by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. North bay 4 is under control at 0.5 hectares and is located near Pickerel Bay of Lake Temagami. As of 4 p.

A pair of Sudbury Catholic District School Board (SCDSB) secondary students have been selected to be a part of the Minister's Student Advisory Council. TiCarra Paquet from Marymount Academy and Laura Rinaldi from St.

Kathy Wachnuk has been appointed as superintendent of schools with the Rainbow District School Board, effective Aug. 17.

There was a vision that was shared by many when the move to merge a few factions within the Sudbury and area club basketball landscape resulted in the creation of the Sudbury Youth Basketball Association (SYBA) a few years back.

It was revealed that a contractor for the city continued to be paid, even though he wasn't remitting bus ticket money he collected on the city's behalf. The debt grew as high as $1 million, and there is still about $500,000 missing.

On June 15, 2015, The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) received an international award for excellence in communications on June 15.

The Sudbury and District Health Unit has presented Franco Mariotti with its inaugural Public Health Champion Award.

Tonight will be cloudy. Showers beginning this evening and ending after midnight then 40 percent chance of showers overnight. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening and after midnight. Wind becoming south 30 km/h late this evening. Low 14.

Maintenance work at the David Street Water Treatment Plant will result in a period of limited water availability and possibly temporary low water service pressure. The work is scheduled from Monday, June 22 at 1 p.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 24.