Local News

The City of Greater Sudbury Election Bus mobile voting location will make a stop at The Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Montreal Canadiens fans in Northern Ontario scored a hat trick Oct. 16 with a big assist from two New Democrat MPs. The Habs beat Boston in the home opener. Ginette Reno aced the anthem.

Periods of light rain will continue Friday evening. Winds are predicted to pick up, gusting to 50 km/h after midnight. The overnight low will be 3 C.

Vale’s newest recruits don’t have to be told what to do, are paid a pittance and are happy to work overtime, but don’t worry. They can’t mine nickel.

Sudbury could get at least $30 million in mining royalties per year if the city strikes a deal with the province to get a fair cut of the funds, says mayoral candidate John Rodriguez.

“Our plan is not to be the operators,” Diotte said at the time. “We’re suggesting our site. The (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.), through its process, will decide who the operators are. They haven’t done that yet.

Greater Sudbury will hold a news conference this afternoon to update residents on the local flood situation, with heavy rains expected to continue into the weekend, and many parts of the city reporting issues related to heavy rains.

Cuts to door-to-door mail delivery could result in 32 job cuts in Sudbury, says the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 612.

Hundreds of participants are expected to make it out to Moonlight Beach Saturday for a five-kilometre run through multi-coloured dust for the Canadian Cancer Society's second annual Colours of Hope fundraising event in Sudbury.

A small group of protesters braved the poor weather Thursday afternoon to object to upcoming Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) policy changes they feel will deny more injured workers from fair compensation.