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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.

If you're a South End resident wondering about the source of a blast shortly before noon Aug. 9, the City of Greater Sudbury has gotten to the bottom of the situation.

Greater Sudbury's jobless rate dipped to 6.9 per cent in July, but it wasn't good news. According to Statistics Canada , the rate dropped because fewer people were looking for work. The number of people with jobs declined by 600.

The Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty is holding a rally and march Aug. 14 to mark a provincial day of action in support of a $14 an hour minimum wage.

Disclosing sexual orientation is often a difficult part of seeking medical treatment for people who identify as LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer).

Nickel Belt MPP and NDP health and long-term care critic France Gélinas is criticizing the province in the wake of a report by Dr. Jake Thiessen examining dilution of chemotherapy drugs at four Ontario hospitals and one in New Brunswick.

Canada World Youth is looking for nine local families to host 18 youth as part of an exchange program.

At around 7 a.m. Aug. 9, a missing Levack man was located by police in good health. Jason Manning, 40, had gone out to ride his ATV on Thursday evening. He was last seen at Cobi's Convenience store in Levack around 8 p.m. that evening.

The major road project at the Lasalle-Notre Dame intersection will move to the second stage of construction on Monday.

For someone who wasn't even on Facebook a few months ago, Joe Cimino has certainly embraced social media as an essential part of modern political campaigns.