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If ratified by city council, the price of taking a taxi in Greater Sudbury is about to increase by 11 per cent, making cabs in the city the priciest of any major city in northeastern Ontario.

In addition to soccer, the domed field was going to be used for other sports, such as baseball, indoor golf, lacrosse and endurance training.

Look up, way up. Tonight, on Aug. 10, you'll get a chance to view the biggest and brightest moon of the year — the supermoon. The moon will appear to be 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter, as it's closer to the Earth than usual.

A few weeks short of her 12th birthday, Amber started experiencing severe headaches and fevers.

Thorneloe University president Robert Derrenbacker has been elected chair of the board of trustees of the Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion (CUAC).

Summer might not be over yet, but the Sudbury Student Services Consortium has released information about school bus routes and times. Visit www.businfo.ca under the Parent Portal section, or phone 705-521-1234.

Greater Sudbury Utilities has installed 173 of the Sensus Generation 3 smart meters that have raised fire safety concerns in parts of Canada and the U.S.

At the end of May, Sudburians dropped off 8,879 worn-out tires at Rock City Auto as part of the annual Tire Take Back event.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation has invested $3 million in Study North, a three-year marketing and recruitment initiative that will help Northern Ontario's six community colleges market the north as a place to study and work.

More discussion on the stalled Second Avenue road project will take place Aug. 14 in Minnow Lake. A release from the Community Action Network said the meeting begins at 7 p.m.