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Local talks began this winter, but they've moved at a “snail's pace,” said James Clyke, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation unit that represents about 500 Rainbow District School Board high school teachers.

The city has extended the deadline for bids on two contracts that have proven troublesome in the past: homeless services and animal control.

Most parking meters in downtown Sudbury had yellow ribbons tied to them Wednesday to celebrate the launch of the Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Month.

The Ontario Health Coalition plans to stage a protest outside of Sudbury MPP Glenn Thibeault's office April 17, to draw attention to recent hospital cuts in Northern Ontario, including those recently announced at Health Sciences North.

The Family Enrichment Centre, which provides counselling services, has announced it's winding down its operations and closing as of Aug. 31.

Increased training was a trending topic among all presentations at today's committee hearing.

WHITEFISH BAY — There are 18 freighters trapped in ice in the Whitefish Bay area, said the Canadian Coast Guard. The Canadian Coast Guard said it has deployed additional Coast Guard resources to the Great Lakes and St.

While the winter's dry snowfall should reduce the risk of serious flooding in Sudbury, Jorgensen said the high amount of rainfall before the winter was less favourable. "What we've got now is a really saturated landscape," he said.

Provincial Tory leadership hopeful Patrick Brown says he wants to rebuild the party in Northern Ontario the same way he sold more than 40,000 memberships: hard work and going to places the party has neglected for years.

This evening will be clear. Expect increasing cloudiness after midnight, the overnight low will be -6 C. Wednesday will be mainly cloudy with winds picking up to 30 km/h in the morning and becoming light in the evening.