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There is a 30 per cent chance of showers early this evening with risk of thunderstorm. The temperature will drop to a low of 13 C. Wrapping up the work week, Friday will be mainly sunny with a high of 24 C.

A partnership between the Red Cross and the North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) helped graduate 10 new personal support workers in the James Bay community of Moose Factory.

Meals on Wheels has provided hot meals to housebound sick and elderly people in Sudbury since 1971.

Blue-green algae, technically known as cyanobacteria, are microscopic organisms that are naturally present in lakes and streams. They are some of the oldest life on earth and are usually present in low numbers.

Krishna recalls spending four bone-chilling days with Barb Courte Elinesky, CEO of two Thunder Bay drilling companies, and her rugged crew shooting video in a remote exploration site in Greenstone last March.

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre introduced new code status levels Monday that identify the level of life support critically ill patients wish to receive.

The sun is shining early Thursday. Predicted sunshine to continue into the afternoon. Then, a mix of sun and cloud with a 30 percent chance of showers late in the afternoon, with risk of a thunderstorm.

"There's not enough awareness out there,” said Stewart Brown, the hospital's director of retail food services. “People don't understand how many items you can source locally.

Generally when there are unspent funds in a budget year, the surplus amount goes to pay down the city's long-term debt. But the city's community arts and culture grant panel successfully argued that policy puts them at a disadvantage.

The City of Greater Sudbury issued the following traffic advisory today: Water main valve work at the intersection of King Street and Notre Dame Avenue will close the southbound curb lane on Notre Dame until 3 p.m. July 23.