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Three Laurentian University-bound bus routes have changed to avoid picketing Northern Ontario School of Medicine workers. The University via Paris route 500, Regent/University route 501, and Regent/Unversity/Four Corners route 502 have made changes.

A section of Hwy. 69 near Killarney, where a young mother and her twin boys were killed in 2002, has been realigned to provider a straighter route. In Aug.

UPDATED —Aug. 17, 9:14 a.m. A house fire in Copper Cliff last night took Greater Sudbury Fire Services several hours to put out because old house was insulated with materials such as sawdust.

UPDATE Rio and Louis McBuddy joined their owner Gerry Lougheed Jr. to kick off the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' (SPCA) biggest fundraiser of the year, Paws for a Cause, on Aug. 16. The 17th annual SPCA fundraiser is set for Sept.

EastLink Ontario business development manager Marc Serré, filed his papers for the position of Greater Sudbury mayor Aug. 16. “This city needs new leadership,” Serré said. “We have a great city. Let's grow it.

UPDATED Aug. 17 at 1:35 p.m. The dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) said the school is doing all it can to ensure classes will continue, despite a strike by the institution's clerical, technical and administrative staff.

UPDATE — Aug. 15, 7:59 p.m. Tornado watch ended as of 7:18 p.m. Original Story Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for the Greater Sudbury area, as of 2:19 p.m. on Aug. 15.

Ward 4 Coun. Evelyn Dutrisac said she is a great proponent of garden suites, temporary housing accommodations built in the backyards of homes with larger lot sizes. Five were approved at a city planning committee meeting Aug. 10.

A housing project that would help modest and low-income families own their own condominium unit has run into a wall — building permits, municipal development and tipping fees estimated to total around $1 million.

City council voted unanimously to amend the watering bylaw that affects the city between June and September.