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In a surprise to no one, owners of land in the Lasalle-Elisabella industrial park have rejected a city proposal that would have had them pay a portion of the costs to upgrade water and sewer systems in the area.

A Sudbury city councillor says VIA Rail is neglecting train service in the city, making it harder and less convenient for people to take the train – then justifying service cuts by blaming declining ridership. Ward 7 Coun.

In 2011, at least one ambulance was stuck at Health Sciences North's emergency department the majority of the time, according to the City of Greater Sudbury's deputy chief of emergency services.

On the heels of announcing the recruitment of geriatrician Dr. Janet McElhaney, Health Sciences North has announced the establishment of a new chair in Geriatric Research.

Later this month, Kian Madjedi will visit the exact spot where a nuclear bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. From Aug.

With the future of mining in Sudbury dependent on finding ways to extract ore from deeper underground, a local invention offers hope that it can, one day, be done safer, cheaper and more quickly.

Amphitheatre Beach at Bell Park and Camp Sudaca Beach are closed until further notice, according to the City of Greater Sudbury.

Wayne Warry has been appointed as the director of the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR). CRaNHR is an academic and applied research centre with sites at Laurentian University in Sudbury and at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

Over the last few years, something of a research corridor has popped up along Ramsey Lake Road. Cancer research has been performed for years at the Northeast Cancer Centre.

Responsible pet ownership has been front and centre in the news for the last few months. Cases of cruelty have tugged on the heartstrings of the community and rounded up unprecedented support for pets and animals.