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Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley Accusations by a national environmental organization that area soils are contaminated and a ban on local vegetables should be considered is raising the ire of local farmers.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley When it comes to roads, there just is not enough money to get quick action on fixing them, said Robert Falcioni, city manager responsible for roads and transportation.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Two roads in Greater Sudbury have made the top five in a list of the top 20 worst roads in the Ontario's Worst Municipal Roads Campaign. Vermillion Lake Road came in third place and Regent Street came in fifth place.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Laurel Myers Canadians seem to be ill-informed about the war in Afghanistan, according to Dr. Ray Wiss, a medical officer who spent three months last year on the front lines in the war zone.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Sudbury isn't a magnet for immigrants. A report published by the Sudbury Community Foundation said seven per cent of the city's population is immigrants, compared to 28 per cent in Ontario.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Janet Gibson An outbreak of a potentially deadly bacteria traced back to a North Bay Harvey's fast food outlet has claimed more victims.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Janet Gibson A Sudbury high school has acted on its motto, "goodness, discipline, knowledge," in an innovative way this fall by collecting cans of food for the Sudbury Food Bank.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Northern Initiative for Social Action (NISA), a program for consumers of mental health services, has launched its annual blanket drive called Warm Hearts/Warm Bodies.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Check out Sudbury Video News every weekday at 3 p.m., when Northern Life.ca online host/reporter Mandi Hargrave presents a webcast featuring the day's news.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Janet Gibson It's the most private of times for a family.