Local News

BY BILL BRADLEY Bob Rae was in a feisty mood while he helped open the campaign office of Louise Porte lance Thursday afternoon in Val Therese. “I am here today with Louise Portelance. I hope that makes a difference in her campaign.

BY JANET GIBSON An Espanola woman whose sister has been staying at a home for special care in Ottawa has decided to bring her home following a deadly fire at Rothwell Heights Terrace on Sept. 4.

BY BILL BRADLEY Nickel Belt needs a better deal, according to Conservative candidate Ian McCracken.

Vale Inco is notifying all Sudbury residents who may have felt a rumble this morning that a seismic event occurred at its Copper Cliff North Mine following detonation of a routine blast.

BY JANET GIBSON Every week, another person is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in Sudbury. MS is the most common disease of the central nervous system affecting young adults in Canada.

BY JANET GIBSON Rainbow District School Board’s trustees spent almost $141,000 in the 2006/2007 school year, the board said at its meeting on Aug. 25.

By JUDI KOSKI Serving piping hot, freshly roasted coffee is nothing new at the Old Rock Roastery on Minto Street. But serving it in their new biodegradable cup called the “ecotainer” is.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Hospital officials are asking the region’s health-care funding agency for more money to implement medium-term solutions to a crisis which they say is “crippling Sudbury Regional Hospital’s ability to admit and treat patients.

BY BILL BRADLEY Liberal MP Diane Marleau made a pitch to the media this week for one of the federal Liberal party's key election planks - the Green Shift Plan.

Staff and students in Rainbow Schools will wear pink on Thursday, September 11th, 2008, as Rainbow District School Board marks its first ever “Stand Up Against Bullying Day.