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Now that the government has imposed contracts on many of the province's teachers, their unions are in the process of deciding what their next steps should be. Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) leaders are meeting in Toronto Jan.

For the past two years, Gilles Lavigne has spent his winter months driving a sidewalk plow for Greater Sudbury. The plows — known as MTs — are those neat little machines you can see clearing walking paths after a storm.

The Homelessness Network of Sudbury has issued an extreme cold weather alert for the next 24 hours.

Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease at just 54 years old, Dennis Serafini went from managing a local grocery store to being unable to look after himself in just a few years.

As Idle No More protests continue across the country, Sudbury MP Glenn Thibeault said he doesn't blame First Nations people for speaking out against Bill C-45.

Kathleen Wynne said if she becomes Ontario's next premier Jan. 26, she'll take a critical look at the regional planning documents in the province, including the Northern Ontario Growth Plan.

The Rangers were told to wear their hard hats and steel toed boots, their camp logos, have a personal flotation device on hand and ensure they had a bailing bucket and a paddle.

Lively Ski Hill will open for the 2013 ski season on Jan. 5, said the city in a news release. The hill will be open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from noon to 4:30 p.m., as well as Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6-9:30 p.m.

A community of artists are banding together to help a friend in need. On Dec. 21, the Roman-Johnson family was travelling north from their Toronto home to spend the holidays with family when they were involved in a collision.

Ontario is joining other provinces like Alberta, Manitoba and Nova Scotia in introducing regulations to crack down on debt settlement companies, said the province in a news release.