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Julia Munro, MPP for York-Simcoe and PC critic for seniors and retirement security, will be in Sudbury Dec. 10 to talk about her recent White Paper on Pension Reform, according to a news release.

BESTECH has been named among the 50 best small and medium employers in Canada for the second consecutive year. The firm ranked No. 23 on the 2013 list, moving up 18 spots from its 2012 position.

The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is calling for changes to the referendum questions being added to the 2014 municipal election ballot. At its meeting Dec.

Just 21 days. That's all the time Angèle and Gus Gionest had with their daughter, Théa.

Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario trustees re-elected Marcel Montpellier as the board's president for the 2012-2013 school year Dec. 1. André Bidal will assume the vice-presidency for the same term.

The Northeast Cancer Centre is searching for two new employees — an Aboriginal patient navigator and a regional Aboriginal cancer lead — who will help improve cancer care among First Nation, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) communities in the region.

St. Charles College and Laurentian University's Department of Forensic Science have formed a partnership.

In mid-October, the number of alternate level of care (ALC) patients at Health Sciences North's acute care site — the Ramsey Lake Health Centre — hovered at a little over 100. As of Dec. 6, those numbers are down to 77.

They oversee a budget of almost $500 million and are called on to make major decisions that affect the future direction of Greater Sudbury.

Health Sciences North will launch its new research institute at a Dec. 10 press conference.