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Churchill Public School David Farrow was duct-taped to the wall by his students Oct. 1 after they raised $15,190 for the CIBC Run for the Cure. Farrow challenged students to raise $13,602 this year, $1 more than last year’s goal.

Greater Sudbury's unemployment rate dropped below seven per cent in September, but the city actually lost jobs, says an analysis of the local labour picture. At 6.

The association representing the country's major grocery stores, including Loblaws, Metro and Wal-Mart, is assuring consumers that beef currently on store shelves is safe to eat. E.

More than 400 business and opinion leaders from across the North celebrated the achievements of 11 companies and individuals at the 26th annual Northern Ontario Business Awards (NOBA) gala Oct. 4 at the McIntyre Curling Club in Schumacher.

Northerners will continue to harass Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci "until he comes to reason and realizes that we have got to come up with a different solution than just the sale of Ontario Northland," said a representatives from the General Chairperson

Appeals of city council decisions on three major building projects are set to begin early next month in Sudbury. The Ontario Municipal Board has set Nov.

Paula Peroni will be acclaimed Oct. 6 as the candidate of record in the Sudbury riding for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives.

Isabelle Chaput said she knows it's going to take many years and a lot of hard work before she achieves her dream of becoming a physiotherapist - a master's degree is required to work in the profession.

It's been a good year for film in Sudbury, said Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci.

World Teacher Day, which takes place Oct. 5, is usually a time for celebration, according to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation.