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Sudbury NDP byelection candidate Suzanne Shawbonquit, and Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, the party's health critic, challenged the Liberals to fund a PET scanner for Sudbury Monday.

Ontario's Attorney General won't be in Sudbury this week after all to attend a meeting where local Liberals will elect a new riding executive.

The Homelessness Network of Sudbury has announced an Extreme Cold Weather Alert in Greater Sudbury for the next 24 hours.

The Liberal Party of Ontario said it is fully co-operating with Elections Ontario in an investigation into allegations from Andrew Olivier that he was offered a job if he would step down from the nomination and support former NDP MP Glenn Thibeault.

The sunny, cold weather that began on the weekend continues Monday. The forecast calls for mainly sunny weather, with a high of -13 C, but a windchill of -30 C.

Three years ago, when Collège Boréal was exploring the introduction of a veterinary technician program, the college approached the Ontario SPCA Sudbury and District about a possible partnership.

Editor's note: Patricia Mills was a keynote speaker at the first gs2025 community engagement session held Jan. 22 at Oscar's Grill downtown. The following are her thoughts on what Sudbury will be like 10 years from now.

In what has become an almost routine state of affairs, Premier Kathleen Wynne spent her Saturday morning touring Sudbury alongside Liberal byelection candidate Glenn Thibeault Jan. 24.

Former Greater Sudbury Mayor Marianne Matichuk is taking another run at politics, this time for the Liberal seat in Sudbury in the federal election slated for October. Matichuk confirmed late Friday afternoon she plans to seek the nomination.

Capreol Ski Hill will open for the season on Saturday, Jan. 24 from noon to 4:30 p.m. Regular hours of operation are as follows: -Tuesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. -Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4:30 p.m.