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Private meeting probe almost complete

Private meeting probe almost complete

By the time regular meetings resume next month, city councillors should know the results of the first investigation of a complaint by its new private-meetings investigator.
Schools facing more labour disruptions?

Schools facing more labour disruptions?

As students gear up for the new school year, the union rep for local English public high school teachers said it's possible there could be more labour disruptions affecting schools.

Learn about angel investing

NORCAT is presenting a seminar on angel investing Sept. 17.

Tanning bill set to become law

A bill which would ban youth from using tanning beds will be fast-tracked, the provincial government has promised.

Ruling leaves seniors without physio services: Gélinas

An Aug. 21 court ruling which paves the way for the province to make changes to physiotherapy services that will leave thousands of seniors without care, according to Nickel Belt MPP and Health and Long-Term Care critic France Gélinas.

Lecture series launches architecture school

The Sudbury community is invited to take part in the Laurentian University School of Architecture’s inaugural lecture series, “Visions in Canadian Design.
StatsCan: Too early for concern over decline in education jobs

StatsCan: Too early for concern over decline in education jobs

Buried in the most recent unemployment figures from Statistics Canada was a startling drop in the number of people working in the education sector in Greater Sudbury.
Patients should have a say in own deaths, doc says

Patients should have a say in own deaths, doc says

Dr. Ed Najgebauer said he started thinking more about what happens at the end of life last year, when one of his patients told him the story of his father's death.
New lab enhances training for home-care workers

New lab enhances training for home-care workers

When Ashley Vachon was training to become a personal support worker at Cambrian College in 2011 and 2012, the school didn't yet have a lab to simulate what it's like to care for clients in their homes.
Youth clear the air on smoke-free parks

Youth clear the air on smoke-free parks

They may have a few of the details wrong, but a group of young people who gathered at O'Connor Park on Thursday are clear about one message: smoke-free parks are a good thing.