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The CIBC Run for the Cure is looking for a new volunteer to act as the Sudbury run director.

UPDATE — Nov. 26, 11:22 a.m. Hwy. 17 from Havilland to Wawa is also closed. Original Story — The Great Lakes areas of Ontario are being hit by lake effect snow and snow squalls, causing poor travelling conditions and closing part of Hwy. 17.

Collège Boréal has officially launched its new Culinary Arts program. The new program is offered to new students starting in September 2011 at Collège Boréal’s new Institute of Culinary Arts and Hospitality.

Mining giant Rio Tinto will be investing $10 million over five years to undertake research at the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI).

A certain canine companion is being treated to a special day at the spa after waking his owner and alerting him to a fire, Platoon Chief George Lalonde said. The dog, along with a smoke alarm, woke the owner of a Vermillion Lake-area home around 2 a.

The Sudbury chapter of CARP presented Cheryl Bruno, wife of the late Sam Bruno, with a cheque for $500. The money will be used to help fund the purchase of a PET scanner.

Mayor John Rodriguez’s term at city council ended with a standing ovation from city councillors, staff, and the gallery. During question period at the Nov.

In the next five years, Greater Sudbury could be the hub of pharmaceutical research in northeastern Ontario, creating an industry that could employ more than 1,000 people in the process.

City residents and members of Friendly to Seniors rallied downtown yesterday, Nov. 24, to draw attention to the coming closure of the Memorial site and the future of alternate level care patients staying there.

Dr. Peter Zalan said he figures it’s unrealistic to expect the elimination of alternate level of care (ALC) patients from Sudbury Regional Hospital next year, but if things go well, their ranks could get down to roughly 40.