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Local business Covergalls Inc. will be featured on the CBC television program Dragons' Den once again on April 8. The company, which makes women's coveralls, was featured on the season premiere Oct.

Laurentian University English professor and Scrivener Press owner Laurence Steven is retiring in June and moving to St. Catharines.

Greater Sudbury Police Service is holding its 10th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Toll on Saturday. To date, the Toll Booth has raised in excess of $190,000. "We are aiming for another record year," said a news release.

The long winter could make for a busy spring for nuisance bear calls, but the Greater Sudbury Police are hoping residents will do what they can to minimize the problems. Const.

The skilled trades labour shortage is the greatest obstacle holding back the northeast's construction industry, says the executive director of the Sudbury Construction Association.

Rural areas are the backbone of the north, but they are falling behind when it comes to education and economic potential, says Bakhtiar Moazzami, an economics professor at Lakehead University.

The city's plan to make public information more readily available to the public took another step forward this week, when city council formally adopted an open government model.

The search is officially on for a new auditor general for Greater Sudbury.

Greater Sudbury city council got some ballpark figures Tuesday on how much it would cost to renovate or replace Sudbury Arena.

“It’s essential that everyone knows their rights and responsibilities, and that campus safety continues to be a priority,” said Cambrian president Bill Best, in a press release.