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The Ontario government said it’s not taking sides in asking to participate in a court appeal launched by Cliffs Natural Resources over access issues to the Ring of Fire.

André Picard, an award-winning public health reporter and columnist with the Globe and Mail, will be the keynote speaker at Health Sciences North's annual general meeting.

Family Day is right in the middle of the winter Olympics, making it a great time to get out and get active, says a release from Greater Sudbury. The city is offering special rates for skiing, public swimming and public skating on Monday.

While talks with the Salvation Army are going well, there's still no word on when a temporary homeless shelter will open in Greater Sudbury.

For 13 years, the Northern Ontario Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative has worked to change attitudes around entrepreneurship and encourage youth to start their own businesses.

An Indiegogo campaign to be launched within the next couple of days will raise the funds needed to bring a life-sized bronze statue of the late Stompin' Tom Connors to downtown Sudbury.

Thanks to $1.75 million in funding from the city, the CEO of the Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada (AMRIC), said he expects to have a newly renovated facility by early 2015. Dr.

The second candidate vying to be Liberal nominee in the next provincial election is holding a meet-and-greet Thursday.

Local city planner Paul Baskcomb has been appointed chair of Thorneloe University's board of governors. Baskcomb replaces Steve Moutsatsos, whose term as chair ended this month.

A Confederation Secondary School student has received provincial recognition for her creativity and writing ability in French. Janna Hunt won the Marion Drysdale Award in the French Immersion Grade 9-12 Essay/Poem category.