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Quadra inks MOU with First Nation

Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation that will serve as a foundation for a working relationship to advance the miners' Victoria project in Sudbury.
20 years of providing hope for HIV patients

20 years of providing hope for HIV patients

When Health Sciences North's HAVEN program started 20 years ago, HIV infection was considered a fatal disease. Most patients died within 10 to 15 years of being infected. “Today, it's a completely different story,” Dr.

New learning options for criminal justice students

Those considering a career in the criminal justice system will have new learning options to consider in September, 2012.
Breaking up is hard to do

Breaking up is hard to do

People in Greater Sudbury love their smokes ... at least according to the high rate of cigarette smokers here compared to the rest of the province. But the good news is that number has remained stable and has not increased since 2008.
Lily Creek, Science North in new school's backyard

Lily Creek, Science North in new school's backyard

Grade 7 École St-Denis student Abby Lacelle said she can't stop staring out of the windows during class now that the school has moved to its new Centennial Drive building.
‘Blatant cruelty’ leaves 50 animals dead

‘Blatant cruelty’ leaves 50 animals dead

One baby tortoise at BJ’s Little Rodents and Reptiles could have easily lived to be 100 years old — instead, the tiny creature died at six months.
Tickets for Alzheimer dinner still available

Tickets for Alzheimer dinner still available

In 2002, Chris Wynn quit his job in Toronto to live with his parents in their home in the Laurentians region of Quebec. His father, John Wynn, had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease a few years earlier, at the age of 57.

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Battling multiple sclerosis

Battling multiple sclerosis

Rachel Proulx has an expansive resume, packed to the brim with impressive accomplishments.
ABC'S for animals

ABC'S for animals

This fall, Olivia Dunbabin decided "you don't have to be that old" to be able to make a difference in the world. Dunbabin, an English Early Learning student at St.