Local News

As Christmas approaches, several local companies and organizations have reached into their pockets to help out others.

Staff at the Cooperative Funeral Home near the corner of Lasalle Boulevard and Notre Dame Avenue are honouring the 133 Canadians who have lost their lives in Afghanistan, as well those still serving, by placing Canadian flags on the building's lawn.

The staff at Northern Life would like to wish our readers a happy, safe holiday. Our office will be closed Dec. 25-28, and Jan. 1. The Sudbury Today e-mail newsletter will not be sent out on Dec. 25, 28, or Jan. 1. Our Dec.

Being young is often associated with being naive, ignorant and even, sometimes, lazy.

When talking about gun control, or the long-gun registry, proponents on both sides of the issue say their opponents are off the mark.

A letter sent to Copper Cliff homes about the de-riming process at the oxygen plant on Dec. 11 has prompted several residents to contact Nickel Belt NDP MPP France Gélinas with their concerns.

More than 85,000 tonnes of old and obsolete electronics end up in Ontario dump sites each year, but the community and justice services program at Cambrian College wants to divert laptops from that fate.

Local police, fire, and ambulance services are a quick dial away using 9-1-1, a necessity during emergencies, but many people forget these services are available outside of emergencies by using non-emergency numbers - like they were before the advent

It was just past midnight on June 21 when Dan Gauthier came upon a scene he said will be forever in his mind: the flashing white, blue and red lights of a police cruiser.

Several children of striking Local 6500 members will be colouring their way through Christmas and into the new year, after the Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital volunteer association donated colouring books.