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The streets of downtown Sudbury were packed as walkers, joggers, strollers and runners took part in the Sudbury Rocks!!! Run or Walk for Diabetes. Hundreds of runners took part in the charity run — including a number of moms.

The Zawadi la Tumaini orphanage in Kenya is the beneficiary of that the Me to We Club at Adamsdale Public School. Students raised more than $2,000 for the orphanage being built Jacqueline Villeneuve, a graduate of Confederation Secondary School.

Hundreds of people toured Finlandia Village May 12 during Mayfair, as they wandered through the tables of vendors, crafters, artists and the ever-famous pulla makers.

John Laamanen is “very excited” for the opportunity to travel to Charlottetown, PEI, to compete in the Canada Wide Science Fair.

The Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario (CSPGNO) unveiled a new trade-focused program – École des métiers — at École secondaire Hanmer this week.

In his 25 years of living in Sudbury, Laurentian University economics professor David Robinson says he's never been more optimistic about Sudbury's economy or the jobs picture.

A Behaviour Supports Plan will add a regional coordinator as well as 18 new health professionals with specialized training for older adults with behavior issues, Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci announced today.

A major construction company in Sudbury will go before the city's Planning Committee on May 14 looking for approval for a 15-unit development in the Lo-Ellen Park area of the city.

Arron Pickard, Northern Life's news editor, is being honoured by the Canadian Down Sydrome Society for his work featuring the organization's “See the Ability” campaign.

Public meetings across Greater Sudbury are being held all month so residents can give their opinions on how city parks should be run.