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Have you ever posted a new Facebook status and been disappointed when nobody "Likes" it? That could be because your status updates don't reach as many of your friends as you think they do.

With the recent dip in commodity prices, exploration activity has fallen since last year, but not by much, according to the executive director of the Ontario Prospectors Association.

The city's Remembrance Day schedule will take effect Nov. 12, as Remembrance Day this year is on a Sunday. The following municipal service schedule will be in effect on Nov. 12: -Tom Davies Square will close.

The city will spend a total of $493 million next year, city councillors were told Nov. 6, as the city's budget process kicks into high gear. Of that amount, $222 million will come from property taxes, and represents a tax increase of 2.8 per cent.

Health Sciences North has received $1.8 million from the province to bolster initiatives which reduce wait times, increase access to care and improve the patient experience in the emergency room. The funding is part of $93.

As far as the rampant rumours about his impending retirement go, Rick Bartolucci said he's “intent on completing” his current term as the MPP for Sudbury. Responding to reporters' questions at a funding announcement at Health Sciences North Nov.

The fate of a large residential development Dalron Ltd. wants to build in Minnow Lake could be decided in March. The hearing date was set during an Ontario Municipal Board prehearing Nov. 6 at Tom Davies Square.

In a decidedly unscientific poll of a mere handful of Sudburians, it seems that U.S. President Barack Obama has the overwhelming support of Canadians.

Collège Boréal, Confederation College, Northern College and Fleming College signed a memorandum of understanding Nov. 5 involving their programs focusing on the environment and natural resources.

Ontario is permanently shutting down its ServiceOntario kiosk system after a thorough investigation into safety and security issues, the province said in a news release.