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The Human League Association opens registrations for its soap box derby March 15. The event, set to take place June 20 on Regional Road 80 in Hanmer, is open to youth up to the age of 18 of all skill levels.

Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario elementary schools put their robotics knowledge to the test Feb.

Three children suffered minor injuries after a school bus collided with a pick-up truck south of Elliot Lake Tuesday afternoon, says the OPP. The collision occurred on Highway 108, near Nordic Mine Road.

It's going to be several weeks before Greater Sudbury is free from problems associated with frozen and broken water pipes, says the city's general manager of infrastructure.

If you ask Grade 9 student Maddison Loiselle, stereotypes around the trades are shifting with her generation. Loiselle said her Grade 9 wood shop class at Sudbury's École secondaire du Sacré Coeur had more girls than boys.

Snow and local blowing snow will end late this evening, with a 30-per-cent chance of flurries. Winds will pick up to 50 km/h. The overnight low will be -12 C. Wednesday, expect a mix of sun and cloud.

Sudbury MPP Glenn Thibeault has opened his constituency office on 555 Barrydowne Rd., in Greenvale Court beside Rexall pharmacy in New Sudbury.

On Feb. 25, Dynamic Earth invited reporters to marvel at the treasures of King Tut's final resting place. The King Tutankhamen: Treasures of the Pharaoh's Tomb exhibit, which opens to the public March 7 until Sept.

reThink Green invites all community members to a panel discussion about advocacy and political lobbying. The environmentally focused advocacy group launches their first workshop of 2015 with an open panel discussion on March 4.

For the second day in a row, opposition parties in the Ontario Legislature kept hammering at the Liberal government over the Sudbury byelection scandal. The Progressive Conservatives are focusing their attacks on the fact Gerry Lougheed Jr.