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The expected economic boom hasn’t quite hit the housing construction industry in Greater Sudbury. Statistics from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation released Oct. 9 showed that, overall, the market has slowed a little bit compared to 2011.

This winter could very well be the best opportunity for Northern residents to see the aurora borealis for decades, said a staff scientist at Science North.

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Seventy-eight per cent of deaths from fire occur in the home, with most of the fatalities taking place between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m, while occupants are asleep, according to statistics from Fire Prevention Canada.

Health Science North needs to focus on internal issues such as decreasing admission rates and making discharge processes more efficient, said the CEO of the North East Local Health Integration Network following the release of a peer review of the hos

Vale will temporarily halt operations at its São Luís and Tubarão I and II pellet plants starting Oct. 8 and Nov. 13 respectively, the company said in a news release.

Plenty of free family fun is up for grabs Oct. 13 as Sudbury celebrates Week of the Child. The Week of the Child committee is playing host to its annual Free Family Fun Day in downtown Sudbury to kick off the week-long initiative.

Nine local arts organizations are benefiting from $264,000 worth of Ontario Arts Council funding. Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci was joined by local OAC board member Bela Ravi to make the announcement Oct. 9.

As part of its continuing monthly initiative, the Rainbow District Animal Control and Shelter Services has circled Oct. 27 for the next adopt-a-thon.

The province has expanded the role of Ontario's pharmacists, giving them the ability to administer flu shots, according to a new release.