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The number of people affected by mistakes in Canada’s hospitals every week could fill three passenger jet planes, says the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital unions.

The next meeting of the Rainbow District School Board will take place May 23. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Boardroom at the Board Office, 69 Young St., in Sudbury.

With dry conditions and warm temperatures, Greater Sudbury Fire Services have been kept busy over the last few days responding to calls of bush fires. Firefighters have been called to nine bush fires in the city over the last two days alone.

Four men are facing a variety of charges after police stopped a car on Notre Dame Avenue on May 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Come the fall of 2013, Cambrian College will offer an information systems business analyst program. The college's board of directors voted to approve the new program at their May 17 meeting.

The completion of an 8,4000-square-foot Centre of Excellence at Wahnapitae First Nation is a first step toward achieving a self-sustaining community, according to Chief Myles Tyson.

It's time yet again to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Although she was actually born May 24, this year Canadians coast to coast will celebrate her anniversary May 21 — Victoria Day weekend.

For 15 years, Northern Ontario Business has been recognizing the influential women who call northern Ontario home.

Thanks to community support, the Sudbury Food Bank has been able to help 45 member organizations and volunteers within the city, which in turn help feed the city's hungry mouths.

Rainbow District Animal Control and Shelter Services will waive its normal adoption fees on June 2 during an adopt-a-thon and open house. The event will take place at the shelter, located at 411 St. Agnes St. West, in Azilda from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.