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Hospital's baby wall celebrates new family members

Hospital's baby wall celebrates new family members

The Health Sciences North Foundation is celebrating the babies born at the hospital with a new baby wall.
$122 K boost for Children’s Treatment Centre

$122 K boost for Children’s Treatment Centre

Children’s Treatment Centre of Health Sciences North is receiving an additional annual investment of $122,500 from the province to provide children and youth with improved access to rehabilitative services.
Thibeault takes on new critic role

Thibeault takes on new critic role

Sudbury MP Glenn Thibeault has been named the small business and tourism critic in the NDP's shadow cabinet by the party's leader, Tom Mulcair.
OSPCA withdraws Sudbury spay-neuter clinic proposal

OSPCA withdraws Sudbury spay-neuter clinic proposal

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is no longer interested in partnering with the city on a low-cost spay and neuter clinic.
Controversial helipad torn down

Controversial helipad torn down

A temporary helipad near Bethel Lake which was a source of controversy among nearby residents this past spring has been torn down.
The day the lights went out

The day the lights went out

Michelle Robichaud was reading a book on the balcony of her Sudbury apartment when the lights went out at 4:10 p.m. Aug. 14, 2003.
KPMG study derails railway relocation proposal

KPMG study derails railway relocation proposal

A study by KPMG is throwing cold water on a proposal to re-route railway tracks and infrastructure around the city and away from downtown Sudbury, Northern Life has learned.
British adventurer astounded by Canadians' kindness

British adventurer astounded by Canadians' kindness

It's safe to say Jamie McDonald is running a marathon today. It's what he's been doing since March, and with any luck, it's what he'll continue to do until the middle of December.
Beer festival an adventure of taste

Beer festival an adventure of taste

When Warren and Catherine Frantz travel, they enjoy stopping in at breweries for tours and a little taste-testing.

Meet 'real-life Forrest Gump' this weekend

A man described in a press release as a “real-life Forrest Gump and superhero” will be running through Sudbury this weekend on his cross-Canada fundraising adventure. The public is invited to meet Jamie McDonald Aug. 10 at 7 p.m.