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Hydro One is warning residential and business customers about a telephone scam where fraudsters identify themselves as employees of Hydro One and demand an immediate credit card or other forms of payment for arrears on their account.

Health Sciences North is experiencing a flu outbreak, the hospital reported Wednesday. Two patients have tested positive for influenza A, the hospital said.

The last of the four FHTs planned for Sudbury, the Chelmsford site has struggled to get off the ground. Existing ones are open in Walden, Notre Dame Avenue in Sudbury and in Valley Caron.

Wage parity has been a big issue for Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) nurses on picket lines across the northeast since Jan. 30.

Liberal mismanagement is letting down seniors and our health care system, says Progressive Conservative candidate Paula Peroni.

Ontarians can now calculate their personalized risk of developing certain types of cancer thanks to a new online tool called My CancerIQ.

A poll conducted Monday night by Mainstreet Technologies has Liberal candidate Glenn Thibeault with 32 per cent support, ahead of NDP rival Suzanne Shawbonquit by four per cent heading into Thursday's byelection in Sudbury.

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

The Sam Bruno PET Steering Committee has said it would set aside $15,000 in fundraising dollars to support a mobile PET scanner in Sudbury.

Changing the definition of a senior from someone who is 55 to 65, and cancelling $2.5 million in capital projects are among the 26 options city staff is giving city council to freeze taxes this year.